HOME RULE BILL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1597, 14 November 1912, Page 5

HOME RULE BILL.

EFFECT OF LIBERAL, DEFEAT. PREMIER'S NOTICE Of MOTIONBy Associa-tion-Copyriglit, (Rec. No«mber 13, 9.35 p.m.) London, November 13. In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, gava notice to move to-day to rescind Sir Frederick Banbury's ameadinent to the Homo Rulo Bill, whiqU was carried yesterday against the Government on a snateh division. The Government will allow two days for the discussion of the Prime Ministers motion to rescind the amendment As Friday is reserved for the Welsh Disestablishment Bill tho discussion on the closure resolution ou the Home Rulo Bill will be postponed until Monday. Mr. John Redmond, Leader of tho Nationalist party, has -issued a statement in which.' he says that while not disguising the danger to the Government with respect to the Baiibury incident, it is necessary to explain that the absence of many Liberals and Nationalists .st the time of the division was due to ai false sense of seourity created by recent large Government majorities. Mr. William O'Brien, Leader of the Independent Nationalists, stated in an. interview, that the Government had brought trouble on itselL Instead of admitting, with the Royal Commission, of .1896 and the Primrose's Committee experts, that Ireland/had been grossly overtaxed, tho Government contended'that Ireland owes England two millions a year. The Unionists had seized on the contention, and raised an alarm,' "Wo offer," added Mr. O'Brien, "to accept any temporary arrangement as an esperiment, revisable after five years." ■ . "' UNIONIST COMPLAINTS. PARLIAMENTARY RIGHTS IGNORED (Rec. November U, 0.35 a.m.) London, November IS. The-Parliamentary correspondent of "The Times" says the Government is oreating a precedent in rehabilitating, the Bill. The Unionists; take the most serious view of such a breach of Parliamentary practice,- and numerous meetings in protest were held last night. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Unionist M.P. for Worcestershire East, in a speech at Lambeth, eo'mpared the' Government party fa an over j-aden, over-driven hbTse, slipping and breaking his knees. Tho .party was beaten on. Monday- because it was:,tired of being dragged through, tie lobbies at stated times to chop off its opponents' heads.. Lord Selborne (Unionist)* in speaking at-Walworth, said tho Unionists on Monday had hit the Government straightly. and 'sqtiafeiy between the eyes. There was'a time when a Government' would have resigned, after such a defeat, because it would fcave been aware that the House of Lords could t fqreo an appeal to the electors. Now, however, having secured themselves: against the Lords and against tho electors, haying gagged-and muzzled their'opponents in the Commons, andpaid .£4OO a year- to members of the House of 'Commons,' the Government was going to ignore an adverse vote. ; ' Sir Edward Carson, the Irish Unionist loader, at St. Tancras, said the Government cared nonioro for their opponents' vote than for • their speeoh, which had •been Bagged. Had the' Government been honest. it would, in' view of ■ tljo Euro-, pean situation,, have gone to the House ;of Oomm.Qrist;ad!nittftd: its defeat,; and asfc.ed its' opponents, whether if. Home, Rule .wore dropped, the Government', would.receive. ..the' morfll -support of the whole ■ House-to enable it-to carry in the.Concert of Europe the, whole weight of the United Kingdom. -The' Unionists'would have gladly given it and would give, iteven now. . , .