GOVERNMENT DEFEATED
SNAP VOTE IN COMMONS ADJOURNMENT REFUSED [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, March 31. In the Commons, taking advantage oi the non-return of many Labour members from distant constituencies, the Opposition by a snap vote 183/179, defeated the Government on a motion to suspend the eleven o’clock rule. There were instant cries of “Resign.” The Speaker ruled out. Mr Neville Chamberlain’s motion for an adjournment. to enable the Government to consider the position. Mr MacDonald laughingly twitted Mr Chamberlain with over-anxiety. The motion merely meant that the House will not sit up after eleven o’clock. Mr Chamberlain moved to adjourn the debate, but the motion was defeated by 185 to 175, amid miniature cheers. Business then proceeded. Mr MacDonald informed Mr Southby that the Government adhered to the determination to arrive at a five Powers naval agreement, and not a two or three Powers pact.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 1 April 1930, Page 5
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