The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-14
THE LORDS VETO POWER
THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO
DEAL WITH THE QUESTION.


! LONDON, Oct. i3.-The successive de-
clarations made this week by the Right
Hon. George Shaw-Lefebvre. president
| of the local Goyernpent Board: the Right
Hon. Herbert Gladstone, First Commits
sioner of Works; Sir John T. HILBERT,
NJ. T., and Sir George o. Treyylan. Sec
| retary for Scotland, that the Government
had definitely decided 10 deal with the
| question of abolishing the veto power OF
| the House OF Lords. have prepared the
| puDhc mind for statement from Lord
| koseoery on the subject upon the occa-
| sion of his making a speech at Bradford
| on October 9th. Expectant interest in this
| matter has become so keen that the
Premier will not dare to omit from his
address an explicit pronouncement OF
! the Governments policy. In his recent
| declaration Herbert Gladstone said the
| time was at hand when Government should
| publicly announce this intention In re-
! gard to the House OF Lords, and express
| ed his opinion that the Prime Minister'S
| statement would undoubtedly meet with
| the entire concurrence OF the rank ana
| file OF the Liberal party Sir John i, HID
bert, though not a member OF the Cab.
met, has the close confidence OF Lord
| Rosebery. His forecaste OF the course to
be adopted by the Ministry In dealing
| with the House of Lords question Is that
| the first action VIII be taken through
| resolution introduced IN the House OK
| Commons Immediately upon the recon
| NtUluk OF ftfHhUitDt, NhN
| eiple OF limiting the veto power OF tpe
| Peers, and next, through bill TO be IN
| troduced later In which the same pr,h-
| cipe shall be embodied. The great az
vantage OF this plan lies In the fact that
! the resolution could be carried aftef
| debate of not more than a weeks durn.
| ton, while the consideration on tns p,iI
would be apt to take up the ,ihe OF ,ne
| entire session and might then be rejected.
With the resolution thus passed, the boN-
| ernment could well aftord to allow the
! bill to drag along until the dissolution
| Of Parliament.
rHu,E sDcfAITsric EFf foRMs.
The members OF the Executive Commit
| tee Of the National Federation are az
variance over the question OF introducing
| into the programme OF their coming con-
| ference of certain proposed measures Win
a tendency toward socialist doctrines ana
| beliefs. The measures are educatiye TO
| the members OF the labor party, ana are
In competition with Mr.. Joseph Chamoer,
lain's latest State Socialist PLATFORM
| majority OF the committee nave reacnci
| the conclusion that by far the sfsaeN
number of liberals In the kingdom ais.
approve strongly OF coauettlng Win me me
Socialists, ana think me pest pan ~, w.,
| them to adopt would be 70 rely upon
| securing the trades councils by supportns
| the councils candidates at the next pal,
iiamentery elections. IL is tne tss'r
view Of the matter is commonly contested
| 10 be right that the most actlVe ana III
! huential of the trades unionists' ,wnos
tendencies are purely hbefa. th'aS aso,aSb al,
| more assistance Is to be had tn'@.nsn @
gaining access TO the party purpose ,uan
from the verbal declarations reeaIulhs
social reforms In the party progr lnilhe.
The. bill prepared py 'Ihhepn ,he coming ses-
! sion Of Parliament Is approved ny ue
| Iinionists. but Is looked upon WIN sss s
plcion by the Radical worEhe'ren, An ,., ,s,,ye 1y
as il etands includes PROVISIONS TOT NJ NJ
| Furnishing Of State aid 10 artisans tot ,ne
nnrchase of homes OF their own ior ,na
| pprantiYg of old age pensions, lol lns
kf,,,ito ,i9n ~ the hours Of labor In SHOPS
and factories. for the restriction OF paulcr
| alien immigration, and new empiosy,n,
liability act, embodying contracting Vu'
| clause
HIGH CID TOBY DoDoE.
II Is looked upon as hieh oih Jt, .g,s
dodge, which will result ~ ILL., t.e ~ the
| Of me questions OF the aboilllOn VI ~
| veto newer of the House OF LolHs, ta,,,
| d{sesta bIlshment of churches ana various V,
| land reforms, and the replacing oi ny" ,ha
| with Socialists bribes al the cos' ''
misses stSa scSame y, nee ppoTosed in Mr. Chamber
| Isin's measure OF giving 10 every Worh,
| Ingman a house OF HIS own, pIopose'
that the workingmen shah supp,s % the
| state advancing the other tour-nItns
| al such a rate or interest as II ~ haScy
| nosed will enable the borrower 10 pa, TIL ol.
! the debt incurred IN zen Sear,. SranosaI as
| Economist characterized the proposaI %
| q sheer illusion for the beguiliDg OF men
| into the fallacious idea that tne e,ste
| will endow them with . house OF ,neIa
| own without the least additiohai eAPe"se
| " Al analvsis OF the plan proves that
| NJ Chamberlain has omitted from nss
| caIculations the payment OF rates, Ms
cost Of keeping tn. me mo housss cost q OF insur.
| srca The loss OF interest on the capitht
| Investment by tie workingmhn, III
| nosslbiIity Of the loss or THIS cavnS, vs.
| in the event OF the vlclssitudes OF fnus s
| compelling the hNeslot W
| place Of residence. ,ox,.,. Nays
| THE genuine socialist -laDorlsts navs
| evioved another sort OF pr0gram,nr, @ an,
! which has been formulated by rom M@snn @
| fo, the behoof OF the independent iapor
| nartv II provides. among other 'hInss,
| Tor the furnishing OF remunerau = VIE
| 10 the unemployed, for taxauoh 70 Hss M
| extinction Of all unearned lnconnes' S los
| ,he Collective ownership OF property. ana
| cnntrol OF production. distribution hnn
exchange. These subjects are made
the basis; o. ,gor the Gn'fi the meantime. how:
| aver the independent labor party can't
| boast OF It's solidarity.
John BURNS BITTEN pEsuncIArIohs
| Iobn Rurns NJ p, who, accompanied
! by David Hoiesrpresident OF the "eaVers
| Association, will shortly start Tor DenNs,i
| Col. where he and his companion VIII
| sit as delegates in the Trades Congress, 70
| be held shortly. has been publicly beratinS
| Tom Mann. who he speaks of as "a shiity
| and incapable person. having a unai m
| teliect" The leaders OF the various rae
| tions OF the independent labor party ne
| characterIzes as "a clique Of bounders
| ON the bounce" The free 1aborists ne
| regards as a ''conglomerate mass or men
| on the make and retired booZers, win all
| the evidences OF subsidy on their faces,
| and incompetency written on their large,
| beery features" Certain persons VINO
| nave yentured to critcise him and hts
| actions through the newspaper press, Mr.
| BURNS denounced as "A loathsome brood
| OF Journalistic Jerry bidders"
| Tom Mann and James Kier Hardy. VI.
| p. are also going 20 Denver as delegates
| TO the Trades Congress.
Al a meeting held subsequent TO the u.
/ rade delivered by Burns, the Independents
| labor party bewailed the yirulence dis-
| played by him Ia his remarks. but did not
I attempt 10 excuse In any way the ian.
| gIiage OF which he had made use.
| Another leader, Frank Smith. VINO was
| one OF those 10 whom Burns referred az
| journalistic Jerry djddiers. has retorsed
| In kind he refers to Bruins as bonn
| bastic. bulldozing, selfish and eoncested.
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