ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. (Hansard, 23 June 1897)

§ MR. SPEAKER
acquainted the House that he had received the following communication from the President of the Senate of the Argentine Republic: — Telegram from Senor Julio a Roca, President of the Senate of the Argentine Republic, to the President of the House of Commons, handed in at Buenos Ayres at 4.15 p.m. on the 22nd June. I have the satisfaction of communicating to your. Excellency that the Senate of the Argentine Nation has this day risen from its Session in homage to the English people and to Her Majesty, the honoured Queen and Empress Victoria.

THE FIRST LORD OF TILE TREASURY
It will be unnecessary, I think, to make any formal Motion with regard to placing the text of these courteous letters on the Order Paper of the House. That, I think, will be done in due course. 484 Nor is any formal Motion necessary requesting you, Sir, to return suitable answers to these gracious communications, for I understand that that will be done without any further action on the part of the House. [Cheers.]

§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT (Monmouth, W.)
, who was received with cheers: I am sure that every party in this House will associate itself with the satisfaction which has been given by these communications from that great historic nation, in the development of whose liberties England took so large a part, and also the South American Republic, whom she also aided in the development of its liberties. As the right hon. Gentleman has said, I am quite sure that these communications will receive sympathetic answers. [Loud cheers.]
At Twenty Minutes before Three o'clock Mr. SPEAKER left the Chair. Preceded by the Serjeant-at-Arms (Mr. Erskine) carrying the Mace, attended by the Clerk of the House (Sir Reginald Palgrave), his private Secretary (Mr. Edward Gully), and his Chaplain (the Rev. Canon Wilberforce), Mr. Speaker proceeded by way of St. Stephen's Hall and Westminster Hall to New Palace Yard, where he entered his coach, and drove to Buckingham Palace, accompanied by Privy Councillors and hon. Members, nearly 500 in number, some on foot and others in carriages.
At a Quarter after Four o'clock Mr. SPEAKER returned, and having resumed the Chair, said: I have to acquaint the House that this House has this day presented to Her Majesty an Address, to which Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to make the following reply:— I thank you for your loyal and dutiful Address. I have been deeply touched by the numerous manifestations of loyalty and affection to my Throne on the occasion of the completion of the 60th year of my reign, and I am sincerely gratified by the warmth with which you associate yourselves with them.