TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 1, 13 November 1863, Page 3

TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

The Judges. The following is Mr. Hayes' spooch, as reported in a Hohart Town. paper of September 15 th:— Mr. Hayes, I oppose the adjournment. X say w© should sifn to the bottom this insult to our speaker. (Hear, hear.) I icel, too, that I havo been insultsri, and so havo all th.o members. Who is the Judges? (loud laughter.) That's ttia questional »/liO are they? They're ; only xnenl (Laughter.) K.oa who get their places irom tnis vary Barnament. (Cries of Mo, no.) What! I w S ii p fis dc "\' l ' 33,7 tiiey ' get it; trc!a usi no-) j" servant?..* nothing more; a IS? 3 very i>BSfion we vc ted. their salaries, (ivo, no.) (No, and laug'hter.) i3ut» we're going to pay them I Come, nov/, that's th# point, who. puya them? Is it the representatives oi the peopie or the people themselves? We stiird hear to represent the districts, and them districts pays tneir judges: and Mr. Spsaker, is tho warrant to coil the master ha does wrong? (Lau.ghtor.) You may talk 2-bout the Judges' ejigmty, who places them rh A rA2- auptx>so The Parliament says IMo, we won t have them,wouiri .thoy have been judges? Jt s plain enough, Air. fcp\aW. W© saict we had confidence in them before, but I must say. now I have little confidence in their dignity. (Hear, henr.) If men let themselves down &d very low, I say they don't deserve the confidence of tne house; and as someone said just now the sooner they go the better, and lot us get a pair : of fresh torses! (Loud . laughter.,) \veh; ij; uiey aro not horses, they re animals with very long ears, (lienewed laughter.) Talk about the dignity of tne Judges! Then they say they will go to tho Duke of Newcastle: who io the Duke of Newcastle', ijoud laughter.) Will he turn, the Speaker out of tho chfiir and us out of this house? CBenewed laugh-i fcer.) What are they going to do? At-.» theygomgj to intimidate us and the whole country? If they do their duty as judges no one will find fault witf them—not. a soul—no one will find fault! Sameth"# was said which is not liked: but when they coy to talk here, and impugn ifcha gentlemen of# house, whom I cansidor their superiors. ()? laughter.) I say X feel myself as good as naif of them Judges! (Hear, hear, and res? ■ laughter.) Then they turn round on us an# why, it's all a pack of rubbish! (Lauglflvoted with the minority before; I did nil; wash them. (Laughter.) I did not use thffite I felt they did not want it, that they m to fine enough; but I will not—l cannotjfepreany power out of -tho house; wo are sem> tho sent the district, aid wo are bound to & hon. dignity of the house We did our besKle, and! the speaker ruled ar 1 fair as anyone cay ho did then to be told >y these gentlemelfe to tie wrong, and go to tho Governor, aaStie>y>ou&eV Duke of Newcaetl) to chuck us all Q&ant to do Why, as far as Jean heas:, and. without; ths hiOae altogether. ff u gentlemen, laughter.) But 'e won't.. 1 belief stand here. will stand up 4 , r y° ur rights. an3 n .r we will all till two or th- e o'clock in e . '(Laughter.) stand up fort"® dignity of at (Hear, Men may IjjSh I fl- b w r Xuld we cringe? • hear.) It's* 1 * rubbish! Wh., (He ar, hear.) I'll cringe/ 0 f? ra ,*" lf s#the ngbt. It ha? When we.® "ffht lets stior r ;_ht,; and are we s been she,! 1 <"-e \ "We've going iff 1 ;. 0 d u Ol^ a a nd pair, and wa all wrap J° u j 1 '" 0 a ,\ 6r jK 0 , Sir, never! never! must cM°- lljaug.itej! t 0 Jn( i to fflear W and laughtd t „ no ~, 5r on buto C and fwe do justice, earth ,'! fc o f,°™ \nd fcer representative, and r Ma|* £ rval f ts . it is all we a! \l ot to bo w {o „ et lip an d crow very!fJ® for j£ ew / S e fs ) We are bound to ovc: P u hlic. (A j'Jj n-e have any seat 6, t a' 7 for wpzWft a fittlo bit of blood in- ; ie hou(A laugh, si /« iint fo/hat purpose.") 1 suppose af " f TiJiton thought so, and tu?v.. SSt L SS are forgotten alL■ Judges irtav do what , hen we ' i et „s do it first, ,ey ploa S o w..h >g { tlus house ill h" I must support I'C; ° not adjourn till matter is. oroughlt to tho bottom. (Sear, hear.)