PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 19, 27 July 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OP J BEPBESENTATIVEB. ,'' LOAN BIEfrjD^ATE, I?O.CO^IDENCE AMENDMENT. .■■;.'., y^/V-j —^i ■ }.£&■. •' '. [PEB TrkITED. PBEBB iSSOCIATIdy.] WELLINGTON Jjuly 26. Mr G. F. Richardson moved an amendment to, th.e^effect i^li.,no..Bew ?^ee ..bej^ commenced until the lines at present under construction are • completed to , a : working point. ' Vl '' . ''' „ said jhat the. reason for_. bringing down, the amendment Was toH' giro some menibers of the Opposition ini r -, opportunity to -make two speeches in one^ j debate. .The Government -would ;, not ' accept the amendment, ncfr' would they allow the : Opposition to dictate to' them,--as to what the schedule of the bill should. . i ... ; „,-,;... ;..^ .^-y^ •■• ■'': .v TM*'P?y ■■.:■>/.■■• In. ,jfche House* : tixe premier: asked' the^iHouse^irotktp agree. Ao, the; % amendment, andiiV ; reminded, "t]ie mem.-*-. : berfe tbat Ahe time; ,^a4 lipt^fa^ dista^.' wh6n thfej col(iny woiald^pot-'MV^ to ga inte the Xpndon" markisfc; f ©^'Go-rorri^ai ment •wjire doing aU "in their power topromoted economy; and, r he lipped^^ tli^P Hojise! iroiild a-ssist them< " ; Hes;agam>: asked/the House io reject L -tt^ •menJdutentV as it ' yrpß ;not moyedrin a fikndlj ■■ i^it^y iiajor AtkiHson, referring io'ihA'^Pter " Boor's speech, said the: latter'could ipfiav juij, one instance put his finger oa any : stand which he had taken to bring in toeffect the statements in his speech. : Th»; r \. Premier had come intoxParliameat wit^ v the iintentaon to introduce: economy add a." better system of local, Gpverament y bttt : . he denied that f this" object had Jbeen.ac- rV complished. The reasoa irf : its faiiur* was that members had not supported him, but lie (Atkinson) heard th» stafcameht, ~. for the. first time. - He denied that ther . Premier had evw aßsisted' the Hoose.tov;, go in the. direction mentioned ■In 'his' ' "speech. It had alw^y^-'b^n-iiis £mi cpniiciion thatj'tte G^rormneat 5 have to purchase thd Wellington-:Ma.n-awatu Eailway Cbmpany'a Kne, andie did not .believe that the competition of the-Gorge line would effect the pnce toberpaid. He beliemd the reason that the amendment of tho member for Mataura /was brought down was because the opin- - ion of a section of the House- was: that ■ railways now under construction ' should be completed to a working point before any new lines- were undertaken, and he quite agreed with that course. Heyen,tured to think the House wauted a reduction of the loan. Heaskedif the Premierwas Rucere in his economy. If he was^ let him come down- and cut from £50,000 to £100,000 off the Estimates. The Opposition would cheerfully a^ree to at»iy v reduction sng^ested by the Premier. . ' Sir Julius Yogel denied that his return, U the colony was to introduce a new system of/ borrowing;.. H» reason for again •ntenngp6htic»was ; Wen v de4TOt I t<>" r lift the colony from HhebfwitioH'itßadV been! placed in by til^l^fiSmiiusfetmtion. H© criticised, at Iwngth! the speech; of^/ Major Atkinson, and defended tbe Gore^ment. from the levelled agaitist them. As to tne amen'dinent, he> thought its terms too- obyiqusfor members'to fall into the trap, and suchit.. resolution was nttefly^i|ocp^st«tnt wrth the spirit < >f pur purliamentary msti'ufcioßSHe^ent cm to say the (^«^mwt we're ' .desirbQs of cbristfuctiiig railways to point* . which wonM be remunerafive. It would be better if the Rouse dealt with the maia parts ef the policy instead of' attMstan^ its broad features. ' h*".Mr Connolly moved tiie adjournment at 2.10 a.m. .:..-. ,,■■',

Sir Robert Stout said if;the amendment , was iput and negatived, he wonld agnri» * to the adjournment, and not otherwirte. V The motion for the adjournment was lost by33 fo 26. - ':..■ ■.;VH ? ;'K -iU;r Mr KoUealOn condemned l th> «y*tem of bmwbeatiDiir of the Trnaxn.rer. towards the House, and he should never forget, the attitude assumed on tl»Vt* occa<ion. The speeches of the Premier 'and' Ma j>»r Atkinson were statesmanlike, hot that of the Treasurer was petuhnt and often «ive. : The Treasnrer had . said he had eop'e to the ebleny beeaaae of mi«-gotefnh)pnt» but he acked the Treasnrer whether he did not in bis calmer moments' feel ashamed of what he had said. , He: then referred to , the manner, in wbirh theTrtfasureT had used his position as AgentGeneral for the colony at Home to make claims on the colony in a time of great . deprimioD. ;.. :' ':-';<■ -;:: y-Z:-^■■■^&\i MrMitchelson moved adjournment of the debate at 4.20 a.m., which was lost by 84 ts>Bl i; -. f i..._~. : ; ,- ■^^^.^•,- , At 4^o *m the Speaker said he desired to remind the House that the H»n« . sard) staff, owing to the lateness of tlie> sitting, had imroken dpwn. :^ 43* . Majer Atkinson* asked the 'Premier . if he still in forcing on such an) ; . important debate withoat being reported in Hansard. .: '" ' , '" ' • "''"'. ' v ' x '"■ >"

Sir 8. . Stout ■aj^| members were- ... • eridestly talirinK ajjainrt : time,; aaid liii! '' compromise had not 'been aereed to. *: .

, r , ., Mir Moss Mid tlii# Premier wanted .to stifls di«etkssion. '. ■. „:r.~. -. "r \-lj-- ■>" _ : ," Mr (Reese not ed th* adjpurnibed^ of L ; thedebate atf4 45 a.m. He said Sir G. "I Grey, wished to speak ontheßill, and it * v was desirabb), Us KDpiarks, &ou)d be r«w - . ported in Hansarcl., : "' ■■: ""'. - v *- ■■""■'-"'' Sir B. Stout said if that was ebmed it wonld defeat the Bill, ->..'. > , Major Atkin«ona^in appealed to the* Premier. He said he had^never beard of ~ suck proceeding* that the Preouer should •urk discussion on jtfch an important ""■" debate.' ■- : .;''f^" v "! ; " 9tr6. Grey appealed to the Gorera* mrat to .allow him to put his speech oa : , record. He *aid he wished particobj^jf to rep)j4o : the Col-nial Trensarer, whY . had represented himself a poor mail, bult he waa in > position , to prove he/airti _ drawn. large sums of. ii«>toj' lip^J^-^ colony.. ."'" - ;' , . V""'. ""' IU The motion for an ad]o'antme»t?wi|ii' then pot and agreed to. TRe Houie liai ' at 5.10 a.n>. .• ■ ■ '■/•'• : - ,^::^--''J\ i