Show DEBATE British Liberals Have the Field to Themselves London March arch 29 The house of com corn commons commons mons mona spent another night in debate of or the fiscal question No mem meni member ber of the ministry was present Mr rr Osmond Williams Liberal of offered offered ered a motion declaring that in the opinion of the house grave injury would I be caused to the shipping industry and I other Industries dependent depend nt thereon by b adoption of the changes in the ex CX existing exIsting fiscal system proposed by Joseph Chamberlain In hi the course of the discussion sion both the mover and Mr Denny the seconder of the resolution referred to the con cOlt condition condition of American shipping and ship shipbuilding building as an argument in favor of free trade The speakers sneakers s said Id that British shipping and shipbuilding may maybe maybe be ruined by b protection Mr MacIver conservative and tariff reformer opposed th resolution on be behalf behalf half haIr of the shipping interests of Liver Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool pool Immediately after making his speech Mr Mi Maciver ac r left the house Mr lr pointed out that American duties on shipbuilding materials were reimbursed in respect of vessels built in the United States for the foreign and amid coasting trade tr d He said the reason reanon America did not build more ships was because of the higher wages prevailing in America Mr Rea Reo radical radi aJ in responding r said aid that witnesses before the shipping commission at Washington had bad testified testified fied fled that drawbacks on shipbuilding material were illusory and he asserted that statistics showed that Great Britain was not losing her position in m inthe the shipbuilding world James Bryce liberal declared that it was waa time these suspensions of min mitt ministerial vitality should cease The only consolations for these grotesque per performances performances performances was that the government fc i Is making itself so ridiculous that it must be nearing its It end Osmond Williams motion was adopted without division The opposition will wi have another in inning inning inning ning on April IS I 1 Mr Tuff Tuf unionist has secured by ballot balot the right to in introduce introduce introduce on that day da an rule resolution the terms of which have not yet been announced but which it is l I understood will condemn the utter utterances utterances ances of both liberal and nationalist members on the home rule question queston It Itis I Itis is stated in the of the house to tonight tonight tonight night that the liberals will wi not take up the challenge but will refuse to par participate participate in debate and division on the motion moton John E Redmond Remond who had expected to go to the Mediterranean for a a holi holiday loJ day du has postponed his departure until after April 12 |