Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10

Of British history, but possibly also fni
volving far reaching changes In the
British constitution. There certainly
was unusual animation In the publfC
galleries, which We're crowded with
peereSses, members of the house OF
commons. ambassadors and others. But
In the itself complete calm pre-
vailed. There was none of that tense
excitement or exuberant enthusiasm
| so distinctive OF q similar occasion n
the lower house. The vote was called
on Lord Lansdowne's amendment that
the house was not justified in giving
its consent to the bill. 1t had been
submitted to the Judgment OF the cOun-
try. Nearly ID officials We're occupied
In clearing the house, the tellers for di-
vision being a Waldegrave, Viscount
Churchill. Baron Denman and Lord
Colebrooke.
When the vote was announced just
before midnight as $50 to rs In favor OF
the amendment a few mixed cheers
were heard. Owing to the crowded
state of the chamber the tellers had
some difficulty In forcing their way
through to Lord Loreburn, lord high
chancellor. The Earl of Crewe imme-
diately moved an adjournment and the
house rose.
An eager and expectant crowd was
awaiting the result in the central hail.
and when the figures of the vote be-
came known there was q slight attempt
at counter demonstri tions. The off,
GERS, however. speedily cleared the hall
and In a few minutes the Hobbies and
precincts were empty.
Provisions Of Budget.
The English budget is the annual bill
providing for the raising OF revenue to
meet the expenses OF the governments
Under n leadership OF David Lloyd
George, chancellor of the oxcheauei, the,
present liberal government proposed,
however, a radical change In the man
ner OF raising revenue y
The most important one was a series
OF taxes on land values. which have
been denounced by the British land
holders as having been inspired by
Henry Georges Progress and Poyer-i
ty" The land taxes proposed In the
budget were small, but II was provided
that there should be q general valua-
ton Of all the lands In England. This
valuation, IL Is alleged, was to be made
the basis for future increases In land,
value taxes, until the whole annual
value of the land should ultimately be-
absorbed.
In his speeches in favor of the budget,
Lloyd George boldly declared the pur-
pose of the government to force unused
land into use, and to make war on pow
erty in that manner. The result was hat
nearly all the large landhoiders In Eng
land have opposed the budget bitterly.
Liquor Taxes lrritate.
Aside from the taxation Of land
values the budget proposed heavily in
creased licenses for liquor selling.
This feature OF the license is known
as the monopoly value and the IL
censing bill of last year provided for
the extinction without compensation
of this value after a term of years.
That is to say, that at the end of a
period of years-14 vas the number
provided for in last years bill-the JUS
tices should have the power to wipe out
any license without compensation to
the holder. Last years bill also pro-
vided for an increased scale OF license
duties.
When the bill was thrown out the
liberals threatened to attain the same
end-the reduction In the number OF
licenses, and the increase OF the reve-
nue-by means of taxation, and this is
what the licensing features of the new
budget propose to do.
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