BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
(From our Parliamentary Correspondent.) Mr Pyke got some fun out of his notice of motion about proroging Parliament to enable the Governor to have a holiday in Fiji while legislators “ renewed their exhausted energies of mind and body.” When the motion was printed in the order paper, the choice passages had been struck out. Mr Pyke professed that his dignity was hurt, and brought the matter before the House as a “ breach of privilege.” The House laughed and listened for more fun. The Speaker explained that he could not allow burlesque motions to appear in the notice paper, nor any reflection on the Governor. Mr Pyke rose to explain. The Speaker ordered him to sit clown ; bnt Pyke was up ngain. The Speaker refused to allow him to speak, and appealed to the House to support the Chair. The Premier rose solemnly, and having rebuked Mr Pyke for frequent disregard of the Speaker’s authority, moved that the honorable gentleman having vexationsly interrupted the orderly conduct of the business of the House, has been guilty of contempt of the House. The speaker said that, if Mr Pyke would give regular notice of motion to bring his ruling under review of the House, he would allow it to be discussed. If not he would put the Premier’s motion. Mr Pyke accepted this offer, and gave notice of motion.
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Patea Mail, 23 August 1881, Page 3
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