The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
Opposition to Lloyd Georges Budget Brings the Lame and Halt and Palsied of British Nobility to Seats In Lords.
Only Those Stay at Home Who Are So III Presence Would Mean Almost Ger tian Death.
Great Crowds Assemble
 and Jeer As Lords Arrive, or Sing "Rule Brittania"
fsnecial from United Press.

Special from United Press)
 London. Nov. 22.-Before the greatest ,ssemblage of EngIand's nobility that has sraced the House in Lords in gem erations. the Earl of Crewe formally presented to the House at 4:4o this ai- ternoon Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd Georges budget. instituting the srravest governmental crisis the British Empire has faced for nearly cen tury.
 Every man entitled to a seat in the aristocratic upper chamber of Eng lands National Legislature. unless so old or i'll that it would have been sui- eide for him to leave his bed was on hand to fight for his rank. his wealth. his privileges. and his right to per manent place among the lawmakers or V Nobleulen who had never attended a parliamentary session in their lives ar tended The pomp of England s proud r,aerare was on parade. Gray bearded rrandfathers, so aged and feeble that they could scarcely walk. tottered to their century old places on the arms of trusty retinues- Tn one or tMo w archs their withered lips mumDling hardly aware of what took place about them ,, are needed to pile up a majority against the revolutionary proposition that British aristocracy should bear hls fair share of the burden of taxation which the peers contend should rest, as it always has, upon the commonafty almost entirely. Without the cnaInosr was a scene vividly contrasting with the quiet solemn atmosphere that ruie1 the gathering of stolid phlegmatic arls-
 Thousands had gathered to see the peers of England go to the opening slirulish of their battle for existence and the police had trouble controilIng them As aged and decrepit aristo- crats rolled up to carriages in answer to the urgent call of their party, the commonalty alternately jeered and cheered The police had difficulty toe ieferrninine who to admit to the House For there were peers present who the guardians of the gates had never seen before and they were forced to show their credentials much to their
 me crowd cheered again and again < as some naughty aristocrat was nelo up at the barrier They sang Ruie Britainnia" until the interior or the chamber rang with the echo. The po- lice did their best to control them but with little effect Adequate police ' were on hand, however, as the authorl- ties were apprehensive of a great suff- @TRs AND 4 slthisaM ak
 Fully 406 Lords were in their seats ! when Lord Crewe rose to read the budget Lord Lansdowne. the Conser- vative whip, had done his duty and he said he expects to have 800 on hand to vote at the conclusion Of the debate of the bill. probably this even ing The debate is nothing more than a solemn fiascko and the rejection Of the bill is certain Lord Lansdowne' s ! resolution, however, which results in { the rejection, will be carefully worded, l and instead of summarily throwing out r@r sol Nf 10 Lords to pass it until the voice of the people" is heard on the subject
 Ranged behind Lord Crewe. the Lf- beral leader. were the few supporters of the administration in the upper house On the opposing benches, Lansdowne nrarshalled his forces
 The spiritual Lords-Conservative all of them-mustered around the ves- tibule with the Bishop Canterbury and his colleagues of York A few Conser- vative Lords who are opposed to the summary rejection of the budget gathered about the Duke of North Cumberland The Duke of Connaughi was the only royal duke in the non- partisan benches with Lords Roberts Cromer and James of Pereford.
 Among the spectators King Manuel of Portugal, with the Portueuese, Mar ouIe De Several. was one of most in terested The gallery was packed The ambassadors reserve space, was fllleo to overflowing- Whitelaw Reld the American arnD1 SS1QOT, was III lAt front row of the gallery.
 Having received Lord Loraourn' dry formal consent, Lord Crewe reac the bill in precise even tones The Liberal benches fluttered faint appro- val The Conservatives stirred witf indignation. Then the agitation SUD sided and tenser excitement took its Q place~as Lord Lansdowne rose to re ply.
 Lord Lansdowne justified his mo- ton to refer the budget to the peo- pie as the only alternative to sum mary rejection of the measure Ht admitted that the Lords have not the right to amend finance bills, under precedent, but claimed they had the right to detailed legislation regarding it. He said there was no wish to re- ject the bill until expressions of the people were heard but the issues were too serious to allow the House oi Lords to pass the bill
 At 4:40 this afternoon Earl Crewt was recognized in the House of Lords and the fight on the budget was on There was an enormous crowd out side of the chamber and a number oi clashes with the police took place as they failed to recognize members who had not been present in years but who took their seats today realizing the momentous character of the mat ter to be decided
 The crowds outside sang Rule Bri-