18 JULY 1914, Page 2

In the Commons on Monday Mr. Asquith made a state-

ment as to the course of public business. The Government propose to deal before the prorogation with the Irish Amending Bill, the Indian Budget, and the House of Lords resolutions, in addition to the necessary financial business and such measures as can be passed after eleven o'clock or on Fridays. In the last category the Government hope to include the Housing Bill. The Education Bill has been dropped- They propose that a new Session shall begin "in the early winter," so that the valuation and allocation of grants under the Revenue Bill can be carried in time for the grants to local authorities to be included in the Estimates for the next financial year.