Arizona republican., 1910-02-06
ABOLITION IS PROPOSED
But the Most Popular Scheme Looks to the Se-
 lection of the Upper House After Constitution of United States Senate.

London, Feb. 5.--Or even greater in- i terest than possible changes in the cabinet. is the course the government
 is likely to pursue upon the reassem-
 bling of parliament. Premier Asquith
 has kept his own counsel. and the views of the liberals vary
 The extreme liberals strongly favor an immediate attack upon the veto
 power of the house of lords, leaving
 the budget and all other legislation
 until the party has settled it's ac-
 counts with the peers. The Irish
 members. too. it is believed. will sup
 port this view. The more moderate
 liberals are urging the government
 first to introduce the budget. which
 the lords. accepting the result Of the election as an endorsement of the
 governments financial policy. are al- ready pledged to pass.
 On the question of the future status of the house of lords. opinions differ almost as widely. The laborites and extremist radicals are for the ab- soIute abolition of the upper cham Der. which hardly comes within the realm of practical politics. Another section of the ministerialists demands the abolition of the lords right of veto on financial legislation and the curtailment of their veto in other leg islation.
 The views of the noderates are thus expressed by Sir Edward Grey. the foreign secretary: No reform Of the house of lords can be a real re- form unless it provides for the abo- lition of the heredity of the peer. and the substitution of popular elections"
 The Spectator follows this mp with a suggestion that the upper house be modelled after the American senate. the house to consist of 900 members chosen under a system of propor- tional representation from equal cleo tOral areas.
 Meanwhile the unionists. with the exception of a few peers who under no circumstances would find places in reformed chamber are prac- tically unanimous for change in the of the house of lords.
 Many schemes are being put for ward. the most popular probably be- ing embodied in the report of the Rosebery committee. which provides for the election by the hereditary peers of 200 of their own number. together with 130 peers qualified by service to the nation, ten bishops. five judges and forty life peers.
 Premier Asluith can count on a majority for a curtailment of the i house of lords veto. for in this the and doubtless. the inde- 1 pendent nationalists. too. will he with 1 the government.
 On the budget. however. the atti- | tude, of the nationalists is still uncer- | tain. Many members of the party are l strongly opposed to clauses imposing | duties. William O'Brien, who | heads the independent Irish members, has made his intended attitude clear | in a letter. saving: There is no doubt that the Irish party contem- plates the backest treason rerpe- trated against Ireland since the Act of Union. The nationalists propose to assist the government in passing | the budget. which will impose on Ire- land s1n.000.00 in taxation per an- num-.
 Next week will see q clearing of the atmosphere Premier Asquith. | Lloyd-George and other | members of the cabinet who went to the country and continent after the campaign, are now on their way to London. The first formal meeting of the ministry will take place on Feb ruary 10. and the changes in the | cabinet. the wording of the kings speech for the opening of parliament and the. course of business for the commons will be decided. The king will then be away to prevent sus- picion of siding in the controversy.