6 MAY 1911, page 2

The Greater Part Of Tuesday's Debate Upon The Parliament...

was occupied by a discussion of the principle of the second clause, the rejection of which was moved by Mr. S. Roberts. Mr. Churchill declared that a great Consti- tutional......

In The House Of Lords On Tuesday Lord Dunmore's Small

Ownership and National Land Bank Bill was given a second reading. Lord Dunmore explained that its object was to encourage the extension of small ownerships of agricultural land......

In The Commons On Monday Afternoon The Prime Minister Made

his promised statement on the appointment of Justices of the Peace. In a general reply, he noted that the questions mainly relattd to the Advisory Committees, which were unani-......

On Wednesday The Committee Stage Of The Parliament Bill Was

concluded by a discussion of the Preamble, the omission of which was moved by Mr. Barnes on behalf of the Labour Party. Mr. Asquith re-stated the attitude of the Government,......

Mr. Asquith Next Read A Letter From Lord Loreburn, In

which he stated that he was alone responsible for appointing Justices. He had always regarded this duty as belonging exclusively to his office :— " The principles on which this......

Mr. Asquith's Firmness In Dealing With The Matter Does Him

the utmost credit. It is not merely a question of loyalty to a colleague, but of maintaining the principle, to which Lord Loreburn has inflexibly adhered, that such appointments......

It Is, We Fear, Useless To Reiterate What We Have

said before in condemnation of the Government's refusal to agree to any compromise, and of their cynical avowal that they are estab- lishing Single-Chamber government in order......

On Thursday Mr. Lloyd George Introduced His Bill For...

against invalidity and unemployment. We have dealt with his speech in detail in our leading columns, and will only express here our satisfaction that the Chancellor of the......

The Discussion In Committee Of Amendments To The Second...

of the Parliament Bill was concluded on Monday by the help of the "kangaroo" closure. Early in the debate Mr. Asquith accepted an amendment of Mr. Bridgeman's. The Bill in its......