PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1854, 7 September 1906, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF _ S" [, ' EE3EST4t IVE3.

I-liKSS ASSOCIATION Wellington, Inst night. Tho flonso mot nJ 2 30 p.m, BALLOT PAPERS ASTRAY. "7** jjrFishoc brought to tho notion of tho House a leading arliclo of tho Napier Dii'y Tolograpb of two days ago, stafng - that tho editor po : sosscß a paper purport mg to bo a wrapper of a voting paper u >od during tho rroent 100 vl option polling in ' tho Buller dielriot, and wants to know why tho samo lies before tho editor as ho wruos, instead of in tho hands of tho Clark of tho House ?—tho history of tho oaso boi ig that a man bought a pair of boots at Wnu gnnui, that tho bootmaker wrapped up the t boots in tho wrappor aforesaid, and that tho buyer of tho beots forwardid tho document to tho editor of tho Divly Telegraph, Napior. Mr Fisbor thought thoro ought to bo an inquiry. Tho Premier said it oarno as a surprise to tho Government that a bootmaker had boon able to wrap up a pair of boots for a oustomor in a wrappor for voting papers. Tho matter would oortainly bo enquired into.

Mr Massey: "And tho result reported to tho H onso ? " Tho Premier said tho result would of oourso ba reported to tho House. FIRST READINGS. Tho Advances to Settlors Consolidation Bill ond the Coal Mines Aot Amending Bill wtre road a first time.

QUACKERY AND OTHER FRAUDS PREVENTION BILL Mr Hornsby moved tho seoind readiug of this measure, fir whioh bo pleaded tho neosssity, but d;d not claim that it was perfection. He hoped the House would assist him to make it a useful measure. He had endeavo:oi to avoid everything of tho olobo corporations order on the on' hand, or tho injury of bona fife curatives on the other. Ho bad aimed at the vampjres and blackguards who pray upon the ignorant and credulous. He gave several examples of tho evils ho hid dis covered, and acquainted the polios wi.b, a’* evid.noa of an infernal traffic tha! does g-eat m'sohief. Certain Now Z a'aud papers in oonsfquence oi somo of there representations had withdrawn the advor-tisem-nts, but they ware appearing agiin. Now tho vict'ms of thes9 harpies w?rs to bo found in all the mofioal hospitals of the oolony. Toe object of the Bill was to prevent the advertisements, which kep l tbeir trade alive. He would we'oeins oritio'sm, and ho hoped the House would assist his r fforls,

Mr Barolay ta'sed a point of o-der, that people bad boon prevented from entering ono rf the galleries, wbireas tbe standing ordeis only gave power to e'eer the gal leries, dc6 to exolude from them. The Speaker said that be had been informed before the House met that ceiliio matters were likely to be mentioned dur ing tbe passage of Ibis measure, and he had therefore iosSruoied the orderlies to warn ladies that oartain things were likely to be mentioned which it wou’d be nod, si.'able for them to hea-. This had k opt Van ladies galleries empty, but he had not given orders to exolude anyone. Mr B irelay was perfectly sati-fied with tbs explanation. The Premiee supported the Bill. Ho had beard a good deal about tbe abominations tbe Bill is aimed at during his recent trav.ls, Tbe Postmister Ganeral tf tbe United States had enlarged oo tbe eubj eh informing him that be had been obliged to stcure legislative sanotion for absolutely stopping the delivery through tbe post-office of newspapers, periodicals, and circulars ocntaiuiDg matter of this Dature Mr Hornsby interjeoted that the Bill contains suoh a provision. The Premier said he was glad to hear it. He would say for the newspapers that when the matter hai been brought to their notice by the aotion of the United States post-offioes some of the leading journals had thrown out advertisements worth, thousands of dollars. He went on to condemn the great and growing evil at which the Bill was aimed, evils undsrmining the peace of families. He hoped the newspapers of the colony would co-opfrato with all right-thinking men in the pult'mg a stop to this abomination. Mr McLaohlan attacked Mr Hornsby for his speech, and was oalled to oid.r several times by the Speaker. Mr Sidey supported the Bill. Ho c ted a number of reports and documents in support of Mr Hornsby, and pointed out some committee objectionr. Mr Hanan congratulated Mr Hornsby on his plain speaking. He pointed out that the measure would catch all those dangerous purveyors of nostrums who escape the operation of the present law. At the same time he thought the Bill went too far against the unregistered practitioners. , , Mr Allen (Bruce) approved of the ciple of the Bill, but he thought there were worse things than patent medicines. He dealt at some length with the subject of race suicide, which he described as a startling fact The evil was national and universal, and it wanted the serious attention of Government. The Government, Jke said, ought to take this Bill up, and cive it a wider scope and more compre tensive action. The Opposition, which had never refused help in dealing with social evils, would assist. Even then the measure would be useless, like many other attempts made in this country, to put down these very evils, without the most active administration. He would add that without raising the moral sense of the Nation, which ought to be done by its leader and religious teachers, legislation would be ineffectual, as it would want the sympathy of the public Ho would certainly support the Bill, and ho hoped that it would be improved by every means within the power of the legislature. - Mr T. Mackenzie likei the reception the Bill had met wi'.h. Hi added from various souroes to ths evidence of its necessity, and hoped muoh from the proved oouroge o! the officer at the had of the Hea'th D.paitment, and said he would vo'.e for the aeoond reading. • Hon. G. Fowlds ngred with the.mem bar for Btuoa about the difficulty io administering legislation successfully with out tbe sympathy of the nation. Another difficulty special to this olas3 of legisla’iou would be in drawing the line between beneficial simple remedies and the evils all admit. . Mr Hornsby Interjected thifc ths lino la drawn in tbo Bid. Hon. G Fowlds sa'd it was drawn by making the chiof Health Officer the deciding authority. Ho would like a less personal method. The Bill, however, had ihe favor of the Government, and would, if it became law, have the beet at'ention of tbe administration. Messrs Remington, Paolo, Laurenson, Herries, Hon. Hall Jones, and Mr Baroliy suproitfd the Bill. Mr Massey said he had much sympathy with that pert of the Bill which is aimed at evil doors, but hi thought its provisions too drastio against the distribution ol Bhnple remedies used in tho country dis tricis. The Health Officer was given too -inch power altogether in this direction. He would support tho seooad rea-i ir, bu. honed for amendment, and would not object to sea the Government tako the measure over, . . . Mr Heks suggested reference to a jcint oommittee of both Houses. Mr Flatman and Mr Aluon spoke. The House adj mined ior dinner at 530 *‘ a ' evening sitting. The House resumed at 7 30 p m. "IOTALISATOB ABOLITION BILL js ,s'.ss machine in the o V . j !cn3 W£to by the Legislature, while res^.c^c b ® ,P MlnS P oSl>.*Tho S to!a'iaator had taught gambling o • vnung people and maDy dreamt of gambling women, who neve. eX3mp i o before Its arriva . United States of the President of the fa Un«^ Q * against gambling in g obviatchurch from .the judgment o o£ the ?* s ' vs>