BUDGET AND IRELAND

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 658, 8 November 1909, Page 7

BUDGET AND IRELAND

.I' a-'"'v"-;-. a THE;LAND PURCHASE BILL LORDS' AMENDMENTS. COMMONS : WILL OPPOSE—DISORDER : ■ - PREDICTED. (Dy . Tclocraph-Prcas ;Awociattori-Oopjrlghn l ■ (Rec. November 7, 5.5 p.m.)J London, November 0. The liouso of Commons, on tho motion of " tho Primo Minister,; , Mr. Asquith; decided'to j disagree with the ;,: made by the ...- House of Lords :in the Government's Irish 8 ' Land Purchnso Bill, nnd appointed a ..commit* toe to draft reasons for disagreeing. j, ... The ..Secretary forlroliind; Mr.' BirTell, in a : conciliatory, speech; expressed ,a. hope that tho r House of Lords would recognise tho Governj menfa desire'to come to terms, in order to avoid the' grave misfortune which, tho loss of tho Bill would involve. . The Opposition complained that the Govern. t ' rnent woro no't/treatinganyoftho; amendments 3 on their- merits. Mr. John Dillon (Nationalist) described the Nationalists.' mandate as "tho wholo Bill'or none." 1 Mr. William. Redmond ; (Nationalist) -predicted" discontent and agitation in tha -West t of Ireland .if the. Lords'porsißted in .their . action towards tho congested , Tho Houso of Commons has adjourned to ; November 23: V--vV'V' 1 ! IRISH MEMBERS' ABSTENTION FROM BUDGET VOTE. I : PROTESTS IN, IRELAND. 1 - (Bee. November 7, 5.5. p.m.) . London, November G. . ,The public andpress of'all political parties i in Ireland condcinn the refusal- of ..the Na- ■ tionaiists to vqte. against the third reading of 1 tho Budget. : | Many followers of' Mr. - John Redmond i (Nationalist Leader); declare that if, after his ; sacrifices of Irish, interests, tho Lords upset 1 Mr. Redmond's plans by passing the Budget, tho Nationalist party's position will bo almost ; untenable. - ...j: \,-. The Edenderry (King's County) District i Council has ..unanimously summoned the Irish Party to : explain its attitude to the Budget, | which, it is stated, imposed'a taxation burden . of 10s. per head on the population of Ireland. Thft Council further declares that the land taxos are calculated to ruin Irish farmers, and. 1 asks the Houso of Lords to reject the tfinanco Bill. , . The Council invites all public representative boards in Ireland to .pass similar resolutions. NATIONALIST FUNDS. SUCCESS OF MR.' O'CONNOR'S MISSION TO'AMERICA. London, November 5. The "Daily Chroniclo" state's that Mr. T. P. O'Coimor,',Nationalist; M:P'.-,'for tho,Scotland division of Liverpool,' has; raised over' iIO.OOO in tho United States in aid of the funds of the Irish party. .' . ' MR. H. BOTTOMLEY'S POSITION. .London, November 5, ' . .Mr. H. Bottomley '(Liberal member for South .Hacknev, who opposed i tho Government's Licensing Bill last year) has written to Mr. J. A. Pease, Chief Government Whip,* stating that ho will vote.' for the 'Budgot, but ho wilj support nhy introduced by the bf .Lords'to delete the clauses which 1 would revive the defeated Licencing Bill. Should tho Budgot 'pass, Mr. Bottomloy says,' ho will .strivo during, 1910 to socuro 1 tho removal of, tho unjustifiable burden it imposes upon the liconsed trade.;