Show CHURCHILL DEFEATED in a proposal to shorten the life of parliament london july 26 the house of commons today to permit winston spencer churchill to introduce a bill limiting the life of parliament to alve instead 0 seven years mr churchill urged that the house be given a fuller proper control ot the executive lie said thero was a growing diminution mi nution ot parliamentary author ity over this government and by this mechanical arrangement that frequent appeals to the country would be of national advantage th proposal was defeated by to lag vote |