HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 365, 13 June 1884, Page 5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

-Mr Steward (.whip of the Montgomery jubtifi iirid-'Slr •' Grfey : both gave 3bttt^tjwaß; l aijierwar i ds^undeyistqbd.- I ,t4at an agreement had been .: arrived a't'^betWeW i! 3^Lr' Ti Montgomery and ftir'fefcdvgßj.^ho .^ill combine their $^ce%an Jtjie Jen.deaybr to. bust # the MilHßtr,y.i .-; :.•';.■;; , i < .■■ ■ ■ ■ ! '} ( Sir 'G-gorge ; - Orey ga ve n o tice of ifiictioif for tEe a'tiolitibn of the postage .rate on newspapers,;.,! ;^nd of a billjtb regulate ithe SdmifisiDnof^persons hv th&tyjfßMi&b&pt. the lawv *\- 'y'ittf foh'bwihg' bills ;, yrpife' introduced an4fi;ead, ; a ; first; tiiaej :-^lJand Act 1877) Amendment Bill ! (Miv Koileston)j Mfaifribd 1 Woman's: 'Prpperty;' Alienation 6f "Land; ;i L'dri l d''Coui*ts; Bankruptcy Apt ( Suprenie,,Gourt! Reg J iseuar'st BiUis.r^Hori, Mr Cono]ly.)jOtag<i): Hai?hbf f Kpard; ! i Empoweritig Act ' I 87 5; Atiieiiliiiient, Kcguiatioh of Elections; Act, [lßßo, j^^Q^dpieiit;, Re.r>resentatipn Ac* i)-188i/ ; i ,:«tnd: j J: Pa,rHa*Baf^htWy El'Pdtidns: Bills <(H/oti'<M?lMcb) Pension^.Bill (Mr [ Slirim^), : t6 : anlena t^e r ,#aj;ojny £s .^^ (JJ r $ yyfan^y. .aiMterd. cQDsjdea'able^.debatej in .the doutsßf^f 'Rwfai^ jMaiql- , I -•£ tfcinsoni i fsaid i\4 /tilo^^famfe'nt 1 ' Wp'2 / nise f d ! ,"'Bir 1 X^ebV •j -jjD^fljrfcwm.an, §i.Qyed>the Apidressriw-, Repiyy'cSrdially agreeing -wifchknost^ ofi. the rtie'astires 1 jjrlopbsed ''in ■ I tn.e; ; Sfeeec^ ; I^ a }yas ,e?ctrao,rdinary : in . such/jSj' go^pny 1 afl this that it should- be. iaecesgaijy, tq; deplore the existence of : depression:; The outlook id ffe^fl 1 ' to. ; v/obl./ai/d 1 . ,h^we ver, was ' nbt '.^igfacitpry., f a^^nV.^iie^ i: were ; not ilikelyit^iiipe^ ,-,Jj>, would>' bfe'i necessary,! therHfdre>, to; pub o^r 1 tdif j l^ J toprp Varied^ u^.f^ ' ffliaff *<hf re'J pur eip^ts while aecreasino" imports. He .praise^, the:nlsew::> Zealand' Shipping Go. for tfi&tFetfeVgty &M establish'"' .Tpcognitio^. was. pu^poseq.i/o He ! deprecated any enqqur,';' sfeement'jsof>. r .fitnmigratioii r o£- 'laborers: ifficl^r' present circumstances.' • ; Hb -ber . if*y^ «9P<44 ! iaiidj. ) although: %$& could not .be-'jL'esumedtT^.Hp.'Japprbved! of --fh* 1 / &'/ &'v i efi)nie"tif 'iiii'd- policy,- ! aiid T»© "ti^bs nPfw «P!fcsH^U9ft :Q ve fl ..natj ; Y : e; LandsiishoU'ld ••brave v been -reliar. q.UijShed''a;n!d 1 8h<>uld fn b^ tfesuniedv ' Tliei. f^llittgj^ff'i^ tlie 1 , Cptpm ; s;r^vMtie' .^ft big / gl^ii • 'rather; : ; qttlerwiaeir Ere rwiacinlyf'rsupportcdT.t.he' u «i FefleraiWii''' arid : Jioped-'itr w'biad o? sb"6h i i'"cbv^f [ thg" "Empire;" -• He ajfj^ro^ed $f tlie, e^tenaip.O; oiE ;the hours Of'poliing^t/r „'r ;..•:-: •..-.' » -.\ -^ -.>.•,". ■"•M'P'iM. Wv-Gt'een/Mt^Kat^he^eoiild Jqdic^edrja '.ixep^.^n!^ liberal ', policy, which' would be > ; beneficial an cl acceptable to the people of the bolbn'y: ' ; He d^ro'Vefd bf .^ I cb ! Qtihfia ! : h'ct) 'of npniinated lmn^i^patipp! j[ si^Qftgly.yiirgeii'.'.the Jn.e--ceßsity-for-encouragingnmanufacture."