THE VETO BILL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1112, 27 April 1911, Page 5

THE VETO BILL.

—♦ ■ SECOND CHAMBER SCHEME.' - 'A STATEMENT AND A RETORT. 'AMENDMENT LOST. By Tclceraph—Press Association—Copyricht London, April 25. In tho House of Commons, during the Veto Bill debate, Sir Philip Magnus (Unionist member for London University) moved the exclusion of Bills modifying the Veto Bill. Mr. Asquith replied that he saw no possibility of the immediate creation of a new Second Chamber. This statement was greeted with derisive Unionist cheers. The Prime Minister added that if the amendment was adopted a temporary, precarious, insignificant Unionist majority could,' with the House of Lords' cooperation, render the operative part of tho Bill nugatory, Mr. Balfour retorted lliat it was clcar Mr. Asquith was demanding power to modify any part of the Constitution with tho aid of a temporary, precarious, insignificant majority. The amendment was rejected, the voting being:— ■ • Against the amendment ...... 288 l'or the amendment 190 Majority against 98 Mr. Asquith, in reply to Captain Waring, said tho Government's policv would in no wise bo modified. THE "KANGAJtOO" CLOSURE. (Ecc. April 26, 10.10 p.m.) London, April 26. In tho House of Commons the applied* tion of tho "kangaroo" closure is'accclei> ating the passing of tho Veto Bill; The present discussion relates to deadlocks between tho two Houses.' [Tho "kangaroo" closure is a method by \ which debate is restricted by taking divisions or sections of the Bill, instead of each separate clause, with little or no debate.]