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VETOAHDBODGET.
EXCTHHG SCENES.
BARGAINING- lWITH
. BITTER CRITICISMS.
LONDON. Anril 15.
The House of Commons made history on
Thursday afternoon, wben. the resolutions
dealing with the abolition of tbe veto ot
tlie Lords were carried amid scenes of in
tense excitement. The Prime Mum-trr
(Mr. AsQflJth). in the coarse of the debate,
made an important speech, in wliich he
announced the conditions to which lie
would ask His Majesty to ocire. and wliich
amount to a request that King Edward
will either before or after another appeal
to the conntry swamp tbe House of Lords
with a Mifficient number of new Peer* to
enable the Government proposals to be
carried.
So soon as the UottK met. Mr. Asiiuilh
rose and slated that tbe vole on arcoutit of
supplies would be takeu next -week. Tlie
House would adjourn wi April 28 for three
weeks, 'Though.' lie added in deliberate
tones, 'there mav possibly be an informal
attine to rocrrvc the Royal aawnt to the
Budget.' This announcement, which con
veyed to the House the intimation that tiic
Nationalists would aaa*t the Government
to pass its financial proposals, and tint
the Ministry exported iht House of Lords
to accept it, aroumd a storm of cheers from
the Ministerial ride of Uie Chamber.
Mr. Asquith then moved the Govern
ment's Budget KuiOotinc proposal,
which provides that tlie debate on
the renoIntioiM must bo concluded
by April 20, that the r-vond read
ing must be carried by April 25, that the
propositions must paw through committee
by the 36th. and the report be passed with
out debate by the following day.
There were Opposition complaints that tiic
old amendments to tbe original Budget will
in this hurried way be ruled out without
oognitancc of the fact that many members
were elected to oppose tbe form in which
the fast Bill wfll now be rentrodncei and
vent to tbe House of Lords.
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