EXCITED PARLIAMENTARIANS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 April 1910, Page 3

EXCITED PARLIAMENTARIANS.

JUBILANT LIBERALS

VETO RESOLUTIONS CARRIED

A HEATED SCENE

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LONDON, April 15. When the Veto debate was resumed in the House of Commons .Mr Hope's amendment to exclude the Bill affecting the prerogative rights and powers of the Crown was negatived by 328 to 217. The next phase of ;lo delate led to much excitement.

Mr Austen Chamberlain's amendment to exclude- from the scope of the. resolution. Rills creating subordinate Parliaments in the United Kingdom was negatived by .'351 to 215.

Mr Winston Churchill said it was lucky that Britain was able to give the Constitution to South Africa by Letters Patent under tho Crown nnd thus the Lords were unable to prevailt or initiate the Constitution which alone secured the unity and prosperous continuance of South Africa within the Empire. Rut, as compared with that great step, dependent as it was upon the House of Commons alone, to grant a Parliament to Ireland, subject to the Imperial Parliament's supremacy, was less important and less grave. The Government believed that this would he not only attended by circumstances less radical than was the case with the South African Constitution, but would enormously strengthen the unity and prosperity of the. Empire. Mr Carson argued that if tho 'Unionist Party was as corrupt as Mr Churchill imagined it would be able, by the more promise o.f Home Ride, to defeat the resolutions and the Budget. After the second resolution was carried and the third adopted by 333 to 236, the report stage was passed, and Mr Asquith introduced a Bill based on the three resolutions, the Liberals rose, and waving hats and handkerchiefs, cheered themselves hoarse. Immediately thereafter the Speaker declared the House adjourned, Ministerialists re-new-edly cheering.

Mr J. 'Wilson (Labour) shouted: "Cheer John Redmond, your master; he won," and amid angry protests and cries of order. .Mr John .Redmond .stepped excitedly towards Mr Wilson, hut several members intercepting, restrained him.

THE TIMES SHIS IT

GROWN DRAGGED THROI'GU

THE .MIRE

LONDON*, April 10. The Times describes Mr Asquith us. at Mr Redmond's bidding, drinking the cup of humiliation to the. dregs. It was monstrous that the Premier shouM put pressure upon the King to give him the power to coerce the Second Chamber by the threat of the wholesale, creation of Peers. The crown wis deliberately dragged in the mire of party conflict. The King, says the Times, is to be subjected to embarrassment and indignity such as no sovereign lias endured since the revolution of 1(588.

COMING GENERAL ELECTION

(Received This Dav, O.ir, -~„,.) LONDON, .April ]n. Tt is understood that Mr Asquith intends to earn the Veto Bill through the House of Commons, If possible a similar bill will be introduced into the House of Lords, who will give their decision on the second reading. This will defer the general election until early in July.