IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 136, 25 May 1911, Page 1

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

GOVERNMENT BILL. DEBATE ON THE SECOND READING. [press association. —copyright]. (Received 25, 8.5 a.m.) London, May 24. The House of Lords was crowded. Lord Morley said the methods of the Bill were not final. It would be open to the Government, when the Bill was to consider ■with the Unionists the reconstitution of the Second Chamber. Meanwhile the bill is there, and the bill stands. He concluded by hoping the Unionist leaders would avoid a course leading to extremities, possibly landing the country in great difficulty, perhaps grave confusion. Lord Middleton said, viewing the bill as a temporary measure and not destined to remain on the statute book, he recommended their lordships to give it a second reading with a view to moving in committee grave amendments exempting from the operation of the bill proposals relating to the position or powers of the monarch, Home Rule, and other constitutional issues. The debate w’as adjourned. STATE INSURANCE. (Received 25, J 2.0 a.m.) London, May 24. In the House of Commons Mr. Buxton moved the second reading of the National Insurance measure. He denied that 'unemployment proposals were hazardous, saying they were founded on goocl actual calculation. It was important to start in the years of good trade, in order to accumulate a substantial revenue. TAKING NO RISKS. (Received 25, 7.10 p.m.) X London, May 24. Mr. Churchill in the House of Commons is,' by common consent, introducing a bill to prevent aeroplaning over London during the Coronation. GOVERNMENT BILL. The Archbishop of Canterbury appealed for a compromise. Lord Loreburn said there was no such prospect, but there were hopeful signs of a possibility of the matter being agreed to by consent. If Liberals were given equality of opportunity of passing measures through a reconstructed House of Lords, fresh relations between the two houses might be established. THE OSBORNE JUDGMENT. (Received 25, 1.20 a.m.) In the House of Commons, Mr. Churchill introduced a Bill to enable trades unions, after passing a special resolution, to use their machinery for the purpose of political action, and to devote a portion of their funds thereto. A proviso protects individuals notifying their objection to such expenditure.

The Labour members of the House of Commons are not wholly satisfied, in-as-much as they consistently demanded a complete reversal of the Osborne Judgment.