*, ahd ? 'a4'stf^upported' the- perpetual leas-.-in«r Bystem. While" the "aliehaticin: 1 of la^d| i^aSj [ .p<ir I mitte4 ot, large^estatea could nofc-toe ipreyentrd. Tiie' 1 '- native* lined '^pliby .Shadowed' in tfife'^pJ'e'Ch; r h%;;ap^rbved, and he; >u|)- . pq^.e|( l J ;i]ejdpf a'tion , and ;, . .Arinexatio,!,! j aisorf'iwith ihe consent of the Islandsjo be ! anhextidJ>"iHe^ reserved 'full liberty ' ttf^rft'feiW' fJKfe-afeta'iirf i: bf 'the. U'overn- ' npept, pleasures wfien prcugUt, down. • i Mr Steward iobjected 1 . to. .the Spe^oh I'Afchdr ; ! f or' ; -;it r omitted • than. lot any:thi6 g cr it : .'c^nt Airied. ; 1 The cc» tin-. S effl^i s-A&ii ! ' ;ii^U%.; i io '; MinisteW; , the carrying out of/thticmpwi . pro-,i p<>sal«j-r"*i3ch:' the r^besti^hHig-^ti^B^ couldr-.do ff v-wpuld^ r^f, t© a festive - -from office". I^SMsibn s^^r mission' c ttiey brought for"watdr^roposals of great iJfjg^fttHl^^^^f fesTirancev Re. tutions. 'etc.; ! icaiiried^ aftd, sb6yer> fedstfd."of cfcigaih. ."ii The GoVefiim^riiliacl f ßr* if y^f s J 1 'office b&Jntrigue, and jf^neaa,e., , pig'jV.^nSrely repudiated- the ! poJicy a attributed to his tide J of thfe^Hou^ie,' 'of i <desirinjg^ ito destroy the .unity oorf r the .Oolpny.' In lent Grovernment had: ,;faiied -.to deserveothe cp&ifideiioe| W^the'^cotintvy. fie c^ticiseicr'We varibtis'sjpeech'e^inade. bfi^hfyggevftiffi r during '.' ,the J rec^i3s;r epp^oia%(! in fl»gardi. to i»:the: 'existence , of-^deprfeisitfri.'^'lle' -blamed 'the G-o-Te^ifin'efiit'fSy .'•'encouragiii^ a pension . .system'^n^cpnnectibn^with' .Civil. Ser-. vjeo ' jiefosrijij • . The ; , &© Y.<srnme.nfc pol jcy, bad!%eSn— aH :i al6ng 'one 'of dissolving. yips!- J . o: ipe^jjekpfrdf . ;the;ci6loi|y wa ; s in favor of l ni^ r^o't^on,, J ; , th© decj&ipns $£> iss .'; House • < migh t ; , be. , , . Lot th.e3Governmeiit,"i£: theyi 1 doubted this,' disstilveahd gp \td : 'the" country after". pas^gi;th^..ahs_9lutejy -nepess^ry'inea,'-' aurep.nj; Jii.^i^; °f- [Indian- competition; in'ifrheaV.h'e-Babati strongly condemned the'^oyernmytit 1 for 1 racing the railjnpye iJjkis QjnA his, motion, would leave the .o'qu£s>ion;i of ; sfuitiire:. ge^y^ijieii^dditionjito,.; tfee 4,«p]y , -** thd-fevSle'Haouse ha^i.noticonfidence in; $±c Government." '- I ' ■■"■"''• •" JSIr Levestam seconded the amend-

ment. He condemned immigration of any kind and was opposed to Federation. He believed .. the Government; could save L300,000"a year m railway j management^ and a yearvqn education. r He. .condemned the Government for not"' proposing a better ! system of local government, and also for omitting all reference to reform of the Legislative Council! ; "Wednesday, June 11. Mr Sutton gave, notice that he would move, in the event of Mr Stewarld.'? aifiendnjeAt tp!. .the Addre>Br in- Reply bei^g .