The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-22
PRESENT THEIR CASE IN
COMING ELECTORAL STRUGGLE
Committing Suicide as Fast
as Possible Comments
John Redmond
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London. NOV 22.--The lords, Mon
day presented their case to the coun-
try in the coming electoral struggle.
a case which John u. Redmond, lead
er Of the natioralists, IN q speech at
lslington, characterized as metaphor
lcally committing suicide as fast as
possible"
II is understood the resolution,
which Lord Lansdowne gsve notice
he would introduce on Wednesday,
represents the attitude taken by the
Unlonists eide in the veto conference
and the rock on which the conference
foundered. These resolutions are.
ut Is desirable that provision be
naade for settling differences that
may arise between the house of com
mons and this house as reconstructed
reduced in numbers in accordance
with the recent resolutions of this
house.
That as to bills other than money
bills, such provision should be along
the following lines:
III difference arises between the
houses in regard to any bill other
than money bill in two successive
sessions and during an interval OF
not less than one year, and such diff
ferences 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 II
the measure relates to a matter OF
great gravity and has not been ade-
quately submitted to the Judgment OF
the people, It shall not be referred
to joint sitting, but submitted for
decision to the electors by refer
endum.
That as to money bills, the provi-
sion should be on the following lines:
The lords are prepared to forego their
constitutional right to reject and re-
fund money bills which are purely
of financial character, provided ef-
fectual 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
question shall be referred TO q joint
Of both houses, with the
speaker of the house OF commons as
and who shall have cast
ing vote only. If the committee holds
that the bill or the provisions in ques
tion are not of financial character
they shall be dealt with forthwith at
a Joint sitting OF the houses"
The liberals contend the adoption
Of these resolutions would render N.
ture liberal governments as powerless
as ever against the house Of lcf1s
The present situation appears TO be
that the house of lords will discuss
these resolutions, instead OF passing
the second reading of the veto BILL.
The session of the house of lords
Monday was devoted to the veto bill
The Earl Of Crewe Introducing this
for a second reading. Lord |
leader OF The opposition, |
litter criticising the measure moved |
IN adjournment until "Wednesday
when he promised 10 Introduce reso |
utions, which he thought might rs
iult in breaking the deadlock OF the |
wo houses. This adjournment was
hen taken without division.
The country is now too busily en- |
gagged in preparations for the elec
ions to take much interest In the do
ngs of the expiring parliament. Aus
en- Chamberlain. in a letter declares |
hat the maximum duty the tariff re.
ormers will propose on foreign wheat
will be two shilllngs per quarter that
colonial wheat ehall be duty free and
lcur taxed somewhat higher TO en-
0uage home milling.
Chancellor Lloyd-George at the East
end. Lendon, made a great play on
he American dollar agitation. He
ked since when had the British ar
~fr rac stsi,ed desmising dollars
fs~v II the noble houses, tottering,
ID their foundations restored by
ito # American dollars, and, he add
a evenly years eighty million
e'lar' bad been paid by the child
en- OF irish peasants across the sea
p cruel rack rents TO aristocratic lr-
sh landlords. He denounced Rose
ery's and Landsdowne's reform pro-
osals as useless shams.
The meeting at which the chancel-
or spoke was disturbed by suffra-
ettes some of whom were elected.
Most people make speciality OF