Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VIII. The constitutional relations of the houses

Collection:: Economics Books

CHAP. viii] RELATIONS OF THE HOUSES 583 business and to pass very important railway Bills, but not s0 long as Mr. Philp was in charge of the Government. Mr. Kidston maintained that it was essential that the Upper House should be compelled to yield to the wishes of the Lower House, while the Premier maintained that the Upper House was entitled to throw out Bills unless they were certain that the country approved them. Accordingly Mr. Kidston’s amendment in Committee of Supply, that the Chairman should leave the chair and report no progress, was carried by the coalition vote of thirty-seven to twenty- nine. The Government then saw that it was impossible to proceed, and on November 20% Mr. Philp announced that instead of resigning they had decided to ask the Gover- aor for a dissolution, and that the Governor had granted a dissolution. He moved to adjourn the House, but was defeated by thirty-seven to twenty-six, whereupon Mr, Kidston proposed that the House should adjourn until the next Friday. Mr. Kidston protested against the action of the Government in not resigning. The leader of the Labour party most energetically attacked the Governor for his action, but the Speaker pointed out that he must not make personal allusion to His Excellency. If he wished to criticize the advice which was tendered to His Excellency he would be in order in doing 50.2 It was pointed out by another member, Mr. Bell, that Mr. Kidston could have adopted the pro- cedure of Mr. Ballance and asked the Governor to refer heme for instructions, but he had taken a more considerate course and tendered his resignation, with the result that the new Government had been proved not to have the confidence of the House. On the 22nd of November Mr. Kidston moved an amend- ment for an address to the Governor with regard to the political situation. The address pointed out that the Assembly was elected on May 18, 1907, and was a most Tecent expression of the will of the country ; that for four years the Legislative Council had obstructed measures Parliamentary Debates, c. 1756 seq. " Thid., p. 1763. t Thid., p. 1761.

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