IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 296, 5 December 1911, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

THE LORDS’ VETO. INSURANCE AND OTHER BILLS [PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. ] (Received .5. 5.5 a.m.) London, Dec. 4. The 'Chronicle” protests against the Government allowing the Lords only ten days to deal with the Insurance, the Naval Prize, and the Mines Finance Bills, whereas under the Parliament Act. power to override the Peers’ veto is only operative in the case of bills sent to the Peers at least, a month before the end of the session. TRIMMING FOUND NE< ESSARY London, Dec. 4. The Liberal agents in the provinces .are warning Ministerialists that the Insurance Bill is arousing hostility among their constituents. The Unionists are preparing a reasoned amendment to the third reading on Wednesday. The General Federation of Trades Unions proposes to ark the House of Lords to secure a central administration and control unless the House of Commons amends the bill in that direction. AN OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT. London. Dec. 4. It is officially announced that Mr. A. M. Anderson, K.C., M.P.. will become Solicitor-General for Scotland in place of Mr. \\. Hunter, K.C., M.P.. who has succeeded the late Lord Justice Ard Mall Senator oi College of Justice in Scotland.

HOME RULE. London. Dec. 1. The Premier in a preface to a Home Rule publication, states that the Parliament Act destroyed the perpetual bar erected by the House of Lords, but the essence of the Parliament Act Bill is that that which becomes law under its operations must command during three consecutive. sessions the unswerving support of the House of Commons, dependent in its turn on the stable, consistent: public opinion of the constituencies. This sentence is interpreted in some quarters as an appeal to the Lords to reject Home Rule.