BRITISH POLITICS.
SIR J- H.DALZIEL'S -AMENDMENT. RULED OUT, United Press Associ«>'ion-B> Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received March 1,1.30 p.m. LONDON, February 28. In the House of Commons, the Speaker ruled out Sir J. H. Dalziel's (Liberal) amendment to the Ad-dress-m-Reply : "That inasmuch as the electorate has given no mandate for reform of the House of Lords, the House of Com • mons declines to grant fac- { lities for the discussion of a resolution having this object j in view." '
STATEMENT BY MR ASQUITH. ORDER OF BUSINESS. Received March 1, 1.30 p.m. LONDON, February 28. The Prime Minister, the Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, announced that he intended to call members of the House of Commons together in time for consideration of the Finance Bill on 24th March. On the 29th he would move a resoltution excluding, Lords from the domain of finance, and declaring that its sphere of legislation as regards th<3 veto shall be limited to the lifetime of a single Parliament. These constitutional changes, he said, would be without prejudice to other reforms in a subsequent year. If the resolutions are accepted, a Bill will be Introduced to give effect to their operative part, but without waiting for the passage of a Bill the resolutions would be sent to the Houbb of Lords so as to bring the main issue to a trial of conclusion. Mr J. E. Redmond, Leader of the Nationalist party, has reiterated his demand that Mr Asquith shall ask the Throne for guarantees.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 984, 2 March 1910, Page 5
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247BRITISH POLITICS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 984, 2 March 1910, Page 5
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