The Feilding Star. Published Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1893. THE UPPER HOUSE DISTINGUISHES ITSELF.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 76, 27 September 1893, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Published Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1893. THE UPPER HOUSE DISTINGUISHES ITSELF.

The colony has reason to be grateful to the Legislative Council for thoir actions of yesterday. It will be seen on reference to our Parliamentary report that ou the motiou for tho second reading of tho Shops and Shop Assistants Bill, Sir George Whitmore moved as an amendment that the Bill be read a secoud time tbat day three months. Tbis amendment was carried by a majority of fourteen. This measure, which would havo boon the means of ruining hundreds of small dealers in the large centres of population, without being of the slightest real benefit to anyone, was thus thrust into obscurity. When wo read that a clause had been introduced into the Railways Act Amendment Bill, which provides for the re-ap-pointment of the Commissioners for one year, we really felt sorry for the Premier, and almost sympathised with bim for tbe mortification ho must have felt when ho saw thus " vanishing into thin air " the bopes which seemed so near their fulfilment. To get rid of the Railway Commissioners the Hon Mr Seddon has worked hard for many months, and has made many personal sacrifices. He cannot but have known that tho country was against him in this, because nearly everyone whose opinions wore of any value from their positions and means of obtaining information, had in some way or another borne testimony to tho valuo of the services of the Commissioners, and th© prudence of thoir management. Yet with that obstinacy which appears to bo the most prominent trait iv his character he persisted to the bitter end. That he will profit by tho lesson he has received wo very much doubt.