Bill Before British Parliament London, Feb. 19.
A sequel to the recent Hayley] Morris case was lih in the!
House of Commons to-lay when se the powers of punishment in, the ease of certain crimes was presented for the second reading by Mr. W. Greaves-Lord (Conservative).
The main object of the bill is to empower the. substitution of penal servitude for consecutive terms of ordinary imprisonment.
Secretary of State for Home supported the bill. He said that it was quite possible that he would ask the House to review ithe whole question of penology and he would suggest to the committee considering the bill that _such sentences imposed by the Judge should be limited to 10 years penal servitude, or five years if tried at Quarter Sessions.
Opposition to the bill is based on disagreement with any policy of! increased sentences of _imprisonment.
The measure passed its second] reading by 128 votes to 38.—Reuter,
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