Parliamentary Privilege.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7916, 4 September 1905, Page 2

Parliamentary Privilege.

I>R. OIJHI IN TROUBLE. TWO MESI I(KHS THREATENED. WELLINGTON, Sept. 1. Dr. (iibb, President of the liible, ln-Schools League, recently wrote to Messrs Rutherford and Witty, M.II.R.'s, who voted against Mr Side,\ s Hiblc-in-Schools Dill, stating that they had broken their pledges to electors regarding! the Dible-in-schools, having stated they would support a referendum on the Diblercading ((Uestion. .stated that the league's organising secretary would visit tholr electorates and publish the broken pledges throughout their constituencies.

I'he matter was brought up in the Mouse this afternoon, when Messrs Rutherford and Witty complained of the tone of (he letter. Mr Seddon said tho House could not let the incident pass unnoticed, and he moved that a breach of tho privileges 01 the House had 'tieen committed by Dr. fjjbb. Alter considerable discussion this was carried by 117 to 27, and Mr Seddon intimated that he did not intend to proceed any further in the matter. '

Mr Masse.v then moved—"That the breach of privilege is so slight that u is unworthy of further notice," After further discussion, Mr Willord, in order to terminate tho debate, moved "the previous quest Ion," which was carried by 37 to 11, and the incident terminated.