PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 145, 13 July 1901, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. [Fbiday, 12th July. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. ' COMMANDANT OF THE FJBCKS, Hon. W. C. Walker announced tbe appo'ntmert of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry as Commandant of the forces In reply to a question, he stated that, an Artillery officer to Icok after coast idt fences wns needed, but the Cotnmandant need not neoesaarily be an artilery officer. ■lt was a mattet of £.a. d. to employ another officer to take charge of the artillery. Hon. J. D. Ormond thought that it was wrong in principle that the Com mandaat should not be answerable for his actions to anyone in tha ce'ony, as was recently seated to be the case. Hon. W. C. Wslker replied that the ' Commandant would be answerable to the Minister who appointed him. HOSPITAL NURSE? REGISTRATION. ■ The Hospital Nurs s Registration Bill was lecommitted. Section 4 wag amended so as t'i re id that pei sjcs ho'd ing a cer ificjte of three consecutive je<r< tra'ning, and theoritieal and practical instruction on the fi'St day of January, 1902, (instead of at the pa'sfng of the Act as originally provided) should bi rntit'ad to registration. _With regard to nurses from outside New Zealand who may apply for registration, a further provision was inserted tha*: they must be " equal in training and examioation to what is required of Ne» - Zealaod nurses iftider this Apb," TbeBill was reported with amendments. The Local Authorities Indemnity Bill passed its final s apes The Council 10-e at 3.50 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friaay, 12th July. The House mst at 10.30 a.m. INDUSTSIAL ARBITBATION. The Preruiar, in moving the seoond reading of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill, said the Bill was of an equitable character, and contained no large depar'ure from the existing law. Clause 3 m tde provision for the regia erinj! as an indus tiial union of employers any foreign compinies carrying on buines* in New Zeal ind through an agent. Other sections made it clear thai. Trade Unions may be bouiid by an award, and may b 3 joined as p« ties. The Bill pre vented counsel apppa'i'ig n c mnection with an industrial d.spue, tven if he were noting under power of attorney; and would give further pio'eitioo 10 workers in regard to tbe pr-liminarirs of a dispute. Mr. Monk objected to the 13-11, and ■several members spoke on th < pubjret, and the. was- interrupted by the 1 o'clock adjournment. . On r Bu ning At 2.30, tbe debate w«s continued by Mr Massey, whorcouted the idfla th-t the Government was responsible for the p r e*enn prosperity of the coloov, and denied that the Farmeis' Union was tfco offshoot cf th--Nation <1 Ass iciition.

,Mr R Thompson urgid an amendment of the shipping law, «hereby every coastal vessel should t e compelled to oirry at lens's one apprentice.

Sir Joseph Waid defended the Government from the ebarge that it had done nothing to as-ist the farming industry, and painted to the chaDge iu the ioeid ncs/jf taxation, cnceisions in railway freights, and exemp'ions < f improvements undsr the Un i and income tax as insances of relief aUorded. Farmers had a p rfect right to form legitimate unioop, but if pollticil organisations we e being formed he must say it would be ft v>ry bid thing for the wintry. He con>i Je ed the Bill was vny n c ssary.

Mr SedJotr deprecate 1 the att' mpt made ti set country against to*n, a 1 * d twitted the Opposi'ion with hiving oppose 1 the proposals brought do < n by the Government for making cone ss : ons >o farmers by reducing iftilwny freights. IJe said tho Opposition "had done a gross 'and grave ie justice to farmers by keeping the railways in tli • hands of commtffiocerp, bad been proved by the phenomenal success of the railways and the large c ncatsiouti made sicce the Government took thmi ovjr. As to the Farmers' Union, lie must say that, judging ly its programme, it looked very mucn like the ■ es'jgci atioD of the Natio a- Association. As an answer to the a*ser i'>n that industries had been retard, d by the labour legislation of "the Government, hj» pointed out that the nutub r of poisons employrd in faetori'B ha<i been doubled during the last right years, and he contended that as town progressed so must country. He would be ne party to d s'.urhii g the harmony txi«ting betwem town and country. The sicond leading was agreed to on the voice l , and the Bill referred to the Labour Bitls Committee. SECOND READINGS. Hon. J. McGowan moved the second reading cf tfce Jyanide Process nion Bill, to extend ths time of piten' righ's arquired undm the Cyanide Pio cefs G Id Ex'.rac'ion Act, 1897.Agr; e I to on the voices. Sir Joseph Warl moved the sesond rfading of the Pub'ic Health Act Amendment Bil 1 , to inrlud* Qliathtm Islands in the scope of the p incip'l Ac'.-r-Agre d 'o < n the voices. ■ Mi*. S ddon movel the se-ood readin? cf th'i Trus ee Act. Amendment Bill, a measure designed to bring the liw on this subject in the colony into eonform'ty with the lw in E' gl nd.—. Agri ed to on the vo'ecs. Mr. Seddon (in the of Mr. Mills, Commissioifr of Custom'-) m-.vad th" second reading of the Chines) Immigrants Act Ameiidinon' Bit', which, he explained, was in'eoded to c!e »rly define the rrspom-ibiliay of a ciptiin or the owners of a ves.-el in retard to the disnppeatan e of aiy members c.f the Chine vi fra«. I*. wa~ the intention of Legislature that th' onus of seeing that all Ch'ncse on board l«-ft New Zetland with the ve#s 1 should rest on the captain or owners, ana the present Bill made the pint cl ar. It would not effect any disputes at pres nft at i-jsu*, but weulil prevent trouble in the future. —AgrteJ to on the voices.

