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MR. SPEAKER'S ADMONITION.
FURTHER SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS MADE OF CORRUPTION.
Mr. Sandham made no response, but Mr, W. J. Brown excused him. self by pleading that the Speaker had informed him that his charges
Mr. E. Sandham, Labour member Had Mr, Sandham made any de- of Parliament for the Kirkdale finite and specific charge, the Com- Division of Liverpool, was severelymittee would have recommended admonished by the Speaker in the that it should be investigated by Honse of Commons last month for a judicial body constituted under on this occasion would be out of bis charges of drunkenness and the Tribunals "Inquiry Act, but order. The Speaker, however, deni- bribery against Labour members of though he had repeated his charges od him this loophole, protesting Parliament The admonishment before the Committee he had given that Mr. W. J. Brown must not followed a report from the Com-no particulars upon which any implicate him. A good deal had mittee of Privileges and a motion
happened since his warning that' passed by 304 votes to 13 censuring
other charges might be out of or der and they might not be out of Mr. Sandham for his speech.
The report of the Committee of
order now. Mr. Brown said in any event he was not going to Privileges, shows that M. Sand-
make specific charges now because ham persisted in and repeated his charges, but as he refused to give
the House had not disposed of Mr. any particulars the Committee de-
Sandham's charges. But the day cided that they "could not advise
would come and names of indivi the House to set up a tribunal of
duals would be ruthlessly disclosed. inquiry. The Committee, it was explained, was in the position of a Grand Jury, who have to satisfy
themselves that there is a case to go for trial. Mr. Sandham failed Prima to produce the necessary fanic case,
In presenting this report to the House the Attorney General, and later Mr. Snowden, promised that if any specific charges were made they would immediately order un investigation.
grip could be made If he had such charges to make it was his duty to make them openly and clearly from his place in the House and not to carry them elsewhore.
Without a division the House agreed with the report, though Mr. Maxton afterwards asserted that the unanimity had been inadver, tent. Mr. Snowden, as acting Lea der of the House, moved that Mr. Sandham be admonished by the
Speaker for his breach of privilege. Again the Speaker declared this motion carried, without dissent.
Mr. Skelton, a Conservative imem- ber from Scotland, struck a res. ponsive chord when he pointed out that before the Committee of Pri
vileges Mr. Sandham had supplied
Mr. Maxton's Protest.
degree of specification which was Mr. Maxton warmly protested, lacking from his charges before, that there had been some misunder for there he had alleged "certain standing, and the Speaker allowed members have received money from the question to be reopened, Mr, the Moneylenders Association "in Maxton, who was heard with gen- consideration for services rendered eral impatience, suggested that the during the passage of the Money- Mr. Sandham Committee of Privileges was a pre- leaders Bill." judiced body, and said Mr. Sand- should complete that charge by Bam's colleagues had advised him giving names, for the privilege of not to give evidenes before it. Mr the House completely protected Maxton's speech showed that he him. In any case the charge he was not aware that a member of had so far specified should be Parliament in Parliament can ut judicially examined, and until "that" ter the most atrocious libele and had been done Mr. Skelton said slanders with all particularity and he for one could not associate him- self with the censure of Mr. Sand- with immunity.
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Mr. W. J. Brown announced that he would make corruption charges of his own, though not against Labour members, when the appropriate. estimate was takon in the House.
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"Names and Amounts," Mr. W. J. Brown, Labour MP. for Wolverhampton, challenged the Committee's report, and declared that he had information in his pos session which, if true, supported directly the charge that corruption, exists, athough Labour members were not implicated in those cases. He had offered to place that in- formation before the Committee, and to support it by oral evidence, but was told by the Premier that the Committee could not deal with it, as that body was not a court of inquiry: Mr. Brown added, that he intended at the earliest oppor-charges abould be investigated, tunity to bring his evidence, before that there should be no appearance of burking inquiry. "Directly. de the House,
Replying to a challenge that he finite charges are made," replied the Attorney General, "the Govern- should disclose at once his infor- mation, Mr. Brown said that whenment will take steps to set on foot
e judicial inquiry." he laid his charges it would be "
"Then, exclaimed Coloned with the Bames mentioned, the amounts mentioned, with the in- Spender-Clay, "I challenge the dividuals who paid over the members who have insinuated ac money mentioned and with a cusations to make their charges complete statement that will com pel this House to make an inhere and now." vestigation.
A Conservative View,
The only support for the Left Wing view that there was an ample
A Severe Admonition.
The complete and absolute pri- vilege of members to say anything they chose in the House within the rules of order was dwelt upon also by M. Hopkin Morris, who, how Mr. Bromley urged that theever, did not agree with Mr. Skol
and ton that the charge of corruption judicial body. Where was the accuser 7
particularity. charge should be made with h
From all sides there rose loud cheers and cries of "Sandham" and Brown," but instead of these accusers Mr. McGovern got up and discoursed at length of his experi- ences in connection with charges of corruption against members of
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Still there was no response by Mr. Sandhamn to those reiterated challenges, and the Speaker again THE PAPER WITH THE YELLOW COVER. put the question that Mr. Sandham. be admonished for his offence by Mr Speaker. Many Conservatives and Liberals did not take part in the division, and the motion was carried by 304 votes to 13.
