ALLEGED CORRUPTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13744, 8 May 1908, Page 5

ALLEGED CORRUPTION.

SCENE IX THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. : STANDARD- OIL COMPANY. "MEMBERS IN THEIR BAG. , By Telegraph.— Vvzi* A.-i-.'x-uii-'vri.—Cftiiytijht. . ■ '■■' . : Receive*! Mar. ':'. 13-5& a, m.l * ;"'. ■ . Mi.Miurnw. May 7. A FWRM't .vecntf took. place in the 'Hon** ol - Representative?; during a di- ii-.mi>u on Ih* ■ kerosene duties'. ', ■' • •'-■■' : Z\, Sir William Lyno interjected: 1»m Md ■■. there is no use in going on, b«an*e' tiw Standard. Oil Company have members in their bag. •■"..■■ Mr.. lUki (Leader oft Opposition), ris- ! ing to -I point of order, thar.tclometl this ' as % siandercm* statement» It was & wait-*; dalousas*thing. to my* It w«* giving cur- ■ verscy to the Mtt\unou? slander uttered outside the H'(,hi» .'that »■ member ii-iild he bought .in comiK'Uoti with th*?'.tariff. -.''lt- ■_■ .' ,,: was ; nio*t; abominable that* *lw ■ grev*!:«st-1..,,".. ,' ; , slander -ever v*>\ on itwub i.*- shtMik! •".'/" from a Minister of. i'>'* t't'own. . ~:.,/, Sir William I.\ii" i!itt>rj(it-d :, Inj '!«•• , / lib* jli'ly that the m*-- »_i h*t-been brought/.. to )Of. ■■■■•; ' ■ • ' ' •/'■>' " ,"•' Amid*ta storm id di-ful Sir Willum ai!!* 3 ,.' ■ ed that the company had becn'toevwy m#:mber, and had tried in •iC't a prcjuin:. The company had got ;tlut of numbers who had : , promised them ■mpport. , "So much ha*< . been raid abou* this outside," ho went on, "that I turned a representative of the company out of. my office. It i* a candid that, ■• ■•■■•■ men should bo seut'-frdnr America to foir« the m.i'.U'i through. 1 c,i.-t no■ imputation on ~members*, but" we hart; had «piit<s enough of this from .'iiuniivi." -< ■ :;...< ■■..,■ •■<;.; Asked how ni'iobi - w'n' influenced, " " Sir Win. liViif said "by .persuasion.." .11* , did not know that a member wsw;l>rJbed. ;' '" The noisy scene continued for a conwdi?r- v , able time, member,- hotly attacking Sir Win. > ■;.■/ Lyno and di*i>ying being- approached by" th'# •-- Standard Oil Company. .-.■■' . ■■:■■'. Eventually Sir Win. Lyiie' withdrew the ..,.*, charge unreservedly. ' Pressed to give the *', luuno of his infor'niaiH he,statwl that the. ~ ~, information came from one of hit? colleagues. ' •