^car.riecl, that as no party that majr 7 b'6 ! f brined will secure the, confidence of;, a majority of . the House as at present constituted, the Governor life 'requested to send down Estimates | roviding for interim 'sup-' plies, and that he dissolve the Parliament with a view to a new election. , t Tnid debate bn the confidence motion was ■ returned by, Mr, Shrimski, who charged the G-overnment with having no policy to'dis'close^ and 1 with having passod the Roads and Bridges Construction Act well knowing they could not. raise the .money provided for under the Act. ' Th« Government had favored 'the Bank l of New Zealand by giving it a. large sum on fixed deposits out of the insurance fund, at five per cent., whereas they charged the local bodies six per pent, on money required for permanent works. t ' Mr Ives^ 'contended 1 that the reductions proposed to ,be made this year could have been made much better last year, and he reminded them that the Government^ frustrated an attempt of that kind on the pv.rt of the Oppositioril Mr Thomson twicted llit-, Government with its - seeming determination not to say a, word tin reply the gi'are charges preferred against them, and blamed them for not makihg ; -riny proposal for remedying the. depression whi ch they recognis'ed.!tb existi. Mr Smith said it' was the so-called fi.M uicial abilitie.s.of the Treaeujerthat ; gi'fc the' Government into office; Ifut now they ih ad. awakened up 'to the j fact that these abilities were' a mere delusion, '■; and that despite the- fact of incriiased..; taxation their 1 finances had ' beeti tallowed to drift info utter I rionf iisipii'.' ' ";.' "."''■,"'.' ' "' . ; Mr Hursthouse denied that any sufficient indictment 1 had been made out against the Government. The Speech waß, he thought ,T an : : exceptional one, j aiid l before 'turning out the present I; shpuld '.kapvy. who , w'e^e „^b, take , theix? places. He, . would not tfcuat either Otago " or Canterbury. All ! Mr Steward wanted 1 was to get' rid of '^th'e '"(^drernment and , go to the countryy#s;he adinitjed the other side could; nO!t jferm a)G,overilment. ! '3?or himself,, he did not believe, even if the {Opposition would sink - private difJferencesj they /could, form ,;a ]\£yiistrySir George Gxeyand ,IV^r ; J^optgomery appeared afraid of each btlier. He criticised |ihe. la. te sp^ches.pfjbqth. He strongly opposed separation. He ob ;jected to, the! expense -of a double se»'sion this year. .Jtiwasa wicked waste |of time: and money, and ar dissolui ion now: ;was.poti likely ; to alter or ' affect tli'e lpoiiition' of ; 'parties. 'At' the, same fitWe th'ere^'iveteiniany.j'lfchings't.hei preseni.Gfpyernn^ent had,dpne ; withi, ; which he did not agree. r iMr 1 ]Vr,o4s\p|>jecte.cl' .^q Isucli. . a," . rQ.otio|i i Deing brought fpr ward ; . , by i . a • i member. i like Mr Steward. . It ; deprived consis-; ! teht 1- Oppositionists l like "himself. of a [ flag'.-'tb '.fight 4 ,"ilndei\' ' He "qquld; , not. | sup'pofi'sucli" a proceeding. Tbe-pre-> | sent was a melancholy exhibition!. Such n dissolution 1 '-'a^'tlaat- lasked for would be- a !:; pal^a f bre' abuse^ involving as it would a double honorarium, The honorarium should be made:'apnual- -not sessiuiial before any dissolutipn took place. 1 The raising of the Cariter.bury railway rates was 'really at the bottom of the ; present combjjuatipn against. the Govern■ment, and no more righteous increase , was ev : er"'in'ad'e.