The most important event in Parliament during the past week
has been the announcement on the state of public business made by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons on Thursday night. Though it was of the colourless order, it shows, nevertheless, the position of hopeless deadlock into which Parliament has fallen owing to the folly of the Government in attempting. to carry in one Session a Budget sufficient or more than sufficient for two, as well as other contentious legislation. Mr. Asquith announced that next week the Budget would not be taken, but on. Monday and Tuesday Supply. On Wednesday would be taken the Motion standing in his name for amending the Standing Orders,--i.e., the Motion for a more effective closuring of the Budget debates. On Thursday Supply would again be taken. Mr. Asquith concluded by declaring that the Budget would certainly not be taken next week, and possibly not the week after.
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