An epoch - making moment in the history of the Mother of Parliaments: The Lords refer the Budget to the people . The " Contents " and " Not Contents " : The Lord Chancellor announcing the result of the Division on Lord Lansdowne's proposition that the House of Lords should not give it's consent to the Finance Bill until that Bill had been submitted to the judgement of the country. The Lord Chancellor announced the results of the voting to a full House of Lords. The figures were ; for Lord Lansdowne's ammendment - 330 ; against - 75. December 1909