This week we had the Labour vote of censure on the Government. proposal to reform the House of Lords, It was rather a stupid dex bate, because it was a challenge to the intentions of the Cabinet rather than to their actual proposals. Mr. Baldwin made it clear. that the Ministry would, during its present life, introduce a'Bill on the ire of age however, that, if there was no agreement,' there would be no legislation for some time to come, Mr, Lloyd, George preferred things left us they were, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald regarded the Jschetne as anti-Labour, Mr, Churchill, in a very witty speech, indicated that the actual proposals even might taken the shape of those of 1922. They, jeertainly "would not preclude further constitutional changes by, constructional methods; perhaps. there would be a provision that such changes should stand the test Jan election. Both the relations of the two houses and the composition of the House of Lords were thus questions which the Government merely had raised by a few hints, Nothing might result in the wa fof agreement, but the effort d served a. better reception, The discussion may not have been very encouraging to the Government scheme, although. there is not a single person in the Jcountry who does not believe. that the Lords need reform,—Cabinet Ministers, however, shave so mich to do that they are not keen on taking on wnnecesiary This is why the Rent Restriction Act)
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