EVENING SITTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1880, 29 June 1888, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.39 p.m, ANIMALS PROTECTION' BILL. Mr Levestam moved the second reading of the Animals Protection Act Amendment Bill, He eaid that the object of the Bill was to enable local bodies to fix a license for Belling game at a Bum not exceeding £5. Mr Fulton said that m Committee he should try and add a clause to prevent native ducks being slaughtered out of existence Mr Walker hoped if the Bill got into Committee nacre control would be given to local bodies over matters of this description, and with that view he should support it. After a short discussion the motion was agreed to. LICENCING COMMITTEES. The House went into Committee on the tftoenpfng Committees Eleotlon Bill. Mr Fnlton said there wes a great om!aaioD from the BIP, which the mover of It bad Introduced last year. He referred to a provision that ratepayers under the Bill should be of either sax, .and he held they should give the women of any district an opportunity of spying whether licenses should be iuareased or not. He then moved— ' That ratepayers should Include all psraons of either *ex of twenty one years and upwards. Mr Hobbe strongly supported the clause and hoped the House would agree to It, He was of opinion, however, that the licensing question Bhould ba taken m hand by the Government, and not by a private member, Mr Taylor supported the olaute, Dr Hodgklnson oppoßed it. Mr Danoau considered the amendment of the member for Taierl was simply meant to destroy the Bill. Sir J. Hall had great pleasure m supporting the amendment, wnioh he thought a reasonable one. Major Steward was quite m accord with the amendment, apd should support it if It were brought forward m another Bill. He thought, however, that if the amend* ment were inserted In th'a Bill It would mean that both would be defeated. Mr Monk said If the amendment were not oarried, he hoped the House would allow those" eleotlona to be held as often as was asked for. He strongly supported the amendment, and hoped the house would agree to it. Mr Fulton disclaimed having any intention of defeatiug the Bill by his amendment. He had moved it m the interest of temperance. Mr Reeves (St Albans) said he should vote for the amendment, although he had not generallj support what was called teetotal legislation. Mr Mackenzie (Olutha) opposed the new clause. ' - Mr Sajnnel was totally opposed to women yoting at qlectione, as he h. eld it was doing an injury to women to expose them to the unpleasant influences whioh were experienced at elections. He should vote against the amendment, and said the member m charge of the Bill might loo 1 ! on it as doomed if the amendment were inserted m it After further discussion the new clause was read a second time by 36 to 27. Mr Beddon aaked whether the new clause Bhould be made to apply to married women only. He thought this was only a proper proviso/ •

Major Steward said the clause wag moved by the ineinb?r for Taieri. He thought an important clause of this kind shopld not be moved without previous notice being given. He moved that pro* gress be reported . Lost by 45 to 22. Major bleward said he had voted againet Mr Fulton's clause, although he had formerly embodied it m his° Bill, eimply because he thought m a Bill of this kind they should not attempt too much, and he felt sure (hat this ns>w clause would endanger the passing of the Bill. Mr Seddon moved to amend the olaute so as to make it apply to male persona and married women only. • - ; , • Mr Fi3b again urged that the matter be postponed for further consideration. After the supper adjournment, there not being a quorum present, the House was counted by the Chairman, who thereupon acnt for the Speaker. The House was then counted by the Speaker, who declared there was no quorum, and the House adjourned till 2 30 pm. next day.