BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5498, 20 April 1910, Page 3

BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

CONCESSION'S TO IRELAND. London, April 16. From the standpoint of tactics the Spectator declares that it is compelled to take off its hat to Mr Redmond. It is no small achievement to have lassooed the Prime Minister of the United ! Kingdom, bitted and bridled him, and ridden him qnite tame round the Parliamentary arena. Lord Rosebery, in a letter to the Times, says the country will decide the greatest issue of our time, namely ? whether the Constitution is to be wrenched out of shape aud proportion to give almost absolute power to a single chamber and a casual majority. The question involves the retention of the confidences of other countries and our own dominions. Lord Rosebery object to the Second Chamber being made subordinate, ami implores the Unionists to' drop the tariff issue at the coming election, and make it a straight fight on the constitutional issue. The Times discusses the difficulty of abandoning the policy whereon most of the victories of the last contest were won. (Received 20, 12.3 am.) London, April 18. In the Commons the Budget resolution was carried by 3^5 votes to 252, after an animated debate and suns stormy incidents. Mr O'Brien said that it was perhaps unwise to trust himself alone. The second conference made insufficient allowance for the sinuousition of the ministerial conscience. Mr Lloyd-George justified the minister's confidential interviews with members of all parties. He accused Mr O'Brien of publishing the part which suited him because he had a quarrel with his Irish friends. (Received 20, 10 a.m.) London, April 19. Mr A squith's insertion in the Budget of an amejidment relating to agricnltural land*is intended to conciliate the Nationalists. Another concession to Ireland related to tenancies in connection with death duties. The tbird concession, affecting the United Kingdom, exempts from stamp duties transfers of property held upon trust even where the trust is secret. This largely benefits the ecclesiastical trusts in Ireland. It is currently stated that important concessions will be made to Ireland in the Budget of 1910-11. The Morning Post publishes a statement of the prevailing feeling in the Commons and the general opinion of British members of all parties that Mr Lloyd-George has disposed of Mr O'Brien's allegations, but Mr O'Brien's attack on Mr Redmond was severe and well delivered. It adds that Mr LloydGeorge made ho important concessions in the controversial parts of the Budget * ___—__-.