PARLIAMENT AT WORK

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 245, 10 July 1920, Page 8

PARLIAMENT AT WORK

. ♦ —— .THE IMG DEBATE ENDS :■ MOST DAY AND, EARLY RISING A TIRED HOUSE .'v; , : ;They were a very tired body of members who listened to the fag-end of the •-. l?ns debate in the House of Representatives yesterday. The previgus day had '•■ been ; 6he of the most exhausting that any of them have ever known, for /,•-.'■ sittings,will be,,a6 they have boon before, of quite common occur- - e ' i : there are few da * a io the-House comes through as irnioh e.tcite- , -^.Jneiitand-nervous,tension.as was evident from the moment that Mr. Statham ■■ began ..his very critical commentary on c ertain members of the Government, and • : on their-actions before4hey became mqmbei-s of the Ministry, From that /. njomont practically every bench in the House was occupied, and every member Qwas listening with close attention. • Not even Mr. Statham could have excited ..;■-.-'' ■-- :th© v Houso yesterday. - - The concluding speeches of'the debate were quite restful, or at any rate not v ,r.at all provocativo of any emotion,.. or e T en stimulating in other -ways, Now that tho long talk is over, ibdoes, appear that much time has been' wasted by ; ™™f dm6 , nte moved - The y Perhaps,did not lengthen the debate materi- . ally, but while they were before the House the Government was compelled to ~, v act as !f there were a danger of a change of Ministry. Now the House will ;... , have to do a lot of work which could have been quite well: commenced ten days ;:agp._N(, committees hare yet been ; Set work has been accumulating ■ for the committees-Bills to beveiamined, and shoals of petitions to be con