AUSTRALIAN.
Sydney, Yesterday. Stonewalling in K-S/W. Parliament. The' Legislative Assembly have been sitting continuously since yesterday after* noon in consequence of the Opposition members stonewalling the Bill to give effect to the alterations in the Customs duties. ■'"■.' This day. The Assembly is still sitting, the House being in committee dn the Customs Bill, and the galleries have been closed. A point has been raised that there is no House, as the Speaker did not take the chair to-day. Great confusion exists in the chamber. Messrs Sheppard and Wisdom have beeo. suspended for disorderly conduct. ■ Latee. Lively LegislatorsThe Legislative Assembly is still sitting, and it is thought it will probably continue to do so until Tuesday next. Several scenes of great confusion have occurred, during which members threatened one another with personal violence. At times the house has been a perfect Babel. * Sailed, this morning : S.S. Manapouri, for Auckland. . , .
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Thames Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 5446, 10 July 1886, Page 2
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