AUSTRALIAN SENATE SCENES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1593, 9 November 1912, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SENATE SCENES.

■ -—— o ■■ -.v. ■.■■■ .MEMBERS SUSPENDE:pi,:: v ; DEFYING TEE CHAIR, [■] ■"' Another, squabble, occurred in the.VAui' tralian Senate on jfovcniber .1, . % .week ': .previously two. Senators nearly..bame^tb l ': blows on tlio'floor of -thy House.yand' a free-fight wits averted, chance. .On November,! 'Senator;-Baci of Now South Wales, wassuspehdoiffbm. the sitting. In th's lobbies subsequently/ Senators expressed this opinion that -Only a Willis is wanted to ma.fco thihgs.,.justv as lively as they liavo; been in '.-.iliii- 'N?jw.' South Waics Ijcgislatiyo AssembljvA.'.,:•: Diiring tho debate on the ..amendments; mado by the House of Representatives'in the- Navigation Bill, Senator Ra6 : accu'so'd" honorary of being unrcasb'nv'able, and holding class prejudices. l _ Senator Jlillen (NsgAV.) made an Writer-.; jection, which was'.'inaudible in'the'-'gal-- : lory. Sonater Rao 'said t'Jdat Senator Milleif: had .accused him of 'haying anyone Who did not believe ip ; jtiagis-.-trates or other authorities;' had .->, fight, to disregard any law. ' That /was Tail' absolute falsehood. ' '■'. i' i! 's-M. . Senator MiJ'len demanded the wi.tii-v drawal of .the- statement that'his remark/ Wfts an abspliite falsehood, :\.^~rV\z Senator Rite said that ho would "repeat; the remark. 'What; Senator. Millen-.liiad.' stated Was an absoluto and deliberate falsehood. . ;r ;;;':;: Tho chairman (Senator ■O.jte'ofe) insisted on a VyithdrawaL ■'.;.'.■':'.'£"*.■■?■ .Senator Rap declined to . :uhv less Senator Milieu also .withdrew,* ''■H-'y-The president ..was called, anby-when..;:.ho-■was infonried of what. had .oc.curr.s';'.'he : ordefed Senator Rao. to' withdraw'.': thai' expression. "'/■'',)'.'■■.'■; , '--V; ' Senator Rao said : tha£ when .lie. nia'dV; the statement he meant it.- He would'-not;. Withdraw,' 'It would'he again'st;.his v .cpni? science. to do -so. ■' .''?'U'." : .'f' ,, C'..'.i The Minister for .Befe'hc«'''m.ov'e^'.;that : ;.: Senatoir'Rao jtaildTbe suspended'for":tlie!' sitting. • ' ■ .■'{ - : . ■''■-:. .?■ 'i. . The;- division ; u'po'n tho jn'btioh. was'-car-ried'by 17 votes : tq 11. ...; ,-.;,.".' Senator. Rae then '-left the Chamber. Consideration- in comfaitteo '.of the .Navigation Bill amendment : was 'then .fesu'ined.. : Senator Mi-lien rose to address' 'thbiobhi-. mittee. .-■■./ \ ;;.; Senator Gardiner (N.S.WJ thought, that Senator Millen ought'to be a little '■ generous, and..withdraw tho remark to ■'■which; Senator Rao. had-.takfen ..exception'; ■'■: '"■. The Chairman said; that the incident had been closed. : '■:■?■;'■:>•.■ . Senator Gardiner mb.vedto dissentfrom'. tho Chairman's infing;. and th'er President was .called;'in "to decide t,ho jjiafcfer:". ' ... Senator ; diverts." expressed .'tho;.' opinion..' that' Senator -Millen,.' should' iiot. he-...., .allowed to .raaliie-"disorderly without apoiog'is'ihg. ■ , ..■.'..";- Senator Millen:'You-hayO .omitted. ;pnß .important' detail, .it..'is the 'iisual'-thing,, that if a nieipbef is.callc.d upon to'with*' draw he does'so.. I*h'avb.\not'hech asked, to withdraw:. (Opposition, oh'eers.)'' .;'-";:i- ---'' The " Vicejßfcsiden't ; .'of ; ' : the;-.' Executive Council sidede'with .Senator Millen; '■.Any-, remark to. ivhich a.. member tffok ssceij.-' tion. 'shgjild be'objected'■tQ''. : at'-:b.hce,''' !He: wqiiid father.side with Senator Rae,-:-be-. causa Seriaw,t"3lfllSitrdia.;ii!o.t ,^etvescitc.d: j whilst some members :lost".their' ■ temper's, and t(^t4 : tlio■layr l ..■'SenatoT; Gardiner ,'iisked iihbther'fibna.-... tor M'Gregor -was in. order ii 6aying thit,Se'natof3.:.gbt;ex<jiied, land '.took. the. ilaw into their ■■6'w^Vh'andSv;r(D'i»rdc'r : .). : ;-;j. . The ?ioer'Pfesjdeiit , of the-' TExecutive Coii'iicil: withdrbw:..'the fTSfflarfcr.;';.' '.'.". .Senator 'Nbej3hanl'.:(:W.A.);: : ''Sen.ate. Mil 1 len is'vcry.tricky,' ah3r : wa'j,S,.,;''.' .. '■'.'", -V..'..'."■'■■ .Sepatot Sir sideilt's attention to- wfiat* 'Sehatpr-'.-JlMds-'' ham had siiio*. • Th© President:- It 'is th'b, usual. thing' .when a member takes ibxceptdo'n to aiiyfer anijrk. niado by another member fflf-a. withdrawal to-be forthcoming; -''floes Senator Miilett.object? '•'' .'•'''.. Senator Milieu (emphatically): Yes, I do. .?!.>.■: ■[.(?: The President., (to Senator■ Needharn)t' You must viithd'raw the remark complained of, .'■ ". ' Senator-Kebdham; I beii.eve what I'said to be true, I won't withdraw". 'Senator. .long .(Tasmania); That is .no good. • Why: don't yon .Withdraw?. ; The. President., again, .a'ske'd Senator Nbedham' to . mthdfaw, and, tho latter stilt refused... TheT President-: It is now niy duty to name Senator Kcedliam. tor disobeying the 'Chair; The ,jiee-Pfesident of' tho Executivft Council then nibved that Senator- Needham l» suspended for .the remainder of the sittings The. motion was <Ssyffied on tbo voices. Senator Needhdm immediately left tho Glianibei:. Senator Millen -was -making .an explanation when Senator Gardfener interjecfed': "lfou werO the first .offender. Why '-.don't you withdraw?" Senatoj" Jijllen: When the propef ;timo comes I wrill-. .If you want to .bulldoze me you will .'get no More, ..The P.fesi.3e'nt upheld' the ruling of'.'tho Chairman of Committees on the ground, that Senator ' Rae- 'should have Objected at the time, . :..'.■ .. Senator. Givens then nyoved' that tho ■Pfesid'eht's -rttliug be disagreed with,Tho Presiilorit intiiiiafbd' that tlie mbti.bn would bb coiisidereij on Wednesday next. Several minutes tstef the -'Hc-us? rose,-