The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2021-11-17
issued: 1929-12-20
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note: Musical at OPERA PLEASES See Page 2 VOL 28. — NELSON, B. C. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3_, 1929 — / 5b£ IU4R.Q vicrcsi Hockey Kews EAST AND WEST u4i c1"1*""" See Page 7 NO. 21| HEART IS $450,000 Laborites Win Vote "ajority, Saved from Possible Resignation by Scant Majority AMENDMENT BY TORIES IS LOST Amendment W o u 1 dj Have Rejected Ooal Mines Bill KOOTENAY AVIATOR IN SEARCH OF THE LOST ALASKAN PAIR LONDON, Dec. 10—Hanifcu. McDonald's Labor party cabinet wow •aved from powlhle resignation today when the house of oom- ninns defeated a Conservative a mend hum it rejecting the coot mines bill by the narrow margin of eight votes. The vote was 281 against 378, ln favor of giving the bill lu Its second reading. The division of the house climaxed the firsi serious crisis thut lias confronted the administration. Triumph or the Conservative .amendment would have defeated H the measure, which was one of the chief projects of the government. The bill was framed to meet campaign promises. The narrow margin ot victory was due to a lessening of government support which was hitherto coming from the benches of the Liberals under the leadership of David Uoyd . Oeorge. The Liberals themselves, had prepared a dissenting amendment but lt took exception to only a few of the principal features of the bill and the Conservatives manoeuvered themselves Into the front of the battle by offering . their comprehensive rejection amendment. LLOYD (.lok«;k heard In the debate that preceded the vote Lloyd Oeorge denounced the bill x*M' vicious and as likely to raise the price of coal to the consumers. But he indicated that his party would not oppose a second reading if Premier MacDonald would assure them that opportunity would be. given to deal with unsatisfactory aspects of the measure while the bill was still In the committee stafie. In closing the debate the prime minister agreed to consider the Liberal objections In committee. Despite this concession Mr. Lloyd George and a number of other Liber…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0405608
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text