A POLITICAL CRISIS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13672, 10 April 1908, Page 5

A POLITICAL CRISIS.

IN THE FIiDEKALVPARLfAiiE^i' i * VOTE OF CENSURE PASSED. ; THE HOUSE ADJOURNED.' 1 By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright.^ *. - <.\ (Received April 10, 9.28 a.m.) ' MELBOURNE, April 10. * In the Federal House of Represent^ tives at a late hour last night, the; Premier, Mr Deakin, suffered a reverse which caused him to adjourn the House; till Wednesday in order that the Go-> vernment might* consider the position. The crisis arose out of a. motion" 1 moved by Mr Webster for the appoint--ment of a Royal Commission to supeiy sede the Cabinet Committee which is now about to commence an iiiguiry into Post Office disorganisation. The adjournment of the' aebate wad moved, and in the vote the Ministerialists were defeated by 31 to 28. : Mr Deakin intimated that he accept^; ed this vote as a censure on the Govern-i ;ment. What the result would be de^ pended largely upon the Labour > Party i As the Labour Party caucus was.nqt solid in the vote on Mr Webster's proposal, it is probable the trouble will be smoothed over. ' '