The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-07
COAL TAX WAS PASSED
By British House of Commons by a
Large Majority.
THE LIBERALS ASSAlLED TAX POLICY
The Government Was Denounced as a
"Paok of Riotous Hounds After
an Eve Lamb"

London. May G.--The bill putting tax
on exports OF coal was passed today by
the house of commons by "A vote of 1913
to OF These figures apparently do not
represent the feeling Of the members of
the house but the government made the
issue a strict one ana secured the record
attendance for this parliament and by
vigorous efforts polled within Il score of
the normal majority.
The galleries were packed to overflow
ing, The principal figures during the lust
discussion on the tax came within the
liberal ranks Sir Edward Grey. II. II.
Asquth ana Charles Fenwick all assailed
the tax question: the last two speaking
with no little pathos In behalf of the
miners, In which station of life they
worked before coming to Westminster
Perhaps the most interesting feature gas
the speech of Hon. Frederick LambGton,
brother of earl of Durham, who, stynding
amid the conservative members denbunced
the government as pack of riotous
hounds after an eve lamb" by Which he
referred to the coal industry TIs decated
thht the chancellor of the eXCpquer had
represented the golfers as liary and forg-
ers, and the speaker maintained that they
We're as honest set of men ms ever set
ON government benches. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach attempted to explain. hut Mr.. Lam
berton paid Titled heed. The sleepy people
who had come in to hear yle linal stages
OF the debate bllnked vigorously as they
heard the right of the min@S to strike pro-
claimed by an Aristocrat, Who declared mat
the miners We're AS good as many man
who had won the Nictcrig cross, Another
supporter of the government, John Wilson,
/ bitterly opposed the tax, through fear OF
American competition. End contended that
the duty would give fhe United States a
| n gt
ed the bail rolling. sd for some time thr
mousse gave Itself u discussion ut tine
relative merits q "Pocahontas" and
"Smokeess Welsh,f with frequent reter-
| cnces to American growing merchant ma.
| rine and her advantages In coal
Mr.. Ralfour In Gambling style summed IN
| the debate, haspg his argument upon the
/ proposition thai such a great and ever-n-
1 could not hp Seriously affected when tho
| imposition Of tax or a shilling ton
| was prcSenBd. He dismissed the idea
| that AmerlI had ever been able to com
In the hvision which followed tnprc
was muchtross voting John Morley voted
! with the}goVernment, several liberals ali
stained rom voting while, almost all Of
ties iopea The opposition.
DuriyS Mr.. Balfour's summing uu one ~
his oYn adhcrcnts remarked audlbly, "lt
| is a iifelcsS speech but Of course, Bal
four does not know what ne Is talking
ahoW"
WHAT the miners federation viii do now
rcpalns 70 he soon, Judging from tho
speeches Of the labor members during the
hlte likely to declare general strike,
mus prccipltsting n struggle between or.
lEaulzcd labor and parliament; such a col
'llsiou, which was predicted frO1 ucntly .Illr-
Ing the discussion. might prove ruinous
to the coal industry ana highly Injurious
to the country,