IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Evening Star, Issue 12761, 14 March 1906, Page 6

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Press Association—By. Tetegraph—Copyright. THE ALIENS ACT. THE GOVERNMENTS ADMINISTRATION. LONDON, March 33. Qoefrljons put in tJbe Hooee of Commons elicited the information, that Mx H. Gladstone, iltc. Home Secretary, was administratively altering certain pxoviateins of the Aliens Act The port authorities have-been instructed to give jooMmgrairteirom disturbed districts on the Continent the benefit of any doubt on account of their being political refugees. Sir W. Evans Gordon, tie Unionist member for Stepney (East London), in protesting, annotmcedl his intention of calling attention in' the House to the changes. (Received March 14, at &34 a.m.) Mr Gladstone states thai. a. ship with less than twenty aliens aboaixl is not liable, to inspection. THE WSCAL ISSUE. MR BALFOUR PLAYFUL. LONDON, March 15. Sir J. Kitson \\j) moved—"That this Bote*;, recognising that the people at the Decent election bad demonstrated their unqualified fidelity to the principles and practice of FreetnuJe, records its obetermination to resist any proposal whether to tax com'or pass a general tariff to create in Great Britain a system of Protection." He emphasised the fact that tire situation had changed. Mr BaHour's letter of the 14th Ftebraary showed tlje -n-riter'.s ateolare -jurrender to Mr Chamberlain. Sir J. Kitson quoted stefcisttesi to prove tlte unparalleled production of the iron and steel "trade. Mr Austin Taylor (Ujoocist member for the Toxteth division of Liverpool), in seconding the motion, showed that notwiiistauding the gigantic changes in theeormcea of the wheat supply prices scarcely varied. .He did not beLiere that Imperial unity would be imperilled if they pronounced against artificially meddling with the food supply. He hoped that ihe union between Mr Balfour an d Mr Gharnhorlain wan as perfect lis the xmion of the double star Algol, whose dual nature was only detected when one member of the system eclipsed the other. Mr Bafionr playfully attacked the Government for raising aji tmneeessary clisnisKion and picking a qrcrrrel with tie OppoaitkuL It was the Opposition's business to qnarrel with the Government. He procoeded to bajiteT the Govermnent on their srlf-denying ordinan.ee—viz., the insolation precluding Mr Asquitih for the next- six years introducing any dtrty not- adequately balanced by an excise duty. Referring to the duties on tobacco and cocoa, he sa>td : "Do the Government -mean t,o retain these two protective duties? Money is needed for education., local taxation, "payment of members, and perhaps also for increased military preparations. How will the Government find it -without widening the basis of taxation and violating the principle? just mentioned V THE PRIME MINISTER. SILENT. MR CHAMBERLAIN INTERTENES. LONDON, March 13. (Received March 14, at 7.44 a,m.) Mr Balfour's final appeal to Sir H. Campbell-Bannermaa to amend Sir J. Kitson's resolution to enable the House without stultifying itself to broaden its taxation in times of emergency or for purposes of great national reform were ignored. Sir Henry, instead of answering the questions submitted, allowed other speaiera to proceed with the debate. Mr Chamberlam thereupon claimed ;in answer, and moved the adjournment of the Howe. The Prime Minister taunted Mr Balfour on his subtle methods, airy graces, and) learning, but he did nothing' to defeat the resolution, because the two subjects; mentioned were in the forefront, of the Oppositionists' policy. Mr Balfour's speech was larworthy of the occasion. His arguments were contradictory. After comparing the questions. Sir Henry declared: "So far as I bsve not answered them, I have no direct answer to give to questions which ajo futih-, nonsensical, and masifading. I *ay enough of tin's foolery: produce your ainendinerriß." The motion to adjourn was negatived l*y 405 to 115. " Mr P. Snowden (Socialist, memhrn- for Blsiekhcm) then moved an amendment demanding large measures of social reform. The debate thereon was adjournedu THE NEW HEBRIDES CONTKNTTON. IiONDON. March 13. /Received March 14, at 7.44 am.) Sir Pjjward Grey Secretarv) said that it would be preraat-urc to lay en the tahln the draft of the New Hebrides Convention before it had been fully considered by tic two Governments. (Received Mr Winston Cbarcliill, Under-Sccretery for (he Colonief, .trmounced in the House of Comanons tliat the New Hebrides Commassioners hari been informed that the New Hebridc? Coirvernioji would \w coromunicirted to the Governments of Australia and New Zealiuxl, but would not be confinneil unfTl the Im-p-eri;d Government had had an opportunity of considering tire coirajranicatittDs of those Governments. THE ~BUTTER TRADK. LONDON, Match. 13. (Reeei-ped Mtireh 14, at 8.34 am.) A select comnrittee on the buttter tiade has been appointed. A SEAT THROWN AWAY. LONDON, March 13. (R-eeeived March 14, at 8.34 a~m.) 'l'Jie Basingstoke electioii resulted in Mr Salter (Unionist) being returned. Hie polled 4.852 votefj; Mr Yeraey, the Liberal candidate 4,593. and Mr Polden. the Indepen-dent-Liberal, 467 votes. [This vacancy was caused by the death of the Right Hon. A. F. Jeffreys, the Unionist member "who died shortly after his i-efairn at tbo General Ebction.] ■ ACCIDENT TO MR ASQUITH. LONDON, March 13. (Received March 14, at 8.34 am.) Mr Asquith's cab upset, injuring him slightly and preventing Ids atte-.rdajice in the Howso yesterday.