SIR WILFRID LAWSON'S PERMISSIVE BIL IN THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1384, 25 July 1872, Page 2

SIR WILFRID LAWSON'S PERMISSIVE BIL IN THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(From the Alliance News, May II.) The debate on Wednesday, May 8, in the House ,of Commons, was prefaced by the presentation of a great number of some of which were of" enormous bulk, and:, required-the combined efforts of two or three members to get them on the tables These presentations were in continuation of previous ones, of which, for some time past,, and especially on the two preceding days,, the Times had occupied considerable portions of its columns in giving ihe names. The debate itself occupied almost the whole of the sitting of the House, being continued for nearly five hours, and then being incomplete, asmany members still desired to takepart in it. Some of these gentlemen made an effort to get the debate adjourned, but Sir Wilfrid resisted, and, on the question of adjournment being put to the vote, 369 voted with bira against the adjournment, and only 15for it. When this result had been arrived at, however, the hands of theclock had advanced too far for the resumption of the debate, and bhe Bill was ordered to. stand over till the following day, in order that the date of* the resumption might be then fixed. (From the Alliance-News> May 18.) The division upon the adjournment of the debate on the Bth in*t., which. Sir Wilfrid Lawson resisted lo the fullest possible extent,, was.not over untiL the time appropriated, to the morning; fitting was expired, so that the division on the second reading could not be taken, and the debate stood adjourned' until the next day. On-Thursday, the 9th, in reply to a question put by Sir D. Wedderburn, as to his intentions in, regard to the debate, Sir W. Eawson stated that he had, as the House knew,, done all he could to secure a division* on the previous day, but a*.this had. not taken place he had. examined: theorder book, and had found that a suitable opening for the adjourned debate did not present itself before the 24'th.ofc* July. On that day he proposed to take - the adjourned debate, and he trusted;, they would then be able to take a. division Our readers will perceive that Sir W. Lawson did everything which it was possible to do to register the growth, of opinion on this subject. In regaid; to the motion of Sir F. Heygate [for the adjournment of the debate], we may say that he had a reason foi wishing for an opportunity to address the House, as had many other members. Before he moved the adjournment, no Irish or Scotch member had caught the Speakers eye, though several had risen tospeak more than once. Lord Claud Hamilton, who was to have seconded' the motion in a speech, was amongst, the number. . . . The proposal for the adjournment was quite proper,, though, under all the circumstances, Sir Wilfrid preferred to go at once to a division. We now look forward to the 24th July with, interest; and; in one word, our counsel to all our friends is— Work.