PRIVILEGES OF PARLIAMENT.
RIGHT TO PROROGUE. By Telegraph—Press Aaen.—Copyright. London, Dec. 17. In the House of Commons, before Black Rod summoned members to hear the prorogation speech in the House of Lords, Mr. Lansbury raised a point of privilege. He maintained that the House of Commons was entitled to decide whether it would adjourn without being interfered with by the Crown or by any outside body. He referred to a remarkable scene in 1629, when the door was locked and the Speaker forcibly detained in the chair as an example of the preservation of the privileges or the House of Commons. Mr. Lansbury said it would be a erime to adjourn with nothing done to relieve unemployment. The Speaker ruled out Mr. LAnsbury’s claim, and said the constitution provided that His Majesty could summon or prorogue Parliament
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1922, Page 5
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137PRIVILEGES OF PARLIAMENT. Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1922, Page 5
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