The discussion goes along through chaff of all kinds, points of order are frequent, the Minister of Labour makes a stout speech for the Bill, Sir Robert replies to him brilliantly. Someone calls Mr G. J. Smith a traitor ; Mr Smith thinks it is the Minister for Lands, and claim the protection of the chair. Lands denies, Mr Smith is not inclined to accept the denial, but has to. When supper comes the Bill is laid up among the securities. Many amendments are proposed and dis cussed and rejected. As the Bill get 3 along the pace increases, until at 3 a.m. it gets safely out of committee. A personal matter raised by Mr G. J. Smith about his exclusion from the Ministerial caucus keeps us a little, and then adjournment.
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