EXCITED DEBATE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2174, 12 June 1914, Page 5

EXCITED DEBATE

IN FEDERAL PMLIAJMT LABOUR OBSfBUCTING SUPPLY THE DOUBLE DISSOLUTION By Tolourapli-PftPs A«feio,Uoti-CoM-i'i:j»M IVieftq-umft, Jtrao 11. Tiie galleries flf tiro JVdor&J House oi Rcprcsoiitafrivc'3 were crowded , v.-heii Hie Fcdornl Trcasww (Sir John Kortest) moved liis resolutions, asking for t-ivrce months' supply to carry over the election.

The Opposition imnfetiiatoly clemaiidea that Mr. Vtmk, the Prime" Minister, should infoffli the House of tlic reasons ho had gh-Mi to Sir Ranald MiumK Ferguson (the GoverßOr-Genwal) for ?i dissolution. '■

Then folloiyed a wrangling, osrated debate, Mr. Ceoit cveiitnaHy preaising to mako a statepjuiHt when ■supply Wfta granted. He amwuncwl that the elections would W lidd oil Sftptembel' G, the date being centiiigeiit on t-ho quick passage of supply. Tha Oppoiitiau Was Sflt sa-tisfiesl. and eventually jVfr. Oogk a.gWcd to confer wiitli Mr. Fisher (Loader of Uμ Opposition). Tlio Hotter then adiounied for four hours.

On reassfrftisMnrr, Mr. Cosk, at the request of Mr. JFrsiior, mad« a statement to tho effect that lie hftd advised Sir Eonald Mmiro-F-ergßsoh to grim* a double dissdution, rcssiwitip; Ju'm that tho rpquireiitents of tlio ConsiituMoii had , been complied with, and that tiio present state of pnrMes matlo tho Parliamont umvofkabte.

Mr. Hnghea (es-Atbtney-Gfeneml) re* sumed tlio debate by duftraixlijig that Mr. Cook pjneo tlte actual meniflTaiiafiim to the Governor-General bofoft! ft© House. It Tfts most Important, lie said, that the House slwiilrl l'wve ilw actual facts, .in orfct fe sef tfltctfcw 'the ©ov-criior-Gonornl had been advised properly. Tlio debate was adjourned, . A U*i;MJU£ CEREMONY, ADDRESS:-m r PKOEIVEI>WffifiOCT THANKS. ' Melbourne, Juno H. Tlic Labour jiiajoHty ill tRo Fefifira-'l Scnato addert an .n-nsdiidnieitt to the Address-in-Ucply amounting to ocnsure on the Ministry in ceM-it'Ciion trttli a certain railway contract; consequently, thfc CovoriMolit rejH-csfiiifcatiVM <te- ■ clinotl to nnrlicipntip in the pri'Sontntio.-i . of flic Address if tlm Gomner-GesJohil (Sir Bonald IffiJAro-FerciitSqit), n'fcrt, iii accopting it ftm the Prerafeiii of f.Tio Senate, omitted tlcousuai thanks for tlio Address. The ceremony Was tmtfjjne.