"CALL THE POLICE."

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1561, 3 October 1912, Page 6

"CALL THE POLICE."

ANOTHER EJECTION FROM N.S.W. . ASSEMBLY. "Sergeant, call in tho police!" said the Speaker. It was in. tho New South Wales Assembly on September 2(j. The police were called in, but their services were not required, -Mr. Fitzpatrick it was who fell into troublo with tho Speaker. There were wry few members in the Chamber at the time. -He was speaking on the Shearers Accommodation Bill, and referred to the "arrant hypocrisy" of a previous speaker. This, brought tho Speaker to his feet, calling Mr. Fitzpatriek to order. Later, some more remarks not particularly applicable (o the question of Hie accommodation of shearers n"ain brought him under the Speaker's notice, until finally the Speaker said: "If the lion member doesn't address himself seriously to the question I'll have him removed. Mr Levy here laughed. Also tho hon. member for Darlinghurst is out of order," said the Speaker severely to Mr. Levy. "Oh, you can—." Mr. Fitzpatrick was about to say something, but threw down his papers on the table in disgust. Iho hpoakcr called tho Sergeant-at-Arms to remove Mr. Fitzpatrick. That hon. member, with some heateil remarks, went out'as the Sergeant approached. Mr. Brown rose to continue tlie debate. Presently Mr. Fitzpatrick reappeared, with the Sergeant at his heels, and went to the table. "Wait till I get my papers," lie said, as he gathered them together. fcergeant, call in the police and have mm removed from the premises," said the- Speaker. , r " oi i'., cal l in your police," exclaimed Mr. litzpatnck. "You've been waiting for mq all night." He sat down, saying he would wait till the police came. He did not stay long, however. Them was a pause of a minute or two. 'lhe np hc e sot no further than the door <f tho Chamk-r, and Mr. Fitzpatrick m-Med °J™ ot it, were his parting words to Mr. Presently a division took place, and the House went into committee. On resuming in full, Jtr. K, D. Measlier took the chair as'Deputy-Speaker; There was a dispute as to tho Chairman of Committees jif J? cn P r °P er, V Put 'n the chair, and the House sreedilv became a scone of disorder,

Mr. Kelly and Mr. Wood had.an altercation, in which Mr. Kelly made somo remark as to Mr. Wood's collar. Mr. AVood appealed to the Speaker to 1)0 protected from offensive remarks, or ho would take a courcq of dealing with the interrupter himself. "You come outside," said Mr. Kelly. The Deputy-Spenker paid he would preserve order, and Mr. Kelly must not intensify the remarks which were objected to. "I must exercise my right to keep order, and these interjections must cease." Later on an altercation took place between the Minister for Works and some members of the Opposition, but eventually order was restored, and the debate proceeded. While ; Mr. Wood was addressing the House a few minutes later ho referred to "one of those occasions when I was removed." "I was just reading about it," said Mr. Kelly, who had a volume of Hansard in his hand. '"I had, a lunatic to deal with," said Mr. Wood. Mr. Griffith protested that it was most improper to refer to.the Speaker of the Assembly in that way. "I said I had a lunatic to deal with," said Mr. Wood. "If you choose to fit it on to him you can." "I was listening very carefully to the lion, member," said the Deputy-Speaker. "Hβ' was referring to seme previous episode, and said 'he had a lunatic to deal .with.' Ho did not fix on anyone in a specific way, nnd certainly had he- done so I would Tinvo called him to order."