NEW SOUTH WALES LAND SCANDALS.

Evening Star, Volume 12869, Issue 12869, 19 July 1906, Page 6

NEW SOUTH WALES LAND SCANDALS.

Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright. SYDNEY, July 18. In the State Assembly Mr Woods moved a motion dissenting from the Speaker's ruling in connection with the recent discussion on the Land Commission's report as it related to Mr W. P. Crick. The grounds of dissent were that the ruling robbed the House of ita inherent right to .leal with its own members and restricted the exercise of the constitutional powers of Parliament, which is tho sole judge of its own rights in relation to the conduct of its members. After a lengthy debate the motion was negatived by 48 votes to 25. THE PREMIER WITHDRAWS HIS MOTION, SYDNEY, July 19. (Received July 19, at 10.6 a.m_)' The division on Mr Woods's motion, was very,. inised. Mr C.Trruthers, voicing the views of the ma.jor%, said he did not intend to support tho siotiom, because he believed that, unless'the speaker's ruling were demonstrably wrong, it was the duty of the Hoijse to support the Speaker, even though it were inconvenient to do so. Mr Carrutlers =vj£adrow his motion that Mr Crick should bo directed to withdraw from tho House until the criminal proceedings against him had-terminated, because to-day a new Standing Order would be submitted covering the position.