THE VETO BILL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 1032, 12 August 1911, Page 5

THE VETO BILL

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CARRIED IN THE LORDS.

AN EXCITING PERIOD

(Received Last Night, 10 o'clock.)

LONDON, August 11. Lord Selborne, in closing tho debate on the Veto Bill, made a vehement denunciation of Lord Rosebury's attitude. Ho quoted Lord Rosebery's speech of May 29th to tho effect that it was useless to prolong an existence cf "sham." Lord Selborne said: "That is my view. The country would bo safer with the rccogniced single Chamber system then proposed than with an emasculated House of Lords.'' He agreed to the House of Commons' amendments. There was intense excitement when Lord Loreburn put a que tion as to whether he agreed with Lord Mo rely's motion or not. Lord Selborne said he would insist on Lord Lansdowno's amendment excluding Home Rule. The Ministerialists cried that they were content. Tho Halsburyites then gave a ringing chorus of "non-contents." Many Unionists, with a few others, joined the Cabinet Ministers and Privy Councillors behind the Throne to watch the division.

Tho opposing forces seemed practically equal, tho Halsburyites if anything, tho more numerous. Eleven Bishops accompanied the Archbishops of Canterbury and York into the Government lobby. Seeing that there was danger, thirty Unionists, at the la*st moment, joined the Ministerialists. There was profound silence when Lord Loreburn announced the result as follows: For the motion 131 Against the motion 114 Majority for the motion 17 The result was greeted with a few Ministerial cheers, and Opposition hisses. ' FURTHER DETAILS. THE CHAMBER CROWDED. (Received Last Night, 10.35 LONDON, August 11. The diplomatic gallery of the House of Lords and the Chamber itself ware crowded during tho debate. Lord Morley ridiculed the proposal that the Government in November should suggest that the King see the Opposition leaders. Replying to Lord Saint Aldwyn, Lord Morley said the Sovereign had a communication with Mr Balfour and Lord Lansdowne the other day, and he was unable to say whether the same opportunity was given in November. Lord Lansdowne interjected that no such opportunity was given. ' Lord Camperdown announced that he would support the Government, though he detested the Bill. Lord Norfolk immediately declare 1 that despite his promise to Lord Lansdowne he would yote with Lord Halsbury in order to cancel Lord Camper-, down's vote.

Lord Halifax declared similarly <, The Archbishop of Canterbury said he had hoped to abstain from voting,but the callousness and levity wherewith some of the Peers contemplated the creation of five hundred Peers, which,would make the house and country ihe laughing-stock of the Dominions over tho seas, caused him to support'•the Government. 1 Lord Rosebery hotly denounced the Government behaviour towards the young and inexperienced King, only four or five months on the Throne, but if tho Bill must pass he would leave the House some force to resist the Government's dangerous, measures. Ho voted for the Bill hoping that the Empire would be spared from scandal, which would weaken the hold of the centre of the Empire upon the component parts.