BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Evening Star, Issue 14635, 3 August 1911, Page 9

BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

THE VETO BILL. LETTER FROM LORD MORLEY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 2. , In the course of a letter to the Government supporters in the House of Lords, Lord Morley states that the decision on tho Parliament Bill will probably bp taken on the 9th inst. Ho therefore urges their attendance to combat tho hostile action of a email minority aiming at the rejection of the Bill. Tho great majority of the Opposition Peers deprecate tire rejection of the Bill. BALE OF SHIPS FOR A SONG. LONDON, August 2. In the House of Lords Lord Braesey called attention to recent sales of armored ships. H© said that ther© are not sufficient cruisers in the reserve on distant stations. I.ord Gcanard denied that the Admiralty had any objection to selling ships to the Dominions, but doubled the wisdom of selling them old cruisers. It would be better to build up-to-date vessels. A SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL. • LONDON, August 2. Tho Agricultural Credit Bill, to secure the capital of small agriculturists, and the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill, to strengthen the Court in tho direction agreed upon at the recent Imperial Conference, were read a second time in the House of Lords. Lord Haldane said the problem of how to place the appellate jurisdiction of the Empire would never be adequately solved until there was a real Supreme Court of '.Appeal for the Empire, 'the speakers at the conference had expressed the view that there was no reason why tho Law Lords should sit in that House, but until the Constitution was dealt with a. -convenient opportunity would not l>e offered for separation. In tho meantime ho would be content to lay the foundation of what would virtually be a single court for the whole Empire. Lord Courtenay said that while due deference must lie paid to the conclusions of tho conference, ho would not be persuaded to concur in unnecessary expenditure, Tho appointment of two extra Judges solved tho colonial problem. The Marquis of Salisbury thought that the important advice of tho conference choukl be followed- He, complimented tho Government on their early action. THE NAVAL PRIZE BILL. LONDON, August 2. Tho House of Commons, in committee, rejected a proposal to exclude from the scope of clause 2o of the Naval Prize Bill merchantmen which had been converted for rear purposes without notice. MR BALFOUR’S MOTION OF CENSURE. LONDON, August 2. (Received August 3, at 10.10 a-.m.) Mr Balfour has given notice to move a vote of censure on the. Government for obtaining a pledge for the creation of peers, which he declares to be a gross violation of constitutional liberty, as it precludes tho people from pronouncing on the question of Homo Rule. He intimated that he would ask tho Premier to tix a date for tho debate. Mr Asquith was absent from tho House, tlirough indisposition when tho notice was given.