STONEWALLING AT SYDNEY.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6492, 14 July 1886, Page 7

STONEWALLING AT SYDNEY.

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Items duties. *"* '***"'* T AfswiWr to still sitting, the House being in Oommhtee on the Customs BiUe. The galleries bet» been dosed. Th* point has been raised that tbore is no Hones, as the Speaker dwi not take the chair Great confusion exists in the Chamber. Messrs Sheppud end Wisdom were suspended for disorderly conduct STDHBT,JnIy 10. The Legislative A«embly is still sitOβ* and it Iβ thought probable it will eontfarae to do so until Tuesday next Several scenes of grea.t confusion have oeenmd, daring which members threatened one another with personal violence. At times the Home has been a perfect Stdnbt, July 11. The Legisktive Assembly eantinned in Committee on the Customs Bill until early hours this morning. Late las!; nights compromise was declared, end after entering a protest against the House sitting oa Sunday, the Opposition left the Chsmber in a body at midnight. The Government then proceeded with the Bill, and after passing the clauses, postponed the diecussien of the ecbedule, and the Assembly adjourned until Toeedsy. At the conclusion of the proceedings the strangers in the gallery g oaned. Stbukt, Jaly 12.

The proceedings in the Legislative Assembly are commented upon by the Press generally in terms of great condemnation, the scenes in the chamber daring the recent lengthened sitting being characterised as disorderly beyond description. The sitting lasted fifty-six and a half hoars.