THE VETO BILL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1101, 13 April 1911, Page 5

THE VETO BILL.

AN AMENDMENT ACCEPTED. By ToJoEranh—Prea; association—Copyriclit (Rec. April 12, 11.13 p.m.) London, April 12. The House of Commons to-day continued the consider.TJ.im of the Veto Bill in Committee, having noiv arrived at SubSection 2 of Clause- I, which reads:— "(2) A Money Bill means a. Bill which in the opinion of the Speaker of Ihe House of Commons contains only provisions dealing with a:ll or any of the following subjects, niinyly: The imposition, repeal, remission, alteration, or regulation of taxation.; chasrges on the Consolidated Fund or. the provision of money by Parliament; supply; the appropriation, control, or regulation of public money; the raising or guarantee of any loan or the repayment thereof; or matters, incidental- to those subjects or any of them."

Mr. G. Cave, unionist member for Kingston, Surrey, moved as an amendment that instead of Ihe Speaker deciding whether a, Bill is a Money Bill, the matter bo decided by a joint committee, composed of seven members of each House, the Speaker presiding, and having a casting vote. This was negatived, the voting being:— For the amendment , ISO Against the.amendment 253 Majority against _ 73 Mr, C. Wortley, Unionist member for Sheffield, then moved an amendment that the Speaker's certificate declaring a Bill a Money Bill shall accompany the Bill to the House of Lords. The amendment was accepted by the Government.