Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-237672

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

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1618 ADDENDA and to propose another gentleman as Speaker. The ill feeling .nduced by the incident resulted in the constant occurrence of dissent from the Speaker’s rulings, and culminated in a disgraceful scene of disorder on September 19! when seven members of the Assembly were ejected by the police by direction of the Speaker. The Speaker ruled 2 that a motion *that the Speaker’s words accusing him {Mr. Wade) of prevarication be taken down ’ was out of order, the precedent of 1770 cited by May being deemed by him obsolete, and ae also ruled that a motion to censure the Speaker was out of order.3 The Lieutenant-Governor’s action in refusing a prorogation to the Labour party was severely criticized by certain Labour members, but clearly it was in accordance with constitutional practice that he should not thus do what the Assembly declined to do, if he could find other ministers ready to carry on business. His action in refusing a dissolution to Mr. Wade was also criticized by the Liberal press, and suggestions were made after the election of Mr. Willis as Speaker, that the Lieutenant-Governor should force a dissolution. But the Liberal press on the whole were prepared to agree to a brief continuance of the Government in office if it proceeded energetically with redistribution ; an offer to do so and to drop, if possible, conten- tious measures was made by the Ministry. The Upper House is, of course, by an overwhelming majority opposed to the Government, and declined to accept the Parliamentary Elections Bill so far as it removed the pauper disqualification for the franchise. Page 291. Lord Carnarvon’s dispatch dealt specifically with the position of the Governor-General as to disallowing provincial Acts in Canada. Mr. Blake took up this matter together with the question of the prerogative of mercy. See p- 727. Pace 322. The Government of Sir W. Laurier were decisively defeated at the general election of September 1911, on the issue of reciprocity with the United States, and retired without meeting Parliament. Mr. R. L. Borden then formed a Government, including + Bee Sydney Daily Telegraph, M orning Herald, September 20, 1911, which supplement the official report in Parliamentary Debates, 1911, sess, 2, pp. 600-6. * Parliamentary Debates, 1911, sess. 2, pp. 524. 525. Ibid., pp. 703-33. * Ibid., pp. 506 seq. ; the Government yielded on this point to save delay (pp. 639-41, 733-5), but on September 26 they were challenged by Mr. Wade na direct motion of censure, but sustained by 32 votes to 30. The Bill thus changed became law as Act No. 9 of 1911. On November 17 the Supreme Court unanimously decided in favour of the plaintiff, Mr. Perry, in an action against the Speaker and the Sergeant-at-Arms, on the ground that the Speaker sould not authorize the Sergeant-at-Arms to bring back to the House a member illeged to be guilty of discourtesy, his power being limited to the preservation >f order, and not extending to punishment ; Morning Herald, November 18, 1911. For further developments, see Debates, pp. 1707-48; the Government intend if possible to legislate to give the Assembly the privileges of Parliament, “0 punish contempts (pp. 1712, 1768, 1769). In Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania, no general power such as this exists, but it exists in Victoria, the Commonwealth, New Zealand, the Union, Canada, and the Provinces. Another vote of censure on December 12 failed.

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