PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 October 1915, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. By Telegraph.—'Press Association. Wellington, 'Last Sight. The Council met at 8 pan., when the Railways Authorisation, Claming Amendment, and Auctioneers' Amendment Bills were received from the bower House and read a first time. Amendments in the Finance Bill were agreed to. and amendments made by the Statutes Revision Committee to the amendments of the House of Representatives in the Births and Deaths Registration Amendments Bill were agreed to. The Mortgages Extension Amendment Bill and Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Bill were put through committee.

On the Law Practitioners' Amendment Bill, Hon. Sir P. H. D. Bell moved to strike out the clause, inserted in tine Lower House, prohibiting King's Counsel who may hereafter be appointed for practising as solicitors, or of having a partner so acting. He contended that the clause would prevent qualified members of the profession from participating in the honor already conferred upon certain members of the. Bar.

lion. 0. Samuel opposed the motion, and asserted that the present system was calculated to create invidious distinctions amongst members of the legal profession. He strongly lioped that the clause would be retained. Hou. J. D. Ormond supported emission of the clause, and Hon. J. T. Patll spoke against the motion, which was eventually carried, on a division, by 16 to 9. Hon. Sir I\ D. H. Bell moved the second reading of the Gaming Amendment Bill, under which the Governmont would be able to regulate the permits for art unions in connection with patriotic funds. Hone. G, Careoai, T. McGibbon, A. T. Maginnity, J. W. Aitken, and G. Jones opposed the Bill, and Hons. R. Moore, Sir W. Buchanan, and 0. H. Mills supported it. Hons. W. Earnahaw and iW. Beetian supported the Bill, while Hons. W. HaflJoneß, J. Barr, and Fisher opposed it. The mover replied, pointing out that the art union principle was not to be used for personal advantage, but only by those who desired in this way to help patriotic funds. On a division tlie second reading was carried by 16 to 11. The Auctioneers Amendment Bill was read a second time. In committee on the Gaming Amendment Bill, Hon. J. Barr moved in effect to strike out clause 2, the principal clause of the Bill,,

but this was lost on a division by 14 to 10, On. the motion of Hon. J. T» Paul a new clause was added to tlra effect that the Act 'be deemed to be «• pealed immediately ou the declaration of peace. Hon. Sir F. H. D. Bell moved a MW, clause to expend the number of racing days now allowed under the Gaming Aet, from 250 to 251, He explained that the Wellington Racing Club WW prevented from holding its meeting by reason of the stand being occupied as a hospital by the Defence Department There was un arrangement that one further day should be given i(k li«U of the meeting they had lost, and the amendment was to provide for it. A' lengthy discussion took place, and at 12.36 Hon. Sir F. H. D. Bell moved to report progress. Tim Railways Authorisation, and the Auctioneers Amendment Bills Were passed, and tire Mortgages Extension Bill and the Law Practitioners Amendment Bill also passed the final sttgw, the Council rising at 12.40 a.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. By Telegraph.—'Pre9a Association. Wellington, Last >.'ign» WHEV BUTTER. Hon. W. D. S. McDonald moved the second reading of the Dairy Induitry Amendment Bill, which is intended to prevent the exportation of butter containing more than sixteen per cent, of water. During the debute memtttr* complained of the sale of -'whey" butter as ordinary butter, also of the Undue quantity of water in some of the btktter that is offered for public sal*. The Minister, in reply, said that wm was nothing in the Bill about wftey butter. Whey butter was good butter, but the trouble was that it will not keep. Even after it had been graded) and sent Home in the refrigerator thera was no guarantee that it would arrive 1n England in good condition. It was originally exported as "dairy butter," but when it was found to be of aa ta> , fcrior quality it was deemed advisable to change the name. He agreed with tie snggestion that dairy produce should be accurately branded, but, in the'inetttime, this Bill wae an attempt to pnvent the export of butter with lib tuiaU« proportion of water. The Bill was read a second time. VARIOUS BILLS. When the House resumed this evening, a message was received from tne Governor transmitting amendments to the Finance Bill. Sir J. G. Ward .explained that the amendments were pf minor character. The principal one dealt with mortgages to banks on current account, and the proviso was to enable the Commissioner of Tun to make rebate where amount fell below; a certain sum; in fact, it was a provision to prevent eiients being overcharged* The amendments were agreed to. • The adjourned debate on the amendments of the Legislative Council in the Expeditionary Forces Bill was sen. taken. Hon. Jag. Allen briefly explained the amendments, and moved that they ba agreed to. This was earned oa the voices.

