The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-21
The WAR ON THE LORDS.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ar rn
LEEDS ooSFEkEycE.
Laeouchers'' Radical Re.olu,,o, p.,..,.,>
ana tho One Aboli,hing tho Veto po
Adopted by Big Majority.

LONDON. June 20.-Tba ,.,r
conference, which was orra-,,@, ''''u
National League Federation. was ,orn, '''
opened In Albert Hall. Leeds to.1,"
the presence Of 1900 delegates ana o,''
tors. The conference was called - -
by Spence Watson. who ia his orort...
speech declared that Inc sttnn1.
the House Of Lords was uuboarthir ~
counselled the conference Their, fora =.
take up the question and n.ht IN a. 80
tnd; Inc coAi' O.. ne said. ln yl.,.
OF the grea, 30 t3aec o. l,s work or,
10 be Gear. lI..tc.l :. ana urfr, u,
resolutions. De au d the 4.i.e.r.s
against danseto4- tcleaes which v...I'
be likely 20 impali their unity. Watson 'r'
sisted that TIE aluMate s0vcrc.gntv ~
the Empire mAst rest With tne people
IuL t-aAl NEscLUuoN.
lie then moved the drst resolution 4.
follows.
l. That the power now exercised h.
the House Of Lords 10 mutllate an. -.
Ject measures passed b. the represerfs.
yves Of the people IN the House OF Com.
mons mas been systematically use. &,
ueleat reforms, is Inconsistent with fIa
rent OF Tree popular government
ana should cease TO exist"
several prominent Liberals surQorto.
by him 10 make independent qneoot..
secretary Hartford. OF the RallVav Se-.
wants Society, seconded the rcs6luf..-
and denounced the House OF Lorl1 e-
us treatment OF labor questions Otto-
speeches were made I'm tho Same etr,.
one delegate In a loud voice interr.',,.i
the chairman AS he was about ~ r.,
the resolution 10 a vote and orIol -
What about the Lords gambling AMI
raclngf No mention is made of thsse
IN the resolution"
This question was received with obo,-.
and laughter. The resolution Was mon
adopted
To AnoiEH THr VITO rowrn
The second resolution vas the, ,,o,....
2. That the meeting call upon me- 80
eminent 10 Introduce measure for ra
abolition OF the Lords veto mower n,
providing that whenever a BIN rqrssl ~
the Commons shall he altered on 70.
jected by the Lords the same hH nav 20
reafiirmed by the Commons. with or t,if-.
out such alteration. DE subject only IN
royal assent, and thereUpon become a
law.
Mr.. LabOuchere moved a substitute de-
claring that the Lords ought 20 Do 9hoI.
ished, being useless and dangerous ant
demanding that the Government Introduce
a bill for the abolition Of the House n
Lords. In his speech supporting his SUBJ
stitute LabOuchere declared that so long
as hereditary Legislators existed sslf-goy.
eminent was a farce.
LabOucheres amendment was seconded
by Sir Winfred Lawson. Lawson declared
that the House Of Lords was o meleyai
moustroSity, COMPOSED OF hereditary m.s-
creants who ought 80 be deprived NJ their
power 20 DO esq. and continued his de-
mandatory ro marks NJ some length.
Labouchcr' amendment or substitute.
was rejected 3d. large majority
TIRE ORI"1,Ai RrsOLrTI0V tDpprrD.
The original resolution was carried rs
was also the third resolution. which To-
clares that the meeting assures the GOV
eminent of the resoiute support OF tge
party on any steps that may be deemed
necessary TO enforce the passage OF this
great constitutional reform
Among the prominent persons on the
platform We're Chairman Watson james
Henry DaiZiei. VI. F.. Sir Nintre1 Law.
son. VI. T.. Michael Davitt. and Henry
Labouchere.