IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13368, 19 August 1907, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

BILLS IN THE HOUSE OP LORDS. Press Associatiun-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, August 16. In the Honw of Lordr- the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill was wad a first time. The Evicted Tenants Bill passed the report stage. Its operation is limited to Hire: 1 yea is. The ["ail of Crewe, Lord President of tho Council, announced a, concession to the Opposition regarding appeals. BILLS PASSED. Received 3.25 p.m.. August 18th. LONDON, August 17. Tn the House of LonV; th ' Criminal l Appeal Bill and Kvicted Tenants Bill wer-s read a third time. Tho Earl of Crewe acknowledged the fair and friendly spirit which had be-rii displayed by the Unionist side. AN URGENT PROBLEM. Received 5 p.m., August 18th. LONDON, August 17. In the Houso of Commons ihe English Small Holdings Bill was read a third time without a division. The Prime Mini.ter, Sir H. CampbellBann rman, described the Bill as a complex hut nicely balanced piece of mechanism. which could not 1>" rudely altered without endangering the whole. He was making no threat, nor was he addi'iftsing any appeal to the House of Lords. Great indeed would be the responsibility of the Lords if by hasly partisan action they damaged a great instrument which had be. n devised and approved by the House of Commons for mei-ting one of the mosturgent of the nation's pioblemr,'. The House agreed to th • amendment, made bv the -.ous- of Lords in the Butter Bill.