The Daily News. MONDAY, OCTOBER, 23, 1905. STONEWALLING TACTICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7958, 23 October 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. MONDAY, OCTOBER, 23, 1905. STONEWALLING TACTICS.

.\ ,li-!il,eiaie and dcUrmiiud ■ s.onewall ' is hnmi.ttely a rare <ivcurletice in th.' ; nuals of New Zealand legislation, but thai which was I rough; into operation throughout: 11iui>il.,y nigh' and continued almost vnhoin liitcnni's.ui till 2 a.m. Sali:\i\lj. was eMViiei..l'.alh piTs.Sicnt .nd '..gi.i.'U.-. 'ill' lliil iindei discusm. n was the Criminal Codi Amm!i..e..1 I'.ill. ihe i-'iiei purport oi wil:dl is ;., :,.iu a spoi-rii lihcl under the s line |ii;iiishiiii in as a wr.l I .'. )i i lie. H.- i«w of libel in llos Colony is ~ ~.-,, a:, a..sl,c a., il can well lie

so iar as written wold-. .:< • e-'iicei n(.l—lhe leas, ii ih-reloi f.eiui ihat

th. le i- more p. rinaiii ii'-j in v.rut,n. prinl.d or picloiial d.iama'.oi v M...1 hi Ihaii lint which is .spoken. \ ie 'an dispute Ihe insiice ol :;.:.-. d.lci imin.ilion. ,i;,| ueilil

■v.u < s ii;m- (lfiin;,is;r.ili-,l thai in c.. M M-(|llcl,ce ii( 111,-. lesser |i t ll'.!ly be in:; pi mid; d mi iif.il ilcfaiii.iiioii, iliire h.is been a grnwin- t,n<l.-i:<-y lci use tin- |iuhl,c plalinim for tl.sSi'iiiinaliiij; malicious slanders. Tinliciidli- mi 111.- liill has clearly shown thct llicn- is a wholesome dread of Jliis measure mi ilie part of some of 'ln- meuAtrs, |,at Hi,-ir opposition ~i itself emphasises tin- nml of Ihe incisure. Win should ll.i- platform ' l.llnl Iv allowed | ( , ||||, r -nj til JinI'UMilv slanders thai tin- press date M"i icpml in prim wiili,,m ||;.j !l; r •tih.i.i-i In heavy penalties ' Then- is no reason ai all fur punishing i),.. uclim so harshly while i!h- real c;l----pril escapes. Il is i|ns anomaly, that the Hill proposes lo sv.eip away. VYe arc ii,n surpiiseil therefore i,, (iiiil a. • •Haiti sieiii-n of incmlicrs straining tin- resumes nf parliamentary »],- strc.ctinn lo I In- ntm.isl. The moik> waiting lai.lie, ailnpi.,l by Messrs Tavhr. I-'islur. Merries, ami Maiding ~ii Tliiiimljiv n ij,li| were lint ostensibly .lim-ic! |„ Mlla,; il„. Hill on us demerits, liui nominally as a prolesi against th r ;I rii, m <;i the (;„- w-rmiicnt in introducing ,-.ie!i a-lias lie incisure in ihe last iU\.-> of the session. That lliey hail :;--r.;o-lily Well organise;! iheir campaign is eviileiil from lb.- fact that :||.. v iiiotkcd pr,.gics, all Ihrmijili Thursday night, ami through the iolli>wiiin ( | a y and when the telegraph closed on 1.'„1,,y n.Hhi ihe position lemaiiied the same Willi no promise of a e I'linromise. Tile lime at the disposal nl i!.e pi,s m I'arli.iineni is cxtrct'i -ly short ai.:l ih.ie is inueh l» he done. Inn apparenlly Ihe laivi.-. ni the coiinny is in he saerilieul al ihe will of stnin-waHcrs. The ~|;sui/l pmc -eM;ngs wr-.n in hour afier hour, ami tiiniiu-h-Vr Scldnn ~fiend a <".mpi->ii,i.,r H w\.s n,il ac-c.-pii-.1. Km- |v,-,.-ii:y innui.s thin- was an almnnst C'ltunuous riii,-m; nf :|t '.- il to secure a qui.nun. ami an iiiicliiying spiciacle ■il .laileil nieiiih.-is respniidtiiir i,, i| u . "i Kins anil ipiickly retiring. 01 ■'..rise llnre eatne an end 1,, such a niiseialile huMiiiSs. Inn il is none ihe Ic-s i.illii- in linul the forms of ihe llnuse l„;i,.- made use ~( ~, per-

.i;i,l!s. 'isi-n- ciliccrii.-il cXiv|>! tllni it iMiiv frailly Tli.-ii- vainly Tin >v is ~ ivincly !,,r mk-Ii l.iclics ~M i | ii slmuia I*' .iliphnl