BRITISH POLITICS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 March 1910, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

HOUSE of COMMONS i; ESC MED. [PEU PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.] • Received this day at 11.40 a m ION'DON, March 9. 'l'},ere was a crowd, d House when Parliament resumed after the Eas >’i recess. H.11.i1. tlfe Pnnce of »alvs and many Ambassador were present Mr Asquith and Balfour mel with enthusiastic receptions The Premier moved that the House resolve itself into committee to coiisuter the relations of the two Houses and duration of Parliament. He a.lmitfet. that he had changed his youthful "I'ltiinns and now considered the two chambers expedient. He proceeded to develop a long constitutional argument. „ mnve that the limitation ot tinveto and the shortening of the duration of Parliaments was the most pia<lical wav of securing that the will shall not be frusl rated A re jo - end,i,or the joint session nf ho two Houses, as was provided by Hi . Dalian constitution. was inadnussabK under existing c.rcn.nstances. He «.<»«_ diuU*<l by ,a .J. 'ij ' power of a.bsolnte veto must, follow tin Crown’s veto before the read was cleared for tin- advance of .« Mill - row'll and unfettered democracy. ’ Mr Balfour is now replying-