REMOVING THE DEADLOCK.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13394, 30 May 1914, Page 5

REMOVING THE DEADLOCK.

LABOR PARTY'S PLTGHT

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright.) MELBOURNE; May' 29. Mr Cook (the Premier) is jubilant at the Senate's l-ejectipn of the Preference Prohibition -'Bill, which places 'him in a. position to ask' for a double dissolution, Ujit,; Jiq. intejnds.fto, (give,,. the Opposition a. chance* to reject tlie' Plural Voting Bill, the Government's; ■ other test measure. . ; •

(Received 'May 30, 0,a.m.) MEJjBQttRNE; Mav'3o

s Questioned. in. the House of-Ropresen-tatives, Mr Cooke dac'liued to show his hand in. *eply' to AJr Fisher's 'incjuiry, as to whether in view of the. Vote 011

11011-preferencQ he intends, to make a etatement. , He. : said die had no statement to makbnt present. He fenced a number of questions regarding a J possible dissolution. His changed showed a. disposition- to rush ■'the Postal Voting • Bijl through. . .

A nieeting of thn .party discussed;, the situation. It is understood that they decided to; defer action until ithp. ; r.Oppogition : had : aji •* opoftunity, if they „ desire, :for rejecting „the Postal Bill which was ac^oxfhied until W&dmesclay. Tiv the meSntime the Ministry is preparing a case for presentation to ,the governor-General. .

Appearances indicate that the bulk di the Labor niernbers do not regard the. Senate's of non-preferoTice with fijtvpr, '! though ■ the. tnilitanfcr section, profess to be delighted; ■,'