ANOTHER FIGHT IN PARLIAMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 247, 20 October 1886, Page 5

ANOTHER FIGHT IN PARLIAMENT.

The precincts of tho Legislative Assembly havo again been disgracod by a sceno of rowdy revelry. AVhilo tho Divorce Bill was being discussod in tho House on Friday night, somo of tho honourable gentlomen discussed other matters in tho rofresh rnent room. The principal figures in tho debate woro the mombor for Iliawarra and the member for Newton. Mr Gibbes i?, as a rule, very froo of spoech, and it appeared that on Friday night he was moro cxproesive than polito. Mr Lysaght discovered grounds for complaint in something that Mr Gibbee had said. There waa something like a demand for an apology. Tho demand was refused, and words lod to throats. Then it became a causo of "up boys and at it." Tho first attempt to closo was a failure Tho guardians of the poaee were too strong. However, desperate men always iind ways and means \vun which to wroak thoir vengeance. Tlio opportunity camo, and Mr Lysught struck out straight from the shoulder. Mr Gibbes received tho blow full in tho face, and in an instant ho was on his back. Tho intervontion of tho poacomongers was again successful, and Mr Gibbes scrambling to his feet ran into tho Houso and announced to tho Spoakor that he had been knockod down.