The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-21
FOES OF ENeLAND's LORDS.
Opening of the Conference of the
Liberal Federation.

London, June 20.-The ant-lords con
ference, which was organized by the Ma
tional Liberal Federation, was formally
opened in Albert hall, Leeds, to-day, in
the presence of 1900 delegates and audi.
tors.
The conference was called TO order by
spence Watson, who, in his opening
speech, declared that the attitude OF the
House of Lords was unbcarable. He
counseled the conference, therefore, to
take up the question and fight 1t TO the
end. The conference, he said in
view of the great importance OF its work
ought TO be clear, practical and united in
It's resolutions. He warned the delegates
against dangerous schemes which would
be likely TO impair their unity, Mr. Wat
son insisted that the ultimate sovereign
lty of the empire must rest with the peo-
pie thereof.
THE FIRST RESOLUTION.
He then moved the first resolution
which is as follows:
!. That the power now exercised by the
House OF Lords TO mutilate and reject meas
ures passed by the Representatives OF the peo
PIE IN the House OF Commons has been sys
tematicnlly used to defeat reforms Is incon
sistent with the ri shtu free popular selfagov
eminent aud should cease to exist
Several prominent liberals supported
Mr.. Watson's s remarks, aud were invited
by him to make independent speeches.
Secretary Hartford, of the Railway Ser
wants Society, seconded the resolution
and denounced the House of Lords for its
treatment of labor questions.
other speeches were made in the so me
strain. One delegate, in loud voice, in
terrupted the chairman as he Was about
TO put the resolution TO vote, and cried
out: What about the lords gambling
and racing9 No mention Is made OF these
in the resolution. This question was
received with cheers and Taught er. The
resolution was then adopted.
THE SECOND RESOLUTION.
The second resolution was therefort
moved by MIR. Hobson, as follows:
?. That this meeting call upon the govern
ment TO in troduce a measure for the abolition
OF the lords' veto power by providing tha
whenever a bill passed by the commons
shall be altered or rejected by the lords the
same bill may be reaiiirmed by the commons
with or without such alteration be subject
only TO the royal assent ana thereupon be
come a law
MIR. Labouchere moved substitute de.
claring that the House of Lords ought TO
be abolished, being useless and dangerous
and demanding that the government in
troduce bill for the abolition OF the
mousse OF 1sofus. ia MS SDeecn support
ing his substitute, Mr.. Lab0uchere de.
clared that so long as hereditary legis
lators existed self-goyernment was {
farce
Mr.. Labouchere's amendment wal
seconded by Sir Wilfrid Lamson.
A MEDIEVAL MoNsTRosIrY.
MIR. Lawson declared that the House o
Lords was medieval monstrosity
composed of hereditary miscreants, whi
ought to be deprived of their power Il
do evil and continued his denunciatory
remarks at some length. 80
MIR. Labouchere's amendment, or sub
stitute, was rejected by large majority
The original resolution was carried, as
was also the third resolution which de
clares:
That the meeting assures the government
OF the resolute support OF the party on ans
steps that may be deemed nece ssary TO en-
force the passage OF this great constitutional
reform.
Among the prominent persons on thu
platform were Chairman Watson, James
Henry Dalziel, members Of parliament fo
the Kirkcaldy district of Scotland; Si
Wilfrid Lawson, M. r., president of tht
Uuited Kingdom Alliance for the sup
pressing of the liquor traffic; Michae
David and Henry IAbouchere