BRITISH POLITICS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 49, 27 February 1908, Page 7

BRITISH POLITICS.

SCOTTISH LAND BILL. THIKD HEADING PASSED. A BIG MAJORITY. By Telegraph.— Prcw Association.— Copyiight. LONDON, 26th February. The Small Landholders (Scotland) Bill (tho Govci'umont measure) was road a third time in tho House of Commons by 347 -\otes to 90. INSPECTION OF MONASTRIES AND CONVENTS. A BILL .REJECTED. (Received February 27, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, 26th February. The House of Commons negatived the proposed introduction of a Bill by Sir. T. Corbett, Conservative member for Down, to appoint commissioners to enquire as to the need for inspection of monastrics and convents. EARL CAMPERDOWN'S BILL. '•AN INTENTIONAL SLIGHT." ROSEBERIAN— FOOTBALL-LIKE PRECIPITANCY. (Recoived February 27, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, 26th February. In the House of Lords, the Earl of Caraperdow n's Scottish Small Landholders Bill was read a second time, despite a remark by tho Earl of Crowe, President of the Council, that the Bill was an intentional slight on the House of Commons. Lord Rofebery retoited that ifc emphasised the footb.il 1-1 ike piecipitancy with vvhich the House of Commons was sending up the Government Bill. The incident which has givon Lord Kosebery an opportunity to coin another phrase is tho recent introduction by the Government of a special procedure resolution of the guillotine type in order to greatly accelorate the passago through tlie Houpo of Commons of tho Scottish Land Bills. -