New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28
THE HOUSE OF LORDS SCORED
LORD ROSEBERY CALLS 1T A MOCkEki
AND AN INVITATION TO REVOLuTION'

IN FAVOR OF A SECOND CHAMBER HOWEVER,
THE GOVERNMENT TO SUBMIT A RESOLUTION
AFFIRMls,G THE DOMINANCE OF THE COM
MONS OVER TIE LoRDs-THE VERDICT OF
THE COUNTRY To RE SOUGHT on IT
LORI sALIsBtRY's PLAN FOR
MENDING THE LORDS
London. Oct 27.-The Prime Minister. Lord
Rosebery made an attack on the House Of Lords
in a speech IN Bradford this evening.
The veto power exercised by the irresponsible
chamber. he said would prevent the present
Parliament from continuing for anything like
the full extent Of It's natural life. The next cleo
ton. In his opinion. would be fought on the ques-
ton OF the continued existence of the House OF
Lords. That House it existed at present was
mockery and an Invitation to revolution. The
House OF Commons might vote bills I'LL they were
black in the face: they must still 50 up cap in
hand. to the Lords and ask them to
rass the bills. He favored the principle OF
second chamber saying that the temptation u
absolute power too great for any single per-
son or body He believed that the feeling of the
country on this point the same as his.
Shouts Of NO" and cheers) The issue was
IN" greatest that had been presented since the
country resisted the tyranny of Charles and
James H. involving a revision IF the entire Con
stitution.
The country had not given mandate to the
Government at the last election 10 deal with the
House OF Lords; II 1t had, it had not given the
Government a sufficient majority. The Govern
ment must therefore walk warily: 1t must first
bring tho Commons into play. Tho Government
proposed t, submit to Parliament a resolution.
the exact terms Of which he would not state now.
/ \. - in,
the partnership with the Lords. was unmistak-
ably the domncnt partner. such resolution
which In the present temper II the House ~
| Commons would undoubtedly bc passed. would
represent the Joint demand II the Government
and the Commons for revision Of the C"nsu'u-
J ton the question thus entering upon ne"
phase Then the verdict of the country would
be required and he felt sure that II would be as
favorable as the verdict of the Commons
These steps would be taken az soon as tho
proper time arrived. They would not be takei,
Immediately because the Government hol'h
10 BASS useful measures before dissolNing far
| liarnent The Government throw down inc
! gauntlet to the Lords. and II was Tor 'he I""
| ple to back tho Government w. .
/ Lord salisbury will speak inEdinburgh on Mon
/ dav I'm reply t. Lord Ros"bery's address al hfai-
| ford this evening forecast II L"rd SahsputS :
! s,.cch a accepted at the Carlton club. cr"di's
! the ex-Trmc Minister with tn" puTp's. 81 "p,
pcarine In the part ~ a reormer oi IN" iious. y.
/ Lords
! It's legislative powers. but pr0Nidlng tof hn" '
/ 81 peers a part of tho members 81 "~niCn ~ I'M, I'm.
be elected by The people, ihe res. ho,u"s ro Fem
/ seats bv right II birth The Tories nave pec"inr
! convinced tha; the time has come whrn .n'
| Upper House must be ended "i "'-'"' -,
| NO hone for the creation Il a second chaihI,'
| I'm The makeup 81 which the Conservative '''
| ment shall still predominate ,,A j.,
A,o,hcr scheme Of Lord salisbury's. which ne
| odranres as an alternative to the principle oI
! a tTnuse or Peers partly elective ana paFuS
hereditary. provides that whenever bill VIM, Wni.n
! 80 hocr unsscd by the House Of commons
-, hovo becn twice rejected by IN" f"ers
me measure shall be referred TO the country a,
| large The plans OF both l<ord it'S'p't' "tt''
"a SaIisbury So far they are known ihH'-
| ca,. that the question ~ the ahrldE'm't' "'
~ nowers Of the Nous" ~ Lords VIII nav
a lace In the forefront ~ the ''e'''" '''
grnnMe.