CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 255, 3 December 1909, Page 2

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

COMMONERS VERSUS THE WiKIW. * PREMIER TABLES A MOTION. j i A lilt EACH OF THE OONSTITUii'iN I AND USURPATION OF RIGHTS. By Cable.—Preu Association.—Oop/rijflt Received December 2, IU.IO p.m. ■ London, Decembers. In tlie House of Commons, the l* r mier (Mr. Ajiquith) roceiyed loud Mini*" terial cheers when l>e give notice to move That the action of the House of Lords in refuting to pass into law the financial provision! made by the House of Cummons lor the service of the year u a breach of the constitution and a usurpation of the rights ot the House of Commons. Renewed cheers followed, the tabling of the motion. 1 THE UNIONISTS' PLANS. , PROLONGED DISCUSSION LNLIKELI SUPPORT FOR THE LORDS. J Received December 2, 0.30 p.m. London, December 2. 1 The Unionist leaders have resolved not to propose an amendment, but to-give a j direct vote againet Mr. AMjuitli's resoluJ tion, After Mr. Aaquith's speech, Mr. r Austen Chamberlain will express the op- . position views and Mr. A. Henderson the Labor party's. The Nationalist* will , not participate in the division on the resolution.

It is generally agreed, Irrespective of party, that in a crisis of «uch gravity, a prolonged disouwion on the constitutional issue would be out of place. Lord Lansdowne hat received telegrams from many Unionist Atfodtttoiis throughout the country prtmillng to support ihe Lords. PROROGATION TO-DAY. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NEW TAXES.

Received December 2, U p.m. London, December 2. The second prorogation of Parliament takes place to-morrow, The Times «ay» the Government la arranging to receive rather than continuo to collect the new Uxe*. the income-tax and tea-duty, until the itw Parliament regularises' the situation, THE) DEVELOPMENT BILL. THE LORDS' SAVING CLAUSE Received December 2, 7.55 p.m. London, December % '

At Lord Lansdowne's instance, the House of Lords' resolved that while not < insisting upon the amendments in the/ Development Bill, the Bouse doea not ae- v cept the reasons offered by the Home of Commons, and does not consent, <m the ground of the said reasons, to their action being drawn into a precedent, a ' the Rill involved questions of policy In which both Houses were concerned, and with which the Hon# of Lords heretofore had been accustomed to deal. I OUT .01-' THE FRYING PAN i'HK FIRE. • . LORD ROSEBERY'S FEARS. Received December i, II 1 p.m. London, December 1 Lord Rosebery, in a letter replying to Lord Curzon, declares he still feats, as at Glasgow, the action such as the Lord* have now .taken, may injuriously affect a valuable institution and enhance what popularity the Budget may possess. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE DISCUSSION. London, December 1. Lord Curzon added: "1 am not oore we would count upon the people getting a six or eight months' experience 01 the Budget. Perhaps the Government is ai'raid oi six months and will spring an election upon them. The Budget created machinery and nothing wjmd I be harder tuaii to dis-esubljsh the Bureaucracy if the Lords surrendered, nor to be commit ted to a constitution wherein one chamber could override the fltiwt wiinouf an appeal to the people. He went on to say further that the House had no right to yield the principle that .any measure must lie passed if cramped within a Finuucc Bill, The reason no Finance Bill had been rejected since 1860 was that no Chancellor had submitted a Bill directly challenging the preroga- , tives. Some of us would warmly welI come a constitutional struggle and hoped that out of the struggle would emerge a reformed House ofLords, Lord Curzon, continuing, said that a new House of Lords might, not emerge out of this election, the country would give an unmistakeable mandate that a second chamber continue to be independent, fearless and strong. Lord Courtenny warned the Hoiv.e that the issue at the election would be wider than was imagined. Their present action would possibly imperil their present powers. The adoption Of the referendum in a question of finance introduced an unworkable scheme. Lord Goechen declared there was nothing more injurious to credit than imoertainty regarding the future, flta Budget established extravagant machinery to deal with subjects allied to the flnanew needs of the year. He, in voting for the amendment, occupied a nowise inconsistent position for a Free-trader. Lord Stamuore as a Free-trader disassociated himself from Lord Cromo's abstention policy. The figures of the division were received with a slight Unionist cheer and a counter cheer and aome faint hiuei' from the Commoners seated in the galleries, B

An attempted demonstration outside the House of Lords proved a flaieo. The majority included 200 Conservatives, 77 Unionists, 18 Liberals and the Ilishop of London.

The minority included M liberate, t unionists, S Conservatives, the Archbishop of York, and the Bishop* of Birmingham, Chester and St. Asaph.

FINISHING THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

By Telegraph,—Press Association. I ir „ , DuMfn, Thursday, j Mr. Will Crooks, the well-known Labor member of the British House of Commons, speaking to an interviewer, said for the House of Lord* to talk about consulting the people before naming an honest and a just Budget, is Ue worst political bluff that ha* even been practised in any civilised country in the 1V0 ( '« .f' 0 throu g ll must. "Finis," not of the people, but of the House oi Lords, will be written in six months.

the budget in brief.

Starting with a deficit of £13,762,000, Mr Uoyd-Cenrge proceeded to incret,o . il P r ? n,lsln S to contribute £600,000 . for the improvement of roade, and by voting £BOO,OOO for schemes of labor exchanges, afforcsU. tion enquiries, and the like. At he "•anted another half -million for contlnff 6 . e ,."l a! ' e ottt •* prospective deMi of £17.200,000, for which old apß pensions were rwponsible for £8,000,0.10 and the Navy for £3,000,000, „„mT w H nfi he . to meet lt? to iiu I o«n mother wit to devise expedianta *or raising the necessary funds.' Mov). beorge began by reducing the «inki«i fund by £3,000,000 a year. This «c : ll loaves nearly £7,000,000 available f or I paying off the debt, over and above I ]-o interest of £18,000,000 on o iMtion.il jl'. " r tflffl.ooo,ooo. He then Waned nis account by imposing sew or increa*. Ed taxes as follows:

Oh motor oats and motor 0n C ' Vfl p ; x:200 Wto XT' 1 ' 01 •. 340,000 Un incomes ( lucluding superTi.Vf",' ••• 3,500.0011 IVatb duties, estate duly, logncy, and succession duStamp duties mm Liquor lleomo, 2,800 0"» I Lnl, « valine, reversious of leaflet, nml mining royal..ft? soo.ow duty 1.60000 Tolmceo duty m • tUiOO.Olfl Tlie following yc*r the yield wa* oxpccM to he C21.(h5,000.