THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

West Coast Times, Issue 14162, 12 July 1907, Page 3

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Work for Unemployed Bill. . London. July 11 In tbve House of Commons, Ur Ramsay McDonald introduced a Bill providing for tho findiug of work, through the public authorities for tho unemployed. The measure firstly compels t«ia local Councils to register the unemployed, and to provide sobemos for looil work. It creates a Oeutral unemployed Committee . to conduot national sohemea of aff^r«taiion,road making, and the reclamition ,-rf foreshores and waate landf. Th 3 local 1. woull be able to report o deliberate habitual sbirkeis, whereupon theL Tourt would have summary jurisdiction '•^ iM * 8111 autuorises tne Councils to e'nfv y°° worlc for 8X DQonfctß - Tne financial * • cnemeß are thrown u P on tbe rQtM when the distrefs iatxseprates. qx\. ■ ... , • t» _ tiora' wh «° proruion is made for a Farliamentlry for r,l ef The acceptance of rel. not, under the mea•nn, total k woft^ franoh.se. Sugar' Dv, Reduction BiU. IntheHou=e ot t Commons Mr C x moTedarcs.luuon m^'Jur of tho reduction of tbe su R ar duties i>y one half. He dtnouMid tbe di M- a tax 0D food and raw mi»tJTi<il. • The Cbanctllor of t ** Excheqaw, Mr Asquitb, replied tbtt t * l « f b * d e0 imposed as part of a scL «o» fur broad«ning the basis of toxation. • «• ask f wwee ' c the Opposition prepared *• aQd 5 0U tbe idea of broadtniog that *■■*• Perß?nally, he regarded the tax - oppr^.ve andiniquitouß.but he it « ****> #

preserfc f o ercrifice thes's nii'iicc p;. f ui.cL per annum irat the tax produced wi hout dislocating tbe Budget. The motion was negatived by 312 to j 175. • \

The minority consisted of the Unionieta, the Labour members, tbe National ists, aud twelve Liberals.