NEW PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1814, 13 April 1888, Page 2

NEW PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.

The Dunedln "Star" e&ya :— The Government proposals regarding the procedure in the House will be : The House I to sit for Government business three daya a week at tea in the morning, rising at ten at night : the fourth eifctlDg day to be giveu ap to private members. Oa th : B day the House will sit m kte as it likes The prenent ruie prohibiting any new baaineßß after 12.30 will be abolished. Mondays and Saturdays will be devoted to Committee work, ii pUce of Select Committees from either House. Toey propose to appoint Joint Committees, whose dnty will ba tally to consider the principlo and effect of » Bill submitted, and whose report will in the nnj rlty of oas9S determine the fate of the measure. A noceßsarjr reform wi!l be ia the dlreotion of reßtriobtng > the rlghta of members to move fie adjournment of the House, a privilege which was ehimefully abasad during the reoent session. 1 5 fs jleo propo ed to limit the duration of apeeohea, the Speaker to have the right to Btop any member becoming (oo verbose. • An important alteration aUo will b* proposed la regard to questions. Bjth question and reply are to be prln'ei and oiroohted on the Honse meeting.