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Wed. feb. 1a BALKED IN PROTEST, — U.F.O. LEADER MOVES | WANT OF Hon. Manning Doherty Causes Rumpus in Legis- lature Because He Is Not, Designated Leader of, Opposition — Two Ap-) peals Taken From Speaker’s Ruling ) MEMBERS ARE ASKED ,; TO CENSURE PREMIER, eel a aeckaaenstati f 4 ; y | Two appeals by the “Progressives” |from the ruling of the Speaker— | the first in more than a decade—a motion of want of confidence in the Ferguson Government by Hon. Man- ning Doherty; a motion by the same member that was in effect a censure | a | upon the Premier, and Premier!) | yergueon's accusation of “suoter- }| i fuge” levelled against Mr. Doheriy— t h | all served to provide a hectic sitting | of the Legislature yesterday. As was stated in The Globe c) Monday last, Mr. Doherty was triy|| | bed up on a technicality when, ris- | |ing to a question of privilege, he at- : tempted to voice the 23% i protest of him- self and his followers po Pres mier Ferguson’s decision to recog- |, nize the Liberal group as the official | Opposition. Mr. Ferguson took the |’ ground that a member was entitled | to arise on a question o7f privilege when his personal honor was con- cerned, and by no stretch of imag- | ee he S yortye could the affairs and status of a group be 2 onde ene A considered \had effectually drowned CONFIDENCE Mr. Speaker’s Ruling. When Mr. Speaker was. cailed upon for a ruling he held that the clearly defined rules governing Pur- jiamentary procedure uphcld the Premier. He reiteraied, however, the Premier’s suggestion that the “Progressive” party Leade- could bring the subject in later and debate it to his heart’s content on a notice ef motion. Speaker Thompson became the storm centre of a chorus of protests and queries from Mr. Doherty and his lieutenant, Hon. W. E. Raney, who, finally, upon the Speaker’s own suggestion, appealed from the rul- ing of the Chair. When the thunder of Conservative and Liberal “ayes” out the “Progressive” “nays” Mr. Raney de- manded a recording of the vctes, ‘and division bells rang for the first time during the session on the ques- ition of whether the Chair should be sustained. The vote was $3 to 18 in support of Mr. Speaker. Mr. Doherty Starts It Again. The House had time to cool off during a brief but able speech of | Liberal Leader W. E. N. Sinclair on the debate on the reply to the Speech from the Throne and during | half an hour of the subsequent ad- dress by Mr. Doherty. Then the whole thing happened practically over again when Mr. Doherty ai- tempted to introduce the forbidden subject on an amendment to the reply to his Honor’s address, which Mr. Speaker ruled out of order be- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) oa)