AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 75, 21 November 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

SPEAKER WILLIS OX TOP. HIS RESIGNATION SOUGHT. V i • '(Received 9.10 a.m.) Sydney, November 21. Mr MeGowoa (Prem : er) repeatedly ittempted to check Speaker Willis tinier various. Standing Orders. Each ime the Speaker frustrated him, and inally, stating that the only way out vas to rescind the previous night’s: notion, wherefore seven days’ notice vas required, lie told Mr McGoweh he night suspend all the Stand'ng Ord>rs and the Speaker may then aidjourr die House till after Christmas. Mr Holman next tried to move a notion, which Speaker Willis snuffed mt, informing- him that it was too ate. Having whipped the House in, Speaker Willis calmly ordered momiers to proceed to .hus’ness on the mder paper. On this being ignored’ die Speaker consented to allow the dissent motion to take precedence to lay. A remarkable scene ended in general xcitement with prolonged cheering. ’ Mr Holman subsequently stated that e expected the dissent motion would o carried. In that case the House ,-ould proceed to business. Mr Wood announced that the On msition would support the Governlent in any reasonable action to end bo intolerable situation regardless of ►arty considerations. Both papers discuss whether Speak r Willis should resign. The Herald ays: “No one can tell what may hap i,en. The House may again adjourn nth the settlement of a serious crisis, ut so far as the mind and temper of lemhcrs are concerned he would ns niger be Speaker, as it has been Henitely decided to have him deposed.’’ The Telegraph says: “The Governaent apparently expects Speaker Wil s to bow to the will of the House nd accept the position with a few ►ompous-platitudes. He should resign, ’he Government was prepared to none aate a successor.”