BUDGET FIRST.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 741, 14 February 1910, Page 5

BUDGET FIRST.

IRISH AND LIBERALS. I-;- .REVENUE NEEDS. WILL MR. REDMOND BE PLACATED? Uy Telegraph—Press Association— OoDyrlcht. (Rec. February 13/5 p.m.). .-.,,. London, February. 12. • The Prime Minister, Mr. Asqliith, has interviewed the.-King at Brighton. ■ . - PROBABLE PROCEDURE. VETO THE "PRINCIPAL'WOBK OF :) i '''-:y. ' THE. SESSION."- .' ;V DEMAND' OF LIBEEAL EXTREMISTS. .":..' , (Eeo. February 13, 5 p.m.); ,"■'",' :.",■..•'.■;'■ London, February 12. : : ; The: newspapers'state that,.during the lebate ,on the Address-in-Eeply,, Mr. taquith will announce that' the' Budget inline sent, to the House of Lords by a iingle resolution, and will also outline the Lords'-veto proposal as the . principal irork of the'session.- , : .' It is expected that' Mr. John Redmond, Leader, of the' Irish' Nationalists, will thon: declare, the ■". Nationalist attitude upon'the-Budget.;: "'. : The "Caily Chronicle" (Liberal)."and; >ther:; papers assure : Mr. Redmond that the Cabinet is absolutely, unanimous upon ilie.'necessity-of;limiting the' House of Lords' vjotoi''.>■.■■' ■■■' : .-.'-;'V,''•"'.'.'.; > The' "Daily ■ News". "(Liberal), admits ihat the Government has decided: against lurrying the Veto; Bill. : The,'paper adds ihatthe.Govornment's chief^anxiety is to iaye.the ourrent'incorae.tax.l.wjiich neoes>i fates" legislation being- passed, early., in March.':;:- : ">'' : ■■■":'■': .;■ v v '■.■;''.■'■■'■,. : " : The "Pall Mall. -Gazette" /(Unionist) aysihe immediate business of the House >f .Commons is. to pass .the. Budget, .and regularise the, .recent' collection of reyej' we. If Mr. Asquith puts the.:veto first lo satisfy • the; extremists it, will: be for the/.purposev.pf 'buying-., the. Nationalist rote,'.'-and: he will, be powerless to pay 'or.it. ~.'■'•',■■:';''" '■'.- : {,'': .■■..■..■'. [The Chancellor of .the Exchequer,; Mr. [iloyd-Gebrge, in a recent interview, said rh'at the' Government must deal with the luestion. : of,the. House, of Lords, first.]. ■- MR. REDMOND'S WARNING TO THE ";;;:■.';::; "'" ! 'O'BRIBNITE AND WHISKY PEES-. . •.>^;^'i ; v-': ■":'[£■■■£ ■'.■'/ '.;•,:';■ London, Februa-Ty.il. 'There '. is : a"> consensus of newspaper jpinion that Mr. Redmond's ; attitude, as (Xpressed., in 'his; speech:' (reported inV last ssue),. lias surprised Ireland, but, that the intagonism . of .■..the.ij'O'Brienites'to'the' Budget'and. the .pressure of 'the whisky, hterost (taxed by.,the Budget) .forced Mr.' Redmond's hand. •Mf ihe .present' Irish ittitu'de is. maintained it is thought the Ministerial,.,'position will.;■;be, 'seriously ;hreatened.-; :r ■'■,'..; v '.:,'.; ■';.• ,• '■ ■:r