PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 82, 4 October 1893, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Legislative Council. (per press association i. Wellington, October 3. Tbe Council met at 2.30. Managers were appointed to draw up reasons for the Council's insisting on its amendments in the Workmen's Wages Bill and Land Act Amendment Bill. After a short debate the Rating Act Amendment Bill was read a second time. On the motion of the AttorneyGeneral, the Conspiracy Law Amendment Bill -was discharged from the order paper. The Attorney-General moved that the Council do not insist on its amendments in the Electoral Land Amendment Bill, which was lost by the casting vote of the speaker, the figures being ; Ayes, 1 3, Noes, 1 3. Messrs Bowen, McLean, and Whitmore were appointed nmnagers to draw up reasons for insisting on the amendments. The Stock Bill was considered in committee. A new clause was added providing that all expenses, and charges of carrying this Act into execution, and all money to lie paid by way of compensation for destruction of stock, shall be borne from a. sum of money to be appropriated from time to time by the General .Assembly. The Bill was agreed to, and put through its final stages. House ok Representatives. The House met at 2.30. On the motion of Mr Scddon, a number of Bills were discharged from the order paper. In reply to Mr Rolleston, the Premier said if members really assisted Government to dispose of the remaining business on the order paper, they might get a>va.y by Friday next. Replying to questions, Mr Seddon said he intended to make inquiries with respect to the alleged discontent among the police force in regard to promotions, and that Government had decided to expend £100 in repairing the graves of soldiers buried at Rangariri. Mr Rolleston asked what Government intended to do with regard to the Government Railways Act Amendment Bill. Mr Seddon said that the Legislative Council, in striking out clauses ot Railway Bill and directing the House to appoint certain persons as Commissioners for another year, had offered the House one of the greatest affronts he had ever known of. Government had determined to act in a constitutional manner with respect to tbe matter, but he would remind the House that it was not reduced to such a position that it could be dictated to by a nominee chamber. On the motion for committal of the Native Land Purchase and Acquisition Bill, Mr Kapa spoke at great length in condemnation of the measure, and urged it be postponed till next session. A lengthy debute followed. Mr Carroll said he had done every thins in his power to make tbe natives acquainted with all that was going on in connection with this Bill, and pointed out that Kapa and Taipua had admitted to the Native Affairs Committee that they were not so much opposed to tbe Bill themselves, but were compelled to oppose it owing to pressure from outside. Mr Rolleston thought the Bill should not pass through at the last hours of the session. In bis reply, Mr Seddon said tbe natives were being dealt with fairly by the Bill, and Parliament could no longer stay its hand as tue whole country was being kept back by this native land difficulty. Tbe Bill was reported and put through the final stages by 18 to 6. The House rose at 2. 10 a.m. *