The unfavourable tone of the debate was really only another
reflection of the dislike of the Unemployment Bill, which has grown with the limitation of debate upon it. This disgruntlement will be relieved if the Govern- ment, as they have promised to do, revise the time-table for the remainder of the Bill, and if the Budget has the desired repercussions upon it. It seems likely that both these contingencies will occur. Meanwhile, the atmo- sphere is generally one of suspense until after EaSter. The days before the recess produced a lot of new Parlia- mentary meat. A new Bill to appease the conflict between titheowners and tithepayers, and another Road Traffic Bill designed to lessen accidentS so far as the law can do so, were introduced. A new Coal Mines Bill was discussed under the lead of the bustling Mr. Ernest Brown, and a Bill to establish a National Maritime Museum was promised. The cynics were suggesting that one of the exhibits should be a model of the last British tramp steamer.
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