Explain the peculiar position the parliament was in

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I think the "peculiar parliamentary position" was "horizontal." 
Some years ago in some Commonwealth country, Uganda I think, a member of parliament was reprimanded for accusing some other member of having engaged in what he called "horizontal refreshment" with a female member of his staff in the parliament building.