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FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. 1
HOUSE OF Xira'UKSliXT.VTIVES. I
.VOTE OR C1SKSU1U3.
iriiUlOirnXK, Friday.
- In the House of Jicpresentatlves; to-day,
tho socond reading'debute -on tho Trans
continental Railway Bill Iafltodall. day.
On the adjournment motion, .Sir John
Forrest (Swan, W.A.) rose to ask leave to
give notice of motion. Leave having boon
given, t-ho member said : vOn behalf of!
tho member for llallarat (CUr. A. Doakin),
1 beg to, give nolico that on Tuesday he
wJU move the following motion, 'That in
the opinion of this House, the preferences
in obtaining and retaining employment re-*
cently introduced into his department ' by
the ^Minister for Homo Affairs are unjust
and oppressive, prejudicial alike to. tho
public interest, to the public sorvict?, and
to tho relations between Parliament and
tho public servants.' " » \ <
Tho reading of -the motion was received
with'some Labour- laughter.
.The Prime .M.iuisler. JUr.. A.. T^isher, who
was 'received with . "Ministerial cheers, .said
he was glad thut the, Opposition had tak
en the step Just announced. As. to tho
termti of the motion he would saw nothimv
Tho tJovornment would consider it a
ffuesllon' of-.want of confidence* <I»ud JU'in
Isterial cheers.) '
Tho TTouso then-rose; . ; r.
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