AN ANGRY MEMBER.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1591, 7 November 1912, Page 3

AN ANGRY MEMBER.

WARM WORDS & PA-BLIAMEKT-:, -' ; In tjio early honivof yesterday mprh'r'.•yig there was a scene.in■'■ the .House.'or. Representatives, .winch'at .first threatened to develop rather seriously. .' .-•'.■,■ !'i ■ ■-. Just before.2 a.m. Mr. H. G. Ell.Vmember ..far- Clirisfaliufoh South, suggested that tlie Prime Minister should. n?reo to adjourn, The suggestion was basked- tip by Mr. G. AV. Russell, member for Avon,wlio claimed that the Hauso had done a good day's work. The Prime Minister agreed that a goad deal'of work had been done, but stated that time had been .wasted. He added' Mint .'Mr. HII. hpd wasted more, time this session than any, other.man in Parliament, '-. Mr. JEII warmly denied the correctness of this assertion, ate! presently remark.'ed: "Don't tell untruths abouf : rii:ei.n'the' ■HoUSC."/' c , 31V. Massey.. I move, sir, that those Words be taken down> '■. ' }-\, Mr., Lang.; asked -Mr. - : Ell to withdraw tbe-werds.:. '■■'.. ■'.'■ ■■■ -.'/";« ''. ■ ~:: V ■ Mr.' : Ell..Withdre.Wi but-stated..that, thePrinie Minister .'hail' made il statement 'riboi'it him' which; was absolutely cßntrary .to,-fact. • The .-Pdme-'.Mrivister had .been grossly unfair- aiid-*in.aceu'rate» ; }hs, Massey: The lion.- gentleman, had ■"better keen Ills temper; He. will find -that it'is no use trying to bounce me.' j There wer&- some, further • exchanges,-, hut the matter seemed drop until' Mr. Ell got up,--alter the Speaker.had resumed'the Chair, to formally deny the, flccuracy'of what-the Prime. Minister had said; Mr, Massey, )ic . reiuarked, had accused him, of wasting trine. ' ■-•■■'' ; Government hear!, ' Mr. iBll: If nijmih'&r.s.'niake that-state-ment, I say; it,is. a'lie J...- ; ■;,',.'. ..-.-■ .'.i,' ■; Sir. Massey moVe.d|'thafei:the>iwojds' be;-, : ; feiken : . f i(l6wn.--,; ■ :ri;''f w--,'..-;' ■■'■'&'"■'',) :■ MW Witty 11 trust'tliis s iiiatter.,will ripb: lie; forced; ;; The (zritanber; who the - :statement ■spoke-'in'.tke, -;lleat loffrthe ■moment, :'in';:-anSwer'--tp. interjections -from 'the other.sidg/'i; ; . '~ ■:'■ ■<j ;-, : Mr. Massey fl don't intend.to press#e motion, but i-.l' sincerely. trust. the hpnT gentleman will'' ; wit : hdraw -the expression, he has-used, '. . . ■:■:.■■. ~. y Mr, Russell said that he did. .not think for a moment that-the hop, member had applied'his remaVk-to-'tlve Prim* Minister. Mr. Ell: No, I did not. -: 1 Mr. Russell said that: it was tlie- affiinw tioii of the- interjec'ting'rjierabers that the, Kqn. member had characterised..a? a.lie.,. Mr. NDSw-ortliy: We don't want '.your'.: quibbling now! '.: .-,:'■■ :••; ? ■ - Mr. Raisse'll 'that;he:had -stated tile..; facts'of the case. "'■',-'' ■'.:}. ■ ' Mv. ■ Anderson, said- that he was: quite satisfied thafwhat tlie. last lion, member.. ]ia(i : statai'''wn3 , the.'q : nse. He-was aiw.' tl'iitt flie ■Jton'-: -member 'for, Gh'tistehurch South, had not.a-efen'ed' to the Prnue' Minister; i~. '■:.'Vj ■:' ." '•;" -. .;."*-.••:," . Mr.- Ell- withdrew the words- he '-:mm':. used, iflnd he had.not applied them to the Prim?>:■ Minister.: ■:' Mr.' Massey said 'that .he 'had thought :«t the moment that tlie. 'ho'n..'iiiembei- had' referred -to him. He accepted Ml'.. Ell's ■assurance that he liad not. . Mr. EH contradicted: the statement that; .he had wasted niore time than any .other member of .the House. He had notspokeu : ■ for twenty minutes during lyjioloipf.thit day, ~t. ■' i '".!'(" ;:.. ,'■ ;..'• Witlrthis the incident;terniipaled. .■; ;