In the early hours of Saturday morning, after an all-night sitting, there was a disgraceful scene in the House of Representatives. Foul language, and a blow on the nose of an honorable member, seems to have been one phase of it. The N.Z. Times blames Mr Tom Taylor, who makes the angry passions of the liquor party rise; but is this fair ? It is a question as to the physical condition of members at the close of an all-night sitting. It is probably such as to cause " wigs on the green." The Premier insists upon all-night sittings ; and as long as he does this, the dignity of Parliament, such as it is, must go by the board.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7606, 2 November 1903, Page 2
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