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Lord Stanhopr's Bili prohibiting tiie paynient of wa^e- m public^ houses — on account of the overwhelming temptation which.that choice of a locality causes to weak men to spend their wa-jes m drink —-was read a. second time m the House of ; Lords by a ;niajority>f 58- to 20 . 'Uie dispi\Bsion was very curious. Lord Bratniwit^i,: moved its rejection, on the gene, i principle that it was a bit of graudu. Aherly lejjis'atim ; Lord Shaftesbury warmly supported it ; Lord Granvillk and Lord Roseberry, though not •" m love " with Bills of this kiud, thought it one demanded by pub lie opinion, and likely to remove, a temptation- -to drink which no one had a right to force on the weak, and which the weak were, not iikelv to rAmova for themselves. Lord BALiSßtmx opposed the Bill, and then Lord Oairvs, though he had disliked the Bill last year, cordially supported it this. -And. Lord Cairns prevailed. r When he and Lord Salisbury differ, Lord. Claims generally does prftvftil. ■'.' , .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 159, 11 June 1883, Page 2
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167UNKNOWN Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 159, 11 June 1883, Page 2
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