FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13693, 8 September 1906, Page 10

FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

.'AN AXGRYi SCENE. ?f«g Association—By' Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, September 7. (Received Sept. 7, at 11.40 p.m.) The Federal House of Representatives sat all last night and on till 4' o'clock this afternoon dealing with' the harvester duty. ' , Mr Conroy, who was sitting behind Mr Watson, shouted something about a swindle being worked by a Minister of the' Crowii. - - Mr 'Watson heatedly replied, and the two men, who. were, facing each other across the back of, the bench, shouted angrily in each other's faces.

• -The-House was in an uproar, but the Chairman's voice was occasionally heard above, the din calling the members to order. •

Mr Conroy eventually apologised for preating the disturbance.

(Received Sept, 7, at 11.53 p.m.) : In the course- of the discussion on the question of the valuation of harvesters Sir Wi|liam Lvne admitted that his valuation might bo a little, too. high, but, to! come back to £38 wns .too 10w,.. ,

Mr Cook thanked the Minister, and said that it,. was an admission that £65 waß too high., .

After further discussion, the.House fixed the duty .'at £12 on each machine, and agreed to a consequential reduction from £8 to £6 on strippers.' The duty on parts of 'strippers and • harvesters was reduced to ljd per lb. • • ■