IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 14118, 22 July 1909, Page 6

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 21. In the House of Commons Mr Buxton (Postmaster-General), in reply to Mr Henniker Heaton, said he regretted his inability undo." existing circumstances to introduce a Mill to assimilate colonial newspapers with these published in Great Britain in the matter of registration, in order to enable them to be reposted at a modelate postage to persons in the United Kingdom. A BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. DUKE OF NORFOLK CENSURED. LONDON, July 21. On the motioTi of Mr Dillon, seconded by Air John Redmond, the House of Commons resolved that the Duke of Norfolk had been guilty of a breach of privilege in writing to' the Unionist candidate for High Peak in the -.nterest of the Cartholic schools. Mr Asquith expressed the view that the House of Commons would be stultifying itself if it allowed the matter to pass unnoticed. Mr Balfour said that the matter was trivial, and he twitted the Radicals with furbishing jp Tusty weapons of immemorial antiquity instead of preserving the living and working elements of the Constitution. ANOTHER LONG SITTING. MR BALFOUR'S PROTEST. LONDON, July 21. (Received July 22, at 8.45 a.m.) There was a long and acrimonious debate, ,'asting until seven th:6 morning, on the question of exemption from the rovei«ion duty. Mr Balfour declared that the conditions w hereunder the business of the House was being conducted were a scandal and monstrous. The Opposition were obliged to sit up night after night, while squads of Ministerialists vere resting. Clauses 8 and 9 were carried.