Mr Taylor and the Premier

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8832, 12 July 1905, Page 1

Mr Taylor and the Premier

"WIIKN I 111-; CI<:\TLK BRKKZKS IIIjOW." Ity Telegraph. (From Our Own (Wrerqiondeiit.) Wellington, July 11. There was another interchange of little amenities in the House thin afternoon between the Premier and Mr Taylor. Mr Taylor wished, by eotirfetiy of the llouiie, to give notice of a proponed amendment in the Old Age Pension Hill, Imt' a nlentorinn "No" from the Premier spoiled imy chance, of the unanimous consent of the Howe, The Premier then mse with a. personal ex plana! ion. lie quoted from t.lio Hansard report of Mi Taylor's Hpeech upon Iho Imprest. Supply Hill where, referring lo a, visit of the police to his otliee with rcgaid lo the case of Ihe Rev. Mr Murray, Mi Taylor was reported as having twin : "la there no undeleclcd crime in New /e'.'i land lhal, a, set of la/.y police ollicciH lil-.u von dare to come into my ollice to in tenogale me fifion a matter J have nothing to do with? Just t'.ivc my compliments I" the Premier and I'll him that, if lie in tended to I rap me into a, conversation to be, used tor political purposes, he IliiH faded." The only inference to be taken f'oni this. the Premier continued, wan tlia,t lie had induced the police! to ad as I hey Icid done, lie, was not aware of Ihe cane until he returned to Wellington from ('cut nil Otago, and any action which had been taken regarding the case hud been taken without liis knowledge. "With regard to the lirst case," continued the Premier, but Ml- Taylor lose to a. point of order, nnhluilting that tin; Premier could not dincUHH a, matter which did not arise out of tho paragraph from which lie had quoted, nor could lie open nil new matter which wim controversial. The Speaker supported Mr Tuylor's contention, and ruled that the Premier must, coufino his rcmarku to oim specific paragraph. Tho Premier: "I was doing no if Mr , Taylor had waited until 1 finiimed my Ben-I tence. Tho only tiling I asked tho police! inspector to report upon wan the livnt eunua I asked him to do that when J Christcbui'ch, but 1 know nothing of tlifl second caso until my return." J Mr Taylor, replying, Baid bo was going to ask tli'o House later on to allow him to deal with tho caso before a Parliamentary Committee or any other tribunal, and ho would thero undertake to satisfy the Houku of the Minister's shameful complicity in tho action of tho police. The Speaker, interrupting Mr Taylor, reminded I)iiii that he must uccopt the Premier's explanation. Tho Premier : "I nay again, 1 know no- , thing of the caso until 1 roturnod from Christchurch." J Mr Taylor; 01), you'ro iv modol of itt> . noconco. s Tho Ordirn of Dm day woro thon pro> . cooded with. -