PARLIAMENT'S HOT HOUSE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12388, 8 December 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT'S HOT HOUSE.

A MEMBER'S PROTEST,

The atmospheric conditions in the House have been s:> oppressive during the past few sittings that Mr Masse.> just before the ho,Ur oft rising on Saturday morning, was constrained to suggest that a large marquee should be erected on the lawn in order to enable members to get away from the "poisonous" air. The very trying circumstance's under which the work of the Housie is being carried on is greatly, intensified by the admission of so many visitors to the galleries during the evening sitting.' Not only are tht voinen's galleries filled to their utmost capacity, but chairs are placed all around' the chamber at the backs _of members Th.esa are rcaupied by ladies, whilst on the left of the Speaker, is the place usually reserved for "distinguished visitors," and here a large number of male visitors nightly, find sitting room, quite irrespective of any claims to distinction that, they may or may not possess. These matters were referred to this afternoon by Mr Ell, who pointed-, out that-such overcrowding was detrimental to';health, and asked the Speaker/whether;: he would take steps to mitigat.2 tile evil. The Speaker said that if the House desired that a'; restriction .should be nlaced upon the;.-admission of strangers, he would see;thatits ;i wishes were carried.1 oufr': ■.•■■"■.■■■ .. ::'i ;^:'.'-U': S-., .. ... ~ The Frime- Minister; said that it was never 'intended by^tßeaGbvernment tliat the ■b'-nb'Jic" should sit'around the Cham-, bar 'at-#sbfsnd he. expressed a hope that some actibWwohld, be taken m the direction desired/by ;Mi< Ell. ?, He in-timated-that1 he wtiukV move a resolve tion on tlio Jstibjectto-inqrro^.