IMPERIAL POLITICS.
THE HOME RULE BILL. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. London, November 4. In the House of Commons, a Unionist amendment to reduce the membership of the Irish House of Commons to 103, on the ground that the proposed figure of 164 was intended to give a virtually single chamber Government) was negatived by 241 to 119. THE HOME RULE BILL. Received 5, 10.30 p.m. London, November 5. Mr. Balfour, supposing Mr. Newman's amendment to apply proportional representation to the of the Irish Bouse of Commons, argued, that if it were adopted the Government would not be bound to follow the precedent in England. The Government declined to amend the Bill in this direction, on the ground that the Bill enabled the Irish Parliament, after three years, to adopt the principle if it chose. Mr. Birrell (Secretary for Ireland) said it would be unwise to force*a complicated system upon Ireland, where there were more illiterate electors than elsewhere. The amendment was rejected by 2G5 to 162.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 145, 6 November 1912, Page 5
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166IMPERIAL POLITICS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 145, 6 November 1912, Page 5
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