On Wednesday the House of Commons continued the dis- cussion
of amendments to the second Veto Resolution. The first amendment, moved by Lord Winterton, proposed that Bills dealing with the duration of Parliament should be excepted from the Resolution. The object of this was to "prevent a Government from prolonging the life of a moribund Parliament." A similar amendment was moved by the Marquis of Tnllibardine io the effect that Bills affect- ing the Parliamentary franchise should be excluded. Both of these amendments were lost, the former by 129 and the latter by 135 votes. The debate on the Veto Resolutions was concluded on Thursday night, the Government obtaining in the final divisions a majority of 98 (334-236) for the report of the first Resolution, and of 103 on the report for the ordinary legislation Resolution, and also of 103 for tho Resolution in favour of quinquennial Parliaments.
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