The Archive · 1937

Marriage Bill Passed

By 190 votes to 37, the House of [Commons to-day passed the third "ading of the Marriage Bill, introduced at the beginning of the' session by Mr. A."P, Herbert, Independent member for Oxford University.

The measure provides that there shall be no divorce within five years of a marriage, and extends the present grounds for divorce to include deser~ Mien for three years and incurable insanity for tve years.

Although the Government saved the bill by granting facilities "for the debate on the third reading In government time, it refused to. give its blessing to the measure, which was left to the free vole of the House. The Bill now goes to the House of Lords—Reuter

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

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