THE VETO BILL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 10, 6 July 1911, Page 5

THE VETO BILL.

LORD LANSDOWNI7S AMENDMENT. HOME RULE. By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright. Received 6, 12.5 a.m. London, July 5. Lord Lansdowne, in moving his amendment, said 'that uiuler the clause as it stood neither the Crown, the Crown, the Constitution, the Union of Britain and Ireland, the church, nor political liberties were safe. The Lords fully admitted that some readjustment of the Houses was essential, and were willing to meet the Government in a reasonable spirit. He challenged the Government to fulfil its pledge to effect reform in the composition of the House.

Lord Morley, strongly opposing the amendment, remarked that Lord Lansdowne was not justified in expecting the Government at this stage to help in constructing this particular machinery. He could' not imagine the House of Commons passing a Bill impairing the Crown or the Protestant succession. He contended that to insist that the Lords should have a decided voice in re-shap-ing the affairs of Ireland was a maladroit view. The House had managed Irish affairs for the last hundred years. The mischief of absentee landlordism, had been aggravated by the mischief done by an absentee Parliament. Lord Lansdowne's proposed committee, which intended to decide matters without an appeal, would override and supercede the House of Commons.

Lord Courtney supported. The referendum debate was adjourned.