BRITISH POLITICS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 11 June 1907, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

: pr'^T^P^ss AssomMON.— Copy-''->J ■:: ' :^J:x~:;; ' ; --V--LONI)pN/'-Mpiiday;'. ■">' ■■■■.i'ta>-'-- the '"House ; Commons',- Mr '/:^J<mies^rMpiying/t6;\-Mr;;C&,;-..-.sai : d'-'.that-i ■■\';:'C(eiito\FßqtlM^in' : *askinfr.'!'f6r?:the* I.reten-.1 .reten-. '^hacl not .offered > to:-;" contribute > to ■ the 'maintenance iout'of the TvanSvaal's revenuethe^saoie' as^ Tndia; -. ■ : ■ >'>'";*•':••".- •' w : : ;' ; ; -' JSiirJK 'G. ißannerman,''Preniier,: speakr ; -;'ing r afc' Exeter 'railway, skatidn,' in reply '■■■ .to' a^-Liberal^address;.' Said they should j.vgb'straight; forward regardless of abuse. rCTbiero ; wai ho reason: wiy they shonld-be . 'hustled or /bustled, into general elections. '■■:'■ ' It would be the worst, thing possible"; to allow the '■> Leeds to dictate to them in that respect. ■

• (The. statement: made ■ by- ih©v. iEcitish Premier yin .the' Houseiof - CommohSj' as ■; to; the^ legislative -iijtentiohs;of '■ lihai.Qo^'; ■lyern&nti'iis ye^::generally : acoep_Wdv^. " indicating .a r .diss6lution .-. some^ time: in ■1908. -. . 6reatly:debatable measures/; that threaten, to exhaust, the strength of the Administration, without giving any compensating'political, advantage, are droDped. ■? These* measrsces include :■ .The ; Irish

Council Bni,°"whicß:_the"Nationalist party has:. declined ' to-aeeepl even jis ,i tcm- ■ porary solatium/and the Passive Registers -Bill, whitli'' ipfoppsecl'vtp .ch'argie' : v against the yolnnia^;';TCbJoolsV.a'.Cdravr- '.; back on the Government grant^propor- ' tioned id the tim^ employed in ; religious '...'■ education. ; The" Irish /University;.- Bill . is postponed, and; there is evidently ..no .. .hope, in a 'short session,' tor'the' Miners* ■^■' Eighjt .'Houps Bill j'i'an'd -'other- Labour 'measures^. During;- the -cbming, session, attempts, may be made to pass a number . of- Bills, v the most' ": noticeable ''beinp; .those. dealing TvitTi;Army' Kef orm, Small ."■-■■ Holdings; and .Criminal; Appeal;" but even . this'.is,;yery/:douhtfuli. -y Immedmte:-in-terest. centre's . round , the'- resolution. ; ie- ' lating.to the 'Hbuse of Lords, which" will be 'introduced . during 7 „ .t he: month, but- everything "points to a : comuneventful session, to. -be got. with as speedily and quietly . as; -■ possible.) ■;-.-.- . ■ '■'■*_ :"■•?<.':.. ■: '■; r ' .'■"'■