Lobby Talk.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 270, 16 November 1887, Page 5

Lobby Talk.

SIR JULIUS VOGEL'S INTENTIONS,

Opinions of Members,

The only matter discussed to-day is last night's scene in the House. In the lobbies it is freely reported that Sir Julius Vogel will nofc apologise bub will go before his constituents and denounce the Speaker's partiality. This lacks confirmation afc present.

On searching the records of the House I find thafc the only occasion upon which the galleries had been previously cleared was in November, 1871, when this caurse was resorted for the purpose of allowing the Speaker to administer a severe rebuke to the Member for Mount Ida in connection with his contumacious conduct. Mr Mervyn then apologised to the Speaker personalty, expressing reject that that gentleman should have thought any conduct of his calculated to lower the dignity of tho occupier of the chair.

Sir J. Vogel's supporters are very wioth at the whole affair, and assert that the Speaker was arbitrary in his action, and behaved unfairly in allowing Mr Sedden to accuse Mr Monk of being a talebearer and immediately afterwards calling Sir Julius to order. It is also asserted that the Speaker was wrong in naming the member before any motion that his word be taken down. The majority of the House, however, appear to concur in the action of the Speaker, and will support him. A lively debate is expected to-day.