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Show SPEAKER UPBRAIDS COMMITTEE AND IS "SAT ON" BY HOUSE Speaker Joseph took the floor in the afternoon and attempted to force an issue of the four bills introduced by him on the college consolidation question.' ques-tion.' He flayed the Education and Art committee for returning a report on a bill introduced subsequent to his bills. Joseph declared that his bills, Nob. 135 to 133 inclusive, had been printed and were before the committee before Thompson's bill No. 145; on which a report was made. The bills are all on the consolidation question. can't understand whj bill No. 1 V should be given preference over t """ir-iUs introduced by. myself I" said .V-pb. "The committee, at a meeting hsl last night, did not invite me to be ftresent. I think my bills should at east have the same consideration as the other bill." The Speaker asserted that the matters mat-ters should be taken up at once. He moved that the bills be taken up Friday Fri-day afternoon by the House as a committee com-mittee of the whole. This was voted down. ' |