TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 264, 8 November 1871, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIG ENCE.

PARLIAMENTARY. ,-

[Pee Grevillb's Company, Rbuxer's Agents]. ,

"Wellington, November 7. ' Last night' Mr.' ! Creigb I t6n' inoVed ; an' address to the Governor,' assuring 'him the House would make good the expenditure, involved; by ; holding i&e-^ixljse^iop" of the Assembly in Dpnedin^ I „( I i, ji f „ Mr. Williamson ppppße s d, the motion saying the expense 1 would' be no" less than £20,00.0.. ,,.., ; ';..";.';," .7" ; y;i- ■■• ■ -^ Mr Fox opposed jth^r motion, as the next session would be,..held in six or seven monthsy;and thj*rtiw#!Was/ar too shorj; for the Ministers to prepare removal. Ministers' health could not stand the work. He could not asaent to

the doctrine, that in this matter the Governor was bound to obey a resolution of one branch of the Legislature. He would not say Ministers would not advise the Governor to comply, but he did not hold them bound by the vote of one House. He would not give any special advice in the matter, but would, when the time carae, act on his own responsibility and take the conseqences. Mr. Brown (Canterbury) said the House would also retain the right to deal with a Ministry which refused to comply with its vote. Mr. Macaudrew thought the expense need not exceed £1000. Mr. Reynolds wished to insert a clause in the Appropriation Act, which would oblige the Governor to call the House at Dunedin. Mr. Reeves gathered from Mr. Fox's statement, that Ministers were not. likely to comply with the wish of the House. He believed, however, that holding sessions of the Assembly in the chief cities, would promote the unity of the colony. Mr. D. M'Lean supported the motion, but thought the House should vote supplies so as to enable a session to be held about January twelvemonth. Messrs. Kelly, G. M'Lean, -M'Glasban, Bunny, White, and Haughton, opposed the motion. . Mr. Shepherd and Mr. Swanson supported the motion. ~ Carried by 29 to 16. Government promised to introduce a bill to put down party processions. An address to the Queen was agreed to, praying her Majesty to repress the slave trade in the Pacific Islands. The Stamp Act has passed. A fresh proposal to exempt receipts under £5 was lost by 35 to 16, and one to make the duty a penny instead of twopence was lost by 29 to 21. The report of the committee on Colonial Industries was adopted. November 8. The whole of yesterday's sitting was occupied with a warm debate on the second readiug of the Wellington- Debts Bill. Mr. Stafford charged all the Wellington members except Bryce, Brandon, and Andrew, with entering into & compact to support the Ministry if the Ministry supported this measure. The Wairarapa Railway and Reclaimed Land Bill he denounced as. transparent and a sham', the only object of the Bill being to provide means for further reckless expenditure by the Provincial Government of Wellington. Mr. Fitzherbert positively denied the existance of any understanding with the Government, and accused Mr. Stafford and his party of entering into constitutional compact to oppose everything beneficial to Wellington. Messrs. Hunter, Pearce, Bunny, Gisborne, and Johnstone also denied the existence of any compact. After a long, and, at times, very bitter personal debate, the second reading was carried by 27 to 25. After further unsuccessful opposition, the Bill passed through committee. A dead lock between the two Houses is imminent, in consequence of the Council making certain amendments in the Payment to Provinces Bill.