The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-02-06
PARLIAMENT
FACES FIGHT
Radical and Conservative Battle
in British Legislative Hall
Is Promised.
ABOLITION OF TITLED
BODY THREATENED
Reorganization With Possible over
throw Of Prominent Peers Con-
ceGed to Be Certain.

London, Feb. 5.-of even greater in
tercst than the possible changes In
The cabinet is the course the govern
ment is likely TO pursue upon the re-
assembling OF parliament. Premier
Asoosth has kept his own counsels
ard the views Of the liberals vary ac-
oordlng TO their shade Of radlcalism.
Extreme liberals strongly favor an
Immediate attack upon the veto powor
az the house Of lords, leaving the bud
set and all other legislation until the
marty has settled Its acts with the
necrs. The Irish members, too, are
believed TO support this view. More
moderate liberals are urging the gov
orp7ncnt frat to introduce the budget.
which the lords. accepting the result
of the election as an Enforcement of
tue governments financial policy are
already pledged to pass.
Would Abolish Lords.
on the question Of the future status
OF tie house Of lords. opinions differ
ai;roat as widely. Laborites and ex-
uemlst radicals are for the absolute
abolition OF the upper chamber, which
hardly comes within the peer view
OF practical policies. Another sec
tlou Of the mlniSterialists demands
the abolition Of the lords right OF
veto on financial legislation and the
cus,ailment Of their veto In other leg
islatlon. Views OF moderates arc
thus expressed by Sir Edward Grey.
foreign secretary:
NO reform Of the house OF lords
can be a real reform unless 1t pro-
vises for the abolition Of the heritary
principle and the substitution OF pop
ular elections"
The spectator follows this up at
a suggestion that the upper house
be modelled after the American SEN
ate, the house to consist of 200 mem
ters chosen under a system of pro
portional representation from equal
electoral areas.
Meanwhile, the unionists, with the
exception Of few peers. who, under
TO circumstances would find place In
the reformed chamber. are practically
unanimous for a change In the con-
st!tution Of the house Of lorde.
Many schemes are being put for
ward. the most popular probably be-
ing that embodied in the report OF the
Roseberry committee which provides
fer the election by the hereditary
peers OF 200 OF their own number.
together with 100 peers qualified by
service to the nation. ten bishops, FIVE
judges and forty life peers.
Premier AsQuith can count on ma
iorlty for the curtailment Of the house
of LORDS veto, for in this. the nation
alists and doubtless the independent
naticuellsts too, Will be with the gov
ernment on the budget, however,
The attitude Of the nationalists is still
uncertain. Mr. Redmond has not COM
mltted himself beyond giving out his
cable CORES pondence with M. j..
Ryan. national president OF the United
r-lah League OF America. but many
members OF The party strongly oppose
the clauses imposing whisky duties;
and, if they do not vote against them.
would, In their own political interest.
have TO abstain from voting.
William O'Brien, who heads the In
dependent Irish members has made
his intended attitude clear in let.
ter saying:
There is no doubt that the Irish
party contemplntes the blacklist trea-
son perpetrated against Irish since
the act OF union.
THE nationalists propose to assist
Tao government In passing the budget.
Which will impose on lreiand 10000
400 In taxation per annum."
Next week will see clearing OF the
atmosphere. Premier Asquith and
Chancellor Lloyd-George. who have
been resting on the continent and
other members OF the cabinet who
went TO the country after the cam
paign arc now on their way to Lon
don. The first formal meeting OF the
ministry will take place on February
10 and the changes In the cabinet, the
wording OF the kings speech OF the
Bpening OF parliament and the course
Of buDiness for the commons then Will
be decided
The king will be absent from Lon
don at that time, tho plan being that
ne shall spend week at Brighton
course 10 prevent the suggestion that
ne Is taking any side In the controv-
egsy.