QUEENSLAND POLITICS

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160732, 19 August 1920, Page 2

QUEENSLAND POLITICS

AN ANGRY MINISTER. BRISBANE, August 18. Parliament opened to-day. The Lieu-tenant-Governor’s speech emphasiea that the Government proposed legislation in the direction of tire endowment of children. It made biting reference to the delegation which recently visited Loudon, stating that it appeared to the Ministry that financiers abroad, at tho behest of three unofficial delegates, informed the Government that loan money would lx- supplied if the Government agreed to 'repeal certain legislation which had been endorsed by the electors at two elections. The Ministry scorned this bribe and refused the infamous proposal, believing that the electors would agree with them. With the object of testing the question, the Ministry had decided to postpone all legislation, with the exception of amending the Liquor Bill, and then adjourn Parliament until tlv? Premier s return and then appeal to the peoph' for endorsement of the Goverinusin's altitude. Mr Lennon was elected president of the Legislative Council.