Parliament The House of Commons began the Committee stage of
the National Economy Bill on Thursday, Sep- teinber 24th. On the question of the reduction of the school-teachers' salaries by 10 per cent. instead of 15 per cent. Sir Charles Trevelyan spoke acidly. His predecessor at the Board of Education, Lord Eustaee Percy, spoke in a way that reflected more favourably, and we believe more truly, the feelings of the teachers, who have not been well represented elsewhere in the controversy. On Friday the reduetion of the capitation fees of panel doctors and chemists under the National Health Insurance was passed. Then came the reduction in the pay of the police, which everyone regret. We are glad to say that Mr. Clynes, who, of course, began the negotiations with the Police Council, brought into the debate no bitterness against his' successor at the Home Office. The discussion of the reduction of TJnemploy.- ment Benefit was begun and continued with some displaY of anger by the Opposition on Monday, when the Govern- ment had a majority of 53 in the division. The new Minister of Transport; Mr. Pybus, brought in his economies in expenditure on roads, bridges and 'tunnels, which were criticised by his two predecessors, Colonel Ashley and Mr. Morrison, sensibly and without offence.
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