AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXII, Issue 12438, 10 April 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Crisis in Federal Parliament.

Premier Accepts Adverse Vote

as a Censure.

Government will Consider its

Position.

Press Association.— Telegraph.— Copyright.

Received April 10, 9.28 a.m.

MELBOURNE, April 10.

At a late hour last night Mr Deakin suffered a reverse which caused him to adjourn the House till Wednesday, , in order that the Government might consider its position.

The crisis arose out of a motion moved by Mr Webster, for the appointment of a Royal Commission to supersede the Cabinet Committee now about to commence an inquiry into the Post Office disorganisation.

The adjournment of the debate was then moved, in which the Ministerialists were defeated by 31 to 28, and Mr Deakin intima"fco<l tliSrt lie Etcoejjtecl i"fc as a, censure on the Government.

What the result will be depends largely upon the Labour Party, but as ite caucus was not solid on Mr Webster's proposal it is probable matters may be smoothed over.

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