Sir "Joseph Ward m">ved the second riding of the Accidents Oomp nsa'ion Bill to provide for i'ldepe-dent m n dicd pxirni'iation in cases of a cl-im fur compsnsstion for accidents. *IIo saiH that iu atme casos in which claims fo> compensation hid mad?, especially in the railway service, there was a susp'cion of malignering, aud this Bill provided for the examination of applicants by independent medic il jp»n The Bill woul 1 not in any w.iy inter fere with the Woikera Compensation *ct. _ ■ Af'er a brkf dubito the second read-| itjg was agreed to on the voices. CARE OF SICK RETURNED TROOPERS. • Mr. Seddea announced the receipt

of a wir < {torn BrigadUr-SurgtoA D#* latour, of the Tagus, stating bs WM making arrangement to take tha sick men to public and private hospitals at •res. Mr. Seddon explained the «Brg«on wanted to put invalids on Ike Quarantine Island, owing to lack «t accommodation in Dunedin Hospital, but he (Mr. Seddon) would not agN'a ' to that, as it was *, bleak and cold spot. CEMETERY BILL. I The Cemetery Trustees Validation .Bill was passed through committaa I without amendment. BKFKHEHDUH. The Referecdum 81l was oommittod. Mr. Ell asked tho Freafor to inaMt • clause enabling the people to dttumi that any Bill m«y be submitted to referendum. Bie olaimed that the Btt . in its present fora waa useless, Mr. Seddon siid Mr. Ml wat sadeavouring to atop the measure fan proceeding, Mr. Ell: " You know me better than that." Clause four, which set out what may be submitted to referendum, was under discussion when tha Houee rote at 6.30. EVENWQ hnrufa. Toe' House Resumed at 7.80. HKFICKEHDDM. In committee on the Referendum Bill, Clause 4, which sett out what map be submitted to referendum, waa under discussion for some tim». Bub-uo ioa 1 of tbe clause was amended, on Mr. Mr. Seddou's motion, to provide thatif a Government Bill in'roduced by mesrag* from the Governor is a rcjeoted Bill within th > meaning of the Aot, fit shall be referred to fererendum. On. {be motion ef Mr. Seddon, a new tub* section was added, to p? ovide that any. Bill pajged twice by the House rejec ed twioe by the Legislative Uouocil may, by resolution of the House, he r.ferred to referendum. Mr. Eli moved a new eub-s o:ion, to the fffdet that a referendum shall' M taken oa any particular question if five par oeut. of tbe electors petition for it. Mr. Sedden oppeted tkis proposal O* the ground that it was unreasonaM*. The amendment was lost by 40 'vrtMl to 9. Clause 4, as amended, wasaddud to the Bill. p Clause 7, which provides whan. a i ef orendum shall be taken was to retd : " The diy appelated shall be <• not sooner than 28 rittr later than AO dtys afier the diss of the stsiion in which tbe question to be decided by the referendum has been dealt with b/ Pailiament." Mr E. G. Allan moved to excisefrota '■his cl taw the provision that tha date for a referendum ah .11 not be tbe Man* day as that appointed for the el c.ion ' of any member ojUhe House of Representatives. This was agreed to, and in plaeeef the words struck out Mr. Seirfon m aved the losertien of the following «ords: "And if between the 28aad 90 days thsre shall be a general alaotiou than in that-case tha refereudutu shill be taken on that day.". Mr Seddon's addition Mas agreed to on the voices, and the clause, as amended, was passed. In clause 8, whioa enacts that refer* endu u ahull ba taken in the same man* ner as in the case of a general election, . Mr. Piratii suggested an assaadmaut to tbe eSiot that a referendum h* taken by p at. The Premier objected to Mr. PirenFs proposal as being an inter|Keaoe with the secrecy of the ballot. After coesiderable discussion on the clause, tbe Premier moreJ to report progress on tbe Bill, whioh waa agreed to. OBM&TKRY BILL. ' The o«niite>y Tru-t.es Validation Bi'l waa put through its final stasia, and the Home adj turned at IO.SOpA