PARLIAMENTARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 175, 30 June 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

FRIDAY'S SirflNG.

Two petitions m favor of the Local Option Bill were presented from districts m Otago. A petiiion from Chinese and others m the Inang*hua district, m favor of increasing the limit of Chinese to 7000, was presented by Mr >*haw. The report of the Commission on the I W<st Coast (Middle Island) Railway haviusr been circulated, Sir G. Grey gave notice that on Wednesday nexf he will move that the House uu a future day will resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, &c, to place a sum on the Estimates for the construction ot a railway to connect Cante bury with the West Coasts. Mr t-eddon alao gave notice, at a latter stage, to ask the Go., vernment what action they propose to recommend as to this railway project. Mr W. 0. Smith introduced his School Inspection Bill, the object which is to abolish the present system of appointing School Inspectors by Education Boards, and providing that m lieu thereof School Inapectors shall be ap- | pointed by toe Governor, and shall be | removed from one Education District to | another at least once m every three 1 years. MrDodfon's Bill to provide for the abolition of compulsory vaccination, which was read a first time, contains only one or two causes. Its preamble is as follows:—" Whereas the laws which compel all persons to have th«ir children vaccinated, eren m cases where their medical advisers are of opinion that that process is useless oc dangerous, inflict great hardship upon large numbers of the community, it is expedient that these laws should be repealed." Mr Tole asked the Minister of Jus'ice if he will, daring this session, introduce a Bill (1) to aboliih the grand jury system ; (2) to provide for the payment of special common juror* m civil casf s for ea-h day's attendance, and also to provide for the payment ot jurors m criminal cases on a similar scale to witneses m. sucli cases. A namerously-signed petition was presented by Mr lomaana (Rust-era Maori District), praying tbe House to remove the causes of these grievances. On the mooion of Mr McKenzie (Moeraki), a Committee was appointed to inquire into alleged dummyism m Otago, and report m a month. Sir G-. Grey and Mr Bathgate had mo turns on the paper for establishing Agricultural Colleges m Auckland and Otago. | Hon. Major Atkinson asked that the , date for going into Commiltse of the Whole should ba postponed till after the Pubic Works Estimates were submitted, so that members might see what were the financial resources available for such additional expenditure. The two movers assented, and fixed Wednesday w^ek as the date for going into Committea on the question of pro^ viding finances for these Agricultural Colleges; The adjourned debate on Mr Hutchi-' son's motion for putting an end to the teaching of skilled labor m gaols w&s resumed, a few remarks being made by two or three members . Mr Hutchison asked that a division should ba taken. Division was taken, resnltin* m 7 being for the motion, and 45 for the amendment. The motion was therefore lost. The amend mont merely affirmed that returns should be obtained showing the number of prisoners engaged m skilled labor t and the value of the products. The fol'owing is the division list on Mr Green's Moral Training m Schools Bill :—Ayes, 18. — Buhgate, Dick, Peldwick, Fulton, M. W. Green (teller), Hursthousei Ivess, Joyce^ Larnacb, Lee, Macandrew (teller)] McKenzie, Postleth waite, Steward, Suttor, Turnbull. Noes, 52. AUwright, Barron, Beethani, Brackei, J. C. Bro^n, J. E. Brown, Bryce, J. Buchanan. W. C. Buchanan, Cadman, Conoliy, Daniel, De Laotour, Duncan, Fish, Fergus, FitzGerald, George, Grey, Hamlin, Harris, Hurst (teller), C- J. Johnston, Keily, Leveatam (teller), Mellraith, McMillan, Mitehelson, Montgomery, Morris, Moss,Munro O'Uallaghan, Peacock, Parie, Rollesfcon' Seddon, Shaw, Shephard, Shrimski] Stevens, Button, Swanson, Tawhai, J. W. Thompson, i'ole, Tomoana, Trimble, Watt, W. White, J. B. Whyte, WynnvVilliams. Pairs— lsaac Wilson, aye ; J. Green, noe.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, This Day. Mr Meward, at considerable length, nv>ved thp second reading of the Election of s chool Committees Bill. After the usual adjournment Mr Petrio replying to Mr vShaw dpfended h* Central Education Boards as highly useful. He supported the bill, but would more an amendment m Committee. Mr SeJdoo quite concurred m \f r Shaw's opinion about the Education Boards and spoke at considerable length as to the state of education m Westland and thfl recent proceedings m connect tion with the Education Board Election there. The Bill was then read a second time. Mr Hutchison moved the second reading of the Evidence Amendment Bill intimitincr that as most of i\s provisions were included m the law cri uinal coie he wouli be content with tbe principle being affirmed by the second reading and would nob carry the bill forward. Mr Conolly hoped the Hou3e would not hastily commit itself to an expression of opinion, on so important a subject and he moved tbe adjournment of the debate which after a brief discussion was agreed to. The House /ose at 12. 37.