Show BRITISH CABINET MEETS DEFEAT IN INHOUSE HOUSE Of LORDS lORD Peers Vote to 36 to Insert Clause in Coal Measure d LO LONDON DOX Jul July 15 UP Thc UP-Thc The government was as ri 1 In the house of oC lords today on Its coal bill The governments government's defeat one defeat one of ofa ofa of a L series In the tho house of ot lords lords- camo when u peers by a vote of or Iss to 36 Hi c reinserted 1 In the coal coalmInes coalmines coalmines mines bill a. a clause providing pro for ninety hours of oC w work rk in the mines spread oV over r two weeks instead of or n It straight hour 45 week as the government government government gov gov- wishes The house of oC lords had Inserted I tho the same clause in the bill t twIce ice I previously and each time It was ns re rejected rejected re- re by the house of oC commons Th The Tho government now faces aces three alternatives 1 Swallowing Swallowing- a defeat and accepting accepting ac ac- ac tho the clause 2 Dropping its coal coat mines bill entirely 3 Resigning and precipitating a 3 general election The governments government's defeat t t d a n. critical situation but It may maybe maybe be several seer days before the government government government govern govern- ment announces tho the alternative It chooses to n a accept pt It was understood understood understood under under- stood that bel before re deciding this the cabInet cabinet cab cab- inet met would consult leaders leader of or the miners' miners federation on whether the miners would accept the bill with the tho hour 00 per fortnight clause in in- in eluded The Tho governments government's resignation on ona ona a L defeat In the tho house of at lords ob observers observers observers ob- ob servers b believed would be MacDon aids aid's best chance chanco of oC going going- to the country at present A general Jon Uon might bo be called canoll on the slogan Peers Versus People which re rec recent recent re- re cent c nt speeches of MacDonald's have Indicated he might be con considering |