BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1930, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

; HOUSE OF COMMONS. . ■ •-• UJB' ; ,, A’ROWDY MEETING. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph-^Copyriglit) (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) ... . LONDON, May 28. The House of 00011110118 rose at eight in the morning after a wild all night sitting of seventeen hours. Trouble arose out "df a discussion whether the debate on the Financial Bill should be, continued 'two hours :after mid-night o'lfiJlL five; ; Sir Austin Chaiiiberlain moved' to -report progress and ‘Mr Snowden refused. • • ' :i;l A ndisy' discUssibd' ; prbteeded several IhourS, Labourites' hoivling' down Conservative speakers,' sldm#'whistling the Dead March. Thcf'closure was moved several times;'' ' Mr Snowden, 1 • wWo was accused by Conservaties of maintaining a stonv silence, retorted'-^T^li'e' only contri-ibutions-'-you .the debate are insultsf -Ancl jMffooriei’f:"' ’ ”'* Finally the House rose after passing (five clauses out of .. forty-seven.

CHAMBER OF

CONGRESS

LONDON,. Mnv 28

The .Chamber of C'Wrhmerce Congress resolved' to call on'’the Government of the Empire to forndtlftte' an economic policy 'of' closer co-operation and appoint a 1 Commission, oh, ‘which there should be business economic experts to draw up 'a"scheme- for 'such 00-pperation. , AMI'iNDM ENT" DEFEATIvD. LONDON, : May 28. The' ./ Ip i>nto iri the of Commons on unemployment;, ended in the defeat of the adverse amendment moved by Mr .Baldwin 1 v v, 270 to 241. LONDON. ' May 28. Mr MacDonald In appealing'for cooperation of the parties to expedite unemployment schemes'. emphasised that t.ho Government 'could not join in safeguarding. - - S.ir O. Mosley said in order to grapple with unemployment, it was necessary to have a revolution in the machinery of the Government. The