The Imperial Parliament.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 198, 20 February 1895, Page 2

The Imperial Parliament.

(Per Press Association.) London, February 19. Sir W V Hnrcourt, speaking to Mr Chamberlain's amendment, said the Government had a reasonable chance of paßsing their measures, and until they were condemned they were bound in honor to persevere with their policy. It would be absurd for the House to allow itself to be i influenced by the possible attitude of the ! Lords. Mr Balfour taunted Sir W. V. Harcourt with evading any reference to the amendment isself. The Government majority was hopelessly divided upon the principles »- fleeting the House of Lords. Government had no right to seek to create gratuitous revolution. It would be unworthy of the House to sanction obvious electioneering tactics. A division upon the amendment resulted in its rejection by 297 to 183. The Address-in-Reply was then adopted. The final voting on Mr Chamberlain's amendment was 297 to 278, not 183. The Parnellites voted for the amendment. Sir W. V. Harcourt's motion to apply the closure to the debate on the Address in-Reply was carried by a majority of only 8, the labour members opposing it. Sir E. Grey, in reply to a question said that Germany had no intention of annexing Samoa, and that England intended to adhere to the terms of the Berlin Act with general regard to those islands.