PARLIAMENTARY

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 27, 20 August 1892, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, August 18. The Leader of the Opposition asked the Premier, without notice, whether he would afford the House an early opportunity of expressing an opinion upon lue subject matter of the correspondence relating to the Legislative Council appointments. The Premier said he did not know that the state of business would allow a special time being set apart for such, a discussion, but he pointed out that the hon gentleman coold express an opinion at any time he thought proper. Mr G. Hutchison moved the adjourn* ment of the House to discuss the question, and remarked that the matter was of such importance that the fullest opportunity should be afforded of debating it. Sir George Grey said the real question was whether they were to be allowed to govern tbis Colony or was the Govern* ment of the Colony to be handed over to Downing street. Mr S coble Mackenzie laid this was not a party question, and should not be discussed in a party manner. The Premier said the Opposition were bubbling over to get the question dis» cussed in a party spirit, but it was a constitutional question, and ought to be discussed in a calm and impartial man* ncr Mr Kolleston said there was a means of discussing it, namely, on (he motion to set up Committee of Supply, and he asked the Premier tc give the Houso such and opportunity. The Premier said he thought the proposal of the Leader of the Opposition was a reasonable one and he promised to brin>» forward Supply early next week for the purpose required. The discussion then concluded. The Eight Hours Bill was put through its final stages. Sir Geo Grey moved the second reading of his Bill, which, as its name implies, provides for the election of Governors in New Zealand. Mr T. Mackenzie opposed the measure. Mr Bees spoke in support of the measure. Captain Russell disagreed entirely with the principle of the Bill. Sir John Hall said they had had no cause to complain of their Governors at present, and there was therefore no need to change the syitem. The second reading was lost on a division by 28 to 27- The division list was as follows: — Ayes— Cadman, Duncan, Earnshaw, Grey, Hall Jones. Hogg, Houston, W. Hutchison, Joyce, J Kelly, W. Kelly, Lawry, Mackintosh, McLean, C. H. Mills, O'Conor, Palmer, Parata, Jiees, R. H. J- Keeveß Sandford, Sannders, Seddon, Shera, W. C. Smith, Tanner, Taylor, T. Thompson, Noes — A.llen, Bruce, Buckland, Buick, Carncross, Dawson, Duthie, Fergus, Fisher, Fraser, Duinness, Hall, Hamlin, Harkness, Lake, M. J. S. Mackenzie, T. Mackenzie, Meredith, Moore, Newman. Rhodes, Richardson. Russell, Saunders, Swan, R. Thompson, Wright.