ENGLISH EDUCATION BILL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 12972, 13 November 1902, Page 7

ENGLISH EDUCATION BILL.

AN OPPOSITION -AMENDMENT. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Nov. 11. The Opposition’s amendment to Mr Balfour’s motion for applying the guillotine to the Education Bill declines to restrict the discussion of a Bill requiring the most searching examination, since it vitally affects local government and administration, besides endowing denominational teaching without full popular control. In anticipation of the augmented powers of County Councils under the Education Bill, the Radicals are displaying increased activity in the Council elections. (Received 1 Nov. 12, 12.26 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 12. Mr Chamberlain, in the course of an impressive speech on Mr Balfour’s guillotine motion, declared- that -closure by compartment alone would prevent Parliamentary impotence. The efficiency of Parliament would never be complete until a system had been devised of ending all discussions within a reasonable time. Mr Balfour said that the House must curtail its privilege of criticism in order to give more time for legislation. The system of closure by compartm'ent was clumsy but drastic and effectual. The use of the guillotine was not establishing a precedent, because it had been often used. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman said that the only justification for such a course was in a case of extreme urgency and not to prevent discussion. Mr Chaplin declared that *it was impolitic to resort to the gag. (Received Nov. 13, 12.26 a.m.) In the House of Commons Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's amendment to Mr Balfour’s Education Bill guillotine motion was defeated -by 284 to 152. Mr Balfour’s motion was carried! -by 222 to 103.