An event of the first importance, from the purely Par-
liamentary point of view, is the publication of the report of the Select Committee on Procedure Relating to Money Resolutions. Under the Standing Orders no amendment to a Bill is in order which conflicts in any way with the terms of the money resolution. For some years past the departments have developed the practice of drafting these resolutions in SO much detail as to make it practically impossible to propose any substantial amendment to the Bills to which they relate. As a result of protests from all sides earlier in the session, the Select Committee was set up. It now recommends that the House should pass a declaratory resolution to the effect that the objects and conditions of expenditure should be expressed in each financial resolution in such wide terms as to permit any amendments to the Bill which do not materi- ally increase the charge. The attitude of the Government is not yet known. But the passage of such a resolution would remove a very real grievance and would constitute a most signal victory by the Legislature over the Executive.
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