HURRYING UP.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 93, 21 April 1911, Page 7

HURRYING UP.

THE PARLIAMENT BILL CLAUSE 2. TO BE PASSED WITHIN A FORTNIGHT, By Telegraph. — Press Association. — Copyright. (Received April 21, 9 a.m.) LONDON, 20th April. The House of Commons is engaged in committee on cla-use 2 ot the Veto Bill. Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, intends to pass the clause within a fortnight, and send the Bill to the House of Lords on 16th Maj. [.Subsection 1 of clause 2 provides: — ■ "If any Bill other than a Money Bill is passed by the House of Commons in three successive sessions (whether of the same Parliament or not), and, having been sent up to the House of Lords at least, one month before the end of the session, is rejected by the House of Lords in each of those sessions, that Bill shall, on its rejection for the third tune by the House of Lords, unless the House of Commons direct to the contrary, be presented to His Majesty and become an Act of Parliament on the Royal Assent being signified 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 thfe date of the first introduction of the Bill in the House of iCommons and "the date on which it passed the House of Commons for the third time." Subsection 2 sets out: "A Bill shall be deemed to be rejected by the House of Lords if it is not passed by the House of Lords either without amendment or with 'such amendments only as may be agreed to by both Houses." Subsection 3 deals with provision against delay.] VIEWS OF FOREIGN STATESMEN. COUNT WITTE. "BURNING OF FINGERS IN COLD WATER, (Received April 21, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, 20th April. Tht> Daily Telegraph is publishing the views of foreign statesmen on the Veto -Bill. Count Sergius Witte, a member of the Russian Council of the Empire, says that at first, as a Conservative, he sympathised with the House of Lords. A truly sorry mistake was committed by the Lords in rejecting the Budget. Unless he had been misinformed, the members of the Upper Chamber had managed to burn their fingers in cold water. The Lords had set their faces against reform which they were- now willing to accept. RIOTOUS STRIKERS. ♦ POLICE STONED AND CLUBBED. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received April 21, 1 p.m.) NEW YORK, 20th April. At Grand Rapids, Michigan, there has been a riot, following a strike of the furniture workers. Policemen were stoned and clubbed.