Word: send
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...House of Lords did not send the Irish Bill (TIME, Sept. 29 et seq.) back to the Commons. An amendment was proposed by Lord Carson; but, reminded by Lord Salisbury that it would be unfortunate to enter into conflict with "another place" (stock phrase of the Lords for the House of Commons), he withdrew the motion and the bill was passed...
Lords. The House of Lords was expected to amend the bill and send it back to the Commons. This is to give the Conservatives a chance to vote for the amendments (which have no chance of being carried), thereby placing the responsibility for the bill entirely on the shoulders of the Government. The bill is then to be sent back to the House of Lords in its original form; but their lordships, satisfied that the onus of responsibility is not shared by Conservatives, will pass the bill, which will then become law after the Royal Assent has been obtained. That...
Immediately following the abdication of Husein, a Provisional Government was formed. The first act of this Government was to send a delegation to Emir Ibn Saud for the purpose of arranging terms of peace before the occupation of Mecca by the Wahabis...
...interfered with. On the contrary, it would be helped. The tax would, said he, partially solve the transfer of reparation payments, because France would collect the tax from the French importer and apply the amount on the account of reparations due from Germany; while the importer would send only 74% of the bill to the German exporter. The German Government would, therefore, be able to reimburse the exporter in German money without causing the least strain on the exchange value of the mark...
...Northern Ireland), are certain to move rejection of the bill; but the Liberals have already intimated that they will support the Government which means that it is sure to be passed in the Commons. To prevent passage of the bill, the Lords would have to move rejection and send the bill back to the Commons; and, as the Conservatives are in a majority in the Upper House, the motion would be sure to be carried if the latter voted en bloc...