IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 281, 20 April 1911, Page 5

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

THE VETO BILL. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received l'J. 10.4j p.m. London, April 19. Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons, said he hoped the Veto Bill would Teach the House of Lords early in May. Mr. Lloyd-George's Invalidity Bill and a Bill amending the law of employment of trade union funds, would be introduced before unitsuntide. INCOME TAX. Received 19. 10.45 p.m. London, April 19. Mr. Hobhouse admitted that the sinking funds lost £680,000 through the Treasury's refusal to collect income-tax. ACTION DC MEXICO. Received 19, 10.45 p.m. London, April 19. Mr. MaeNamara, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that the Shearwater had landed men at San Quentin on April 15, at the request of British and American subjects to protect their lives and property in the absence of any Mexican official. They reembarked in twenty-four hours. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. A PRELIMINARY SKIRMISH. Received 19, 10.45 p.m. London, April 19. : Lord Hugh Cecil's amendment was rejected by 186 to 128, requiring that the of Commoners Bill be not regarded as'a money bill. % Mr. Asquith said the Lords had no fright to deal with the matter. Payment could be included in an Appropriation Bill. Mr. Balfour said it was clear that the Government contemplated taking all great questions of policy as money bills. It was gross abuse to thus scatter largesse amongst Commoners.