The following Bills were read a second time without discussion: Prisoners' Detention, Mining Amendment, Coal Mim* Amendment, New Zealand Society of countants Amendment, and Local Sections (Proportional Representation): Amendment

The House then went into committee ou the Bills; and the folowmg the committee stage without amendment: Dairy Industry Amendments, Prisoners' Detention, and Destitute Peri icons Amendment.

The Counties Amendment Bfll wu taken in committee, but as a large mom. oer of amendments brought down by the Minister were not circulated in time to emable members to give them adequate consideration, the Bill was withdrawn, on a protest from Dr. Newman, tho Premier suggesting that the Houie should meet on Saturday morning fa discuss the Bill.

The Footwear Regulation Amendment Bill passed without amendment.

The Miners' Phthisis Bill was then taken. Mr. H. 'Poland complained that miners would not be as well off under the Bill as under the old law, but- the Minister said the Bill was not the last word on the subject; it *u only a tentative measure. He had gona Vary carefully into the statistics of til* question, and he could not see bis way to increase the relief given. If the industry improved, or the number of fecipients decreased, he would undertake that next year the pension could be increased. He could not do it tnts ysar. The Bill was passed,' after clause 8, providing that 110 person receiving relief under the Bill be entitled to a pension under the Pensions Act, was struck out. The Mining Amendment, Coal Mines Amendment, Local Elections, and New Zealand .Society of Accountants Amendment Bills were reported without amendment, read a third time, and passed.

The use ot' power waggons of a mn!,.tude of types is one of the original features ot' tile war. At the beginning of hostilities the various nations engaged in the war were said to dispose of some 250,000 power waggons, properly So-called, having a ne; load capacity of two to four tons. Army subsidised standard types, built by virions constructors, figured "i this lis{. France stood in the lead with 00,00 ft power oars, then came Ceriiisny with 70,000 ear-!, Rnglnnd with .">5,000. wifli 2d,<XH», while !!•;» •'emmted 10,000. But it should be remarked that these figures refer only to wfiat are properly known ar. power ears, and do not include ordinary pleasure or tour'ug automobiles, nor on the other hand special tvpes of war make-ups,• r..* armored power waggons with machine-guns or cannon and the like, nor the class of motor-cycles. It is stated in a Paris publication* that on the second day of mobilisation la9t year, hi many as 500 auto-'busej went to the _ frontier, each carrying forty soldiers,' and on the next day 1000 ethers took the sau,e direction. THE GERMS OF CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS are stated by the Director of the Bacteriological Laboratory of the University to Melbourne to be quicklv destroyed by eucalyptus. SANDER'S' EUCaLyWT EXTRACT was proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria to possess far greater antiseptic power than the common eucalyptus oils and so-called extracts. Therefore, if you are not particular about your health you use any sort of eucalyptus; if you are—you use only SANDER'S EXTRACT, 3 drops on sugar. It protects you not only from meningitis, but from all other infectious diseases) scarlet fever, measles, influenza, typhoid, diphtheria, small-pox, etc. SANDER'S EXTRACT is the strongest and safest antiseptic, and its curative qualities have been demonstrated to lw genuine and lasting—it not only disinfects, but stimulates and gives new vigor to diseased parts. Ulcers, poisoned wounds, chilblains, inflamed skin are quiekjv cured bv SANDER'S JXtRACt W