- ';;:;- ; ! ■ . ' I 'Mr 'Cpn'blly liad I , never .knowri a 'motion Q^ ,|Want o£ confidence introduced in so exiraoi'dinary a manner as the' j ptes6rii one. He blamed ,Mr [Montgomery for putting Mr Steward forward to'.djo'^what he was afraid to do himself. If it liad hot been for the Ciint.qrb.urv Railway Tariff- question the JO | 'position would have bad no chancelof currying su ch a motion. ; The same selfish land cowardly constituent^ who howled [down that Premier 1 ih Christchurch iuii'iiht how 1 drive their members 'to vote jauainst tlie Government on this' 'questiun. ■ Those members 'would ere long regret ;their 'desertion. of their party t iTli.t'v'ft^ere other members who, like 1 mts^ vtei'e in readihessto desert what wajs supposed to be a sinking shij). He <i i-fertde'd the -Ministry from a hupiber. Lf accusations. made,, .against them.. .If. rtht* Government- was. turned out it iwould be because they had not yielded to the selfish demands of one section bf the community,' not because they, had failed to do their duty to the ,eo}ony. . Mr Wakefield said the Governor's,. ferjWh* waß one bf the worst he 'h^ jever known. It was a. complete record^ bf what was not intended to be done during the session! He criticised the ivarious clauses of the Speech, and [emphatically .condemned the perpetual leasing; system. He eulogised Mr fßryce's ? .'native! ;.- administration: j (^fe altogether opposed - the Ministerial (policy: on' the 'question of .'.Federatip'n.'. 1 [He; entered at length into the history !of' S the : ! Eederation.. mQYementt.!,. 1 He btrpngly condemned, the, original JLpwer-, Jng.flfjtbiß Canterbury .Kajlway,, .rates,. and 4 still t more gtrpngly thep s,ubseiquent raising. , The latter, was pruelly , unjust in the way it was. done and the tanners had 'just cause ' of complaint; [He had, very soon, found- that: ,the 'Government did not command .a-niaj.or-> ity of the. House, and ; 'he. i hsd; , [accordingly done his best to bring the various sections of: the Opppsitjipn ..itoget^i;*-. iHe.cons^er^d li^!^e.w^d's. ; a,c f ti l on ijQL. jbrioigjiDg jo^Vafd '.the quite . |ustipable, and in no way' Reserving of the '"cbnteriipt" throwii' upon 'it'" by! MinistefsJ Mr ! SfeWafl(l'was > really ! 'tiie , only ■''Successful leader which had appeared' fin the House for two years, • and he would lead them to success. Mr

Reward's .speech .compared, favorably with Mr Conoljy's,, for instance, in tact, 1 temper, and ability. He would vote i with Mr Steward to abolish the sham of a ministry without a policy or a following... iThe cost of doing this wns j not worth considering ; it would be ■ nothing to the cost of keeping tho i present Government in office. Major Atkinson's desire Jor ai united (Opposition was not gratified, biit the Opposition would perform their constitutional duty of turning the Government out. He altogether deprecated any idea of Separation, and if Mr Montgomery advocated any such policy he hoped that hon. gentleman would not rote in favor the amendment. They could