HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1927, Page 3

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

SCENE IN COMMONS. (Received this day at 1f.26 n.m.) LONDON, June 28. The closing stages of the third reading of the Trade Union Hill were destructive opposition amendments, which were successively rejected on party lines. Air Maxton hotly assailed the Attor-ney-General as a “ political blackguard and liar.”

The Speaker demanded the withdrawal and Maxton said: “ I have beard the word hurled across the floor a dozen times to-day.”

Mr Speaker: “If you charge tin* Attorney-General with inaccuracy tlmt is common enough, Imt tlio won I “liar” must not bo flung across the House.”

Mr .Maxton: “I am ehartcin<j; him with worse than inaccuracy.”

Mr Speaker: “ I call upon you to withdraw from the rest of tlio debate.’ Mr Maxton sat motionless and the Speaker appealed to him to respect bis authority. Mr Maxton : “That is not the issue.” The Speaker “ named ” Maxton. and Churchill’s motion for bis suspension was carried by MG votes to 73. Mr Maxton walked out amid Labour cheers.

REPLIES TO Q TEST lONS. LONDON, June 23. In tho Commons Sir Joynson Hicks said all but one of thirty-one members of the Soviet Mission had left for Russia, and of fifty-three members of tho Soviet trade delegation fortynno had gone. Six had been given final notice to go. There were also 850 employees of Arvos and other trading organisations. It was the Ministry’s policy to interfere as little as possible with their legitimate business activities. Forty-eight of these bad left or were about to leave and other eases were being individually examined as rapidly as possible. Meanwhile any attempt on their part to engage in political activity would not be tolerated. Hon. Churchill in reply to a question said the discussion in the Lords would assist- the Ministry in deciding tho final form of the legislative proposals for reforming the Lords. Mr Cl}' nos asked: Can you state tho form, whether it means resolutions nr a bill.

Air Churchill replied it was for too early to approach the matter in such a, definite form. The Lord Chancellor's statement embodied the Ministry’s general view. Air Churchill added that owing to a crowded business paper, facilities could not be .given for discussing the matter except through tho opposition availing itself of a censure motion.

Air dynes said the policy had been Tcvcaled in another place, it becomes tlio opposition’s duty to take steps to have a discussion here.