LIVELY INTERLUDE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 October 1924, Page 7

LIVELY INTERLUDE.

MR. LYSNAR! ANNOYED. SCENE IN THE HOUSE. FURTHER, DETAILS. (By Telegraph.— Special to the Star ) WELLINGTON, Oct. 18. The special efforts of Mr. W. D. Lysnar, to secure the insertion of an anti-trust clause and a new method of election of Meat Board members caused several lively passages in the House early this morning. The Premier wished the amendments to be considered by a Select Committee. Ibis proposal was hotly opposed by the Gisborne member, who declared Mr. Massey was unreasonable. The Premier retorted that he was being kept in the House when his health was not good. Mr. Lysnar: Producers are not considered, but big trusts and combines are. - Mr. Massey warmly repudiated this, and said Mr. Lysnar had gone too far. Mr. Lysnar then, moved to report progress, but was defeated by 30 votes against 24. The House then considered the Bill in committee. .'Mr. Lysnar, at 2 a.m., was roundly condemning those who had “skulked and crawled” after the Government and voted against reporting progress. He moved that the chairman leave the chair, and challenged every member with a spark of personal consideration, other than party, which was the curse of the Dominion, to support him. The House became hilarious when Mr, Ediq spoke in support, Mr. Corrigan describing the proceedings as a screaming farce. Mr. Edie retorted that it was too realistic to be a farce. Mr. McCombs followed with a pathetic description, of the' onerous duties of the chairmian of committees until Air. Young modestly -suggested another topic. Mr. Lysuar’s motion was defeated. Half an hour later Mr. Lysnar again moved to report ' progress, and seeing 3b smile on Air. . Alley’s face, suggested that the Premier show a bit of decent British respectability. Air. Massey called him ‘ ‘the most unreasonable man he had ever-met in his parliamentary life,” a compliment which Air. Lysnar returned with interest. Then each dared the other to make threats. Air. Lysnar said Mr. Massey had not played the game and had merely used him. Air. Massey : No ! Air. Lysnar expressed intense satisfaction at being an Independent- who did not answer' the crack of the Government’s whip, and who only on a few minor occasions -voted against cov-iic-ience for party reason's. Mr. Alas.sey had led him to believe he was against trusts, an.d that he would show it. Air. Alassey: I stand up to every word. Air. Lysnar: What’s the rise of that if you don’t act up to it. Mr. Alassey: I don’t do business with trusts. Air. Lysnar-s amendments were defeated one by one. . He complained he had been tricked by the Government, for he had been told the Meat Control Amendment would not come on, and his supporters drifted away while tlie : Government mustered its forces. .