THE HOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 632, 8 October 1909, Page 4

THE HOUSE.

-; THE LATE MR V REMINGTON.; ; Tho House Of 'Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. : A Message .was received'summoning members to. the legislative Council: to 'hear tab Governor's. Speech.delivered..': .■■'-'.'..' ' When the Honse resumed at 2.55 p.m., the Speaker (the Hon. A. ,K, Guinness) reported that a vacancy 'had .occurred for Ilangitikei owing to tho death. of''Mr..■A. •E. Remington, -i the lato member, and -that Mr. U, W. Smith had been returned for.the seat at the byeioction.."'Mr. Smith was duly sworn, and took his seat./;., .'•, "■■' '■■'.■•■..' " ;'"' '■ ■ .' . ■ ■:*

V etitious, questions, and ' notices .of motion occupied the! attention of the Housd for threequarters of an hour.' .:',. ,'-'.'./ ■ ■".':.'■'/.'">'' The PRIME MINISTER referred to the death' of Mr. A. E.'Remington, member for .Rangitikei; who died on August 17. ~Mr, Remington, ho said, had mado friends on both-sides of thbllouse,' and' they,would all miss' him from .his accustomed place. : Sir Joseph-rofbrred to the long connection!of the late Mr. Remington on local and as regards .;his Parliamentary :work skid, that he- was a strenuous advocate of what Ihe believed to bo : right and best in 'the interests of the-country, especially 'devoting . himself, .to" tho many-sided requirement's.: of the growing.^district-which he represented.. Sir Joseph moved:-T''That.thiß ; Houso places/on record its high sense of the services rendered to. the legislature of'the Dominion by the late. Mr. Arthur Edward "Remington, (arid respectfully tenders to his , widow and relatives: tho assnranco, of.its'■ sympathy .with them in' their bereavement", ; Mr. MASSET, in seconding ■ the motion! expressed his own regrotvand that of the members sitting -with, him, at/ the*; death of Mr. Remington.-- '■■•:' ' '•,.'.•".'■■»:.: .:'.-. . Mr. G. LATJRENSON (Lyttelton) supported tho motion.: .'■.,•'. Mr. SMITH (Rangitikei) said!;that Mr. Remington hadbeen the highest respect by all with whom he. came in contact. His death had rembvod an earnest, onergetic representative, who'during, the last years of his life had devoted.his whole.time to his .legislative duties;". 'v., .-.-'•■ ;.'.. '■: . • , .. ■' ' The motion was carried without dissent. The PRIME MINISTER thon moved that the House should adjourn until tho following day as a mark of respect to tho .late Mr. Remington. ' Tho motion* was adopted unanimously, and tbo House adjourned .at i p.m. . ,-.. '~•■ There is a limit to tho privileges of ' a Chairman of Committees. After Mr. Wilfdrd had given three'sessional notices of.motion y.jsUrday,'.' he was proceeding' to give notice of a motion in regard to harbour boards when the Speaker ruled that it wonld not bo in order for him-to do so. Mr. Wilford ropiied that;ho thought he was privileged by his of-floo-'.'to'.that_ extent:,'The -Speaker explained that a Chairman, of Committees is immune from the general rulo that no member can give more .than one: notico of- motion* at a time,' only when ho is. giv'ng sessional notices in connection .with his office.,' Ho can give as many sessional notices-'as'he-likes, but in'regard to other motions he is in the same posl.tion as any other member, v