BRITISH POLITICS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 March 1910, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

DETERMINED FIGHT ASSURED

ABOLITION OF PLURAL

VOTING

[BY HTjKCTIUO TEI,EGUAI , n--COPTniOtIT.] I I'Ell IMIKUB ASSOCIATION.] (.Received Tliis Day, 9.10 11.111.) LONDON, March 22. Tho Conservative Party have determined to fight every constituency which they contested at the last campaign. mi* Butcher, M.P., is urging the Government to take immediate stops to legalise itlie collection of the Income Tax. He maintains that Hnany millions of pounds are iin, the hands of hanks and companies throughout the country, mid says some of tho companies may possibly go into liquidation. Mr Joseph King has introduced a Bill providing for holding ail elections on ome day. Sir Henry Kimber has introduced a Reform Re-distribution Bill. THE VETO RESOLUTIONS. fn the House of Commons to-day Mr Asquith gave tho details of his House of Lords veto resolutions as follow 1. Tt is expedient that the House of Lords should be disabled by law from rejecting or amending Money Bills. These are defined as follow: Bills which the Speaker considers to contain owly provisions dealing with the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration, or regulation of taxation; also charges on the Consolidated Fund, or the provision of money bv Parliament; also the supply and appropriation, control, or ' regulation of public money; also the raising, guaranteeing, or repayment of loans, or matters incidental to these subjects.

2. Jt is expedient that the powers of the House of Lords respecting Hills other than Money Hills be legally restricted so that when a Hill has passed the House of Commons three successive sessions, and has been sent to the House of Lords at legist a mo nit 11 before the eind of the session, and rejected in each of the three sessions, it shall become law without the consent of the House of Lords upon the Royal Assent being given, provided that at least two years a fin 11 elapse between the first introduction to the House of Commons and the date when it passes the House of Commons for the'third time. / Hills shall be treated as rejected j if not passed by the House of ; Lords without amendments agreed , to by both Houses. j 3." The third resolution limits tho duration of Parliament to five years. Later. Mr Lloyd-George, Mr liirrell, the Master of Elibank, Mr Redmond, and. Mr Dillon, had au hour's conference, but the result is not known. Ministerialists .are hopeful that a modus vivendi will be arranged. (Received This Day, 9.00 a.m.) LONDON. March 22. The resolutions of the Government to deal with the House ol Lords, the text of which is given above, meets with approval or disapproval according to party linos. The Nationalists withhold opinions pending a statement, by the Prime Minister as to how the Go-« vernment propose to give effect to the scheme in the event of the Lords rejecting resolutions .or postponing decisions. LORD ROSEBERY'S RESOLUTION'S. FT OTHER DTSCrRSrOX. LONDON, March 22. The House of Lords has agreed to the Committee stage of two ol Lord Rosebery's resolutions. A lively discussion followed _on ' Lord Killaniu's proposal to limit the application oi' the third resolution to future peerages. Lord Roseberv, the Duke of Northumberland, and Lord Lansdowne urged Lord Killanin to withdraw his amendment, on the ground t4.''t it would lie open to the criticism that the Peers desired to preserve their own interests. Lord Killanin eventually agreed to this sugegstion, and the debate was adjourned. Lord Rosebery's resolutions areas follow:— (1) That a strong and efficient Second Chamber, an integral part nf the Constitution, is necessary for the well-being of the State and the balance of Parliament. (2) That such n Chamber can best be obtained hv the reform and reconstruction of the House of Lords. (15) That a necessary rirelin A'lary to such reconstruction is the acceptance of the principle thnt the possession of a peerage no longer fives the rndit to sit and vote m the House of Lords. —■i—