BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Evening Star, Issue 14575, 25 May 1911, Page 6

BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

LORD MORLEY AND THE VETO BILL. HIS GRAVE~~WAI«UNG. ! "THE BILL IS THERE, AND THE ; BILL STANDS. 1 ' Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 24. , (Received May 25, at 8.5 a.m.) The House of Lords was crowded when ' Lord Morley moved the eecond reading of r the Veto Bill. He said that tho methods , of tho Bill were not linal. It would be , open to the Government, when tho Bill r was paesed. to consider with tho Unionists tho reconstitution of the Second Chamber. Meanwhile, the Bill it* there, and the Bill • stands. He concluded by hoping that tho ' Unionist leaders would avoid a course leading to extremities, and possibly landing tho country in great difficulty, perhaps even in grave confusion. Lord Middleton said that, viewing the I Bill as a temporary measure which it was [ not, desired should remain on tho Statute ■ Book, he recommended their l-ordclrps to give it a second reading, with a view ' to moving in committee grave amendments exempting from tho operation of the 33i1l proposals relating to the position or powers of the monarch on Irish Home ItuJe and other constitutional issues. Tho debate was adjourned. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE BILL. J LONDON. May 24. (Received May 25. at 10.55 a.m ) The President of the Board of Trade (Mr Sydney Buxton) moved the. second i loading of the National Insurance Bili. : Ho denied that tho unemployment proposals v.ero hazardous. They l.nd iccn founded on good actuarial calculations. It was important to make a .-.t.ut. during years of good trade, in order to ai cumulate a substantial reserve.