CANADA AND THE NAVY.
A THREE DAYS' STONEWALL
APPEAL TO COUNTRY PROBABLE.
U.V TftloEra.pll.- -Fmts Amwrial-ion. Ottawa, Thursday.
The House is still sitting, having completed sixty hours' contiimoun dobate.
Members can scarcely whisper, but. relays aro taking eight lml) '«' flh ' fil ] to enable tho Opposition to proceed with tho stonewall.
Tho Government is faced with tho alternative of going without supply or adjourning the Naval Kill for a week. Mr Borden. Premier, announces Ins intention of introducing a monnuro restricting the debate, but such would prove ineffective, as tho Lilmrnlr, would bo able to obstruct thin on tho
same lines as they aro now obstructing tho Navy Bill.
It is believed that. I lie only outcome is another election.
Members are sleeping in their seats, and prolonging their spoochon by reading newspaper advertisements and tolling stories, mostly irrlovant to the debate.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 548, 8 March 1913, Page 5
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