spare him. In like manner he did not agree with certain protectionist views advanced by some of those with whom he w-,is actir: t^. He was a thorough free trader. He accused Mr Ootaolly of 1 reckless ignorance in his offensive allusive allusions to the Canterbury electors* He regret ted the vote i wfyichjiisduty. to, the pu,b)ic, compelled him r tp giye against t"be Mil .is.ry: He did. it on constitutional principles. ftoloner .Trirnblo defended the admintratioil of the ihe Government in iis | seveVal'de'parthients. j Major 1 Atkinson moved the adjourn- ! menb of the » .debate. •' j . , Mr.SeddOnobjectedto any adjourn- j ment. Adjournments- were always dangerous. Mr rlurgt urged . the Premier's illhealth as a reason for.adjournment. Mr Bryee said the Pteniier would have to be very ill before he' gave in, but he wanted the opportunity of a full House of repudiatiiiCfj.:t.he, < im|nitation -that he had l.i:v;*!*cl JkLr Stewart .w-i. h. contempt. . ..Mr,, Montgomery nail that uttdeiordinary circumstances . they would willingly have given the adjournment asked for, but after the contempt hurled upon them they insisted on an an ; immediate division. .'The House divided on the motion for adjournment — Ayes, 33 ; Noes, 32. The original question of Mr Steward's amendment was then put without further debate— A.yes, 41; Noes, 32, Mr Sutton then : moved the' resolu tion regarding a dissolution of ;which he 1 had given notice at an . earlier stage in the. day. This was seconded by ,Mr Whittaker. 1 Mr Eolleston thought the amend- : liient would interfere with the Go Ivernor's prerogative as to a dissoJu- ; tion. „ , -( ] Mr Shaw concurred, and moved the ! adjournment of the debate. Major' Atkinson ' seep ruled ' this,' which was agreed to.' ' ' ''' ■ ■ Major Atkinson moved J the'ac'jburnment ■■.to I "7v30:" pirn. To-wbrrOW. ■■ Mr Seddon,.;Siir Ge.orge : Grey, and others objected, and insisted on the;Hpusq. meeting at 2.30 p.m. Major Atkinson said the Government would not agreed' this,'- ahd'J' would- raVKev a:l---jo^l:a.fp l r ) t«^,.Jmift^te,s,. : •a>nd; then^gopnOn) the voices. ,the adjournment till 7.30 p.m. was earned, and the House rose ait-1.20 s.Hr.i '■''>■ :| " ■ ' < " 1 -' •■ ; The following is the 'division list on MJr Steward's amendment 1 : -^-- :T ■■'>■> : '- Ayks : Barron Bathgate,-' -Bracked, J. Buclinn an,,. ,< Pacing , , , Danic], .,-; Dargayille, Pc Lautour. Duncan', Feld\vic'k,Fish, George, &rpy,-'V.H«,iTis,I Holmes, f'i rfcntchilorn, "'lvess; Lcvestam, Macandrew, J. M'lvenzfe,'M'Millan, j, Montgomery, fronds*: iQ'Oallaghan, Pearson, Petrie, , Eipnar.lson. .Scclclon, Nhephatd-, 'fehrhnsld J'Smi'ih, Steward, Biitt'on , TawIlia, J. W. Thomson, Tole «Tomdana, Turn bull, Wakeiield, Whittaker— ±1. .i^OBS, : -Aihyright, Atkins.cm,Beethams J.iE. Brown, Bryce, W. C, Buchanan, . Ooupllv, DicK, 1 Dbtfsbn, 5 Fitzgerald,; Fulton', : 'J. "Gi^cn, M. i W.. Gi-eeni, .Hoblis, ' ■ Hursthouso, G.'l Joh uston, W. W. Johnston, Jxelly, . M.-ison, M'I1 : wraith, Mitchelsou, 'Newman',' Peacock, Postlcthwaite, liolleston, Shaw. Sutter, Swanson, H. Thomson, Trimble, Watt— 32.