Oath of Allegiance
Repudiated by Free State Dail MAJORITY OF EIGHT VOTES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright. LONDON, May 19. The Party whips summoned every member of the Dail for t.hc final stages of the Oath Bill, when the chief points of interest were ex-Minister McGilligan’s amendment aiming to maintain tho Treaty as a superior instrument whether members take the oath or not. A Cosgraveite Deputy, Mr I inlay, tabled an amendment preserving the Treaty, particularly the application of compensation of public servants. Mr Norton, the Labour leader, declared the amendments were designed more to put Labour members in difficulties than to save the Treaty.. Labour did not believe the abolition of the Oath would be an infraction of the Treaty. The amendments were defeated by 77 votes to 69, and the Bill passed by the same majority. It will be submitted to the Senate on Wednesday.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6864, 21 May 1932, Page 5
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148Oath of Allegiance Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6864, 21 May 1932, Page 5
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