SCENES IN PARLIAMENT.
LIVELY SITTING IN N.S.W/ ASSEMBLY. By Cable,—Press Association— Copyr!|fMi Eeceived April 5, 9 pjnv Sydney, April 6. There was a heated scene in the &4i iiembly when Mr. Estell moved til* «C ceptance of' the Legislative Council's amendments to the Trades Union Bil, providing that the money and property of the unions shall not bo applied to tbe furtherance of political objects by pub' lication in a newspaper other than aj non-political trade journal. Severe! Labor members objected on the ground that they had not lreen consulted. Mr. Holman explained that at a caucus meeting a small attendance approved oil Mr. Estell'a action. If members were not present it was their own fault, ana he announced that if the caucus decision was not accepted Cabinet would {crib." with resign. . '
Mr. Cochrane declared, that he did not care whether the Government resigned. The adoption of the clause meant the abandonment' of the principles of ikbor* After other warm speecnes an amend* ment was adopted by 32 to 23. A caucus meeting afterwards smoothed niattcrg over by deciding to -drop the,
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 April 1916, Page 5
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