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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
No. 23.
JOURNALS OF THE SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, 24th MAY, 1950.
]. Meeting of Senate.—The Senate met at three p.m., pursuant to adjournment.—The President. (Senator the Honorable Gordon Brown) took the Chair.
2. PRAYERS.
3. Questions.—Questions on notice were answered.
4, P avers.—The following Papers were presented, pursuant to S ta tu te -Commonwealth Public Service Act—Appointment—Department of Labour and National Service—J. C. Lowson.
Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act—Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Board—First Annual Report, for period ended 30th June, 1949.
Lands Acquisition Act—Land acquired for— Defence purposes—Devonport, Tasmania. Department of Civil Aviation purposes— Camooweal, Queensland.
Rockhampton, Queensland. Postal purposes—Burnie, Tasmania.
Sea t of Government Acceptance Act and Seat of Government (Administration) Act—Ordinance— 1950—No. 2—Building Operations Control Repeal.
5. Communist P arty Dissolution B ill 1950.—Message from the House of Representatives.—The following Message from the House of Representatives was received and read :—
Mr. P resident, Message No. 4.
The House of Representatives transmits to the Senate a Bill intituled “ A Bill for an Act. to provide for the Dissolution of the Australian Communist Party and of other Communist, Organizations, to disqualify Communists from holding certain Offices, and for purposes connected, therewith ” , in which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.
Archie G. Cameron.
House of Representatives, Speaker.
â Canberra, 24t,h May, I960.
Declaration of Urgency.—The Minister for Trad# and Customs (Senator O’Sullivan), having declared that the Bill was an Urgent Bill, moved—That the Bill be considered an Urgent Bill.
Question—put·.
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The Senate divided— Ayes, 22.
Senator— Cooper. Gorton. Guy. Ilannaford.
Kendall. McCallum. McLeay. Maher.
Mattner. O’Sullivan. Piesse. Rankin, A. J. M.
Senator— Rankin, G. J. Reid. Robertson. Scott.
Spicer. Spooner. Tate. Wedgwood. Wordsworth.
Teller:
Senator Wright.
Senator— Amour. Armstrong·. Arnold. Ashley.
Aylett. Brown. Cameron. Cole. Collings. Cooke. Courtice. Critchley. Finlay.
Fraser. Grant. H arris. Hendrickson. Katz.
Noes, 34. Senator— Lamp. Large. .
McKenna. Morrow. Murray. Nash. Nicholls.
O’Byrne. O’Flaherty. Ryan. Sandford.
Sheehan. Tangnev. Ward. ' Willesee.
Teller:
Senator Clothier.
And so it was negatived. Proposed Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders.-'-Senator O’Sullivan, pursuant to contingent notice, moved—That, so much of the Standing and Sessional Orders be suspended as would prevent the Bill being passed through all its stages without delay. Debate ensued.
Question—put. The Senate divided— Ayes, 23. Noes, 34.
Senator— Cooper. Gorton. Guy. Ilannaford. Kendall. McCallum. McLeay.
Maher. Mattner. O’Sullivan. Piesse. Rankin; A. J. M.
Rankin, G. J.
Senator— Reid. Robertson. Scott.
Spicer. Spooner. Tate. Wedgwood. Wood.
Wordsworth.
Teller:
Senator Wright.
Senator— Amour. Armstrong·. Arnold. Ashley.
Aylett. Browm. Cameron. Cole.
Collings. Cooke. Courtice. Critchley. Finlay.
Fraser. Grant. Harris. Hendrickson. Katz.
Senator— Lamp. Large. McKenna.
Morrow. Murray. Nash. Nicholls.
O’Byrne. O’Flaherty. Ryan. Sandford. Sheehan.
Tangnev. Ward. " Willesee.
Teller:
Senator Clothier.
And so it was negatived. On the motion of Senator O’Sullivan the Bill w'as read a first time, and the second reading made an Order of the Day for the next day of sitting.
6. Commonwealth Bank Bill 1950.—Order of the Day read for the adjourned debate on the Question — That the Bill be now read a second time. _
Debate resumed. Senator Hendrickson moved—That Senator Arnold be granted an extension of time for thirty minutes. Question—put. The Senate divided—
Ayes, 33. Noes, 22.
Senator— Amour. Armstrong. Arnold.
Ashley. Aylett. Brown. Cole. Collings.
Cooke. Courtice. Critchley. Finlay.
Fraser. Grant. Harris. Hendrickson.
Katz. Lamp.
Senator— Large. McKenna. Morrow.
Murray. Nash. Nicholls. O’Byrne.
O’Flaherty. Ryan. Sandford. Sheehan.
Tangnev. Ward. " Willesee.
Teller:
Stenator Clothier.
Senator— Cooper. Gorton. Guy. Hannaford.
Kendall. McCallum. McLeay. Maher.
Mattner. O’Sullivan. Piesse. Rankin, A. J. M.
Senator— Reid. Robertson. Scott. .
Spicer. Spooner. Tate. Wedgw'ood. Wood.
Wordsworth.
Teller:
Senator Wright..
And so it was resolved in the affirmative,
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Debate continued. Senator Ward moved—That Senator Aylett be granted an extension of time for thirty minutes. Question—put. The Senate divided—
Ayes, 30. Noes, 22.
Senator— Senator— Senator— Senator—
Amour. Large. Cooper. Reid.
Arnold. McKenna. Gorton. Robertson.
Ashley. Morrow. Guy. Scott.
Aylett. Murray. Iiannaford. Spicer.
Brown. Nash. Kendall. Spooner.
Cole. Nicholls. McCallum. Tate.
Cooke. O’Flaherty. Maher. Wedgwood.
Courtice. Ryan. Mattner. Wood.
Critchley. Sandford. O’Sullivan. Wordsworth.
Finlay. Sheehan. Pies'se.
Teller: Fraser. Tangney. Rankin, A. J. M.
Grant. H arris. Hendrickson. Katz.
Lamp.
Ward. Willesee.
Teller:
Senator Clothier.
Rankin, G. J. Senator Wright.
And so it was resolved in the affirmative.
Debate continued. Senator Cole asked leave to continue his speech on the resumption of the debate. Objection being raised, leave not granted. Debate continued.
On the motion of Senator Courtice the debate was adjourned. Ordered—That the resumption of the debate be an Order of the Day for the next day of sitting.
7. Next Meeting of the Senate.—The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator O’Sullivan) moved— That the Senate, at its rising, adjourn till to-morrow at eleven a.m. Question—put and passed.
8. Adjournment.—The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator O’Sullivan) moved—That the Senate do now adjourn. Debate ensued. Question—put and passed. The Senate adjourned at twenty-six minutes past eleven p.m. till to-morrow at eleven a.m.
9. Attendance.—Present, all the Members except Senators Beerworth, Devlin, and Simmonds (on leave). JOHN EDWARDS, Clerk of the Senate.
By Authority: L. F. J ohnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Uanherr*