BRITISH POLITICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 152, 23 July 1909, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS

THE BUDGET DEBATE. EXHAUSTING THE OPPOSITION. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright London, July 21. A lung and acrimonious debate on the uuty lusted until 7 o'clock this moraill};. Jil 1 . l'..iiimr, Leader of the jn.sitiou, dOf lured ...at the eonilitiui:- i,;i..cr which the hu.-iiiuis of the iiui ■ e i, . uceu eonducteil was a scandal uau . jiistrosiiy. The Opposition liad been obliged to sit. night after night while squads of Ministerialist were resting. Clauses 8 and I) were carried. APPOINTMENT OF JUSTICES. Received 22, 10.30 p.m. London, July 23. Lord James initiated a debate in the House of Lords upon the method of ap-' pointing Justices of the Pence. Lord Loreburn stated that there had bcon 0000 appointments made durhg the past three years, while 20,000 applications had been refused. Sectarian and political jealousy made choice difficult. King Edward, he 6aid, was appointing a commission to consider a remedy. QUICKENING PROGRESS. APPLYING THE CLOSURE. Received 22, 11 p.m. j London, July 22. Mr. Asquith has given notice of motion to give the Deputy-Chairman of Committees power to accept the closure in view of quickcni.ig the progress of the Budget. ■The Times stab's that the Government recognises that, if the discussion continues on the [ires nt conditions the Eill will bring about an impasse and the debates continue till Christmas, thereby greatly delaying the considera. j tion of the next session's legislation.