Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-10
THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS
LITTLE Tory Reform Schemes.
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

lords just before, the final dissolution Of
parliament.
The Arst set of three resolutions adopt
ed was fathered by Lord Rosebery. The
uation Of the two-chamber form Of par
Lament. The. second declared that the
second. or upper. chamber should be pro-
vided for by reforming and reconstituting
the present house Of lords -.
The third resolution, although extreme
~ vague. advanced the general plan of
the proposed reform. 1t began with a
declaration that in future no man might
sit as q legislator in the upper chamber
Of parliament solely because Of his hered-
itary right. It was then proposed that in
the future the upper chamber should be
called the ''lords OF parliament" to be
made up Of three classes OF members: ta)
peers chosen by. the whole body OF heredi-
tary peers from among themselves and
peers nominated from, the whole body of
hereditary peers by the crown. (b) 1orde
Of parliament sitting by virtue Of Office
and qualification held by them and (c)
lords Of parliament chosen from outside.
y
Lord Rosebery in. speaking to these
tail, and he fall
Lord Hosebery ed to explain why,
Fails to Explain. nr,nc nr ". REQ" ~
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be abandoned. the first and presumably
largest class Of lords. of parliament were
| to remain hereditary peers elected by
hereditary peers. He did not say what Of
scers should sit ex-ofdcio, although every
| body knew he intended to include the
bishops, and he failed to intimate how
many lords Of parliament should beschos-
! en- from outside, or by whom they should
be selected. Lord Curzon bf .Kedleston
in speaking to the same resolution went
far enough to say. that in the third class
Of lords Of parliament would be found a
direct connection between the classes sNe-
cially represented in the upper chamber
| and the democracy Of the nation. but he
did not make clear just what proportion
Of power in the reconstructed lords of
| parliament would be granted to the demo-
cratic and popular element.
The Rosebery resolutions represented the
| concessions which the lords were willing
to make. A few days later the conserva-
| tive leader in the upper chamber, Lord
tions which embodied the positive propos-
ais. OF the tory party with respect to the
pending issue. These resolutions are ass
stunned to embody practically the propos-
! the constitutional conference They do
| not add to the ROsebery suggestions for
the recohstruction OF the upper chamber,
but are directed entirely toward establish
| ing Q system OF bringing about agree
| ments between the two houses of par
| lament in such cases as have repeatedly
/ come up since the advent Of the present
liberal government
- =
/ The resolutions are as follows: 1T is
desirable that provision be made for set
i thing differ
Provision for ences tina,
i Settling Differences. may ~se arise be- .
house of commons and this house as re-
constituted. reduced In numbers in &C.
cordance with the recent (Rosebery) res
olutions Of this house. That as to bills
other thap money bills such provision
should be made on the following lines:
| Eff a difference arise between the
houses in regard to any bill other than
II q money bill in two successive sessions
!. and during an interval Of not less than
one year. and such differences Are unable
to be adjusted by other means. It shall
be settled at . Joint sitting composed OF
. the members Of the two houses; provided