The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-04
VETO BILL PASSES
COMMITTEE STAGE
Union Opposition to the Measure
in House Of Commons AL
most Vanishes.
MORE ABOUT TAFT'S SPEECH
No Representations Will be Made
to the United States on
the Subject.
MORE ABOUT TAFT's SPEECH

LONDON. May 3--Thc parliament bill.
known also as the veto bill, for the cur
tailment Of the powers OF the lords. to-
day passed the committee stage In the
commons practically without amendment.
The refusal OF A, J. Balfour. leader OF
the opposition, to vote against the pre-
amble removed any danger that
might have been apprchended from the
revolt of the laborites against IT. and this
portion of the measure proved easiest to
carry.
The un;onist opposition almost vanished.
IN place of hundreds Of amendments. only
few important ones will be moved In
the report stage of the bill which is eN-
pected 10 occupy cnly two or three days
ncXS week.
An amendment that the preamble be
eliminated, moved by George Nicholl
Barnes. the labor leader. who described
thai portion Of the bill as inconsistent
with all the pledges and tenets OF the
labor party, was defeated
After the application OF cloture and the
rejection OF another amendment without
division. Mr.. Balfour said he regarded the
| preamble as indefinite and illusory, but
wished TO see the government carry II
ont, He dfsiked some OF 1t, but liked
another part Of it and therefore would
not vote against IL.
Arthur j Balfour. leader OF the opposi
ton. said the preamble would lead to the
constitution OF q representative second
chamber II the two chambers drew
| their authority from lnc electors lney
would claim and possess equal authority
and lie did not wish co equal bodies,
The second chamber: he said. should be
empowered In case or controversy De-
| tween the two houses to refer the ques-
| ton To the electorate.
On motion that the bill as amended he
| reported. division was challenged and the
| motion carried 265 To l47- The house then
John Norton Grifhths. Unionist mem,
Der for Wednesbury. who gave notice OF
| Monday that he would ask Mr., Asquitt
| 10 instruct Embassador Bryce to cable
| for the instruction OF parliament YER
| batm report OF President Tafts recent
speech In New York, received mis- answer
| today
| ON behalf OF the premier Thomas Nc.
| Kinnon Wood. under. secretary of for
speech no reason whatever for making
any representations to the United State:
| government.
John Il. p Newman. Unionist member
| for the Enfield division Of MlddleseX
wished TO know il II was not the opinion
Ct the president In urging the American
| editors to advocate Canadian reciprocit!
| before a system Of preferential tariffs hac
bound the British empire together va:
"a blazing indlscretion."
mo. SIR replied Mr.. Wood, II GER
Sainly would say nothing of the kind.
| would think that n remark OF that sor
| (Ncwman's) would be extremely i'm
| proper addressed TO great and frendl,
l country.
| tariff reformers, sought 10 lnterrogat
the premier in the house Of common
today on the subject of President Taft.
address at the dinner OF the Associated
| Press and the American Newspape
| Publishers association. but was asked I.
| l.xi,s al 7ltir Of h,c low,