IMPERIAL POLITICS

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13957, 17 July 1909, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS

CHEAPER, DiyORCE. , DEBATE IN. THE LORDS. Press Assooiation-By Telegraph-Copyright ,: .-•,*■ LONDON, July 15. In the House of Lords ah animated debate took place on_ Lord Gorcll's motion iii favour of cheaper divorce courts in the interests of the poorer classes. Lord Gorell incidentally remarked that if the practice of drink could be abolished the divorce court might close its doors. '

The Archbishop, of Canterbury strongly opposed the motion, ' which was after the Marquis of Lansdowrie had supported Viscount Halifax's and Lord Loreburn's suggestion as to the desirability of the appointment of a Royal Commission on the wliole subject, including, as Lord Lofeburn remarked, the publication of a mass of, "dirty .stuff" iibsome papers.

THE, FINANCE, BILL. A LONG SITTING. ' LONDON, July 15. The House of Commons sat for 181 hours. Ministers and members were frequently , asleep. A small body of Unionists continued a relentless criticism of the Budget.

Mr Lloyd George . proposed tlie closure when tliirty-two lines of the Bill had been considered, but Mr Emmott, the chairman, refused to accept the suggestion. ' Finally several blocks were wined out to the end of clause 5. , ... The Imperial Mnrti'iie League is prompting a widespread system of petition to the House of Lords to reject the Finance Bill and feuine! a dissolution on "the question .of defence. MR* THORNE'S SUSPENSION. Received 10.10 p.m., July 16th: LONDON. July 16. The. Prime Minister, Mr Asquitb, moved to expunge the record of Mr Will Thome's suspension from the journals of the House. The motion received the general support of the members of the House.