WILD SCENES
;;,, ; ALL-NIGHT SITTING ''■■' (Received 29th May, 10.40 a.m.) LONDON 28th May: 'The House of Commons rose at 8 in the morning after a. wild all-night.sitting of 17/ hours. The trouble arose but of a discussion whether the debate on the Finance Bill should be continued two hours' after midnight or till 5 o'clock. Sir Austen Chamberlain moved to report progress. Mr Snowden refused to do so.-,
:.: A?'* -noisy discussion proceeded for several hours, Labourites howling down Conservative speakers, some whistling the "Dead March." The closure .was moved several times.
■Mr Snowden, who was accused by Conservatives of maintaining a . stony silence, retorted: "The only contributions you have made to the debate are insult and buffoonery." Finally the House rose after passing five clauses out of forty-seven. .-
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 29 May 1930, Page 5
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