Two parliamentary speeches delivered during Kuyper’s second period as a member of Parliament (for his first period in office see 1874.03). On January 23, 1895, as his first action after resuming his place as a member of Parliament, Kuyper argued on behalf of the autonomy of local civil municipalities (pp. 737–741). The minister of the interior had submitted a bill designed to straighten out the administration of two local municipalities in the province of Friesland. Kuyper declared himself against this form of national interference because it violated the principle of local municipal autonomy. In his reply on January 24, 1895, he maintained his standpoint (pp. 770–773).

Kuyper was elected member of the Second Chamber during the second round of parliamentary elections on April 24, 1894 by the chief electoral district of Sliedrecht. After taking the oath of office on May 17, 1894, he did not attend any other sessions of the Second Chamber in 1894. A long-lasting and serious illness (see 1894.10) kept him once again (see 1875.08) out of the country (cf. his information dated Amsterdam, January 19, 1895 in De Standaard, no. 7016, January 21, 1895; see also 1940.03, pp. 93–97). After having been away for six months, Kuyper returned home—still not completely recovered—on December 31, 1894 (cf. De Heraut, no. 889, January 6, 1895).