THE VETO BILL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1108, 22 April 1911, Page 5

THE VETO BILL.

a GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS. WILL HAVE NO AMENDMENTS. By Tclceraph—Press A3sociation-Oopyricht London, April 20. 'The House of Commons is engaged in committee on Clause 2 of tho Veto Bill. < Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, in- < tends to pass the clause within a fort- ( night, and send the Bill to the House , of Lords on May 16. CLAUSE i. Clause 2, which deals with Ihe restriction of the powers of the House of Lords as to Bills other than Money Bills, is as follows:— ~ „.., (1) If anv Bill other than a Money BUI is passed bv the House of Commons in three successive sessions (whether ot the same Parliament or not), and, having been sent up to the House of Loras at least ono month before the end ot the session, is rejected by the House of Lorda in each of those sessions, that Bill shall, on its rejection for the third time by the House of Lords, unless the House ol Commons direct to the contrary, be presented to his Majesty and become an Act of Parliament on the Eoyal Assent being signihcd thereto, notwithstanding that the House of Lords has not consented to the Bill: Provided that this provision shall not take effect unless two years have elapsed between the date of the first introduction of the Bill in the House ot Commons and the date on which it passes the House o£ Commons for the third time. (2) A Bill shall be deemed to bo rejected by 'the House of Lords if it is not passed bv the House of Lords either without amendment or with such amendments only as may be agreed to by both Houses. (3). A Bill shall be deemed to be the same Bill as a former.Bill sent up to the House of Lords in the preceding- sessions if, when it is sent up to the House of Lords, it is identical with the fornier Bill or contains only such alterations as are certified by the Speaker of tho House of Commons to be necessary owing to the time which has elapsed since the date of the former Bill, or to represent amendments which have been made by the House of Lords in the former Bill in tho preceding sessions. Provided that the House of Commons may, if they think fit, on the passage of such a Bill through the House in the second or third session, suggest any further amendments without. inserting the amendments in the Bill, and any such suggested amendments shall be considered by the House of Lords, and if agreed to by that House, shall be treated as amendments made bv the House of I-ords and agreed to bv'the House of Commons j but tho exercise of this power by the House of Commons shall not affect the operation of this section in the'event of the Bill being rejected by the House of Lords.