BRITISH BUDGET.

West Coast Times, 24 June 1909, Page 3

BRITISH BUDGET.

OPPOSITION AMENDMENT WELL SUPPORTED. 1&) : ANGRY SCENE IN THE HOUSE. [CKB BRBB3 ASSOCIATIOir,— COPTRIQHX ] • _— LONDON, June 22.— Lord Rosebery in a letter to the papers says that Mr Lloyd-George's budget is a social and political revolution of the first magnitude. Whatever its merits,he says it will effect vast changes without the faintest desire to attempt to ascertain | the people's views. The country has changed in character if it fails to see that" the absolute rule of the party in power differs but little from despotism of individuals. It will be a sinister system if the former jealous vigilance in regard to the people's liberties is replaced by apathy. LONDON, June 23.— 1n the House of Commons yesterday, during the debate on the government's land tax proposals, there were lively proceeding* as the otucome of an Opposition amendment. ; ( Mr Pretty man moVed the amendment 'Tiriilch provided for the definite exemption of agricultural land from the proposed free increment value duty. On division the voting was 196 for the amendment and 301 against, the. Government's majority being the lowest yet. The Nationalists all voted with the Opposition fon the amendment. On the announcement of the divis- * ion there was loud Opposition ingAn angry scene followed. The Minister in charge of the measure, Mr Lloyd-George, moved for the application of the closure to the first three lines of clause one. This shut out 38 amendments of which the Opposition had given notice. . One of these was for vetoing '.he tax proposed to foe levied on ungotten mineral?. The Unionists, on the Chairman of Committees accepting the amendment li. refused to go to the lobbies They A shouted "Put the whole Bill." ' Ihe scene cout£a«J«d tint", without a division being taken, tha adjournment of the House vfift TJioved to se-