ANGRY AUCKLAND MEMBERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12991, 7 October 1905, Page 4

ANGRY AUCKLAND MEMBERS.

WARM WORDS AND A CHA&. . , LENGE. ; "NOT* A DOORMAT OF MINISTERS.** >§ [BY telegraph.— correspondent.) '• 7i Wellington, Friday. The debate on the Property Lav Bill to . night was enlivened by one or two lively . • ; passages of arms, in which Auckland members figured. M.. Alison and Mr. Baume were the first to come into conflict." Mr. Baume, in the course of his remarks ■ Y; on the legal technicalities of tho Bill, said that the members did not understand tho Bill, and could not understand it even if it ; were explained to them. Mr Alisop • You cannot explain it. Mr. Baume- We are perfectly able to toll you. but you are unable to understand. Mr. Alison - I am quite capable of understanding it if you can give a cleai explanation. Mr. Baume, speaking with some heat, said that Mi. Alison, would not dare, to repeat outside tho liouss this allegation as to ig- . norance of the law. ! Mr. Alison said that he was quite, willing to repeat outside tho House anything that , ho said inside. Mr. Baume, who was now very angry, said that he would challenge Mr. Alison to repeat the statement outside. Mr. Alison was proceeding to make another retort, when the chairman ox committees (Mr. Millar) interposed by saying ' that members of the House could not argue across the floor cf the House in this way. Tho Premier: It is not necessary, Mr. Chairman, to remind you that this is only another Auckland squabble. (Laughter.) Tho incident then ended. Later on the Premier and Mr Mose came into conflict over the same Bill. Mr. Moss ' was explaining a clause of the Bill when the Premier emphatically interjected, "Oh! sit down." Mr. Moss: I am not a doormat of Masters. The Premier said that Mr. Moss had repeated himself four times, and lie would have to bring him under the Standing" Orders. Mr. Taylor: And I'll support you. Mr. Moss: Has the Premier or any other member any right, Mr. Chairman, to tell, another member to sit down? I will not be a doormat to the Premier. ] have never been, and I never will be.' The Chairman : The Premier has no riglji to order any me mix? to sit. down. A member has a perfect, right to address the chair so long as he keeps within the Standing Orders. Peace was then restored, and the discussion on the legal points of the Bill was eon-> , tinned. - v