DECORUM IN THE HOUSE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1886, 22 October 1913, Page 4

DECORUM IN THE HOUSE

——*■—— . MR. PAYNE REBUKED. ; DRASTIC ACTION THREATENED . When the Johnson petition was being ■ dismissed in tho House of sen-tativos yesterday, Mi-. J. p fl y Jle member for Grey Lynn, iiH-erjoctetl-'.sv> frequently undv persistently that finally lio was sternly rebuked by Mr; Speaker and warnod t-kafc.'if Qu>" did not desist from his/interruptions further steps would bo taken. : 111 the first place, the Speaker quietly, asked members to desist from interruptions, Mr. Payne did not heed the request, and maintained running fire' of questions and eommcnteiies upon the speech that was being delivered by. the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher. Tito Hon. James Alien presently raised a : point of order and drew attention, to. the fact that tliO member for Grey Lvmi had interjected • eight.times since tho Speaker had warned him to desist. Tho Speaker said tluvf; JlO would bo sofry to tiilto extreme stops, hut that if tho member for Grey Lynn did not desist ho would have to name him, in which ease tho .Loader of the Houso would take certain proceedings. Now that ho had brought tho matter under tile notice tho member for Gray Lynn, ho hoped tho latter would take an example from t'he members who sat ■around liim. 1 Mr. Payno: Mr. Speaker t .point of order ' . ' Mr. Speaker: Thero is .no point rf* order. ' Mr. Pay no next sought to make a .per- • soilal explanation, lie said that air. Fisher-had -practically invited interjections. . ■ The Speaker said that was not tho case. Mr. Payne lia.d interrupted when ho was not being referred to in any way. In future ho would asJc iionourablo members to address the Chair, and avoid' these interjections. Ho hoped that 'after the remarks ho had made tho membor for Groy Lynn would observe tho docencies of debate In t'ho House. ■ Soon afterwards thero was another hint of trouble, Mr-Payne interrupting the Minister of Marine with tho remark: "Address the Chair." On this occasion, however ; the Speaker asked the Minister -not.to look towards the interrupting member in speaking. Mr. Fisher: I am sorry that it hurts tho-honourable gentleman's feelings to look at him, and I will endeavour -not to look at him again. ■' W-hon tho Prime Minister was speaking'later in .the afternoon about' tho Now ■Lynn' leases, Mr. Payne interject* od:repeatedly and noisily: "That's not the-'-lioint -tit all I" -.There wero several cms of "Order" and finally Mr. Speaker called "Order!" The Prime Minister said: Mr. Spea- . ker, it will be. my duty-ns Leader of the Hovise to tal'te somo action...with regard to tho member , for Grey Lynn, and I intend to do it when, the opportunity, offers. 1 " 1