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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 13, 28 December 1911, Page 3

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scene REMARKABLE Il? I-< >; )F. THE SPEAKER I.EAVF" THE ( HAlil. ASSEMBLY' BREAK." i P IN | DI'ORDER. ■ (Mail Nev.-j - Sydney. D e. 19. Tt><’ rcup’rlsaLle 1 xju-rlcnces of Mr. W.' i- 'i- Sp'.'iker of the Li-gisl'it ive A i.E. wire u to !a-t uuriit. 1 lie we- hoiUil I'iit of the < ’ ;. »■ Ly members of the Opposition, ami i.a’iiidiy i:i.iC-- I. - way. under (scurf, aeries tile lobby v. I. :--l: divide-- t 111- < iatiil;<r fror’i in.- privCe room. Early in tin"- (veiling tin' Speaker tallied 'lie ■■ ri 1! had pa-M'd between tile President of the : I.« gi-lal ac ('-■nm-il and him-elf. and ‘ al“o the Speaker's ii:<t ru'-t ion.- to ' the prim- -iu'il rt't..;: it write*'. Man.', cine-t ion i .v'tp ask'il mi (hrs tnit- '■ Mr. Wade first put tin* question: , Will the Prt’in’n :• no- the power <.f the < ;<•! • i n'iiei.r, to pr i » ofiii-ers of j t’lo-j House from any imjust treati iiiciit during the coming recess !

<Lo: d cheer-.) i The Pn-niii r : I a:n not going t‘-> i>ui a pig ri a. poke, they - i'* in i the Old Country. I want to know uiiit the ho:;, isirrntxr ii.i-.-ms alien I lie .-.-k' tliat question. I Mr. Eit zpatriek : " Hansard.” The Premier: There *' m> one 1:1 j this House >'io|-e r; aily thrill the * o' 1 v.■rnnie'it t-> cogir.s(' long and faiti. i fnl service, tind when the lion, mcnii l« r !■■!(- a <p:<- ’’*..l of tint kitid to line without giving a name I refuse 1 f o an -w r-r. Mr. Wade: Mr. R -->n. | The Premier : The p<-:ti«:i is t'r-at. j as far a- t'cc power <.f the ( owe it:I iik nt is concerned, we r> cognise (■!.((’:■-> fi: th. "it 1 and h-ng .-rnirc of I the eflit-’nls of th's House. (Loud cl 'i rs). | '[’iic Sj'iralter : I had m> idea wh"t j th,- <pi( stion was th'it the Inn. mem ; ber j t ■•* i~' d to put to t i •• Pn’tnirr. | It is a most improper procedure for :an h<>:>. m< tidier h ’ to as he is" j told. The qm sium'd have been , r d-, . ,1 ti O ( 1- ■ • Ofiie- r: n '• ~ - 1 ■ - t' . ! of tin' So ik( e w ! ;>«■ >!• a’ - ” lb by t’:-‘ Sp. .’l- - lit --. -It I Mr. Fit zpat rii-k : Pv this Houre. ? The Speaker: The Spcttki r repic- ; - • •, tl IL, i-. t D - Arthur : Ah-idn'eno. 1

1 The Speaker: The Speaker repre- • ; ■. ri . HolTie Speaker vol >\. hi- antlioriry. am! tin !b <» < m take w: ui i. ;• course it t. ok' fit. M-. C.dieti : It will take a course. ‘> • We are m-t going to have an lold seri-int <>f the House biitcherf'd .’ t ii.-i’. <( 'beers.) The Speaker: The D:i. memtii r for Pctersh.am is grossly disorderly. Mr. Moxham : In Ihe event of the (■biff Hansard rcp'-rtcr being removed. v. ill tFic- I’r- niiir Tiie Spc.aki r : Order. This is a j question whii-h must be addressed to ■ the Chair. Mr. Moxl.am : Is it yi.ur intention "to rciuwe tiie (■}< :t f Hansard reporter. and if so. will the Government consider it the:r duty to - The Speaker: Any officer of this House who is disrespectful to the chair will be dismissed immediately. Dr. Arthu!' : Who to be the judge ' of tiie disrespect. ’ The Speaker : Then- inii-t lie d - wipline in the establishment. There must be rf-speet for the official head. Mr. Crawford: In c:i“e of the d:smis sal of one of your staff, is there anybody to whom he may appeal \ Tiie Speaker : Hon. members are 1 ant u-ipat ing. I have no intention whatever of di'inisimg the Lead of 1 the staff, but i:e will. I ree-ume. apologise (loud laugh t. r) for I:!-* :n-uix>i'dii’.at:o.i. I' ailing rt.it. 1

