LORDS COMMONS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 5

LORDS COMMONS.

FIGHT IMMINENT. v : BUDGET PASSES HOUSE BY 230 VOTES; F ■;.': TWO DEFECTIONS.; '. . (By Telegraph.-Press Assoelatton.-CoDrrlEhU ,(■ ■ ''■'.■/' (Rec. November 5/10.15. p.m.): : . ■ ' i V,".- / London, Novoraber 5. >. In the House ;of Commons ; Mr. : Austen .; jhamfierlaiii's' motion to reject tho Financo p] Bill was list, and the Bill was.read a third j, ime, the voting being:—: r. ' ■>'.;;-'"..,'■::>' g. For the Finance Bill ................... .379 -;: ti : Against the 8i11;.....;....,...,............- 149 .Government majority ...............' 230 .-.•/ . Nationalists .to; tho number.of 65 and:four '.'-.. Liberals abstained from voting.. Among those n; ivho voted against the Bill were:—Mr. J. Bert- L ram (a Liberal who objects to the land; taxes), ri Sir. S. H, Whitbread (a Liberal who opposes « the licensing clauses), and Mr.. Maurice. Healy (Nationalist).'.. ;.:.,.'-.' E The debate was animated. The speeches of & the Chancellor of' tho Exchequer (Mr, Lloyd-; George), Lord Robert Cecil (Leader, of the h Unionist Free-Fooders),. Mr. Balfour, and Mr. Asquith were powerful and dignified.. They ... dealt with the main principles and prospective; ' effects of the..financial and fiscal policies of, the Government - and of their Unionist opponents respectively. ! : : .-'. -•'!-. ..' The newspapers agree that, now that : .this '-.', phase of the labours of the Houso of Commons has closed, the most'absorbing chapter in the history of the Bill is still before us. -',';;"' i THE IRISH LAND DISPUTE WITH THE * A:;.' PEE"RS. ■;.:.::■' ' ■ * '■•■.'■, -■".• ■ ,__ .-■■■., -: - .-.., i NATIONALISTS TO' PREPARE FOR; A ; CAMPAIGN; ,/-; - (Rec. November.s, 9.45 p.m.) . ..'-.'■■;; .'■ <-- : ;;London, November 5. c Mr. John.Redmond, Leader of tho'lrish'Na- 1 tionahsts, at the instance of the Nationalist j members of the House of Commons, has re- ! 6olved to call upon the Government to reject j tho amendments made by the House of Lords i in. the Government's Irish Land Purchaso '• Bill. I A meeting of Nationalist members passed tho ] following resolution:—"That, /in view !of tho senous situation which will immediately arise i if tho' Irish Land-Purchase Bill is wrecked ( by the action of tho Honso of Lords, wo ap- ' peal to tho branches of !tho Irish National j Leagno to forthwith tako steps to strengthen I the organisation, in ordoi 1 to bo prepared to promptly deal with a crisis." Tho meeting resolved, though not unanimously, to abstain from participating in divi- , sions on the Budget. Nino mombors supported i a motion by Mr. Tim Healy to voto against the Government on the Budget as a protest against the ■• oppressive taxation and wastoful misgovernmont of Iroland. IF THE LORDS REJECT THE BILL. ELECTION IN JANUARY. London, November 4. Mr. J. A. Pease, Chief ,Whip of the Liberal party, states that if tho Lords reject tho Finance Bill there will bo a general election early in January.