The Speaker donned his three- cornered black hat over his wig. and, seated, read a servere admoni tion addressed to Mr. Sandham, who remained in his place. This was heard by the House in pro seemly incident, and at its close found 'silence, unbroken by any un-
Snowden moved, and the Mr. House agreed, that the admonition
case for investigation came from Mr. Skelton, the Conservative mem ber for Perth, who held that Mr the Glasgow Corporation. The be entered in the journals of the
Sandham's charge about money- lenders was so specific that it was a mere legal quibble for the House to say that there was no charge
sufficiently specific to enable in- quiry to be made. This was not the time, he held, to pass & vote of censure on Mr. Sandham, Mr. Hopkin Morris (L.), who followed Mr. Skelton, said it would be an unheard of thing to set up an in- quiry without
a definite charge Against a particular member members:
THE DEBATE: A TENSE HOUSE.
or
speech, seemed to many members besides Mr. Sexton to have nothing to do with the question, but the Speaker allowed Mr. McGovern to
exhaust himself.
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Mr. Sandham's "Speech,
Blouse,
The Division.
The fifteen, members including, tellers) who formed the minority in yesterday's division on the con-
sure of Mr. Sandham, were--
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Mr. Oliver Baldwin, Mr J.. Beckett, Mr. Fenner Brockway, Mr. W. J. Brown, Mr. George Buchan Mr. Snowden and Mr. Sandhaman, Mr. W. G. Cove, Dr. Forgan, rose together, and the House made Miss Jeanie Lee, Mr: Jack Lees, insistent calls for the latter, before Mr. Maxton. Mr. Campbell Step hen, Mr. B. C. Wallhead, Mr. E
It is stated that the Ambassador's which Mr. Snowden gave way. Mr. F. Wise, and Mr. J. Kinley and successor has already been appoint- Sandham provoked an incredulous Mr. J. McGovern (tellers) ed and will leave next week for The division figures were 304 to Teheran where in the meantime the laugh when he boasted that he was going to stand by his informants 13, which indeate that a consider Turkish Chargé d'Affaires is carry- able number of members abstained ing on the negotiations for Turko- "like a man. "Who are they from voting, as the House
Persian co-operation in coping with shouted one of his neighbours, and much larger than the number who the rebellious Kurdish tribesmen and that while these negotiations For the bribery and corruption it was almost the only one of the went into the division lobbies.
are going on at Teheran the Soviet debate the House of Commons again angry cries which accompanied his
Ambassador here is trying his best assembled in large numbers, and the temper of members throughout speech that could be distinguished.
to mediate in the conflict. was tense and eager. All the not-What's that got to do with you!" able figures were present, except he as angrily demanded of his the Prime Minister, who was on angry interrupter. If his inform ber of the House of Commons for ants were wrong he was wrong, bát a breach of privilege in circum- his way to Bavaria.
that had not been settled. Right stance, similar to these. The Committee of Privileges was right and truth was truth, In 1839-a member of the House, having seen Mr. Sandham and and it was truth alone that he Mr. O'Connell, was reprimanded found that he declined to give sur bought. But he must first protect by the Speaker for making in a particulars as to the names of the his informante as far as he possibly public speech a charge of foul per-
Berlin, August 16. Most of the prosone alleged to have been bribed, could.
His conscience was quite jury against members of the House, Berlin papers feature the safe re the persons paying the alleged clear, and all that he desired was but there is a Parliamentary dis turn of the British airship 100 bribes, or the circumstances in that the truth should be sought, tinction between reprimand and with big headlines, notes and which the alleged bribes had been. He had, however, a duty toward an admonition, the former being articles congratulating Great. made, reported that his Manches his informants. If members passed more severe punishment. In 1882 Britain to the feat which, it is ter speech was a gross breach of this vote of censure there might be three directors of a railway com hoped, will strengthen the movement privilege and its allegations other conclusions arrived at later pany were admonished at the Bar for an early inauguration of re- gros, libel...
of the House for dismising an emgular airship services between Sir William' Jowitt, the Attorney Mr. Snowden's Challenge.
ployee who had given evidence be various parts of the world. IGOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY General, moved that the House
fore a Parliamentary committee, A message from London states that. agade with the Committe's senast Mr K wat ons, declaraui One of the directamus meman inspection of the R 100 shortly and recalled. Mr. Sandham's two that aspect nowspaper-editor, dar origitte minstest man
Sandham or Mr. W. ber of the House, More recently after, the airship's arrival at Gar graveat charges namely, that mem- J. Brown would now bere of the House had takon bribes fio charge they could withhold the a member of the House, was ad to-day showed that the storms en- to help the passage of doubtful names of their informants and the monished at the Bar. Students of countered during the last part of Bills in the interests of private Leader of the House would place Parliamentary history are uncer, the homewards flight have badly. individuals, and that the taking
damaged the outer cover of the air- of such bribes was in keeping with
ship necessitating it replacement the traditions of the House. There
before trans-Atlantic or similar could be no graver charge, he said.
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