NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9263, 17 January 1889, Page 5

NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

WANT OF CONFIDENCE MOTION.

GROSS PERSONALITIES.

SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

Press Association.—Electric Telegraph.—Copyright Received January 17, 0.50 a.m.

Sydney, January 16. A caucus of the freetrade party was held this afternoon, when a resolution was carried to the effect that as the freetraders possessed a solid majority in the House, it would be a waste of time to permit the new Ministry formed by Mr. G. R. Dibbs to take office, to be afterwards turned out. In the House this evening;, on the motion to go into Committee of Supply, Mr. McMillan moved an amendment in the shape of an address to the Governor to the effect that the House resolves to refuse Supply, unless cause can be shown why a Ministry representing a minority should be allowed to hold office.

The amendment was tantamount to a direct want-of-confidence motion.

Sir Henry Parkes, in speaking to the amendment, made a bitter onslaught on his former followers, whom he accused of deserting the Government without the slightest cause. He contended that the new Government had come into power quite constitutionally, and were entitled to fair treatment at the hands of the House.

Later on in the evening a scene occurred between Mr. McElhone and the ex-Attorney-General, Mr. Wise. The former indulged in gross personalities against the latter, and eventually Mr. Wise threatened to horsewhip the offender.