PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 142, 10 July 1901, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

| (PBB PBEBS ASSOCIATION ) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tuesday, July 9. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. In reply to a question by Colenel Pitt whether he would introduce legishtion this session to suppress oigarette ; smoking by youth* under 17, tho Minister for Education stated that Great Goddess nicotine could protect i herself against youthful votaries If they did not uso pure tobacco and while condemning cigarette smoking ho would not ioclude all forms of tobacco. The Hon. H. Feldwick moved the congratulations cf the Council to tho Speaker (Sir H. Miller), Hons. Walker, McKenzie and Cidman, on tho honours conferred on them, referring at length i to the Speaker's 36 years' membership of the Couocil, the Hon. W. C. Walker's tact and judgment in leading the Council and the ministerial service of other tuo gentlemen. Hon. W. D. Baillie seconded, and the motion was carried uaanimously. The Speaker and the Hon. W. C. Walker replied. Tbe appointment of Chairman of Committees was again postponed. Tho ■ Hon. W. C. Walker, in moving the second reading of the Hospital Nurse'# Registration Bill said tbe object was to give our nurse* the status i f professional perfection. Hon. Jenkinson suggested that in regard to the qualifying conditions for registration amendment was needed to protect calonially trained nurses. The second reading eras agreed toon the voices. The Council adjourn ad at 4 p.m. ; HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. Tdesdat, 9th July. The House met at 2.30 p.m. 1 Further petitions praying for a referendum on the question of Bible raiding in State Schools and egaintt the alierations in the licensing law propoeed last session were presented. Mr. Withtford gave notioe to move 1 that the House do net sit after aidnight. : A motion was tabled by the Right Hon R. J. Seddon setting out that tho House met tat 10.30 a.m. on two days a week for G ivernment business and that oo suoh days tbe House do not ait ' »fter 10.30 p.m. Tbe State Fire Insuraco BiM was | introduced by Governor's message fwd ' read the first time. Mr. Seddon informed the House it was his intention to set upaspecitl ' committee of the House to go into this matter. He thought sufficient information would be obtained to warrant 1 the House proceeding with tbi* measure and de iling with what appeared to him to be a serious injustioe. The Spiaker read a message from 1 the Italian Government thinking the ' New Z a'and Parliament for its expression of sympathy upon the ataas--1 sinat ion of King Humbert. Toe Sp aker al-o r.ad a message | from the King of England 'hanking the New Zealtrd Parliament for ata ' expression of sympathy upon the death 1 of Q iron Victoria, and acknowledging its congratulations upon his ascension ti the Throne. On the mo ion of Mr. Ell, tbe Government Initiative and Referendum Bill, standing in his name, was discharged from the Order Paper. The fol,owing Bills were introduced and read the flr»t timeßepresentation Act Amendment (Ell), Borough ef Morniagton Tramways (Arnold), Divorce Aot 1898 Amendment (Wilford), Totalisator Abolition (Ell', Pcdlanand Hawker j (Houston), Impounding Amendment (Steward), Impounding Act Amendment (Houston) Gaming Lottdri'B Amendment (Lawry), Westport Harbour B>ard Reserve Vesting (Calvin), Woodville County (tf Metre), (Jme'ery Trustees Validation (Duta--0 n), Land and Live Stock .A nations (I hmcui), Inveroamll Reserve Leasing (Hunan), Money Lenders Limitation of Profits and Pievontionof Ri r gs and Combines (Horns^y.) Iu reply to qu a'ion*, ft was stated that it was s ill a matter f r considerate n w he'her a 1 R y 1 C jmmi<s'on should be appoint d iu inquire int> fhe desirability r o h> rwist> of pi eing the people residing in the King Country in sim i rpos t ; on to the el ot r*in oth*r iat* • f tie colony with iegird to fakir- x a •oial option poll; th»t infoimat.un would he obtained as to the cost that would bi ei t >il«d bv paying p»n■ions to p opln «ho h»ve been in"ap citated by accident from earning liv«liho d ; that tlnre waa no truth in the allegation that a combination exi"t"d between fhe Government Insurnnce Depat'm >r,t and private Aoeiil'iut Ir'Siincicrt Companies in regard to woideat m»ur;uj<!o i#t«; that more land for settlemrn*, in tbe ft'"g Country, would be opened up nest summer; thas the responsibility for the wrongful airtst of Chailes Lillywhite on a (h.irge of mnrder rested wi'h the Colchester pol'ce. No doubt the Home authorities would see that 'he man obtained som< reparation, but if did not do so New Z a'a'id Poverntn*nt would go int) mat e-s anj see what oould be lone; that there wat no intention to exempt d n'is s from feiviceon juries; that no good grinds existed for planing whole jud<oiary o' colooy in the -ame position as judges of the Supreme fourt with raffr»nce to their Appointmints; thit there were great -difficulties in thj way of compelling Bonds of Eduoation to adopt a unifoim system sohosl book in schools; that theie was no intention to place a sum on the estimate for the importation of the nl-mj big g une su. K e< ed byMrGrogan; that it was advisi.bU to pro<erve tj the colony the valu ble wo>ks of native art. The Hon. J. Carroll favoured 'he r r exportation being prohibited by i; that Gavernmeot bad not received a single comprint either fr m pareots or tbe ksn as to the alleged faulty billeting vtc'ualling (f cadeti at tbe r'««*r Chris church review, on tbe oontrary, parents in all pirti of the oo'ooy bad tha'.k«d tha G vernment for the traitm»nt the lads had rec iv« 4; th<t tbe 303 magaz'ne rifles foe arming South Island volunteers, were on their wif out t) the crlony. The diMribtition of these rifles to the North Islanl oorps had already taken place; that the Health Department was obtaining all available information in ragwl to establishing a s.natorium for the treitm°nt of consumption ; that opportunity bi°V B''® '® *be House to disousi FeJeration Commission's report. Mr. Seddon exposed his belief that •he report -nti-e'y in accord wth ho opu ion and feeling of the people of N»w Zeaa-i '. lh>- House '>B ■ a' 5.H0.