BRITISH POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 138, 3 August 1911, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

ii THE VETO BILL. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright United Press Association. London, August 2. Lord Morloy, in a letter to Government supporters in tlie House of Lords, states that a decision on the Parliament Bill weald probably bo taken in tlio House of Lords on the !’th inst. Ho urges their attendance to combat the hostile action of a small minority aiming at the Bill’s rejection. He adds that the great majority of Opposh, in peers deprecate tlio rejection or the Bill. INSURANCE BILL. Loudon, August 2. Mr Lloyd-Gcorge, in a letter to the South Wales Calvanistic and Methodist Associations, states that clergymen came within the provisions of the insura. ee scheme, cither compulsorily and voluntarily, the former if under contract ol service and tiie salary did not exceed £l6O per annum. Mr Lloyd-G corge, speaking in the Hou ;o of Commons, said that if he found the hospitals seriously endangered by the operation of the Insurance Bill, the duty of the Government would be to find a remedy. Ho accepted Dr. Addison’s amendment for transfer) ing the administration of medical benefit from approved societies to Hu; local health committees. Dr. Addison declared that doctors objected to contract practice, and the prospect of its extension throughout riio country thcy r viewed with alarm. His amendment would ho regarded as ■\ lair settlement of tiie differences beL'.rceu the societies and the doctors.

THE .NAVAL PRIZE BILL. London, August 2. Tile House of Commons, sitting in cornu ittoe ,rejected the proposal to exclude mcrchantmcnt converted for wai Jim poses without notice from the s -ope c i clause 25 in the Naval Prize Bill. AC< 111 CULTURAL CREDIT BILL. London, August 2. The Agricultural Credit Bill, to secure capital for small agriculturists, was road a' second time in the House of Lords. OLD WARSHIPS. London, August 2. In the House of Lords, Lord Brassey called attention to the recent sales of armoured ships, and said there were insufficient) cruisers in reserve for the distant stations. Lord Cranard denied that the Admirals had any objection to selling ships to the Dominions, but doubted tho wisdom of selling them old cruisers. I*, uould lie better to build up-to-dat) vessels. PROPOSED VOTE OF ' CENSURE. (Received 3, 10.0 a.m.) London, August 2. Mr. Balfour has given notice to move on Monday a vote of censure on tho Government’s obtaining a pledge for tho creation of peers, as a gross violation of constitutional liberty, and prccludping the people from pronouncing on Homo Rule. Ho also intimated that ho would ask the Premier for tho date when the pledge was asked. Mr. Asquith, being indisposed, was .absent from the House.