The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-21
VETO BILL
 IS PASSED
HOUSE OF LORDS ADOPT MEAS,
 uREi WITHOUT DIVISION AF- TER SHORT DEBATE.
Threats of Extremist Leaders tc Throw Out Bill Fails to Ma
 terialize-Demand for
 Vote Unheeded.

| houuOn, July zU.-Ine hOuSe OI Lords passed the third reading of lthe parliament bill, otherwise known as the veto bill. without division to- lday, after only three hours debate. lThe revolt of the insurgent peers
 failed to materialize. All threats lof the extremist leaders to throw out the bill at this stage and precipitate a crisis proved a bluff. One solitary lpeer. Baron Stanmore, raised his voice to demand a vote but found no sup porter.
 Lord Morley, for the government, land Lord Lansdowne, leader of the Opposition, repeated some familiar arguments for and against the meas lure. Lord Halsbury, leader of the lextremist, threatened a fight if the house of commons rejects the amend. lments.
 The future of the measure may be lpredicted tonight with reasonable lcertainly. Premier Asquith, in the lcommons on Monday will move the rejection of the lords amendments, len block. This done the prime min- lister will announce that if the lords lpersist there will be no course open for him but to tender the king cer- tain advice, which will insure the lpassage of the bill. It would not be lin accordance with constitutional eti- lquette to specify the nature of the iativice, but every oii1 wiii under Istand that this means the creation lof liberal peers.
 The House of Lords will meet on Monday or Thursday and Lord Lans- down will move the acceptance of the Ibill, predicting its repeal as soon as the unionists return to office. If the lextremists rally around Halsbury and vote for the rejection of the bill, Lord Lansdowne is expected to sum- mon his followers to vote for it. It lis not expected that Halsbury will Hind more than fifty, perhaps not lmore than score, to make the last lstand and the greatest constitution lar revolution in almost a century will be accomplished.
 Three considerations have impelled the peer to swallow his bitter medi- Icine. desire to save their own Icaste from cheapening. to shield the king from an embarrassing position land to prevent the immediate enact lment of extreme radical measures Isuch as home rule, and the dis -estab- liahment of the Welsh church. What lthe ultimate effect of the humiliation will be on the unionist party lies in the future. That far seeing leader. ship might have prevented it none denies. Who will be the final scape- goats Is the question.
 The scene today in the ancient lchamber was more funereal than IDelligerent. Many peeresses and di- plomats sat in the galleries but there was nothing of a festive spirit which w 'as.r C. a great debate. The on Fly dramatic touch was furnished by Lord Halsbury whose voice. despite his S6 years, rang wi;h passion and indignation as he deAonnced the pas lsage of the old regime.
 Other speakers were diplomatic lratlher than oratorical. Lord Morley Isuavely hoped that this parliamentary loperation would be accomplished without further social shock and ev- leryone understood the. social shock Imeant dilation of the peerage by the infusion of new blood. Lcrd Lans- down replied >with equal suavity. that Ithe unionists must oppose tho bill as IproDosed as long as they were free Iagents. Everyone interpreted this to lmeans that they would not consider themselves free agents when the threat of doubling the peerage was definitely held over their heads.
 Mir. Balfour has summoned meet. ling of the leaders of both houses for tomorrow to consider future policy.
 Tn opening the debate Lord Mor-
 Hey reiterated the hostility of the Igovernment toward any qualification Iof it's original proposals. The bill Inow being returned to the other house he said. was so changed as to bear no } resemblance to the original measur- passed by the commons, and accept lthe bill as amended would be death blow to that house.
 Critisiclng the amendments In de-