24 APRIL 1909, Page 18

On Tuesday the Attorney-General introduced a Bill regula- ting admission

to the Houses of Parliament,—a Bill founded on the unanimous Report of a Committee representing all parties in the House. The opposition to the measure was very strongly marked. It was condemned with equal vigour by Liberals, Labour Members, and Irish Nationalists, on the ground that, while impairing the dignity of the House, it failed to secure the end aimed at. Ultimately, at the suggestion of the Premier, the second-reading debate was adjourned, but the Bill is not li/xely to survive its disastrous reception, and the galleries will probably remain closed throughout the Session.