DEBATE BECOMES EXCITING.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12770, 16 April 1910, Page 3

DEBATE BECOMES EXCITING.

AMENDMENTS DEFEATED. THIRD RESOLUTION .TASSJiJX VETOTiILL INTRODUCED: lUcccuved April 15, 10.30' p.m.) London, April 15. Mr Hope's amendment was negatived by 323 to 217. The next phase of the debate Jed to much excitement. Mr Chamberlain's amendment to exclude* the scope of the resolution from Bills creating subordinate parliaments in the United Kingdom was negatived by 351 to 24-3. Mr Churchill said it „ \ras lucky tliat Britain was able to- give a constituiion to South Africa by letters patent under the Crown. ; Thus no House of Lords was unable, to pr-j/er. or mutilate thi> constitution, •v'jicJ" alone secured the unity and pnjj.vi ous continuance of South Ar>va »..:iiin the Empire. But a3 conipuv.l nilh that great step, which was (V-jx'-.'ii »v' upon the Housa of On n ho.h al»'i.<.\ to grant a par'iau out tv in '••■il =i * - .ject'to the Imperial Parl'ujio a's premacy,it was less important and lees grave. The Government ' >'Y;v -d ; i.-t this would not only be atteuded by circumstance*, loss radical -than t no ease of the South African wustit'itiou, but that it would cuu.rm.ou sly strengthen the unity and prospe* ty «1 the Empire. ..' r Sir Edward Carson argued that .'» tin* Unionist party was as cjrr.pt io .Mr Churchill imagined, it was abio by a more promise of Home Rulp to defeat the- resolutions and the Budget . Aiterirhe resolution was carried the third was adopted by 333 to 236. The .report stage was passed, nnd Mr Asquitli introduced n J3iJl based on thc>j three resolutions. The Liberals rose,, waving hats and ]iandkciicJbiefs,aiid cheered themselves) hoarse. ' ■