shall have to take notice of it. Mr. ( ‘<>hc;i : A- you and the dent ”f if.e i.cgi-lattvc Conned arc :al heads I would like to know to wh it Minister u are dinilh responsible. The Speaker: The Speaker id rcetly responsible to the H<-use. anil to mJ one else, lie re-.-eiv ■-.• his instructions from the House. Money tile payment of the offieiais about House is. votid. i the ’-fli'-ril head, just as a Minister is the official head of Lis <it partment. it is a joint authority in respect to which papers !.:f. <• bei 1 placed oil the table of this Hu - Jiid cannot be di-ctissid. Mr. Cohen: In tin- <i< p.'irtincnt oi.i r wi-ieli yrm ;v -i the Speaker ot the Legislative <‘ouncil preside. ca:i .-it.her of you dismiss an official with o ir tl.c consent of the other .’ T. • ■s :->ak': : That will d.ow the t. i- ■ ■ I have tallied. N! ■- Wadi : With regard to tie reporting of spteclii-s. Ha- a ride b < n ia.d do' l n by. you that you i-’;i:i:t the xsrt.t to alter members' . Ti’ >r» .’.k> r : Whatever powers J have arc trad it ton al powers, and the;. are 1 will iM> them w .iieni ver 1 fei 1 H. m the nd >■' Il I won’fi furUirr say that the lead’ r < f the Oppioit ion slmn’d km w that at th.-jiir-'tiirc i;c i.a> m> right whatevtr t<> ref-, r t'*. tire e* oh spin ml eave tn’ll has tak’ .’I t-1.-l'-ir Ix lwi’i 1 :! tl.e P;< '-.•'h'.tt >-! ■ .< . . <nd mvs< u’. Mr. I : 1> it .1 fait ti'rt t you have i.mi-dlol all previous in.-trr.e- -< limit r which the Hansard si.iff ttuikvi, a::«i .s-ui'l a is i'li st i of tn i-1 inict mils, npi :i «dm ti tec staff i’ ji,,-.'. * moo-i we.k. l-’U e'im-j. brve m-t vet been con. urr> d i.i P'-c-■ >iet:t <-f the <‘cum'"! it r.»o r - i T • ik rt Tim iii-l nn t ions I : t '.i ! .'i ■: w ill be printed, and hon m-iiiie- v ill -<’i' that they arc tin’ <-m s.-ttri brought up to oat<. |>r. A’-timr: Inks- I’arl'nmeiit upTfo" Spe.»k> r : They Lav*’ been ap i”-’ ■ >»y the principal shorthiml ni H” says for W .-di years •■■■•. • ■ !.< ■ • i ;sy ■ t rm. Xlr. Robson; I>,-, ymi intend to "d ter the status of any officer c.f tlmHouse without the concurrence of tin. l’n illv’ll of ti c OUIK'II

