Scenes in New South Parliament.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 162, 24 July 1886, Page 5

Scenes in New South Parliament.

The Legislative Assembly has continued to^be disturbed by the disgraceful wrangling 9 of .members'. The following is a passage from a scene which occurred on the 9th during the consideration of the bill to give Sir John Robertson a grant of £10,000 : — After much interruption and obstruction, " Sir Patrick Jennings rose amid great cheers and counter cheers, and appealed to Sir Henry Parkes to allow the debate to proceed in an orderly manner. Sir Henry Parkes. " You are the mur« derers of our liberties and of our institution 9.'

Sir Petriek Jennings : " For Heaven's sake do not degrade yourselves and this House. I appeal to the leaders of the Opposition, who have held high positions in the State, to see that the debate is conducted in an orderly manner, We art acting in a proper, Parliamentary , and constitutional manner. " (Opposition groans. ) The Speaker entered the Chamber shortly after 9 o'clock.

Mr Wisdom : " You are not Mr Speaker." (Cries of "No House."

Mr Garrard : As a matter of privilege strangers have been excluded from the House." (Cries of *« Chair, chair," " Privilege, privilege," "Ironhand," "You are not chairman," "There is no House.") The Speaker said ; — " I have entered the Chamber for the purpose of restoring order. I am here to see that these proceedings are conducted in this House with that order we owe to those who send us here and to ourselves. (Cries of "No House.") I shall remain until euch time as I shall be assured that order eas been restored. When I find that is the caee I shall leave the chair again. I appeal to members to engage 'with one another to keep order, and not to disturb the proceedings. The hon. member for' Morpeth has been guily of conduct which renders it impossible for the House to continue unless steps are taken to vindicate the dignity of the House. As it is an exceptional case, I direct the sergeant-at-arms to remove that hon. member from the chamber until the termination of the proceedings of the Committee, or until he engages not to interrupt the proceedings further." The sergeant at- arms then removed Mr Wisdom from the chamber. Mr Slattery then releived Mr Trickett temporarily as Chairman of Committees. Mr Bhepherd (to Mr SJattery): "You are not Chairman of Committees." Mr Slattery: "I must request the hon. member to sit down. Mr Shepherd : — " 1 insist that there is no House. I deny that you are Chairman of Committees." * Mr Slattery cautioned the hon. member not to repeat his dUordely conduct. 'Mr Shephard : "I repeat you are not Chairman of Committees." Mr Slattery then named the hon. member, and suspended him for the remainder of the sitting* and Mr Shepherd waa removed by the eergeant-at-arms. Mr Slattery : " I ask the hon. member for New town to take his seat. Mr Gibbes : " Where am I to sit down ? Show me the Beat. Mr Gibbes then eat down in the Speaker's chair amid cries of " Order," «« Chair," and confusion. Mr Slattery then said to Mr Gibbe?, " I ■will aek the seargeant-at-armß to remove you." (Cries of " Are you right ?" "No House," "Why don't" you bring in the police ?" and great uproar.) Mr Garrard said that strangers had been ordered to withdraw, but in the Minister's room there was a stranger. (Crieß of " Turn Mm out.") Sir Henry Parkes : " The Minister's room 18 full of Bpies. The public are excluded, but the spies of the Ministers are admit- j ted." (Opposition cheers, and cries of "No, no," from the Ministerial benches. ), ; Mr Slattery said that he bad no pWer to" send an officer of the House into the Minis* tors' room to remove strangers, and a discussion ensued on this ruling, but members calmed down a little.