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LONDON. April lain the House Of Commons
to-day Mr. John Morley moved the FIRST read
ing OF the Registration bill. The measure pro-
vldes for q half Decentralization. with
three months residence qualification. and
that all elections shall take place on the sane
day. instead Of spreading over several weeks
as IL now the custom. Mr. Morley ssid that
the Government attached the highest impor-
lance to the provision that all polling shall be
done on the same day. exceptions being made
only in universities. II possible the elections
should alway take place on Saturday.
Mr.. Morley continued his explain alton OF the
bill By saying that 1t provided that an eleetor
should no longer be disqualified through his
non-psyment Of rates. Owing to the limited
scope Of the bill. the Government could not
deal with the mischief and unisirness arising
from plural voting In sny root-and-br branch
manner. but what thsJ did propose would re-
strict an elector from voting In more than one
constituency Whore an elector voted in .
given constituency he could not vote In an
other as long as the then current register re-
NAMED In force. In framing the MEASURE,
said Mr.. Morley. the Government had aimed
At simplicity. so that the bill did not need pro-
The first registration would go into force in
anusry, S and the se ss " ousscstion
to three months. would enable nearly IOoOO9
male householders who are now debsrred
There was no attempt in the bill to carry out
to the full extent the ons-msn-one- vote pIin-
eS h' sn iof@us Of oRs vote one
would involve q redistribution o. sests con
bEssslns S Spe on large scale Of electoral boun:
daries. The bill certainly limited plural
Il %sy S s,s pISs sotna
how Ss oui Il vas fact hat in the great eities
hands 81 those Who did not snioy the privilege
OF plural voting. the Conservatives were gain
certainly could not be protected By the owner.
ship Of . vote possessed also by nall miiip on
S Sians e, he Franchise 10 on. sleCtot
The clause requiring ths descripSnon Of
PofSs fse S Se Sss mild and
rational measure. and, as whole. would lessen
the lneonveniencs and cost o. registIation an. i.
Mr.. A. j. Balfour said the bill covered . good
sicctOrsi system more i'm portan. than ne
modest epithets Of Mr.; Morley indicated. He
eens While s a revision Of the feSistraton every
siI months would throw an additional burden
%saS the .s the
OF supplementary POLICE. cal! out the military.
Regarding plural voting. he asked why the
Government should endeavor to abolish the
least hurtfuI among the anomalies OF the Con-
stitutiou and leave the most injrrious I'M
touched Reform he thought 9pEh. TO eeaa
do more real good than anything proposed By
| the bill tCheersL go =,
Sir Henry James opposed the bill on the
| ground that It would disfranchise occupation
voters.
The bill was then read for the first time
When Mr. Morley WAS about to rise TO In
| troduce the Registration bill. Mr. Frederick
&. Rasch. Conseryatiye. moved 70 adiourn The
| House in order to discuss the failure OF the
Gsvernm emit to provide relist for the existing
agricultural depression. MIR: Rasch made q
| long speech on the distressed condition OF the
| British farmer. and other Conservatives fol-
| lowed In q similar strain. to the intense de,
light OF the Opposition. who greatly enjoyed
the success Of their parliamentary trick. 4
sudden check was put upon their merrime
| however. BY the Speaker. who sharply Gen.
| sursd the Opposition for introducing irreie-
| want scussion. and closured the debate. MT.
| Rasch's motion was lost By . vote OF 2Oo to ltd