li.f . hon. nir m’.n r is i in re can be no more y” : 1 ! '*h Lr-;>.d. (Derisive of " Oii. 'j \ DEM< JNSTRATIO.N. fii*- P.o.L- rl f ( . w minutes inter "'■’lid the adjournment, ami en ■it.tioured to make a i-om-iliataiy ; 1 -pcccl; in whii-h ];»- reniimh-d the: Opposition of the time of the ><ar. and practically asked its mi mbers ! r o t ;rget and forgive. Mr. Wade rcci j slot at t d the kindly feelings < Xpressvd l>y Mr. M tiowcn. Init ri inimif d Dint tl-nt the doings >.-f the past f-w month-- had been <<■ unpr'-i-i 1 lented. so Luniiliat i:ig :>■ ihe Opposition. 1 hat it was hard to i-fiaee them from the inemmy en tirely by a f<-w figin-e- of spce--ii. During tin- iour-e of his -peei-fi Mr YY a<l< v.r. si veral time- lieekh d by the Speaker. He was called iipoti; to withduiw certain wolds, ami h-tv- i mg withdrawn tin in v.as <.rd( red |lereiript 1 >i-i|y to aiolouise. I’l-oiiipi-iy tin- 1. 1 ruler of the Opposition: ■;'»fyed. and a third time the Speak-: interrupted the speech and 1 hr<-all’lii'il Mr. Wade s removal. ’ Tiiis was the last, straw, and Mr. | Wade strode fr< m the ( liamberwithout another word. 1 nmiediat ely thtir Lader lift theChamber the membt rs of the Oppo -I -it inn n.-e in a laxly and chcert d

vociferously. Someone tried at the to bar Mr. Wade's way. and with a mighty -hove vat; thrust aside. Then Opposition iik inbi rs, Mr. h'itzpa: rii-k prominent, gathered round the Opposition side of the ehair raid i.oeti-d tiie Speak, r furi. usly. Mr. Willis called for the S' rgi ant-at Arms : but. he was as uni- crying i.i the v ilderne-s amid (lie (lennm-iat ion r f Opposition infillb: is. .'hanwhile Ministerial 111. 111b( is g.-p hered round the oth'r siil.if the Speaker im < ting shout with shout, and exchanging um-oniplinmn t ;-.;-y ■■ -. • with the <>] ijx--ii I >:i. Tien, with a final rii-h. tli*- Oppo d:ii>n followed Mr. Wade, slionting at the Speaker as tiny walked by. Mr. Fitzpatrick primed to say quite a. t >| of thing-. The ordeal was 100 much even for Mr. Willi-. His li'ttal phmidity left him. and Im flu six d n < I'D r ami r< dder. Fimilly l-e accepted I l-e fi ll’d <>f ti ■• Minister for Miner, w ).<> ;.d him down from the other • : le. mimh the ■ as a gentleman l::i’»«l" a lady ‘mt, of a tram, tie oidy diffiremv 1-. i::g I bat- Mr. Willis's was much quicker. He lost 1:0 time in getting from the < lirimber. ( l .eud By the LaLoitr Party, as Mr Wade was lu-i'ig eliecled by the Liberal Party. * .1 .. ... 1 . I. . I l 4 l . »■ z . -I 1 t ' I I 1 r 1

i Ai other s--enc, v.hn h I rireat cm'l develop into a free fight, took place in th<’ lo'd>y imtmdiaiely out--ide the Chamber. One or two tm 111 bers had tin ir coats oft. and others wcro talking fight. The Assembly find by this time broken up in i-iilii-disorder. Mr. Willis had r< tired to his room, ami had a solid phalanx of Labour members beIv.Kii his ami the Liberal Party. Ur. Willi=. how ci er. mi- in no dan ior. The Opposition was quite <<>ntinl to meet huniiliation by hi:mi >1 ti-m. At a moment when a free fight looked imminent, the Premier pushed his way through the throng. Hi.action was prompt, and his presence had a beneficial effect. He made straight for Mr. Edden. ami thrm-t him back and away from the Liberal members. It ended an ugly situation and every tiling was quiet shortly afterward'. Members contented themsclvi s with giving ehcers tor Wade and cheers for W lilis and (■loirs for M'Gowen. just as the fam-v took them. Mr. Wade was not pn rem during any of the turmoil. Shortiv after the riot, as a Labour tm mber’described it. the strains of ■God Save the King” ami “Auld L-ing Sym-.” were heard trom the n freshment room. But it was a ■mi r gathering to what tho“e whose duties take them to Parliament at the festive season are accustomed to

