WHO IS TO BLAME?

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 946, 13 October 1910, Page 4

WHO IS TO BLAME?

PAKI-lAMENt;;DOI^;irtTLE>w6RK;! . Charges 'and .counter-charges. as, to who was responsible for the'waste, of _ time : in, the House of Eepresentatiyes on. "Wednesr day: inorning of-last "week., were- freely made-during the: sitting- last -night.' ..'-. 7 ■.'.. Mr.: Laurensod;; M-.P; for Ly ttelton,' said - 'that .'if further fticilities for passing- business were 'not provided, , 'very-little. : legis- ; ■ lation wpuld .be' put; on-, the Statute; Book; ithis.ses'sipn.;-.:■":For himself, he would.like to'We aVpr6yisiph: ; underiwhich..tlie closure could v be .applied .after;; there-;hadVbeen-reasonableiampittnt qf.Tdiscussion.either.on a Bill:or, on theiEstimates.,. Then,- again,. ■Ke would like- anotheriproyision under which 'Mr. ;would leave ..the chair;;, at : .'midnightv every : night.- V , ..'."1f ■this added Mr. : laurenspny "business-would..be .proceeded,.>nth,inYa "way/:which"' would- be'morei conduoive \to: our heiilth than/under;.the ' : - present. obsolete and-' :;'.■:;■>'..■.■:.;;;;'■•■. V^. .'ln /.tending some advice :to the' Prime. Minister as to how; he' should conduct the business- of 'Parliament,•'the''.Hori:'.,T..i,T.i Duncan remarked j,that. if'the'.Premier ■would..only stiffen-his' back the Opposition,::,w<mld, have'td :put, up'with it. The ■ Opppsition could -not."-, expect..-.: that"- the; minority in, the : -House'.was;.gojngr'to'/be allowed to; rule.'.', -It : was -.his'opinion'/thatthe Opposition was "doing it": in, a very fuhny-;way.'; .'-.They "could -.not do'it;muoh •longer,'; otherwise, there /.would: ;.be' a- : row.. (Laughter;)"; ■'.: He''.' would' l , advise th^ : Pre-: ; mier • and.his colleagues; t<) _do' the;wbrk ; in' rtheir.own ivay/an'd l .not.-give way;,;to the wojild-be';Jeaders on the. Opposition side; If necessary,.th'e.'Premier should.stick-for. two or three' days on ajpoiht in order to get it-through.. >■ "That is, my ; advice,". added Mr.: Duncan, -"and I : hope '.that it: >willbefoll6wed/', : ::!;';;•;.';:: ■.:*; .;;. ; .

''•Keearding.'tlie same matter,/Mr.- : 'Mas-, sey, jLeader of the: Opposition, said.; that every:time the Premier.insisted on .put-, ting through by exhaustion, members; of. the. Opposition, would -take tlieir./Own .way . : of. -doing- what .they con-: ai.dered ' right'. ; in- ; the \.way iof.Srecording tbeir protest against': such Van- improper, practice.;' :-v .-' ; : M:,: : \ ';; •-;.-. '■"■■■■ : ■■ '■,;:': '■''< :■.'■"lt w.as the silliest • stonewall ever-put up. by any Opposition," .commented ■ the: Premier:' ;, V :H? ; )■''-'■'•■' :: *■ ■ :( r r~; :'.'■" '-..,vl Sir' Joseph was eonipelled to'withdraw ;the : word "stonewhllv"i'. ; .; ;'/■ -a. ; ', '■ '.'- '•.' In. the ; course' of. further' remarlts,'. Sir. Joseph said that , ho had never'taken part in a."stonewall. ■ In. cdnnectioh with a! stonewall no ability- .was required—only a combinaHon of <; If theOpposi-' tion would only, allow .work: to .be carried ■on by. insisting on-late sittings,: the Gcv-i ernment.' would.' see■ that'.'; long -. sittings took-:place; : '-:v:':-.". ..'■■■ ■-'; ]i\, ."-.■■. ;-. : fj;; -.■■:';'.