The Archive · 1930

House of Lords Challenge London, Dee. 18

The House of Lords to-day, without a division, decided to insist on. their amendment to continue the} Dystulf's Act for another year, he Government later decided to} cept, under protest, the amend. ment passed by the House of Lords, 'That there is a conspiracy to avoid a Cabinet crisis at the present moment is strikingly instaxeed by' an analysis of the voting in the House of Comons on the Dyestuif's mendment. Thirty Labour memers and a down Conservatives were absent and wore not paired. The are believed to have of the House of Lords The Government's de to accept the Hoase of Lords challenge teas ten at a hich Me.

Tir of thr: Exehequ eked inthe county and journeyed Uhrourh thie toto attend, was smouted during. the debate that Government was prepared. to sao the where Bill in preference to bowing to the House of Lords dicta. on but the result of the ered to induce more concha attitude by 4

The amendment secks to prolong the Dyestuffs Import Regulation Act until the end of 1931 instead of allowing it to expire on January 15

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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