PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1898, 20 July 1888, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(From our own Cohrebpondent. ) Wellington, July 20 Last night wVlch was probably the last one which private msmbera will have to themsolv°B was notorious if o )ly for the fact that durifg tho whole of the siting frm 7 30 to half past four this morning a party comprising a number of city membara persistently and successfully stonewalled Mr McArthur's Hospital and Charitable Aid B;ll which proposed to separate two hospital districts. The orlgir al Bill might have got through, but notices t> app'y tho Biil 10 various other districts, which, of oourss, aff oted nearly all the large towns, oanaad combined oppoßltion. Early m the evening the Colonial Secretary off-* red If the Bill wna Trithdrawn to bring In a BUI this session dealing with the whole question, but the promoters refused to accept the compromise and atnok to their point, but tha Bill only got into Committee shortly after four this morning and waa virtually killed. About a quarter past eleven tho gallorles were cleared to prevent the report of the useless dleoaaaion eppearing m " Hansard," and aftei that Mr Joyoa made a speech lasting over four hoora. *

An Interesting diaouasion is anticipated this evening, when the Premier fs to move—' 1 That this House do forthwith reaolvo itaelf into Committee of the Whole to consider the following reaolu'lon — 1 That thia House is of opinion that Government ahoald be responsible for the Legislative estimates.' " A stiff battle is expected over thia mo'.lon, and the result Is very doub'ful.

At titnea tha proceedings of last night, over tho Hospit.l «n \ OharitaSie Aid Bill, were of a farcical acd iveu ludicrous oharae'er m oonße^ioncj of tho eff >ria of Us supporters to k ep a qncram. During ao hoar there were five attempts to get ao >ant oat, but on each occasion they were noBacceasful. When the number of membora In the Chamber would bo radaoed to abou. nineteen, Dr Fitobett would point m the direction of the door, whereupon the city member a who happened be m at the time would hurriedly run out. Supporter of tho Bill, however, kept a quoiuni hft idy, and were still aheid at ten o'clock. Unco or twice it was au exceod in^ly close thing, and members who cou'd bo heard scuffliag m the lobbies only p c • Bonted themselves m time. On one occaiion the presence of mind of Mr MoKer zie saved the Bill Dr Filohott, who is what snorting writers would oall ''on the email aide," Jeff the Chamber and hurried away, and when just outeide tho door was stopped by Mr McKenzio who lifted him up bodily , and triumphantly uhrried him m again holding him faßt, m spite of the Speaker's indignant cill of •'order."