IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2746, 26 February 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

United Press Association— Copyright LONDON, Feb. 24. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Craig, Mr. Asquitli stated he had no intention of introducing Home Hule this session. The forty .members who urged Mr. Asquith to take energetic action in rc."V'gard to the veto were Itadicals.

Lord Rosebery has given notice to ask the House of Lords, on March 14, to resolve into a committee to consider the reform of the existing organisation, constituting itself a strong and efficient second chamber.

AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S MOTION REJECTED.

(Received February 25. 9.40. p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 25.

Air. Austen Chmaberlain’s amendment, regretting the omission from the Xing's speech of 'proposals for enlarging the market for British and Irish produce, and increasing the demand for labor by a reform of the fiscal system, was rejected ‘by 285 votes to 254. The Redmondites and O’Brienites abstained from voting. Messrs Wedgewood, Belloc, and Bottomly, and Lord Hugh Cecil also did not vote. Air. Samuel Storey vigorously favored tariff reform, and claimed that the main, cause of unemployment was Britain’s fatal system of buying goods abroad, which, under a reasonable system, could be produced at home.

Air. Balfour said it was not fantastic speculation to say that, if .preference hastened the time wherein large areas of Canada would he brought under the plough, the price of wheat would he diminished. The working classes’ contribution the- national expenses would not be increased by the .mere fact of a tariff. The) Chancellor of the Exchequer could arrange the proportion.

LLOYD-GEORGE ON BLACK BREAD AND HORSE FLESH.

Air. Lloyd-George made a vigorous justification of his election statements regarding black bread and offal, and

quoted statistics of the consumption, of horse flesh and dog flesh in Germany. He certainly called this offal, though the Opposition might regard it as a delicacy. The French also ate donkey’s flesh. Fifty thousand worn-out English horses had been exported for Continental sausages. . Protection did not bring black bread to Germany, but kept it there. The .speech aroused a strong party •demonstration.

THE PREAIIER AND THE LORDS

Replying to Sir H. Dalziel, Air. As.quith stated that- Colonel Seely at Ilkestone was not speaking on beliali of the Government. Replying to Air. Redmond, he refused to fix a day lor tabling his resolutions dealing with the House of Lords.

[ Colonel Seely, who was in the Ministry in ’ the last Parliament, but was defeated at the elections, advocated an elective Upper House.] ...... , ..