On Monday The House Of Lords Discussed The Question Whether
women should, or should not, be allowed to sit on the newly constituted London municipalities. The Govern- ment left the matter open, and the House witnessed the curious......
An International Congress Has Been Sitting In London This...
which claims to represent more than a million women all over the world. The range of subjects has been very great, extending from the right of women to havo the vote, to the......
On Tuesday Mr. Asquith Moved The Rejection Of The Clerical
Tithe Bill in a closely reasoned speech. The tithe, he argued, had always been subject to local rates ; in 1836, when tithe was commuted, its liability to rates was taken into......
On Thursday The Debate On The Clerical Tithe Bill Was
resumed by Mr. Courtney, who laboured to show, in our opinion most sophistically, that the rates paid on tithe were not the contributions of an individual, but a sum reserved......
Later In The Debate A Unionist Member, Mr. Whiteley, Created
a mild sensation by declaring that he could no longer support the present Government. The chief wickedness of the Government was their dealings with the rating question. It was......
During The Debate On The Irish Estimates In The House
of Commons on Friday. June 23rd, Mr. Balfour dealt with the question of Irish University education, and with what he regarded as the three causes that made the settlement of the......
Sir William Harcourt's Attack On The Bill Was Partly Legal
and historical, and partly financial. The Government were trying to rob the ratepayers of £87,000 a year. Sir Henry Fowler was more moderate in language, but quite as hostile in......
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