DOORKEEPER'S NEGLECT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1970, 29 January 1914, Page 5

DOORKEEPER'S NEGLECT.

OUTSIDERS GAIN ENTRY TO THE LABOUR CONGRESS. fir Telosraah—Press Association—Cowrlslil Syßnoy, January 28. On the resumption of the Political Labour Conference h stir was created. Others than delegates and members of . the Federal and State parties were piesent, and, despite the exclusion of the press, the papers contained substantial reports of tho proceedings. The President repeated his inscructions to the doorkeeper, and asked the gentlemen who had seemed .ndmittanco throu'di the temporary neglect of those at the doors to leave. Mr. Robert. Patten, Liberal Federal member for Hume, and Mr. T. Campbell left tho hall. After this, every newcomer wns closely questioned as to his bona tides as a friend nf Labour. Discussing tho question of the abolition of the Upper Hoti.se, Mr. Latnond commented severely on rumours that the Government had decided on the personnel of a batch of appointments to the Upper House, a matter in which tho Conference had ovory right to assert its authority. Eighteen appointments were necessary to swamp the Upner House nnd secure a certain majority for- a Rill tcj bring about tho abolition of that House. A committee was appointed to inquire regarding tho claims of various sections' of tho movement.