THE STONEWALL CONTINUES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 278, 21 November 1913, Page 7

THE STONEWALL CONTINUES.

HOtTSE STILL SITTING. ~ } (By TelegraP 6 - - Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. j \ftpr breakfast 1-cml member!! on both ■, ? j,]pi held the floor fur t lie tir>t hall hour I with a decidedly •»nnint« , restin:j wranple | pvpr the meaninc o: an amendment, which | in any case did not matter. \ n ' attempt to count nut the House was made by r Russell, but a sudden i uprising or" Govpmnnr.t members' heads, j arm?, or legs tr'"P. ili f on which I -hPT slept conviiKTil Mr Lee itht-n in tlie cha ir) that the nr-p-=.iry 20 v.f T c present. MrMcrallum assumed an air of lndisna 'tion. M™.her» =houl,l nnt inn.lt the Chairman hy h<.l.Hnsr \xy ■•■ ]•« or an arm. , The indignation. However,: had not been rrr'.-l. Mr I.c« ordered , discussion to pr. .-co.i \[ r CtioV'T bcpffed the ( liainr.ari s pardon for something In- had done in the early hours. "I '-an "ay nn mr.re. ne moaned patheti.-ally. Mr Isitt. very fwh ar.d vieorous. | adopted the Bttitn.K- of a *rUk He i-oul.l -«■ nr-thinp in the rfaborate argument of Mr Ru«?ell. It Tva? m»re ieffal verbiase and romplexitv. H-Varned hi- fr-nt bencji .-nllrapue _ the member for Avon', and i fiM from , Chrinchuroh North r-ame down heavily K. enforce his point. | Mr Ruspeil hnd prepared an nmonrt- , ment providing a? an altenwtive to the -vond ballot a fin pic tr.'iW-rnhip vote. ;