The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-04
NEW COALITION !. CABINET |NOORSED
 BY PARLIAMENT
First Meeting of Body Since Cabinet Changes Held Yesterday-Disabil-
 ities Removed

London, June s.-G:15 p. m.)-Both houses of Parliament met today for the first time since the formation of the new coalition ministry. The new members of the cabinet could not take their places on the ministerial benches in the House of Commons owing to the law which made them ineligible to sit until they were re- elected by their various constituencies. This situation. however. was speedily remedies, for the House of Commons passed in all it's stages a bill removing this disability for the period of the war, The House of Lords passed the first reading of the bill.
 There were some mutterings in the lower house against the bill being rushed through without general discussion of Premier Asquith's decision calling upon the opposition to assist him in carrying ont the war. and Sir John M. simon, the new secretary of state for home af- fairs, who led the house in the absence of the premier, promised a day for tn dis cussion of political changes.
 | Laurence Ginnell, an Irishman who fol- lows the leadership of none of the par | liamentary parties, but is the leader and only member of his own party, was not to be denied, however. and asserted that the members of the house who formerly were "calling each other liars and political as- sa ssins." were no waspiring to give each other jobs and were afraid to face the electors Ginnel was attacking Premier Asquiths political character when the speaker ordered him to resume his seat
 Establish New Ministry 1 After the passage of the suspensorS bill the house passed the first reading oi A bill establishing ministry of munitions of which David Lloyd George will have charge
 While it is expected that the new gov ! ernment will have the support of the whole of the House of Commons and the
 House of Lords. with the exception of few irreconcilabes, such as Mir. Ginnell there is to be an unofficial" opposition in both houses. The leadership of that 1T the lower house has been assumed by thu Right Hon. Henry Chaplain, unionist, wh'
 today put the time-honored question of th' leader of the opposition as to the course of business next week.
 By the courtesy extended to priv, lcounsellors, MT. Chaplain took sea on the front bench on the left Of tn speaker where he had as companions new and old privy counsellors, al l known supporters of the coalition Behind them, however, was a littl'
 group of radicals who will accept noth ing but a liberal government, and who
 as token of their disapproval of tn
 coalition, crossed the floor of the hous
 to seats from which they face the min listers and will be in a better position
 to cross examine them.
 Retain Seats
 The nationalists retained their seat
 below the gangway" on the opposition
 side, where they are separated from al the other parties and can watch closel
 everything connected with Ireland. It l said they are prepared to raise a roy if, as has been reported, the govern ment purposes to appoint the Righ 1. Hon. James H. MeCampbell unionis
 member for Dublin university, as Tor chancellor for Ireland.
 Proceedings in the House of Lord were confined to the first reading of tn bill relieving the new ministers iron appealing for reelection and the re marks by the Marquis of Crews am , Lord Lansdowne. on the entry of 1tal , into the war. These two members. here tofore leaders of the opposing parties
 sat together on the government bencl the former as lord president of tn council and the latter minister with cut portfolio. Facing them from the op posing bench sat Lord Salisbury. Sir Stanley O. Buckmaster, the neN l lord high chancellor, occupied the Wool sack for the first time, the fact tha 2 he has not yet received his peerage be ing no disqualification.