PARLIAMENTARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 192, 21 July 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

ROW IN THE HOUSE. FIGHT OVER THE ESTIMATES STONEWALLING TACTICS. READING AGAINST TIME. THE HOUSE SITTING TILL ! MORNING. (united fbess association 1 .) (special telegram to the standard.) Wellington, Phis Day. Messrs Fish, eieddon. Turnball, and J. C. Brown kept up che talk till 2.15, when Mr Seddon'b motion to report prog'ess was negatived. Mr Holmes th«n appealed to the i li-'Vernmeot to a 'journ, saying the Opposition hs a body was nof< responsible for the course adopted by some m ependent to embers whom the 'leader ot the Opposition could not control or curb. . j Captain McK>nzie urge! the Government not to give way. He declined to believe that the Opposition w<is not | authori-ed. Att-r some farther talk, the items Messengers and Office-keepers £3370 was agreed to, as also item Electoral £3,955, and £8 732 and RegistrarGeneral debt £8 819.. On the item £3 040 Geological and Meterologica! an amendment to redacu by £1,500 was lost on the divi~ j sion uf 32 to 7. \t 4 o'c-'cTc *h> XcentnGeneral's *">« artm t>t, £3,500, was puss* 1, Major 'le»yin<j thp trruh of ■ be rumour at out >>ir Dillon B -11 rpfii-rn-i««. on the item Charitabl Aid and Tußpilai>, £83 900, h m >tiou t> reiort progress was lost on the voices, and Messrs Montgomery, Holmes, and others left the House, the Government refusing to adjourn, A' 410 Hr urn Dull announced bis intention of reading the whole of the [nsp-ctor's Report on New Zealand Hospitals, a paper ot 28 pages. At 4 15 a quorum had to be ruug for. *nd Mr Turubull then went on reading till 5 o'clock, when the motion previously moved to reduce the vote by £'200 was lobl on a division of 21 to 10.. At 5,10 Mr Turnball continued reading, after moving that pro/ressbe reported. The Chairman stopped him, and insisted on his confining himself to the subject. At 5.20 Mr Hamlin, m reply to a "luxation, pointed out that the whole voe could be discussed on its report to the House. Mr Fish counselled Mr Turnbull to give way, as no good could now be done by opposing it further. Mr Turnbull continued, insisting on the great importance of the subject, and the bearing of the whole subject of Charitable Aid. Mr Harris condemned the stone" walling. Mr Furnbull said he would move to reduce the vote £ by £. At 5 40 the motion to report progress was lost by 27 to 7. Mr Feldwick moved tbe reduction of Charitable Aid vote by £10,000. Messrs Turnbull, Feldwick, add Fish kept up the talk till 6.15 a.m. when j the committee divided and Mr Feldwick's motion was declared lost by 25 to 3, the three being Messrs Feldwick, and inrnbull, (Tellers) aud Fish. At 6.20 Mr Turnbull moved that the vote be reduoerl by £5000 bat did not call for a division. Aft.r the bell had been rung at 6.30 the vote passed as printed as also did the following voces after slight discussion on vti us items : — Lunatic Asy« urns £36,743, printing and stationery £20,517, and Stock Department £23,650. On tbe vote miscellaneous Mr O'Callaghon moved the ommission of the it«m £4000 fur introduction of salmon ami oth r fiish ova. Mr Dick expressed his willingness to omit the item, but Messrs Fi'zgerald and Dolson objected and at 7.10 com- j mittee divided, the item being retained by 16 to 13. This was the last vote of cuss. Progress was reported, and at 7.25 this morning the House adjourned till 730 on Mond v vt*:.»iig