PARLIAMENTARY.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 393, 22 September 1876, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

In the Assembly 011 Tuesday the Govern" ment carried the Indemnity Bill through its stages, only Hsher ;md Wood (tellers) voting against the second reading. Grey and the other members of the Opposition retired after the bill went through Committee. . Sharp gave notice that he would move for an address to his .Excellency to put money on the Estimates to indemnify those who took action against Ministers. Macandrew's resolutions re the Otago Provincial Council was negatived by 37 against 24. The following is the division list : Ayes—J C Brown, Burns, de Lantour, Dignan, G Grey, Hislop, Joyce, Lumsden, Maeandrew (teller), Murray, Nahe, Rees, D Reid, Rolleston, Seatou, Sheehan, Shrimaki, Stout (teller), Swanson, Takamoana, Thomson, Tole, R G Wood, and W Wood. Noes— Andrew, Atkinson, Baigent, Ballinee, Barff, Bowen, J E Brown, Bryce, Carrington, Cox, tiibbs, Harper, Henry, Hunter, Hursthouse, Johnson, Kelly (telier), Kennedy, Kenny, M'Farlane, D M'Lean, G M'Lean, Montgomery, Moorhouse, Murray-Aynsley, Or mond, Richardson, Rowe, Russell, Seymour, Stafford, Stevens, Tribe, Whitaker, Williams, Woolcock. Reynolds and Larnach paired, the former against, the latter for the resolutions. Pyke and Manders, though opposed to the resolutions, did not vote. Larnach's Honorarium Bill, to increase members' pay to £3OO, was committed. The Government will oppose it. In the Legislative Council, in Committee, Waterhouse moved and carried amendment, indemnifying those members of the Opposition who had incurred costs on indemnification. Fyke's resolutions re the gold duty came on last night. He moved rate be reduced from two shillings to one. Compromise at la. 6d. was effected. (From a correspondent.) Wellington, Sept. 16. Rees spoke till one this morning. Thomson then went on, and spoke till six, on again from ten, and is now speaking. The Speaker has just left the chair for an hour. Thomson starts again at two. The Government are said to be anxious to come to terms, biiG object to give way to a " stonewall." The House won't sit to-morrow. The Government have to keep seventeen supporters in the House. Wellington, 4.A0 p.m. Sept. 18. Thomson continued speaking until 5.30 on Saturday evening. De Lautour was then put up, and spoke until twelve, when the Speaker left tho Chair, refusing to sit on Sunday. Stafford and others petitioned the Speaker not to allow any adjournment. A meeting of the Opposition was held at ten this morning, and it was agreed to stop the debate without any compromise or agreement. This was intimated to de Lautour, who sat down at 12.15. It is said that the Opposition will after protesting at Ministers' action, to assist in the proposal, and throw the responsibility upon the people and Provincial Legislatures. The Government are now trying to force an Indemnity Bill through all its stages. Macandrew stated that if this is done he will leave the House. There is great excitement House. Wellington, September 20.Macandrew's resolutions were debated last night, and were lost by 13. G. M'Lean was the only Otago dissentient. Stout and Macandrew will probably go south shortly. Grey, Burns, Stout, Reid, Macandrew and Shrimski all made excellent speeches. Grey said that if Macandrew chose to consult his Council he (Grey) would consult the Auckland Council. Wellington, Thursday. The Gold Duty has been reduced to Is 6d. No further reduction is expected this session The reduction takes place after Ist January. Macandrew goes South to-morrow to consult Otago as to political position. Stout will j.robably be in same boat. Grey's Bill for Permissive Abolition has been postponed for a week. The Canterbury middle party, who have been alternately encouraging and voting against the Opposition, are stated to be disappointed at being left to fight alone. The session cannot last Inii J now. A new Imprest Supply Bill has to be introduced at once. Tho House has sanctioned free railway paasoa for members of both Houses.