THE COUNCIL FRACAS.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 50, 24 June 1875, Page 5

THE COUNCIL FRACAS.

That was rather an interesting little: | scene in the Council , where Mr Speaker., and Mr Fish played prominent parts; J am rather- disposed to. think that in that case Mr Speaker was rattier. too ready to exercise his authority,; and perhaps exer-; cisedl it needlessly, being somewhat top critical. I hardly; make^oat ; that Mr) Fish had been guilty of u«ing such : language as could be called unparliamentary,^involving the necessity, of his beinghauled up sharp. Had Mr Pish :■ imputed impure motives to any one or more meqibers 'of the-Oounci), undoubtedly in ; - . .jso 'doing a& Vpuld have used unp^rliaraentafy iaD^ua^e, ' but he, merely said 'that Mr Ireland seemed to ithink members ! were : astuated by impure motives. If Mr Eish wa9 right in his esti-; mation of the purport of the language used by Mr Ireland, it virpuld.scem that^Mr Ireland,,, rather., than Mr fwh, 'should have been called to order. ' Mr'Fish^s^emg to have done, up more than characterise the language used by Mr Icelatxd r aB iuvoWiDg a doubt -of 'the purity of motives of members ofCouneil. It is all, very; well for Mr Speaker; to keep his team .well :iu hand, but to pull the reins too tight, is likely to, eventuate in what is ridiculous rather than iedifying, ■', ■ :].'"'. I observed the other day. a' singular phenomenon with regard to a bramble or blackberry plant f set in the ground a year or- two since.' ; r Not-. ''having/ anything adjacent to climb up, it seemed to b,aVq;prq r ,\ .posed to itself to run: along .the ground^ v and to effect its piirppse, the, end 6fone,o£ its long, branches was bqrmg , i H tp the ground, and the leaf, buds. ' ,at the e?id; of the branches, as were bang iraasformed into bunches i ■•of; roots; '- 1 found one in a ; sort ■of ha'f state of transformation. ; : ( ; What is r this- Wtoryr going; the rounds of ; the papers about a? Puerua settler: tying up. sheep to trees, and- lettipg,themidb c ofBtarf.| i vation^ , :I r . r know, \a;-^ood^m»n^ Buerua; settler's, but. r I'; .ai^'ab^a^are^'Know.aiiyX .one o^.t6em';wKo w6ul(j^b^ | atrocious 6ru'\tsr V anU i bafbariiyV; ! trust ', there is some mistake la's to the facts. — (The report has beeni; contradicted, Jit having; jbeen proved to; be unfounded.-— Ed. ;C. k,) if ' — . . ',■■.. ' . " i > .'■' '.