A STONEWALL.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 2025, 15 September 1913, Page 5

A STONEWALL.

REPORTS WANTED.

OPPOSITION DETERMINED TO HAVE THEM.

(Press AssoeUticm.— m Tslasyspfc

Wellington, Saturday Night. All day and all lsst night a stonewall proces ed. The Hooie after lonch, continued the debate oa the Mental Hospitals ▼ ote - Several menbtra advooated necessity for more ot oor employment for mental hospital patients. The discussion on these lines continued till 6.U#p m. when the House adjourned till 7.80 pm. On res iming 7.80 pm., Mr J. Hanan contendel that popular leotores should be delivered on the detriment of overin iulgence In tobacoo, spirituous liquor and riotous living. .. Mr T. M Wilford said he couU CDngratulate Dr. Beatly on tt* accommodation provided at Avondale for plus, bat was sorry he could not congratulate him on the acommodation for patients. He went oa to critioise the misspelling in th<» report. "Is It a new disease?" Mr Wilford, quoting ooe of the wor s wrongly spelt. The Hon. R. H, Rhodes, Minister, explained that the copy was only a rough one procured hurriedly for the benefit of members. Mr Wilford, continuing, said he was against reduoing Dr. Beatty's salary. He thought it should be provide! at £I,OOO Instead of £650 ant would vote against the amendment (to reduce it). The chairman put the question for the reduction of Dr. Beatty's salary and it went through without opposition. Mr Ijaurenson then rooted to report progress ani the House adjourned for supper.

STONEWALL SUCCESSFUL CARRIED THROUGH BUNDA Y At 11 50 Mr Maa»ey rose and protested against the "silly and most unreasonable stonewall." He proceeded to review the events of the preceding 36 hours, but was compelled to resume his seat on a point of or,ler by Mr Wilford, who asked if it were competent for the Premier to review the doings of the House. On a m tion to report progress for ten minutes, Mr Massey endeavourel to make his speeh, but each time re got started he was interrupted with •'Point of order. Mr C airman," until one minute to midnight, when the Chairman left the ohair, intimating that ho would resume at 2.30 on Monday.

SOMB INCIDENTS. NO WORK AND WASTED WORDS. Well after midnight on Saturday morning in the debate on the Estimates, and i>artiouhrly the first item in the Mental Hospital class, a Government member urged tfee Prime Minister to oppose progress being leportod oa this item. Sir Joseph War I: Does the hon. gentleman know what he is asking for? Does he understand that he may be asking the House to ait till 12 o'olcck to-night? Progress was not reported. At this the Op osition sat down hard and fast, aai the second stonewall of the session began. The Opposition wanted to know why the r*j.o?t of the Ins eotor-General ot Hospitals was not available, and made this their text. Such extraneous matters as dairy farms and picturesque soenio prologues became intermingled, in the early house, wit i a m tion to reduca by £1 the salary of the In-spector-General of Hospitals. Mr T. M. Wiiford, ostensibly ■peaking to the amendment to re fuce tue vote, lookeJ over his glasses, and began to paint a landscape of tender tones, beginning with a sweep of sky over Mount Viotoria, ranks of stars, and a gentle cloudlet. MrHine (in the chair) deoiared for business before beauty, no matter how eloquent the latter "The hon. member must confine himself to the fubieot under discussion." MrWilfo.d: It is only my pro logue, Mr Hine. , "The hon member must resume nit. seat," directed the Ohairmaa of Committees. . . The member for Hutt, rising: Having finishet my prologue Mr Hine: The hon. member must resume his seat. The question before Mr Wilfold; I move you do report progress, and ask leave to sit again. MrHine am-oinced tbe motion. Toen he reminded t e mover that no pr gress ha 1 made—the first item r>a« cot been passe'. Mr Wiiford: That is what I was going to call your attention to.