The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-15
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ANGkI VUIDUkNT In GUmM UMS


tHt NNIH-GWWWS RENWLd EION
PASSED M SSR 10 ysG.
1--WE Wears ltesssWtaea AIsO Passed ~ INA
70 ma -maissaP omtnunsgals AsausGh
Lasisr aNys No Vsssas 10 Reamsna
-NemSers csuse clsss q wa Eawhas
special cssis DsspassA % Tan $40.
LoSDoS. April IG--nis was . tempea-
rlcus evening IN The HoOss oe Commons.
scenes Of exciasmsnt and anger wncupeIiod
one another. and a. the time % adjourn
ment the tsmpsEs of ssaas % the uaambers
we're 50 Aroused that there b Iistls douhs
there would have hesu fight but Tor the
nterveatioa os psacsmaksrx.
The OoveEnmsne's anfi-T.Orxas Fssolu-
uon VAS being debated. Closure was 70
10 applied al $50 o'clock aud q vote
tAksn. wissss . Tow msassss % 7:so
Premier Asquish tried 10 make HE sx-
rected seatements regarding the course
the Governnsnt would purw~s 70 the House
q Lords rsiscts the resolutioa. The
Oppoaitioa rsssnssd thin because the
impending closure would precluds any
discussion
Ex-Premier Balfour led skilfal attach.
taking advantage % the rules of the House
20 intsrrupt the PsSmssr's statement. n
then heoams battle Of strategy bstween
ASquith and Balfour. Tia latter. aIways
col and dsbonais. invoksd the support
Of the Chairman Of Committees and after
keen tussls won q victory. obtaining the
chairmsns ruling aanlnst the Premler.
II would be diaAcult 10 give an adequate
idea of the storm that ragged around the
contsnding lsaAsrs whiAs this duel wAs In
progress AR. eAifouF's Interpretation at
the outset evoked IN angry ousbasss
from tho Governments supporters. which
vas answered BY equally tumultuosss
shouts by the Opposition. The anger of
hrs opponanas grew 20 fury @ Mr.. BAL
four Win s6f-possession. ignoring the
bsbel. ma Mr.. Asquifh as evesy point
The Llbsral. trish and Laborises yelled
-shames" and other rsbukes &C him. but
be refused 10 be moved from his purposss
Prcmier's saatement.
AR08t8e NaANNa0 8Aa1 AACDtAhHtAN yen
were bandied by the opposing parties.
each utteranee Of the Premier and ex-
Premier and the chairman producing
fresh storma. until the chairman ruled in
Mr. BalfouT's favor and asked Mr.. Asquith
to defer his statement. Triumphans
Unioniat cheers greeted their headers
victory. Macy membsgs on the Govern
msnt side seemed TO be on the verge Of
eonvul4ions In their rage.
Mr.. Asquith took tho situation calmly.
hut he seemed 20 be hurt. Tie suiIlotins
then Ten. aud the rsnoluaion. aimed ia
crippas me House Of Lords. was paced
ey vote Of 81 20 7ss
Then the resolution limiting the dura-
ton % Harliament TO Eve years instead
OF ssven ~as earriea-ass 10 20.
After thus the House was In a excitahle
conditions for the remainder Of the eve-
ming. Mr.. Asqnitis had announced that
he would maize his statement On O motion
TO adjOurA the House. and tho exeitsment
over thial dOminste1 everything. when
the time came Mr.. Asquith arose and was
loudly chssrei by his supporters. He
set forth the iptsntions of tho Govern
ment. He said IL would comply with the
demands formulated by Mr.. Richmond.
the Irish leader. at Tippcrary and else
Shsrs N ne price Of Irish support.
Mr. AsqnitA stated m effect that IL was
not usual for q Government In make
statement % policy regarding cOntin-
Eencies thai had not yea artssn. hut the
Government was confronted by an sxcep-
tionAl. perhaps unique state os thing.
The RRti-Lords resolutions were now all
passed by the HOass OG Commons. aud
the passing Of them into law by statutory
ensctmsas was q condition Of ehe Govern |
ment's useful. effective sxlste0ce He
had nothing 70 withdraw or explain re- |
sarding what he had said at AIbsrt Hall \
Respecting aafe9uartS. Th0ss aafs- |
guards wsra oo1s7iHsd IN tbs resolutions. |
COneinoina Mr.. AsqIith said:
II tho Lords fail 20 accept our policy OF \
dscIine to consider Il whom 10 10 formally \
presented Co them we shall immediately |
tender advice 90 the Crown A. to the steps 1
which viii have 20 no taken 70 that policy /
70 resolve statutory effect What the .
precise terms Of that advice will he 10 Of !
oour.s not right for~me 10 say nov. hut |
II re do not ilnd Ourselves In a position To /
insure statutory eject beinG given TO our /
policy we shaIl either resign or recOmpssnd .
tho dissolution Of Parliament.
In no cnse could ws recommend disso-
Ht,on except undsr conditions securing l
thai the new Parliament the Judgment 4
''hs Peopss 90 expre.sed &C an election
viii - carried into law
The statement was interrupsed and |
closed by enthusiastic cheers from. the
Government supportsrs. and "a vas also
Interrupted hy loud laughter from the
Cnionists and ores Of "Ask Rsdmondi"
a. ne point where tho Premier declared