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Lord Rothschild, who spoke next, reminded the House that the

Bill was almost unanimously opposed by men of business. He' believed that " by the super-tax a new kind of Holy Inquisition was'being set up which would pry into every one's affairs." Later in the evening Lord James of Hereford

explained how, "much as he appreciated the fascination of Lord Balfour of Burleigh's society, he shrank from going into the woods with him." He intended to vote against the. amendment, because his training in old Whig principles led him to deny the right of the House of Lords to reject a Finance Bill,