GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 620, 23 June 1882, Page 3

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, June 21. The House met at 2.30. new mem beu. Mr Ivess, the newly-elected member for Wakanui, was introduced by M.- Mongomery and Mr While, and took his seat. NOTICE. Mr O'Callaghan asked if facilities for tail way uavelling would be given on Wednesdays, ihe same as on Saiutdays, by means of the issue of rear n tickets. VJStT TO THE Ei'El-EITION. Mr Shiimslri moved that the adjoiMiment of ihe House for tiie pmpose of visiting Cb'is.cbu'ch Exhibition be from F 'day, ihe 30,h June, to Wednesday, the dih July. The Hon. Ma'or A-irinson moved as an amendment vie anon ion of the words •'and Wednesday evening be devoied to Government business.' some discussion. Sir John Hall unde.*.'ood »bnt a programme for the en-e'iidoinent of members in Cb.isicbu'cb bad been received, and asked that it should be read. The proposal was negarived on the voices. Mr Seddon pio-es,ed against ihe whole a'fangeineni, s.aliog thai tbe House and eouot.v had been made io dance lo tbe tune of two tue'e adven.'uieis. Messrs Twopeny and Joubeifc and he woolu be no pa>>v .o "'t. Tiie amend ment was cairied on the voices, and ihe motion as amended was ag eed o. BOnOOW'S'G. Mrßai'on moved, " That any pioposal for ,'ii c inccfse of ihe public debt of the co'ony by fir ,her i>oi-owing should be suber ted -o elects. Mid .eceive the ap/j-oval of three b'f bs of their number before being fintdly sancioned by the I.egisla ure.' : He dwelt on (lie ■emptaton : boriowed money afro, bed to sanciion fresh loans, when rooe niatu.e leflec ionwou'd show ib.it the policy'was aboge-her bad. The principle he advocaied was abeady in force in regard to municipal loans. Mr Bo<s.bouse supported Ihe motion. He had all along been of opinion that it would be most leprehensib.'e to add to the debt of tlie colony, tie was satisfied • bat many of ibe railway woks proposed to be under--'ken would not ppy ".!,■ per cent, for many yea>s. and such being ihe case, he would not be doing bis duty if he did tesist fduher bonowiog. Mi Smith thought it was a mistake that ,he dis-ricis to which public woiks had been given stiou'd not have been called upon to make good any deficiency in the cu'eent expsno'itme. In other lespects he spoke in favor of tbe resolu- , ion. Mr Sot on opposed the roolion. It won hi be uliei'y impoesible to get threefj,"ths of the eleciois. as purposed in the motion, 'O voteat ah, either one way or olhei. Mr Moss and Sir G. Gtey both supposed (he motion. The Hon Major Ailrinson said that if a quesion of this kind was to be relegated io the eleciois. then it would virtually affi'tn 'be principle that not only tin's, but eveiy Other question, should be so relegated to the eleciois for peimission to act. A principle of that Irind ought to have been pieceded by a distinct showing that tbe lime bad come when representative insliiutions should be abiogated altogether. It was true that a reference of this kind was made in the case of local bodies, but the cases were not analogous. The members of these booieawete only delegates, whereas the memoes of ibis House were in eveiy sense of the word repieseniaiives. The motion stiuck at the very foundation of their representative institutions. He objected to have such a blow stiuck in regaid to a thhd-rate question like that of borrowing. Mr Barron denied that this was a thirdrate question. It was one of vital importance, affecting as it did their pecuniary position. It would be the best to got the question discussed apart from the stronger passions excited in regaid to a no—confidence motion. The motion was put and negarived on a division* Ayn , 25 ; noes. 44.