PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5493, 4 November 1878, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Saturday, November 2. TII3 Hon. the Acting-Speaker took the chair-at noon. PRIVILEGES OF PARLIAMENT. The Hon. Sir F. D. BELL gave notice that he would move, next • session, the following motion :—That it is not conducive to harmonious relations between the two Houses of Parliament that questions should arise as to the principles which should govern the Legislative Council in the consideration of Bills of Aid and Supply, and that having regard to the announcement made by the Hon. Colonial Secretary yesterday on the subject of his Excellency the Governor’s message recommending certain amendments in the Railways Construction Bill and the Public Works and Immigration Appropriation 811, the Standing Orders Committee be instructed to report whether it would lie expedient to establish any standing order relating to Bills of s Aid and Supply in this Council, for the guidance of the Honorable the Speaker.” A list of the Bills which had received the Governor’s assent was read. One measure, the Administration Bill, was reserved for the signification of her Majesty’s pleasure thereon. Shortly afterwards the members of the House of Representatives were summoned to attend the prorogation. Some twenty members presented themselves, when the warrant appointing the Commissioners to prorogue Parliament was read. The Commissioners were Major Richmond, C. 8., Co). Whitmore, and Sir P. D Bell, Parliament was then prorogued till the 14bh January. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, November 2. The Speaker took the chair at noon. BILLS ASSENTED TO. The SPEAKERread thelistol Bilisassented to by the Governor, as printed in the New Zealand Times of Saturday. D. J, MOORE. In reply to Mr. Reeves, Sir GEORGE GREY said the Government thought it would not be right to take any action in giving effect to the Goldfields Committee’s report till the House had an opportunity of more thoroughly expressing its opinion. The SPEAKER remarked it was the practice in the House of Commons for members to avail themselves of the privilege at the end of one session of giving notices of motion for the next session. That might be done here. Mr. REEVES then presented a petition from some person on the West Coast, and gave notice that at the commencement of next session be would move that the House resolve itself into committee of supply to consider of an address to his Excellency in the matter of I). J. Moore. Mr. RICHARDSON understood precedence would not be given to such motions. The SPEAKER replied in the negative. THE COUNCIL AND THE HOUSE. Mr. MANDERS wished to thank the Speaker for the attitude he had taken in defending the privileges of the House iu reference to the Appropriation Bill, The whole subject must come up for consideration next year. The hon. member was about to give notice of motion, in accordance with his views, when the message come desiring the attendance of hon. members for the prorogation ceremony.