BRITISH POLITICS

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8808, 9 May 1907, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS

Press Association—Copyright. London, May 8. In tho Lords Earl Cawdor’s amendment was carried by a large majority. In tho Commons Mr Redmond received Mr BirreU’s Bill with qualified approval. He disapproved of nominated members but accepted them in the hope of allaying the fears of the minority. He withhold final judgment of the Bill but would not repel any'dovice lessening his countrymen’s sufferings. The Irish Unionise vehemently denounced the measure, predicting religious strife and that the minority will be at the mercy of tho permanent Catholic majority. Mr Redmond’s speech ref rroct to Mr Birrell’s Administrative Council of Dublin Bill, which, after the closure was applied, was read a first time by 416 to 121. . Mr Birrell remarked that it did not contain touch, trace, hint or suggestion of any new legislative power or authority, adding “ Parliament will remain majestically unaffected by its provisions.’*