FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.
LONG SITTING ON THE HARVESTER DUTIES. SCENE OF WILD DISORDER. United Press A*EOci»tion—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. [Received September 7th,. 11.40 p.m.) MELBOURNE, September 7. The Federal House eat all night and on till four in the afternoon, dealing with tho harvester duticß. ' Mr Conroy, sitting behind Mr Wateon, shouted something about a 'Swindlo worked by a Minister of the Crown." Mr Wflteon heatedly replied , , and tho two men faced each oilier across the back of tHiq bench, and shouted angrily in each other's faces. Tlm> House -vrae in an uproar, tho Chairman's voice being occasionally heard above tho din calling "Order!" Mr Oonroy eventually apologised for creating a disturbance. Sir Wm. Lyno admitted, that the valuation might be a little too high, but to com© back to £38 wiia too low. «• Mr Oook tdianked the Minister, zrA said it -was an admission that £65 was too high. farther discussion, a fixed duty of £12 cm each machine was agreed to, ■nd a consequential reduction from £8 to £6 was made in tho duty for strippen.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12593, 8 September 1906, Page 11
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