WHAT LED TO THE ROW. ‘ The premier, in the course of his j speech before the disorderly adjourn i im-nt. said that Im reali.s”d during : I he s -ssion there had been manifestations of strong partisanship. Mr. Eeil : from 1 be Speaker downwards. Tim Premier added that in a good many instances there had been rea- ‘ sons for niembers ou both sides t-> 1 give ev idc-nce of t heir party bias. . But being ini’ti of the world, hon. immb.-rs would av piit him <u nny tiling but sincere desire to take advantage of tins season of the i--’ to express for himself ami his paity their best wishes towards all seelio.is of the Hons”. im-luding tlm 1 Sp-mk.-r ami officers. Whatever their f, i limn mi-'i-t be ;;1 the inonmnt. no matter how si rotigly they fought, to i their credit they forgot it all when they left tlm ( liamber : and it never lasted longer than a day. : Mr. fit zpalrick : It is by some pt-o pie in the House. Til- Minister for Mines: Drop it. Mr. Fitzpatrick : I won't, for you. ! The Miinster for Minem I may r i ■»k ‘ • y • > i i • '[ > <- Premi- r stud that lie was j <>kit‘g a- 1 f’ !■ - matter imw str.-ngiy Le ii-'td felt 0.l political tsMtc’. Im Lad always been ready to Pieet !.i' pi.litimil opponents outside ami v.i h them the compliments of the I '-as->n. f! e did it 1 hat day from jtlm bo'tom <>! his iii'-art. THE SPEAKER TAKES A HAND. Mr. M .-de said that ll.e ■ ' of tlm Chri’tm.T- scm-oii w as tlm manti<’stai: -I < f I 1 a 1 !l - • > If t .... i I m n and t Imre ought • I, - a sp.’.-iat elim-t made by those eim-’g- -I nt I -I’- ' ' '>tit:"' , vi"i":'y to t-ff. <•; 111 V-Olit mill deed Io th.il I i-xt : whi.-b liml Dc’-ri tim guiding 1 ext o? Chi istiat.it v fi’r leiiliiries pa-t. He afc.iKi tlm Pre’ i-'f hail forg.it- - bi irn-v l.’imiliutii’n a ml <b gi a<i;ii ion lti.it iiml bi’cn a matter ... i PaiTiatnemt for 11.• 11.' them- month - Mr. Eit J n't rick : I. Im Syakei' has a-df-il ami abi-ttm’l Tin’ Speaker : I must call upon the I -*iii. memlicr to withdraw the word • Mcgra-Lit ion. Mr. IViiili’: 1 withdraw the word ' <i- gi;..ia; ■..!•. The Speaker (sharply): The hon. n.cmbir iitu i upd’.qjise tor m ing it.

Mr. Cann (facetiously): ' Peace on earth ; goodwill towards men.” I Mr. Wade: T apologise. But I say films tn the Premier : He may use me! j liflnons words. Ic.it he cannot efface , from our minds the memories of our experiences dtiritig the last three I months. (Opposition applause.) He did not want to dwell upon this nr :a> i-entnate the present ilifierenee. But it was almost. Im would not say ! contumely, but very near it. when ■tin- Piemier and his party had been ; ins-rmuent al in a course of action which lie knew had been strongly re senteil. The Premier: Not more strongly than we have resented your action in the )>a.-t. Mr. Wade : A great deal more. The Premier : W e iiave walked out of this Chamber ami at Christmas forgotten all about it. The Speaker (sharply t” Mr. Wade): The lion, member will resume Ins seat. Mr. Thrower (io Mr. Wade): Go to - The Speaker (to Mr. Made): Thein.n. member must be well-behaved. : I tell the leader of the Opposition he has offended twice already; that he must not revive old debates. Like io cry other lion, member he must be nmenable to the rules of the House and to good breeding. (Opposition laughter.)

i Mr. Wade: I have made no refer-; i ence t<> any past debate. I have referred to the (Jiivernnicnt’s conduct.! | I say their conduct to this side of; : the Hous - for an extended period j has made it humanly impossible to i I expect that we can entirely; efface: ; the memory of our feelings. , ■ .Mr. Cann: Well, we wish you a! 1 merry Christmas. . ! 1 Mr, Wade: I desire to do no more j 1 than make my protest in strong and; earnest terms with regaid to this! ! matter. i A mom'll! I.'iler Mr. Wades re-1 hnoval was threatened, ami then fol- \ 'lowed the sc'-ne d:-:-i ribid. i