Parliament's Honor. the Committee on Privilege
In view of the surprising recommendation of the joint committee of the Federal Parliament on the punishment of persons guilty of breaches…
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The Sydney Morning Herald. Monday, June 1, 1908. Dignity of Parliament
It is not to be wondered at that the recommendations of the committee appointed to take steps to vindicate the dignity of the Federal Parliament are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastures Boards Elections
ALBURY, Saturday.--Messrs. B. P. Bell, J. F. Shuter, H. A. Paech, and W. M'Intosh have been re-elected members of the Albury Pastures Protection Board…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Bent's Policy. Complaints by Members of Parliament. Melbourne
Members of the State Parliament seen to-day had a general complaint against the policy outlined in Mr. Bent's speech at Brighton that on a few actually new items the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Federal Parliament. "Fag End of the Session." More Bills to Come. Melbourne
The present session of the Federal Parliament has now extended over nearly 12 months In an endeavour to bring it to an end, the House of Representatives, in addition to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Slanders on Parliament
In the report of the joint Federal Parliamentary committee, appointed to advise Parliament as to the best procedure to be adopted in cases of slander against…
Continued on Trove, page 54 →Questions in Parliament. Melbourne
More questions were asked in the House of Representatives to-day as to whether the Iron Bonus Bill would be dealt with this session. Mr. Deakin said if there was any reasonable…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →References in Parliament. Melbourne
In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Thomson (N.S.W.) drew the attention of the Treasurer in the House of Representatives to-day to the report that in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Iron Bonus Bill. Federal Parliament the Judge
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Federal Prime Minister was asked by Mr. Bowden (N.S.W.) today in the House of Representatives if the Government proposed to deal with tho Iron Bonus…
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The Federal Parliament is in a bad way, and it is certainly doing its best to get heartily disliked. Its latest idea is to put itself above all criticism by making a…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Iron Bonus Bill. May Pass in Parliament, Melbourne
There is a fair probability of the Manufacturers' Encouragement Bill, which has in its provisions a bonus of 12s a ton on iron and steel, being passed before the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Indignant M.P. the Honour of Parliament. Melbourne
Mr. Chanter, M.P., has been vigorous in endeavouring to obtain the appointment of a select committee to inquire into a case of a firm whose correspondence has been stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Federal Pension Scheme. Bill in Parliament. Invalid Provisions. Melbourne
The bill to provide old-age pensions and invalids' pensions, introduced into the House of Representatives at a quarter to 1 this morning, was debated at the sitting which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Why Parliament Should Meet Intolerable Federal Position Mysterious Land Negotiations. Mr. Beeby's Outspoken Criticism
Mr. Beeby, M.L.A., as well as other members of the Opposition, and not a few Ministerialists, contend that Parliament should be called together at a much earlier date…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aldermanic Election at North Sydney
An extraordinary vacancy was created in the North Sydney Council by the ousting of Alderman M'Murdo, and the nominations for the election of a member in his place closed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Warringah Shire Election
Considerable local interest is being taken in the election of a councillor for B riding, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Fishbourne. There are only two candidates, viz., Mr. A. T. Keirle,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipal Election at North Sydney
An election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Kirribill Ward in the North Sydney Council caused by the unseating of Ald. M'Murdo will take place on Saturday, June 13…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unsewered Parliament House
It is a remarkable fact that the building in which the laws of the Commonwealth are made is in a condition which, if the place were a factory, would cause the local health…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Honour of Parliament. Restricted Powers. Federal Committees' Report. Melbourne
The select committee, appointed to inquire and report upon matters of privilege submitted its second progress report in the Federal Parliament to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Against the Chinese. Invasion of South Sydney Resented. Parliament to Be Appealed To
For a long time the municipal councils of South Sydney--Redfern, Alexandria, Botany North Botany, and Waterloo--have expressed dissatisfaction at the increasing numbers of…
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