BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9995, 16 March 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

| A GENEROUS OFFER.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received March 15, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, March 14.

Both parties in the Canterbury electorate offer to re-elect Mr Henniker Heaton unoppused if he will reconsider his decision to retire.

(Mr Heaton's reason for wishing to retire is stated to be ill-health.

THE BUDGET.

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In the House of Commons, replying to a question by Lord Hugh Cecil, Unionist, the Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, said: "The Government cannot give an undertaking, but intends to pass the Budget before the spring recess. This intention is not contingent on anything that may happen elsewhere.

THE VETO RESOLUTIONS

LORD ROh'EBERY'S VIEWS

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The Lords thronged the and the Prince and Princess of Wales were present, when Lord Rosebery, moving that the House go into a Committee on the resolution it was contended that it was hopeless to imagine that the Government veto resolutions, if passed in 1901 would he followed by reform in 1911. The Liberals would say to Mr Asquitb, we recognise your good intention, but we do not mean to have anything to do with that You deprived the Lords of its privilege and power in a single session of Parliament. What more do we want.

Mr Asquith's proposal resembled hamstringing a valuable hor9e and then entering it for the Derby. He concluded with a closely reasoned and earnest speech against the Government's proposal for complete domination by the Commons by setting up a sham and impotent second Chamber. His Lordship mentioned the lessons of the French Kevoluttion, and the daDger of withholding concessions until it was too late. He was convinced that the House would rise to the height of a great occasion and earn the gratitude of unborn generations.

Mr John Morley urged the House to wait and hear the Government's proposals. Lord Rosebery had failed to touch the emergency confronting them. What was needed was an effective means for settling differences between the two Houses.

Lord Northcote approved of the resolutions, but the the details required a careful examination. The debate was adjourneed.