AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 132, 27 July 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT. EXCITING TIMES. By Electric Telegraph.—-Copyright. United Press Association. Sydney, July 26. In tho Legislative Council Mr Flowers announced that circumstances had arisen which prevented him proceeding with the business. He asked a quorum to attend tomorrow to pass Supply. The resignation of Messrs Dunne and Horne came as a surprise to the Party. The Government’s existence depends on the Independents) and that they are not yet out of the wood was evidenced to-night, the Assembly simmering with excitement. Mr Holman moved three months supply.

Mr Wade moved an amendment limiting it to two months. Tho amendment was defeated, tho casting votfi of the Speaker making the voting 37 all. The debate is proceeding, and strenuous opposition is threatened to-morrow on Mr Holman’s adjournment motion.

The Labour stages of tire censure debate were exciting. Towards its close two members of tho Independent Party announced their intention of voting for the Government. This and tho fact that Messrs Dunne and Horne, prior to resigning, arranged to pair with two Oppositionists, who respected their pairs, saved the situation.

Prior to taking the censure division a further amendment by Mr Storey was moved that tho propn-al include rural workers under the (nrlnsti ial Arbitration Bill was against the interests of land settlement, was negatived by 44 to 35 vi tes.

When the Assembly met this afternoon ,after Cabinet had discussed the situation, Mr Holman Acting-Pre-mier, made a statement that while Ministers recognised that ordinarily a by-olection tiki net provi le sufficient giound for suspending the business of Parliament, it would be k cognised as obviously impossible for business t.o picceed until the two present vacancies were fi.’cJ. The Government therefore proposed to is l -: tho H ar-e to grant wipnly to-mgvt, deal with no other bn stress, but . o fi ' iun for

a sufficient pe .od to a’u > r of Gw byelections to be decided. He p’oposei le move to-morrow for the a, wonnraont of t• Denso till August 22. Mr Wade. I.t a ler of tin Opposition, in a brief even, dee.’n.'d tiiai uod-r U.t condition’s which (ml aiisnii no course war-ejen to tie Government

MO to '•eb.gll. Mr Stm oppos'd tin* ins nt. Mr Holman gave notice of his adjournmont motion for to-morrow. The House then proceeded with business. (Received 27, 9.40 a.m.) Sydney, July 27. Mr Gilbert, a former Liberal member of the Assembly, has been stumping the Mudgee electorate, now vacated by Mr Dunn, for the past month. The Labour memebrs attach a sinister significance in this connection. The Liberals declare that it is only in accordance with the general organisation of the Assembly. After Mr Gann announced his casting vote on Mr Wade’s amendment on the question that the House go into committee of supply, that the proposed alteration to the electoral law was undesirable. This was negatived by 38 to 3b, Mr Willis, Independent, voting with the Government. The Supply Bill then passed all its stages. Minor amendments by Opposition members were defeated by five to six votes respectively.