BRITISH FINANCE BILL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2197, 9 July 1914, Page 7

BRITISH FINANCE BILL.

THE TIME LIMIT.

GOVERNMENT MAJORITY.

REDUCED TO TWENTY-THREE.

By Telesrapk—Pmbs Aesdciation—Oopyrißht

London, July 7 In the nouse of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, proposed a icsolution allocating lime for discussion of tho 1' niunce Bill, ,i dissenting amendment by Mi Bonar Law (Leader of tho Opposition) being defeated by 269 votes to 210 (Rec July 8, 9 p m )

• London, July 8 Mr. H H Asquith, the Prime Minister, in mov nig to restrict tho time for the debate on the Finance Bill, claimed that the Government was not niggaidlv m tho matter of time allotted for such measures, , l( Mr A J Balfour said ;that tho blame foi the congestion of business lay with tlm Government, olid, ho called upon them to devise a less nithless lemedv than the guillotine Mi 1 Heah declaied that the Budget having reached £J00,000,000, tho Government desired to tlnottlo ,tho Houso or Commons > '

The division was not generally 'regarded as a siap, but as being due to the Liberals icming under! Messrs ft D t Holt (Hexham), Geo Cave ston), and H A Law, a public order group, who have been active smco' tho Ulstci guu-iuuning episode 5 p 'Jwcnty-two Liberals deliberatclv abstained from voting, and tho O'Bnenites voted with the Opposition