NOXIOUS WEEDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 226, 21 September 1906, Page 5

NOXIOUS WEEDS.

A COMEDY. 'Ey Telegraph.—Parliamentary r.\ WTTLirN'OTON. this day. Mr. Roderick McKenzie's Noxiri!" XTeeds Bill ha? bppn hnv : .ng a storm* - •assaee through this w«'-'----hut last nicrht'= pxnerie-nce was mark '■' a mnst laucrbab'p interlude. Over :i n hour had «Dent by members fr t r'cunfrv distrifts in i «tonewall °ti ". After a division, in which th e rn'niher for Avon vainly sought to effect ir aT-endnient, three n-her tnembprs touk th"= floor venth further amendTient-. Mr. Jennings was = - j«'CPSsf"i! with a j Dnor amendment, wb'fh provd to be a iTiOtion to add that eradiearinn be "by means of Angora ffriats!'' The amerifi- , ■rent -was received with shrieks of laugh'.ct by a House that was already inclined towards hilarity. "The member for is trifling with the FTonse." exclaimed the Chair-n-an fMr. Flatman). "and is quite out, of order." "I am not!" replied Mr. Jennings; ' "and T desire to contest your I ; move that you do leave the "hair " "You are out of order!" repeated the i Chairman. "Why ?' ? cried the member for Egmont. "Because you have moved the amendm°nt in a spirit of mockery!" replied the Chairman. Mr. Major rose and tried to 2=t n h-'anrj. "'T\ i'; you sir. down, sir , "" loudly criei :he ChaLnnan, and Mr. Major col.a: sed. Mr. J'nn : :i-js. wher the laughter had s - ■■•■ie[;i.y -';j-;df; for him to obtain a uring vehemently declared that he v.a- sincere and serious in his amendnff erfjrt. He could prove to the House that Angora goatss Here the House again became hysterical in its lauzhter. "T move that you do now leave the chair, and that we ask the Speakers opinion of your ruling '" was the motion 'f Mr. Jennings soon as he couid zet r.bo opportunity, to a_n accompaniment of more laughter. A division was taken, the hilarity beinij continued, vrhen the chairman announced that there wer<> 21 votes tor Mr. •Ji-.inin:r=" motion, and 20 against it. Mr. MeKenzie. after taking a ■•urnri.sed look at rhe division list, raised an objvction. He had voteu. but hui name did .i«Jt appear on the ust. The Hon. Mr. Carroll said he had voted "no" aiso. and his name did not appear on the list. There was much grabbing of wrong hats, to eomp:y with one of the forms of the House during a merry passage over the errors of tellers, whilst Messrs. McKenzie and Carroli were criticised for not havins jone into the lobby. Eventually thf> "tellers corrected the list, and the appeal to the Speaker was lost by 22 to 21 votes. A mraber of further amendments of an obstructive character were indicated after this division, and as three houre had passed with the adoption of but i three more words of the bill, its wearied promoter moved, at 10.25 o'clock, to report progress, which was agreed to. ——— __