IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 13002, 22 December 1906, Page 7

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. 1 THE LORDS AND~ THE PEOPLE. ‘ THE PREMIER’S INTIMATION. THE FARoTmUST CEASE. EDUCATION BILL DROPPED. LONDON, December 21. 1 In tho House of Commons Sir H. Camp-bell-Bannerman, addressing a crowded j|nd excited House, and in the course of a vehement speech, announced the demise of the Education Bill. Ho accused Mr Balfour of being chiefly responsible for tho failure to arrive at a settlement, and ridiculed tho House of Lords'' mock heroics - respecting the House of Commons’ unconstitutional procedure. He declared that it was impossible to yield to tho House of Lords without perpetuating and oxtending tho very system which the Bill was designed to remove. Tho Premier added that tho Government’s aim was to secure a national, not a denominational, system of education, as distinguished from sectarian Christianity. Ho warned the Houso of Lords that the resources of tho Constitution were not exhausted, and that a way must and would be found to give effect to the people’s will —(Tremendous cheers.) Mt Birrell (President of the Board of Education) denounced Mr Balfour as tho wrecker of tho Bill, and declared tlmt tho country would never tolerate denominational education. Mr Long and Mr Wyndham (Unionists), in the absence of their leader, declared that Mr Balfour bad not acted independently, but ns tho leader of the party. AN APPEAL SUGGESTED. LONDON, December 21. Tho ‘Daily News’ (G.) says that tho Government should challenge the Houso of Lords, and prepare for an early appeal to tho constituencies. PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. LONDON, December 21. The prorogation of Parliament will take place to-day. LAND LEGISLATION. LONDON, December 21. Tho ‘Daily Nows’ (G.) advocates the adoption of largo measures for giving agricultural laborers easy access to tho land and for relieving tho rates by taxation on urban bind values. MR BRYCE AS AMBASSADOR. LONDON, December 21. The Right Hon. James Bryce, at present Chief Secretary for Ireland, has been appointed British Ambassador at Washington in .succession to Sir H. Mortimer Durand, whose retirement was recently announced. Americans generally are pleased with tho appointment of a statesman and writer of Mr Bryce’s commanding abilities CANADIAN OBJECTIONS. OTTAWA, December 21. (Received December 22, at 8.25 a-m.) The Canadians are not over-pleased with Mr Bryce’s appointment to Washington They mistrust him, and consider that ha has overlooked Canadian interests in the past. His programme and his tendencies aro also disliked.