THE CRISIS ENDED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 328, 2 March 1910, Page 5

THE CRISIS ENDED.

THE NATIONALISTS TEMPORARILY APPEASED. GOVERNMENT RIDING FOR A FALL. LIMITING THE VETO. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, February 28. In the House of Commons the Speaker ruled out Mr. Dalziel's amendment. Mr. Asquith asked to be allowed to ihave the first call of the House of Commons' time for taking the Finance Bill on March 24, and said on March 29 he would move a motion excluding the House of Lords from the domttn cf finance, declaring that its sphere oi legislation as regards the veto would be limited to the lifetime of a single Parliament. These constitutional changes, he said, jwould be without prejudice to other reforms subsequent in the year. If the resolutions were accepted a Bill would ibe introduced to give effect to their operative part; but without waiting for the passage of the Bill the resolutions would te sent to the House of Lords to bring the main issue to a trial of conclusions. Mr. Redmond reiterated his demand of Mr. Arquith to ask the Throne for guarantiee. PRELIMINARY SKIRMISH. IN FAVOR OF THE GOVERNMENT. DECLARATION BY THE HON. LLOYD-GEORGE. Received 1, 10.57 p.m'. London, March 1. In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. Burgovne, Mr. McKenzie, First • Lord of the Admiralty, admitted that the four contingent Dreadnoughts were yet laid down, but would be com--pteted as promised by March, 1912. v The Prince of Wales was again present, and trie Lords' Gallery was cro'.vd,ed: There "was a strenuous debate on Mr. lAsquith's motion to take all the House oi Commons' time. The motion was agreed to without division. . Mr. Asquith's and Mr. Lloyd-George's speecEfes showed that the Budget would pot toe brougSF forward until the resolutions were carried, Mr. Lloyd-George 'declaring that unless the Government ■was able to ensure that their proposals would become law they would quit office. THE GOVERNMENT HOPELESSLYDISCREDITED. WILL STAND OR FALL BY ITS PLEDGES. Received 1. 10.57 p.m. London. March 1. Mr. Lloyd-Georsre intimated that the Government would stand or fall bv i's pledges. It was impossible to ask the Royal prerogative until it was known •whether the Lords would reject the principle ensuring the predominance of the will of the Commons within the lifetime of a Parliament. Mr. Balfour ridiculed the of asking the Lords co assent to the practical abolition ot the House until another ■was created. The Government's sole -concern was how to keep the Cabinet .together. The Times' Parliamentary correspondent says the decision severing the limitation of the veto on ordinary legislation from the reform oT the Lords has Appeased the Nationalists temporarily, ana ended the crisis. But the Government was riding for a fall. Thev w j re hopelessly discredited. Mr Asquith was aware that if the Commons adopted the Fesolutions he would have no nice .ground than before for submitting to tlTe King >-ue preposterous request in strain the prerogative beyond all precedent, merely to please a faction.