POLITICIANS AT PLAY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1592, 8 November 1912, Page 4

POLITICIANS AT PLAY.

'■* 0-— . .. ~■ AN END, OF..SESSION FESTIVAL. The humour of inversion was given free play in tho Ho'uso of Itcptesontatives Kir forty minutes last evening, wi\i'l':>.'Mr' Speaker was away .getting- the Absent to the Appropriation Bill'.' Sir Arthur Guinness had no sooner disappeared than tho usually orderly .'House 'became, a scene of merry turnioii; . Menibfcl> *w present in strdhp ■ lor'ioi ; iiiid. tho galleries and floor 'were crowded. witffi spectators. A now .Speaker appealed:' in. tlio person Mr, G. J. Anderson, wnV-'ha'd arrayed himself in ;a Maori mat!". .Tho duties of i.assume.d 'byMr. G. B...Sykes,. who:.-.also wore, a mat, and bor.o a servfceable knobkefry "in placa of the glittering' ornament ■ that, ordinarily graces.tho ■ta'blo.'.wbeh Mr. ■ Speaker-ia. in the chair; Another. attend'antrof Mr; Speaker wag 1 a dignified .mes.so.hger>'. ing .a long spear. deebnited with, tassels/ Mr. J. Robertson fcsumed ttei'bliick rbt< • of ;she Clerk.-of the Ho,u>b, : ;.'Be l Tarig th«:.; bili at lihoppprtuno mompn.ts,. -.■ 6flee.zett;'.' very _ loudly, and made►'■unseemly", noises,!; but in all other. rcscKiots -was n'mosteffl. cwnt Clerk. Members 'scattered" themselves haphazard, over, the 'Ho'usei.-b''uf thoro was a general' tendehcy'''for J'ilinisf-"'-tors and leadew to occupj-bnek bencliesi WIHO back-benchers took over' the 'Treasury Benches, and other seits of honour. I'lio position of Leader of the Opposition ' Was Aat definitely allocated. Dr. Eotnara and M ; r. C. ~K.. Wilson and their eohflicting pretohs'iqhs had sot; beeji settled', when the sitting terminated."■ The business .fiefore' tlio. Auckland- Domain- '-Model"'.Pa-, Bill, a .piifody : 'upon.. an : . Auckland Local .Bill iyju'eh. .hag ■ giyen' rise :tb: 'Keatidi'controyorsy at- some r.e6ent' : sittihgs;'ofi ! tho; ■Hojiso.. Tli.e Model ..Pa-Bill kos' in- cliar'g*.-' ■of Dr..Tp Ka'ngihirpa; whp explained that; it was. intended to. revive, "the'splendours;, aiid grandeurs. .^f^the:.;n : eoiithic''Bie,:4ud.-' de's.ti'by . tll.e, ■ accursed.,- .'civilisation vfrbhi..' : which' 'wo':ar6'''6Ufffiring/''ihe'.''pit)ceedingg'.' were happily mixed; ■ Jfr. v Wi.D. : :S..Mac- ■', dpnald; h'is..;na,me .altered ; ,to--'"Te :Eicl;ety : ■ : Roaj" ;wasvihsf'al.lod .as :.Cnairraan.'"6f: Cbnimitteesj .and 'rnle'd. with. Glarcr described as. a'ro'd.6f..iro'ii«' JW.' Sykes: strutted:up 'some.'''tim'e J ,aftetf : the Speaker, .had .left ,'fhe ch'airi...idnd stowed his. ■wicked-lQb.kiilg; kndbker'ry under the 'tabie. Wild.hilarity reigned, for % space. ' Any members who spoke more .than A dozen .words,was .incontinently ruled.out Of order,." and llr. Glpver, : w.ho displayed. a persistentidesire to malt'o■ himself.heard,was sup.press.ed.. from time;.Jo;.'feme;.'with.■ the Speaker's'.discarded .rpbe,-topped.- off :■ ■with'a ivaste-'paper basket;;'.'' The :ma'ci;r',: bearer./usinjg'.'the'afbrementionod-spear as '■'< a. Persuader, 'endeavoured' :to.' eject'' Mr.i ;J. Col.vii!, who. was. ■uprbari6usly,;.hailed":\,as ; "ProfessorDbwie" ''Khen.. , he{;cam'e.'in''. : and. sat at..the fable, ', ;Mr.,:;.Co],y'in..explaincd,''. that there' was -Off- '.misunderstanding."-.He:'' was a Hansard■r|pbf.fer,..Scenes" of hilari--... 6'us'riot .ca'nib'' suddenly.■■tbCan'ch'diiwheri-.'" it was ..announced/that. Mr. ■Speiaker; had returned'from iiis !v.i.sit: : .to,th,6'Gqyernori"