The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
~. Years Fight n sritlsh Pariia-
r,.,s i Ended When Lords Ac-
eept Veto siii, tsi
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NIGH MOBILES DIE HARD
greatest Change IN England's constl.
tuition Since Reform Days, Cur
tails Power Of the Up
per House.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE House Of
Lords last night accepted the veto bill
q sent back to 1t from the Commons
q vote Of 1S1 to ia, adopting Wis
count Morley's bill not to insist up
- the Lords amendments, which
practically limits the power of the
House OF Lords to two-years' sus-
pensory veto and vastly increases the
rerogatives Of the house Of COM
mons.
The great constitutional struggle,
which began when the House Of Lords
nearly two years ago, rejected the
budget OF David Lloyd George, chan
cellor Of the exchequer, is ended, for u
time at least, and with the greatest
change to Great Britain's working
constitution since The passage OF the
reform bill.
The process Of voting consumed
nearly an hour, and the result trem-
| bIed In the balance until the last mo,
ment, The "die hards" mustered great
ii strength than was anticipated, and
the government owes its victory to
the votes OF between twenty and thir-
/ " conservatives, who threw in their
/ lot with the liberals, to save their
/ own caste from loss Of prestige and
the king from the necessity of exer.
cising OF the royal prerogative for
the creation Of large number Of new
peers, from which every one believes
he was extremely anxious to be saved
The archbishop Of Canterbury and
York and nine bishops also lined ur
With the government, although the
ecclesiastical lords generally keer
aloof from party questions The bish
ops OF Bangor and Worcester Went
with the Halsburyites, the last ditch
ers."
It will be noticeable that the high
est ranks of the nobility furnished
the fewest supporters OF the govern
ment. The dukes Of Norfolk, Leeds
Marlborough, New Castle, Northum
berland, Somerset and Westminste
voted with the opposition, while thu
remainder abstained from voting.
Drinking the hemlock." had be
come an historic phrase In lat
months. and the gathering In the an
cient chamber to witness this mem
orable humiliation was worthy OF tn
occasion. Peeresses, ambassadors ant
commoners packed the galleries an
group Of private counsellors exercis
ing the prerogatives OF their position
sat on the steps Of the throne. Tn
benches. aisles and floor were Grove
cd,
Lord Roseberry, calmly and persuf
siyely urged the peers to let the bi
80 through as 1t had been sent bac
to them by the House of Common:
shorn Of all the amendments that ha
been attached to It by the Lords. II
spoke with emotion Of the governmeen
going to a young and inexperience
king, who had been only four or fiv
months on the throne, with such d.
mands for the creation OF peers.
Lord Miner supported Lord Hal
bury, and the earl Of Camperdown d
clared he would vote with the goverl
ment, whereupon the duke Of Norfol
declared he would not abstain frol
voting, but would cast his vote wit
the mo surrenderites." The duke sal
that never had the king been put
70 nndignified q position as to be tol
that they were to try to save hi
from the consequence OF his actio
which as constitutional monarch !
was obliged to take
Lord Halifax spoke Of King E
wards last days as Being embittere
and his life probably shortened by II
action OF the government A few OF
ers spoke both for and against abse
ton. The supporters OF the COVER
ment declined to make any remarks
The house first agreed that the
Would be no division and that ths
would consider the amendments mat
BY the house OF commons. Later ths
agreed not to insist upon the amen
ments made by the peers. FINAL
Lord Morley put the vital propositit
to the house. That was that the pee
would not insist upon the marquis
i.ansdowne's amendments excludil
the home rule bill, protestant sese
Sion and other grave matters. ~
government vote was unexpected
large.
The question of the hour Is wh
effect last nights decision will ha
Upon the future Of the conservati
Marty.