BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20629, 30 July 1930, Page 11

BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

SESSION NEARING END. BUSY CONCLUDING STAGES. (Received July 'JO. 3.5> p.m.) British Wireless. RUGBY. July -l*. After a session which wiii have lasted 13 months—the longest of any since the. v/a; Parliament will be proiogued at the end of this week. Many measures will have to be passed through their concluding stages in the siext few days. To-morrow the Foreign Office vote will be taken if the Opposition desire an dppoitunity to discuss Lg}pt and Russia before the prorogation. The 1 toy a I assent will be given to a. number of measures, including (he Coal Mines Bill and the Read Traffk_ Bill—both uf which have been before Parliament since last autumn—-two Housing B.ii.->—■ one for England and the other for Scotland, the Land Diainage Bill. Finance Bill, London Naval Treaty Bill, Public Woiks Facilities Bill, Public Works Loans Bill.

Parliament will reassemble on October 28, when the King's speech, outlining a, new programme of legislation, will be delivered. Ministers are expected to be busy during the recess, for ahead of (hem is (he Imperial Conference, which will be begun in September, and tlic India Itoui.citable Conference in October. LABOUR MEMBER'S SPEECH, MOTION OF PROTEST " MOVED. LONDON. July -V. In the House of Commons fo-day Karl Winterlon, Conservative member lor West Sussex, moved (hat (he speech made by Mr. F. Sandham, Labour member for ! Kirkdalc, Liverpool, at a meeting of the •Independent Labour Party, at Manchester, was a gross libel on members of the House; also a grave breach of privilege. I ho mover said the grossest charge was that of bribery. The House had never allowed anyone to make that accusation. The Speaker called Mr. Sandham's name, but there was no response. the Prime Minister, Mr. MacDonahL, moved ibe adjournment <»f the debate until to-morrow, in order to give Mr. Sandham an opportunity of being present as he ought to be. (Cheers.) In the course, of the speech referred to in the cablegram Mr. Sandhani defended the action of Mr. J. Beckett, Labour M.P. for Peckliarn, in removing (lie mace in the. House of Commons a week ago. Mr. Sandham went on to say:— "Labour members of the House of Commons can receive bribes to help pass doubtful bills i\ the interests of private individuals. It is known that Labour members have accepted money from moneylenders and other private interests. Labour members can get stupidly drunk in the House, but such conduct is'not bad enough to create a demand for (heir expulsion."