DE VALERA DEFEATED

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18622, 28 April 1932, Page 7

DE VALERA DEFEATED

IN FREE STATE RAIL.

MINORITY OF EIGHT VOTES. A MATTER OF PREFERENCE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. CM'yright. (Received April 28, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 27. De Valera’s Government was beaten on the question of order of preference for the consldeYatlon of the Oath Removal Bill and unemployment proposal by a majority of eight votes. The division was as follows: Against the Government .. 74 For the Government 66 Majority A MATTER OF PRECEDENCE. OATH v. UNEMPLOYMENT. THE LATTER MORE IMPORTANT. (Official Wireless.! (Received April 28, 9.30 a.m.) RUGBY, April 27. The debate on the second reading of the Removal of the Oath Bill has begun in the Irish Free State Dail. ■Before the debate began the Government motion that an entire day he devoted to the consideration of the Bill was defeated. An Independent Labour deputy, Mr Morrissy, moved that a motion on unemployment, standing in his name, was more important, and should be taken up at 9 o’clock to-night. Mr de Valera resisted, and on a division the Government suffered defeat by 74 votes to 66. The Oath Bill debate then proceeded and Mr de Valera recalled the terms of his party’s election manifesto, of which, the first item was the removal of the article in the constitution making the signing of the oath of allegiance obligatory on members entering the Dali. The Government to honour that pledge. The debate is not concluded.