Show DEBATE Of BATE IN THE HE COMMONS Balfour and His Kis Remnant of Follow Followers ers Leave L ve thet use Amid Ironical Ir Cheers ers I London Aug 3 The trades disputes bill ill which is a direct outcome of the decision that trades unions funds are liable for the illegal acts of individual members of the union passed the com corn committee committe mitte l stage in the house of commons this his morning and was waa the house housh amid ministerial cheers Consider Considerable Considerable Considerable able excitement marked the debate dur ng which several amendments opposed by bythe bythe the he government were defeated by narrow majorities in one case the government being eing saved from defeat by a n few union 1st st votes vates There Th re was a somewhat extraordinary scene after midnight following Prime Minister Minister refusal to 0 accept Lord Robert Cecils motion to report progress Lord Robert Robfrt Rob rt saying sa Ing that the he prime minister had pledged himself that hat the debate should not continue after 11 1 When the motion was waa defeat defeated ed by a government majority of Mr Balfour accused the prime minister of deliberately breaking his pledge He de do declined dined elined to take further part in the pro proceedings proceedings and invited his followers to leave eave the house The Invitation of the former Ormer prime prim minister was accepted by all of the three score members of the opposition present amid Ironical ministerial nationalist and laborite cheering A few of se who left the chamber returned subsequently but the front opposition bench beric h remained rem empty em pty and several liber liberals nib als alsand and radicals took seats on it among radical cheering I 1 The debate then proceeded without In its clos close r C 1 f 1 |