Scenes in the New South Wales Assembly.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1895, 11 October 1886, Page 3

Scenes in the New South Wales Assembly.

The Parliament of New Sonth Wales bis been in session just a year. It likes the amusement, and seems quite well inclined to keep it up. The other day it did anotbir sitting of 36 hours at a stretch. This was on the question of new railway lines. The Opposition stonewalled some of the proi> posed lines. At 7 o’clock in the morning tte Speaker retired from his chair fatigur 1. Bight on the House sat, enjoying itself till 10 o’clock next evening. No very rowdy see; ;s occurred. Ur Dibbs insinuated that .tr Wisdom waa a drunkard, and Mr V\ idom that his honorable friend was a p rjnrer and a target, bat after some trouble 1 ie Speaker prevailed upon both gentlemen to withdraw tbe words. Nobody .knows wl :a the session will come to an end. It sec .is quite likely to emulate Tennyson’s brook r. d go on for ever. A telegram from Sydney I st Friday say- : “An all night sitting ! is taken place in tbe Assembly, daring wl hj there was a series of “scenes.” Mr Wise m was removed in the custody of tbe Sergei t-at-Arms. The Honse continued sitting u il 5 o’clock this afternoon, debating on a mol m calling on Sir Henry Parkes to apologise or having nsed the words “brutal House” in reference to the Assembly. The motion ■ as ultimately rejected by a majority of two.” •