BRITISH POLITICS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 17 September 1909, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

Pbess Association.— Copskight. THE DEATH DUTIES PASSED. .THE "-POLITICAL SITUATION. '■_■■■ .•■•;' - LONDON, Thursday. By exceeding 648. divisions the' House „qf T Commons -made a record vote for. a Single. session. The ■whole- of the death duties clauses -were' passed after . a fourteen hours '.'sitting. "jfhe'-Times," commenting on the possibility of - a dissolution of the Liberal League, states that som« members are openly- opposed to the land clauses.- These they tope the House of Lords -will eliminate, «pn-. sidering the reasons in favour of this outweight: the constitutional aspect of the -matter... '..The Cave of Liberals has consequently advanced, to tho opinion he'd by the Conservatives in' July, while Cpnservatlyes generally; are " now in favdur^of rejection, pure and simple. . -TJie^/Daily t Telegraph'' states that a Cabinet- Minister express ed; his '.personal, opinion; . that . there wou?d be a ■general: election in Janu arj^even>if the fiouse-'of -Lords pass 'tho^naficialKil.- ; - ■.'■'-;;. —; . ; In the House of Lords: to-day the Primate called attention to th •Poor Law Commission's: report, an emphasised the grave, effects' Of th system of; relief.- He urged that the G overmnent .-seek. , an, early, remedy. Lprd'Crewe, in. thanking tho Arch bishop^; stated that the whole subject -would receive the Government' mpst I .cafeful consideration. . ; There^ are. 3000 applications for 20 ■posts under the ■ Labour Exchange BW.: ■? c : : ■.",.'-.. " . THE IRISH LAND BILL. A "CLIMB DOWN" BY MB ■-.._,..• -.'■= BIRBELL. • . .(Received Sept. 17, 9.40 a.m.) /*.■; ■'.-.. LOjSTDON, Thursday. The House of Commons resumed the debate on the recommitment of the. Irish Land Bill.' \ / . Mr Birrell, Chief Secretary for -IreMnd^bin the clause forbidding advancesu^Jwitli respect of the purchase of holdings, if tenancy had beenl' <!reafed after' the Ist January, 1908,^ ■ moved^to. substitute 15th Sep. temb'er, ; loo9.V, ';■ : '. : -_ > ' The Irish Nationalists* thereupon threatened' to abandon the Bill if Mr : Birrell porsisted in his .amend meht.- ''.'■{■'■':■ , „ , __ '.Mr .'Birrell explained "that the amendment: was in- accordance with a promise to Mr W. H. Long, formerly . Secretary for Ireland. Mr Birrell said .he, was under -_the.. impression that Mr Long's- suggestion would affect only a few cases, and he had made the pro:nisb perhaps rtoo. hastily, - At - an£ rate, if a large business had been go'ngron^in bogus tenancies, 1 he wa» r^ea'dy;" to- cbnsjd.er the position. K- ■ J hally Be. asked leave to withdraw the .amendmont r i .:- Mr'Wyndham, a" former . Chief Sec7e£ary^ asked' if; it 'was likely that many-,new i .tenancieß' i 'w.ould' be- created in Ireland in i 18 months. : ; : : . '■> >;'.. .- >V4Mi»Wyndbini:'lt is 'ail • delusion, :^i;itlftK-Chief iSecretary : ' is; '. frighted ; -i;,^ •^.;- : ,v ,-: • ■"-; ."■■■iir 'Birrell: : ; H6w 'niatiy "do yon >\rhink ' tbere-.Jar'e P 't-' ""■ ' .'-" ''"'•"■ ■ '■ ' 1 • - ;Wyndhain : ?The ; Chief :' Secretary .jho-uld^ Ascertain <; facts ,- before . putting" down, an" amendment..' " ' ' . Mr;, James ' Campbell, member -for' 'DuWinJ- University,. ';co.mmehting' o '-^It . BjarelV'j}^., surrender, ,. .predicted , tnai'Mr' : 'Birrell'''would ' sever tone lower depths of- .: humiliation. Th amendment was . negatived/by 197 to , . A correspondent at. ' Sunderland states' 'that ; regretT and surprise "are Texpresseid-zriri trade-unionist and labour circles in the 'North -of England at the ; decision by 'Messrs Burt and: Fen wick, M. 'sP.', , noj to '? ": take the NaJaonaJ^iJabonT - Party's pledge as requested 'by the Aasociatipni 7-.Some leading .'''Labour- .-'men'-de-clarethaK there , is in the Labour Parfy for those who are more [Sympathetic witn. Liberalism than, with -LabpurT ■■ ''"■' '■' '' ' ''''" ''' '' - - ' ' 1