The Federal Convention.
(Per Press Association.) Adelaide, March 31. The debate concluded early this afternoon. Mr Barton, in his reply, eulogised the gpeech of Mr Reid and congratulated the Convention on the manner in which tbe debate had been conducted. He reviewed all the points that had been raised in a masterly speech, occupying two hours and a half, and concluded amidst prolonged cheering. Sir John Forrest, having withdrawn his amendment urging the claims of the Commonwealth Bill, Mr Barton's resolution was formally put and carried.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 230, 1 April 1897, Page 3
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