AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 120, 15 June 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

PEH PRESS ASSOCIATION. ' Received 15, 0.31 a.m. Melbouknb, June 14. Tbe Senate his adopted a resolutii n iu favour of opsni g with pray or. The Supply Bill was sent Lack fo the Hotiso with a request that a schedu'e be attached showing the ex peoditure. In the Hou e, the Speaker rrad tin Senate's menage with referer.ee to supply. Mr. Barton accepted all in the matt r. iie said he was under the impre.--sion tbafc the -eftimate was attached when the Bill was forwarded to fh Sanate, butipadver'en'ly this was no* dene. He disclvm' d any intention of belittling the S <r>a>, which Wis given power under the con titution to in k-> I suggestions wi'h regard t > money bi'l-, aud it was only right it t-hcu d b--> s>upplitd with the in it-, rials for making such sugges'ions. While desiring to prevent fiiction betwe'n t ; :e two Houses he would : lways champion the lights of the House. To comply with the Senate's mrssage would be infringing the rights if the Hou;e. 'n ord r, tberefo'e, to cocs-nve the negative riglrs of bo b Hou e*, he moved the Bill be set asid", I and a freth Bill wi'h a schedule attached be sent to the S?nat°. A new Bill was then p.ssed in all its ttages, and tbe Housa adjourned till Wednesday. -