PARLIAMENTARY.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 8 November 1920, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

The Marringe Amendment Hill reached it- ftual singe in Parliament, on Friday. The House of HeprcKCDtalives, early in tin- morning, accepted the disputed <d»u-<- in tlie form recommended bv a !-]•>■•:ial eon,mitten, tlie provision tor impr Lornm-nl being deleted. The L'gi-lamo Council objected to the aincndmt-nt, but a confer <'.••••■ of manager- represent ing tilts two t bombers resulted in tfie aeoeptum e of the amended clause. The <-o-t aii Jiving question war men tioned again in Uu- House, and the iTiint Minister -toted that In; did not believe that ike eost was Mill rising. He propie e,J to have the: official figures examined by experienced men. The Railways Amendment Bill, dealing chidly vs itlt tin- new scab; of v-age , discussed at length. The I'rime Minister staled his willingness to insert a provebuii allowing members, of the railway -ervtec to be candidate- lot -eots it: Parliament. Hi# motion on thi point was ruled out of order, and he undertook to move it when the Legislature Amendment Bill ■was In; tore the House. He was willing to let it apply gein-iujly to the Public Service. fhe “ Wa.shing I’p” Bill, which contains some eighty miscellaneous clause*, was put through Committed almost without debate. The Minister of Lands then announced that there were forty more clauses to come.