REPRESENTATION BILL THROWN OUT.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 27, 14 August 1886, Page 2

REPRESENTATION BILL THROWN OUT.

SPLIT IN THE MINISTRY W«Lii»OTOir, August 1& Mr Menteath continued his reioarks . on the Representation Bill. - 1 -. Mr Bruce put in a word for sailors who had no roice in the affairs of the country. The Premier said he intended to stand sy the principle of population ; as a basis. Mr Bryce said that both the (JoVr ernment whips had been actively canvassing against the Bill. Sir Robert Stout said he hoped thai during the recess the sense of the country would be a good majority in favour of the bill. I The House divided, when the Hons. i Larnach and Richardson, and Messrs Walker and McKenzie, Government . : whips, went into the " No" lobby, and . were received with loud applause— ~ ayes, 36; noes, 39. (Cheers.) Major Atkinson said he was not so surprised as he ought to be. No more disgraceful scene had taken place than that witnessed. (Uproar). The Premier had taken his stand on pfinoiple; and yet three of bis own Government voted against him. Sir Julius Yogel said the whole tenor of Major Atkinson's procedure this session had been to fling himself at Sir R. Stout's head. He advibed Major Atkinson to busy himself in '.■ organising his own party, and not ;. interfere with the Government follow-, ing. Mr Turnbull said that Major Atkinson had been hoist with his own petard. Mr Moss said the only reasonable course now was to have a dissolution, and proposed an amendment to that effect. . Mr Rolleston said the Premier was bound in justice to himself to resign. Sir Robert Stout said his original < promise had been to give an opportunity jot discussing "the question. A bill on the same lines would bo brought down early, as a Government measure, and he intended to do his best to make it law. He would not . • depart from the population basis. Thu Day. . Mr Moss' amendment was lost on the voices. — On the motion, to go into Committee of Supply fMr "* O'Connor said he wished to ask the House to endorse the recommendation of the Committee on Legislature expend!-, ture, and officers of the House should bo under the control of the Government.— The motion was negatived. The Supplementary Estimates were considered in Committee, 'and a few items were passed, and then the Railways " Authorisation Bill was passed through all its stages. The House rose at 12.30 a.m.