FEDERAL POLITICS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 8, 9 July 1909, Page 7

FEDERAL POLITICS.

PREMIERS' CONFERENCE. TO MEET NEXT MONTH. THE FINANCIAL STUMBLINGBLOCK, By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received July 9, 9.55 a.m.) - MELBOURNE, This Day. It has been arranged that the Premiers' Conference shall meet at Melbourne on 13th August. The chief subject to be discussed will be the financial relations of the States and the Commonwealth. The Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin) will attend and give his views.' m ■ CENSURE DEBATE. LABOUR TACTICS IN THE SENATE. MELBOURNE, Bth July. The censure debate is dragging along in the House of Representatives. In the Senate, the Ministerial policy has been debated for the last fortnight, the Lab6ur members forcing the Government to keep a House by calling attention, to the state of the Chamber. The Government supporters retaliated to-day by refraining from obeying the call of the bell. The result was a countout, ending the debate. SIR WILLIAM LYNE AND THE FUSION. (Received July 9, 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Sir William Lyne ynparted life to the censure debate by making bitter personal attacks on the members of the Cabinet over the fusion. Sir William concluded by demanding an increased duty on timber. He claimed that the industry was being ruined. ALLEGED FAILURE OF THE NEW ZEALAND TAX. (Eeceived July 9, 9.55 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. In the course of the censure debate, some of the speakers claimed that the progressive land tax in New Zealand had failed in its objects of breaking up large estates and keeping land values down. They predicted a similar failure here. The debate has been adjourned till Tuesday.