CONTINUATION OF DEBATE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13035, 31 March 1910, Page 7

CONTINUATION OF DEBATE.

, < Received March 31, 11.45 a.m. , ' _ LONDON, March 30. ‘in' the debate in the House of Ctfiimfiips flagged; owing to many absentees,:,. Mid the peers’ gallery is empty. Mr R Sifcith,' in a racy speech, twitted Mr, Asquith with -omitting explanations of thfe reform. , It was everybody’s knowledge' that those . who-kept the yGovernment in office were-hpt committed to reform. Not 30 pet cent.: of; the coalition members intended to, go to: their constituencies in May: or Junednd ask for a mandate to reform the Lords.. <jT>. Al v Simons said .the Unionists vroflld' welcgifae " the . attempt -- to combinecomplicated' reforms with a simpler pro-, pdsal of/limitation of’the veto; -but if the' QoveirtHtient ■ ~,-a-. simpler method they would have a united party behind theto. " •' '■