The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-01
HOUSE OF LORDS
REJECTS BUDGET
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suit in The central hall. and when tho
vote became known there was a slight
attempt at INSTRUMENTATION of
hclals, however, speedily cleared The
hall. and in few minutes the lobbicS
aud precincts wcrc empty.
Significant Incident.
1t is worthy of note that Lord St
Aldwyn who. as Michael Hicks Beach
WAS ono of the ablcst chancellors of
tho cXchcquer of the conservative side
has ostcntaiiouslY abscntcd himself
from all debates on Lord Bausdowne 5
resolution, and this morning he an
lounced his intention not to 90 TO the
lousc for division. His abstcntIon was
lue TO disapproval of Lord Lans-
iowne s course. and, together with that
)f other wcightY conservative peers,
Hill have great effect in the country,
Among those peers who came down cs-
lPcIally to vote was the Earl OF
Nemyss and March, who is III his nine
y-second year
When division was taken there was
practically no excitement in The streets,
IIthough earlier In tho night crowds
gathered near the house and attempted
% pro-budgct demonstration. \ force
)f police was in readiness and so soon
rs the crowd showed tendency 10 be-
;omc unmanagable, they dispersed the
demonstrators. being assisted by Il
heavy rainfall.
The final debate was distinguished hy
oratorlcal excellence, particularly in
:hc speeches of Lord Curzon of Kedlcs-
ION. former viccrov of India and of the
speech was his maiden effort IN the
louse of lords and its eloquent periods
added to DR.. Lang's finc presence and
beautiful voice, made n deep impres.
sion.
The Archbishop strongly opposed
Lord Lansdowne's resolution, declaring
hat it would be unprecedented for the
lords to reject a finance bill passed by
the house of commons with such ma
iority.
Lord Curzon Sick Man.
Lord Curzon was plainly suffering
from ms recent indisposition and had
20 ask the indulgence of the house, but,
despite physical weakness. which sey-
eral times IN his ninety-minute speech
threatened To overcome, he spoke with
his accustomed vigor and art He main
tanned that the lords had an absolute
right TO reject the finance bill, and he
argued that the country was on the eve
of momentous struggle, which might
lead to the reform Of the house of
lords
Claims of Opposition.
Earl Cawdor, former first lord of ad.
mlralty. who wound up the debate for
the opposition. maintained that there
mad been an attempt TO evade the lords
ancient right 10 reject each tax bv
placing all taxes on one bill 1t was
idle TO pretend, he said, that such n
change or procedure by the house of
commons could affect one iota response
bilitics and duties of the second cham.
ber. He quoted Premier Asquith as
stating on assuming the premiership
that the function of the house of lords
was 70 check slovenly and prccipitate
legislation. This Earl Cawdor thought.
fairly represented the action the lords
proposed to take.
Referring TO tackinp on license pro.
posals and land valuations to the bud.
get, he said that, as both these had
previously been rejected by the house
of lords, it would destroy all the power
of the upper house if the lords were
unable 10 veto the finance bill. in
which these were not included He ms.
serted the budget already had driven
capital from the country to alarming
extent, had stunned tho building trade
aud had increased unemployment.
They were told that the rejection Of
the bill would cause financial chaos, but
Lord Lansdownc's s offer of assistance
10 avoid Inconvenience. had not been
cordially received by the government.
IAereforc, he said, if chaos came the
4sponsibilitY would rest upon the min
istry. The government wanted Il single
chamber. independent of any check.
while the lords had been fighting for