MINISTRY SIT TIGHT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 5

MINISTRY SIT TIGHT.

' \ LORDS' RESOLUTION.. _ MR. ASQUITH REUSES TO. FIX A , :.-.''■'. •■'. ■.'■;'■-■'-■■■''■■■ DAT.■••■'•■■■;..■■.■■. ■':'':,:'";) . By.Teleßraph-Prcss.Aeßooiation-CopyriKht . '"■ .■. (Rco. February .25,-10.45 p.m.) V.. ■■\-. .''' ',:,.■ London, February. 25. Replying to' Mr. John Redmond, Nationalist: leader,' Mr.' Asquith, ; Prime : Minister, refused to';, fix a day for tabling his promised' resolutions .'dealing; ' with, : the House of Lords.. : '7 : ■'■:■'-'■ ,' • ' ■> .;' NO HOME RULE BILL' THIS V.-.., ;;;.\; .SESSION. ;, y. ; - -; ;. .. ;,' ; STATEMENT BY : ; MR.; ASQUITH. ' •■;.-.■ '.:'■'';' London, .February 24. : In' the House of Commons,' replying to Captain '..Craig,. .Unionist 'member..-for Down East, :Mr. Asquith'stated there was no. intention -to introduce a Home Rule Bill this session.. .'•;. ■:.■■■'■■■■'■:■■ •• j '■••'■;■■'.'.■■

; : i' : ;LIEUT.-COL. SEELY'S ;SPEECH. .'■;?; Febrnary ;■ 25,' :■ 10.45/ p.m.j/. '' : ■;;•■ '':.%'-h '■ ■ '-:■■''' London, /February 25.'. .;: In.;the House .of Commons, ■ replying to Sir J:;,H.palziel (Liberal M.P. , for Kirkcaldy; Burghs),: the ■'Prime Minister,. Mr. Asquith,.. stated :rthat '..Lieufc-Col. ,Seely, when speaking at ilkeston;:was not speaking',.on behalf,rof the Government. ■■ :v

[Speaking vat: Ilkeston, ■• Lieut.-Colonel Seely,. ■ (Under-Secrctary ■: for'-.- the Colonies, .but: just now without a seat '.in' the JHouseV; said.that the policies of abolishing the hereditary .principle -in. the House o«Tj!<»ds,.,and'pf limiting the veto, of : that,-': Chamber, Swere There, ought/.ta in the Upper House 'aid-they, .should all- bo Selected on a-basis, as democratic as that of. the"'-.'-Houseof -Commons.: Lient.-.Cdlonel SeelyV speech'.has -aroused strong oppo-' .sition; in /Radical, circles.],: '■•':--.■:■'.. .:..,--.-'.

REFORM OF LORDS. LOBD ROSEBEET FORCING THE PACE i RADICAL OPPONENTS. London, February 24. Lord Rosobery has given notice to ask the House of Lords on March H to resolve itself into a committeo to consider reform of tho existing organisation, with a view to constituting itself a strong, efficient Second Chamber.

■ ' fortyi members who.:urged 'Afc' Asquith;;'tb,';take: energetid faction" with-re-gard to. arid not to'blenil the veto; issne:with that of; reform/were Radicals.":; '■■:) : !, "' ; :^ '■';■':,:■ .:,:.;, -';:■:' ■..■ ';