VETO BILL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 758, 5 March 1910, Page 5

VETO BILL.

A PROMISE TO PASS IT OR RESIGN FINANCIAL MUDDLE. THE LORDS OR THE LIBERALS TO'BLAME? By Teleeraph-Preaa Association—Goqyrieht London, March 3. In the House of Commons, during angry criticism of the Government for borrowing, Sir Robert Finlay (Unionist, and a former Attorney-General) accused them of wanton perversity. He declared that only the Government's allies would opposo the income-tax resolutions. Mr. Horatio Bottomley (who successfully carried the Liberal colours at South Hackney in January, but whoso loyalty in the last Parliament was somewhat patchy) said that borrowing from a debtor is the apotheosis of business ineptitude. Mi. Ml£enna (First Lord of the Admiralty): "We are not going to adopt tho course mapped out by the Lords." Lord Hugh Cecil ("Unionist M.P. for Oxford University): . "The Government ought not to refuse the resolutions for the collection of income tax out of pique and temper, because the new House is against tho Government on the Budget." Sir ■W. S. Robson (Attorney-General) denied that the resolutions would compel people to pay income tax before the Budget was passed. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Lloyd-George, considers the House of Commons will disapprove of the taking Of the income-tax matter apart from other measures of tho Budget. . Unionist newspapers protest against this, view and urge the Government to straighten out its disordered financo. MR. ASQUITH'S STATEMENT. BUDGET MAT FOLLOW THE VETO RESOLUTIONS. i,; x (Rec. March 5, 0.5 a.m.) London, March 4. In tho House of Commons the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, 1 replying to numerous questions said there would bo no more ploughing of the sands. Tho Government would not continue in office unless it 1 was able to ensure that the Lords' Veto Bill would. become' law. Mr. Asquith announced that, subject to unforseen contingencies, the nouso of' Commons would be asked, after its adoption of tho veto resolutions, to assent to the Budget before the spring recess, but he declined to state whether a dual Budget (combining tho two years) was intended. Tho "Daily Mail" (Liberal) says that if the Veto Bill is found to bo impossible, there will be no Budget. The "Daily Telegraph" (Unionist) states that it' is understood that the contingencies mentioned by Mr. Asquith refer to the determination of Mr. John Redmond, Nationalist leader, not to allow the' Budget to pass unless the Veto Bill beciomes law. EVEN GOLFERS ARE. IMPRESSED. (Rec. March 5, 0.5 a.m.) London, March i. Tho Parliamentary golf tournament has been arranged to occupy one day instead of sii weeks, owing to tho general expectation of a dissolution at an early date.

MR. JOHN BURNS'S SALARY. ■'. . . London, March 3. ' Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, proposes to raise the salary of Mr; Burns, President of the Local Government Board, to .£SOOO. [Under the Act of last year, as reported in English papers, "future Presidents" of the Board of Trade and Local Government Board aro to receivo .£SOOO a year; tho presont occupants are to receive X2OOO a year. .• Mr. Churchill has left the Board of Trado-for'a .£SOOO a year salary at the Home Office, and Mr. Buxton, as the new President of tho Board of Trade, must clearly come under tho new Act and receive ,£SOOO. Mr. Burns, who was not removed from tho Local Government Board during the Ministerial rearrangement, will, it seems, get the same advance in remuneration.]