PEERESSES IN THE LORDS.
INCREASED MAJORITY AGAINS!’ BILL. Lond°n, June 24. In the House of Lords, Lord Astor moved thc second reading of thc bill to enable peeresses in their own rights to sir and vote in tho House of Lords. The same bill was rejected last year—Bo to 78. Lord Astor said it would entitle 22 ladies to take their seats. Lord Banbury moved the reject lon of the bill. Ho said: “Let these ladies go before the electors and enter the House of Commons if they want want to legislate.” Lord Cecil said ho could not see how tho bill would affect reform of lie House of Lords, which ho hoped would not bo long delayed. No now arguments had been adduced to justify th P House departing from thc previous decision.
Tho second reading was negatived by 125 to 80.—(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 162, 26 June 1926, Page 5
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