POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 36, 6 November 1907, Page 5

POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA.

AYARM. PASSAGES iN ' PARLIAMENT.

'" WAIT TILL I GET YOU OUTSIDE." :, The,Sytlney "Daily. Telegraph," of October 25, printed the following two reports side by

•-.-V ;.- /• • . . Thursday. /- During the .tariff! discussion •in the House of-V Representatives to-night, Mr. Willis (N-;S.W;) described Mi-. Page' (the Queenslaud labour nieriiber) as an ovcrbearirig bully. •'■ . ■. ; ,i;"' I!JI / pull your-nose," shoute'd but Mr. Page. " Wait;,till ;I get you outside; I'll piifl your'liose for .ypu." ;/i\ere;wa's a loud burst of- laughter in the Gtiiuhbcr. ■ 1

S.IMK "Willis sat,quietly on his seat on the front Ppjjosition bench. /; The..silence and apparent iridiifereneo i)f Mr..''^ r ijliis ajipcare'd to stir up Mr, Page. .■/" I'll 'pull yPtir nose,", he repeated; "I'll 'd&AlVitn you. when I, get you outside of-the Ofiarilbcr.",. . '

Ja'st'.Mr. Willis'rose. He called the atteii'tiop. of the chairman tq_ the fact that Mr., rage''.had used • threatening' language. :/;Thp(.temporary chairman,';' who happened at/ tho /time to be Mr. Batchelor (a Labour mbmher), called on Mr. Page, if he had threatening language,!' to withdraw- it.

'. ".'I'lJ - ivitlidr'aK nothing,"' said Mr. Page, ■'iijnlbss, he withdraws his. insult to mo." "V"l must ask'for the. withdrawal of, any language," repeated, the "temporary/ chairman.' "What is tho '.threatening' . Jarigu'age P". he asked, turning to'' Mr. '■Willi's.' "He' said ho would deal with 1110 outside,'' answered Mr. Willis, amid a roar •pK,laughter. ; • '' ipa'gb withdrew his threat.

i/ii"I'LL.SHOOT/YOU. LIKE A DQG." i the tellers were taking the count, of aVdiWsio'n in the. Legislatiyo Assembly last nS'ght ■ bit. a. inotiori that -the - Speaker's wart'iirit/ for;• the Elect-ions arid Qualifications Comrhitte'elbe returned to him/Mr. Norton 'remarked'.that mombers of the Opposition ybtiffg-fn the negative should play the same feaitlo as the Government. It was, he said, being sought to mako the committee a partisah.iono. -j ;i;Mr. iWood .(AJinister for Labour and Industry/leaning forward from a seat lie had taken oil tho. cross .benches): Tho hon. mem-ber-'ha'tl 1 . better take.care who lie is insulting. Hpf S'ill. not insult me.

Norton: Won't I, by God? Come on witliiiyb'ur fisticuffs!

i; ::Mr.:'Norton' (oxcitedly): I'll shoot you like a.'(log. :■ \ si The' Speaker: Order! Order! .. U'Jlj:.wNorton:.'Protect me from, the hon. member. ..'Ho is threatening ;me. physically. Her is .always talking what he will do outside. By God! if he;attempts'any,violence •oijrflio.i'l'll.-'shoot - him. • • . ii. The..Speaker: Order I Order! ;,-]\lr. Norton (at the top of his'voice to Mr. •Wood): If you come your physical fiatiouffs with ine I'll blow your light out. I'll iit yoii., : I'll put 'an: end to your bullying. The.'Speaker: Order! ; v-Sfr.l'Wo'od: I ,ainnot threatening tho'hoi. mombpr. ;I' am • just giving nil expression' df : '/opinion.(To Mr.-' Norton): Jf Xr. $pefU<qr allows ybu to come hero and insult oVory .inembor, l am not going, to be one of th : . ~, . ; ■.-'iin-'-Hnn. Member (satirically): Shoot! .;.''-51r,.' 'Njjrto.il: By God! I will.. ;';'Thti Speaker: Order! Older!. SIH;. Norton , continued angrily muttering Slid ,glowering across "at tlio Minister,, until the „ incident'ondetl .with the declaration of the division. - • . . "• Jusf bbfore the House, adjourned,. Mr. Nortoii rose and expressed regret at having iised "cer't'n in language" towards the' Chief .Secretary. "I know'it is wrong,"' said the ineriibor for Darling Harbour! "The only (jxense- jt'ean. offer is that I. have been suffering terribly from, my head. 1 have been,in the dentist's chair all the afternoon." ' ' Mr. "Wood said'lie was glad to hear'the 'i&itemeht just-made. As Ihe .was p'ersdnnlly concerned,'there was no'real por:spnal, feeling on his part. • He was simply referring to a remark that had been made.