Libelling the King.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 169, 29 June 1901, Page 1

Libelling the King.

MEtBOtmNE, Jane 26.

The State Assembly continued tfatf discussion on the republicatioft from the “Irish People” by the newspaper Toftain, published by Mr Findley, a Labour member for Melbourne, of a libel on the King. The Premier, in moving that Mf Findley was guilty of disloyalty and that be should be expelled frcm th« House, said the Government accepted all responsibility for its action in the nrtttef, which was endorsed by Mr Chamber' lain.

Afier the Premier'® IKotfoO, ibe speaker asked Mr Findley to withdraw. Mr Findley again asrerted thfttho had do sympathy with the article,neither hod the editor oflToe*in. Mr Ward mot d fid amendment that Mr Findley should be suspended lor the remainder of the session.

Mr Mo[oney moved a further ainesd* merit m favour of suspending him for a week.

Several nScmhrra having expressed a desire to heat the article read, the House was cleared of strangers, including the Hansard and Press staffs, and. the article was re-td.

On resuming, Ifir Findley once more declared his allegiance to the King, and announced Ks intention of severing hi* V connection with the Tocem as a proof -of biff sincerity m repudiating the article. Several Labour and other membeflt depredatedeif retne measures being taken, bdt the Premier refused to give way* and eventually : the motion to etpel Mff ' Findley was carried bysiity-four against seventeen;

The discussion throughout was marked .by great exoi temeat.