THE VETO BILL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10224, 27 April 1911, Page 5

THE VETO BILL

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THE KANGAROO CLOSURE.

ACCELERATING THE PASSAGE,

(Received Last Night, 10.10 o'clock.)

LONDON, April 26

In the House of Commons, the application of the "Kangaroo closure" is accelerating the passing of the \ eto Bill. The present discussion relates to deadlocks in the two Houses. (Received April 26, 9 a.m.) '' LONDON, April 25. In the House of Commons, during the Veto Bill debate, Sir Phillip Magnus (Unionist member for London University) moved the exclusion of Bills modifying tho Veto Bill. Mr Asquith replied that he saw no possibility of the immediate creation of a new second chamber. This statement was greeted with derisivo Unionist cheers. The Prime Minister added that if the amendment was adopted a temporary precarious insignificant llnion- ! ist majority could with the House of I Lords' co-operation, render the operaI tive part of the Bill nugatory. Mr Balfour retorted that it was clear Mr Asquith was demanding power to modify any part of the Constitution with tho aid of a temporary, precarious, insignificent majority. The amendment was rejected, the voting being: For tho amendment 1.90 Against the amendment 288 Majority against 98 Mr Asquith, in reply to Captain Waring, said the Government's policy would in no wise be modified.