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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1949
Page
12
The article discusses the power balance between the House of Lords and the House of Commons, noting historical limits before 1911, and recounts debates on reform including membership, hereditary privilege, and the Lords' role in legislation. It also mentions 1950 election outcomes and current membership details, ending with a remark on the sapphire’s blue color from iron and titanium oxides.
Preparations are advanced for a Christmas party for Cory children under 12 hosted by Cory lodge at the Rex Theatre on Christmas afternoon with free admission for all city youngsters. Keefer leads Ajax Iron Works with a 27 percent score as top player on the Recreation Alleys. Fran Nelson, 73, dies at daughter’s home on Liberty street after brief illness. Hotel Corry score totals reach 49,150 at the fourth report meeting of the Masonic Building Association debt refunding drive. $10,850 remains. Emmanuel Church canvass closes with $5,200 budget met and about $200 oversubscribed for 1930 plans.
In a dramatic shift the House of Commons voted 187 to 40 on November 14 to halve the delay time for money bills from two to one year, accelerating passage and limiting the Lords. The change dates to 1911, when all money measures could become law on Commons passage with royal signature, and non money bills needed three successive sessions. The Lords agreed to abridge its authority to avoid creating hundreds of new peers and social dilution.
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