POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1915, Page 2

POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA.

SCENE IN' FEDERAL HOUSE. "MUST niSCHACKFL'ij i'K< k'KKDINCS." • i!y I.'able— I V<v.< Aswcmli'in - Copyright . I'.i'ci'ivci] .lime iin, :;.;st) ]>.i!i. Mel 11<>iir. 1 !.*, .In:;.' 'l>\. I fu the i'Vil. r.il Hum.- Ml'. Conk's :i ineiidiiient was in 1 ,",;! lived iiy thirl;, voie.-, to twenty. (lagged thruii;;il tin' introdnetory stages. .Mr. Cook was again <1 i»n Hi' l motion I'"] 1 adjournment. A midst the jrrcsiti'st excitement, during tin' debate, Mr. J'ostcr. member lor Wakelieid, Smith Australia, was suspended, and laler lie was ejected from the strangers' gallery. Mr took eliaracterised the .sitting as the most disgraceful proceedings in 111_• history of Parliament. .Mr. Mellrath, of ISallarat, in coiijune(ion with yir. Anstcy, forwarded liis resignation. DEMAND R)R NATIONAL MINISTRY, Melbourne, .Tune 19. A meeting of the eentral eouneil of the Australian .Employers' Association decided to appeal to the (Jovernment to establish a National Ministry, and, fail- j in S this, to require an assurance of the j postponement of political strife till ih - ; end of the war. In the event of both j requests failing the council urges the establishment of a committee, rcpresenta- | tive of all classes, to expedite the mar.il-1 fiictwo of immitions. i