Labour Breach in Commons Widening

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 December 1929, Page 7

Labour Breach in Commons Widening

MANY ABSTENTIONS. EFFORTS TO INCREASE UNEMPLOY ED ALLOW AN CE

Received Wednesday, 7.30 p.m. LONDON, Dee. 4,

In the House of Commons, Mr. W. Graham, an answering a question, said he would consider any practicable proposals to make impossible the fraudulent duplication of share issues. It was already punishable with penal servitude under the Forgery Act. Mr. T. Shaw, in answer to a question, doubted the desirability of illegalising the sale of the Victoria Cross, The Army Act forbade the sale of decorations or medals to unauthorised persona but this did not prevent bona fide sales to collectors and similar purchasers.

Mr. E. Thurtlo: “Is not a man who earns a decoration entitled to do what he likes with it ? ” The Minister did not reply. The House passed through all stages a Bill of Indemnity made necessary through the appointment of seven instead instead of six members of the House of Commons as under-secretaries. Miss Margaret Bondfiold said the committee dealing with the Unemployed Insurance Bill regretted it could not accept the amendment to pay the wives of the unemployed ten shillings, instead of nine shillings a week. It would cost £825,000. Mr. J. Wheatley said he believed Miss Bondfiold was personally opposed to the amendment. Ho would regret the day that women entered public life.

Mias Bondfiold moved the closure, which was carried by 293 votes to 168, an amendment being defeated by 229 to 28, Mr. Baldwin with 50 Conservatives and 20 Liberals did not vote. Mias Jennie Lee moved to increase the allowance to the children of unemployed from two shillings to five shillings, which w'ould cost £4,500,000 and affect 600,000 children. This was defeated by 210 to 37, many Liberals and Conservatives and dozens of Labour members abstaining from going to division.