A "GO IN" IN THE NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATURE.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 626, 22 January 1870, Page 3

A "GO IN" IN THE NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATURE.

The following report of a Legislative "go m" is given in the Sydney Morning Herald, under the head of "The collective wisdom of New South Wales": — " At last came the disagreeable consequence of the 'go in' to which the Hon Premier had iuvited the House. Mr Eckford rose to speak shortly before 1 o'clock a. m. Blowing his nose energetically three ,£r four times, and spitting about twice as often upon the carpet— by the way this spitting process was repeated at regular intervals of about three minutes — making a great show of papers which he drew from pockets built into his dress in all manner of impossible places, he commenced what was evideutly intended to be a defence of Mr John Robertson . 'If any man has been stabbed,' said he, in a deeply melodramatic tone, 'my lion, friend has been stabbed in a most ungracious manner.' After a time he got back to Mr Robertson. 'Me and my hon. friend have 'teen on the most intimate terms,' and the remembrance overcame him, and lie blew his nose, and spat three times instead of once. ' Hear, hear,' exclaimed Mr Walker. ' I don't want any of the hon. gentleman's sneers and cheers,' sternly replied Mr Eckford. ' I don't care whether you want, them or not, you've got them,' retorted Mr Walker. ' I will not be interrupted, cried Mr Eckford,' cried Mr Eckford, indignantly. ' I will cry, hear, hear, whenever I like,' said Mr Walker; and he did call out ' Hear, hear,' to Mr Eckford 's next sentence. But nobody knew until thisnightho w strong, unflinching,and uncompromising a patriot the country had in Mr Eckford. ' They did not think so little of me,' said he, ' when not very long ago they sought to buy me. Yes, sir; they tried to buy me with a situation of three or four hundred a year. B — u — t'— the ' but' was grated out with a long-drawn impressive growl, such as is used by the first conspirator in a sensation drama — ' b — u — t I refused it ! ! !' Mr Parkes here interrupted the hon. member by asking, 'Will the hon. member be kind enough to state what member of the late Government made him this offer ?' ' No, I won't !' exclaimed Mr Eckford ; and the virtuous indignation of the answer elicited a storm of cheers from the Government benches. Mr Parkes : ' Three members of the. late Government are now present in the House, and we all deny it.' Mr Wilson : ' There is no word of truth in the statement.' Mr Eagar : ' This is the first time I heard of anything of the kind.' Mi Eckford : ' No doubt you will deny that or anything else — any of 'you.' The end of the 'go in ' was that Mr Eckford made a violent attack upon Sir James Martin, and this brought about a scene on the following day."