POLITICAL ACRIMONY.
ROYAL COMMISSION SET’ UP.
[AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.] MELBOURNE, This Day. In the Senate, .Mr. Gardner moved for the app-nnt.nent of a Royal Com-mis.-ion to cm pi he into Mr. Wat son s rnargvs against .Mr. Hughes. Mr. I’emcks interjected : "Everybody knows already tlull he was bought : (lie only question is. what price was paid'” The motion wan ruled out ‘d order. Mr. Gardner then moved a motion io diss.nt from the President's i tiling, which was carried by 1(5 to D>. Mr. Pearce then moved the appointmen! of a Commission, provided members aeeept the responsihility of nntk. inn definite charges, .1 his was defeat e<l Iv 1() to 15 and Mr. Gardners motion was rallied by 25 to iS. Kcallan and Rakhap voting against she- (lovi a aim; nt. Mr. Wat son an* m-umarl (hat he had accepted service of a v, til issued lav Air. Hughes.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 14 March 1917, Page 5
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