THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 223, 16 October 1903, Page 2

THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

AN AMMATKD DKBATB. TKi: BEN AT« PAVGURB BOMBALA. Per Prciß AHsomation. Received 16, J. 5 a.m. jM klboubvk, October 15. Ic n " al! Ho-jsr, the galleries being den •(■!}' crowded, t.he Sonata resumed Mie dehato ou the Cipitul Site Bill, Tho disgust-lien was again vry animated, centreing ihMiy rourd the 1000 mils are*, which is Ktrorgly opposed. From the speeches it soon became evident that, lJjinbala was most favored .ud that '['u'Tiu*- was out of the running t.s fir iifi the 8 -nato was concerned, t<i\ whon i-, o me to the vote the H.o.ire, by 19 to 10, chose Bomb&la for iiPM-rtion i i the Bill. "io :i- in i loi- an elaborate billot, ii la.'ni' i.o tint taken in the House of li rescutft'iivw, wits abandoned, the v■ ju-j gitoi Ijjiog put in the ordinary way. iVh- Puis ford, Now South Wales, mt)ved to dlhco Lyndhurgi before fun,ut. This was negatived by 21 to (>.

.Mr Frasw, Victoria, moved in favoor of '• Ibuty. This was negitived by 23 to 0,

Mr Clomonp, Tasmania, brought inacera to a climax by moving the infnrtion of Bitnbala, and this was c!im»d amidst considerable excitement and cheering. Tumut was then formally eliminated. The Senate is now dismissing t motion dealing with the vexed question of area.