SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1602, 18 September 1885, Page 2

SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

— — • The Dnnedin Star correspondent j supplies the following : — Tbe question iof tbe adjournment upon Russell's i amendment wm about to be pot when (Mr Seddon, fearing that this would j not Bmt the Government, commenced to talk against time on the question of adjournment, uot a very prolific source from which to draw idea* for a stonewalling speech. After talking for ten minutes, fortified by an immense pile of parliamentary papers, from which it was surmised that ho intended to draw inspiration, be suddenly stopped, acting no doubt under instructions. The Speaker then put tbe question of the adjournment, and when he ruled I that " the noes have it " a division was I called for. Then ensued a .scene j which almost beggar* description. An ! hon. member who bad appattotly not • made up his mind which way to vote was seen standing in tbe gangway, near tbe libnry entrance. His heji~ Utioo was noticed in a moment by ths) lynx eyed Mr Seddon, who jumped to his aide, and seised tbe arm of this member sought to lead him off to tho ••noes" lobby. Sir George Grsy, however, with an agility fnrprismg for bis years, placed himself on thja other side of the hon. mouther, put hit arms rotmd his waist, and endaavowtd to induce biro teTote with tae^aya*," Tba trio were eanoondett byljatta score of excited members gestienfftlMf wildly. A straggle that might almoiC be described asnnaeemlj took plssv for the, possession of tbe man, but eventually Sir George Gvay led bin off triumphantly into tbe ayes' lobby,