Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-22
Irish Leader Stamps Proposed
Solution of Veto Bill as
SeIf-Destruction
HOPELESS DEBATE STARTED
Resolutions to Be introduced on
Wednesday Present Unionist
Case for Election
Associated Pressl

LONDON, Nov. 21.-The lords today
presented their case to the country in
the coming electoral struggles case
which John E. Redmond, leader of the
Nationalists, in speech as Islington
tonight characterized as 'metaphoric-
ally committing suicide as fast as pos
sible."
1t is understood the resolutions which
Lord Lansdowne gave gave notice he
would introduce on Wednesday repre-
sent the attitude taken by the Unionist
side in the veto conference and the rock
on which the conference foundered.
The resolutions follow:
1T is desirable that provision be
made for settling differences that may
arise between the house of commons
and this house as reconstructed, re-
duced in numbers in accordance with
the recent resolutions of this house.
THAT as to bills other than money
bills such provision should be made
on the following lines:
PROVIDES FOR DEADLOCK
'Tf difference arises between the
houses In regard to any bill other than
money bill, in two successive ses-
sions 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 a joint
sitting composed of the members of
the two houses; provided that if the
measure relates to a matter of great
gravity and has not been adequately
submitted to the judgment of the peo-
pie it shall not be referred to joint
sitting but submitted for decision to
the electors by a referendum.
"That as to money bills the pro-
vision should be on the following lines:
'"The lords are prepared to forego
their constitutional right to enact and
amend money bills which are of a
purely financial character provided
effectual provision is made against
'tacking' and provided that if any
question arises as to whether bill or
any of the provisions thereof are of a
purely financial character, that ques-
tion shall be referred to a joint COM
mittee of both houses with the speaker
of the house Of commons as chairman,
and who shall have casting vote
only. If the committee holds that the
bill or the provisions in question are
not of financial character they shall be
dealt forthwith at a joint sitting of
the houses"
The Liberals contend the adoption of
| these resolutions would render future
Liberal governments as powerless as
ever against the house OF lords.
| The session of the house of lords to-
| day was devoted to the veto bill. the
earl of Crewe introducing this measure
| for a second reading.
| Lord Lansdowne, leader of the oppo-
| sition, after criticiSing the measure,
moved an adjournment until Wednes-
day, when he promised to introduce the
resolutions which he thought might re-
suit in breaking the deadlock of the
two houses.
The country now is too busily en-
gagged in preparations for the election
to take much interest in the doings OF
the expiring parliament. Austen Cham
berlain. in a letter published tonight.
declared the maximum duty "the tariff
reformers" will propose on foreign
wheat will be two shillings a quarter.
that colonial wheat shall be free, and
flour taxed somewhat higher to en-
courage home milling.