PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 October 1918, Page 7

PARLIAMENT.

)_, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIE*^^ By Telegraph;—£resa ; Association. Wellington, Laszt Night The Legislative Council met at. 11.30 P' m - :<.'.-.' OV< I,' I'lie Hon. Alison.gave notice to move the Address-iivJicwy.. on On the motion Of : Siif Francis Bell, the Hon. 0. iSamuul >vas appointed ActingChairman of Committees till the. Speaker is elected on Friday. The Council recorded its sense of the distinguished- services rendered to New Zealand by the late Hon. Sir Charles Johnston, Speaker of the Council, and tendered its sympathy to the family. The Council also passed a motion of sympathy to Messrs Okey and Fletcher, late members of the House of Representatives, K. Meredith, C. M. Gray, C- C. Rawlins, and.T. Tanner, former members of the House of Representatives. The Hon. Earnshaw gave notice to move for a return showing the names of hooka and publications censored since the war began, the dates of censorship, the publications from which censorship had been removed, the sources from which the Government were guided or called upo* to determine the censorship. The Council adjourned till Wednesday, out of respect to deceased legislators. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30. Mr Massey gave notice to set up a Select Committee to consider the export trade of the Dominion. !, NBW BILLS. Notice of intention to introduce the following Bills was given:—WorkersCompensation Act Amendment, Harbors Act Amendment, Shops and Offices Act Amendment (Hindmarsh), Temporary Employees' Bill (Dr. Newman), Maori War Medal Bill (Wright). LEAVE OP ABSENCE.

Leave of absence was granted to the Hon. Rhodes, Messrs Coates, Hiae, and Young. UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.

Replying to Mr. Malcolm, Mr. Massey snid he was prepared to submit a suggestion to Cabinet as to a proposal that the Bouse pass a resolution that New Zealand would not be satisfied with anything short of unconditional surrender on the part of Germany. At the same time, he thought such a, course scarcely necessary, because all were agreed that unconditional surrender was the only condition on which the Allies could grant a cessation of hostilities. Wo must have justice before we have peace, and wc ought to smash the German military; power when we had the opportunity. Sir Joseph Ward said such a resolution should be passed that there should be nothing in the shape of an armistice, but. the House should stand as representing the united people of New Zea* land in their demand for unconditional surrender. BILLS INTRODUCED.

The following Bills were introduced and read a first time.—Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Amendment (Malcolm), Toll-gates Abolition (Wilkinson), Definition of Time (Sidey), Workers' Accommodation (Veitch), Legislature Amendment (MeCombs), Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment (Walker), Proportional Representation and Effective Voting, Commercial Trusts Amendment, Police Forca Amendment, Dominion State Bank (Veitch), Registration of Business Names(Brown). NATURALISED SUBJECTS' FRANCHISE.

Mr. Brown moved for leave to introduce a Naturalised; Subjects' Franchiso Bill.

Mr. Hindmarah objected to the Bill, on the ground that it was an attack on a certain member of the House.

Mr. Brown denied any such inten tion. The Bill applied to naturalised subjects in all parts of the Dominion. Mr. HindmaTßh contended that such Bills should be taken up by responsible Ministers. He was deeply offended at the attacks made on many sons of Germans, some of whom were as loyal as any British-born subject.

Mr, McCombs deprecated the violation of any contract made with naturalised subjects when they were naturalised. Mr. Brown explained that the Bill was a copy of the measure already passed in New 'South Wales, with an additional clause embodied, or about to be embodied, in British legislation. We were at war with Germany, and could not be too careful-

On a division, the motion was agraed to by 40 votes to 15. CmTSOLEXCE. The customary motions of condolence with the families and relatives were moved by the Premier in connection with the death 3of Messrs H. J- H. Okey (Taranaki), R. Fletcher (Wellington Central), late members of the House, and the following former members of the House:—Hon. Sir Charles Johnston (Wellington)',' Messrs R, Meredith (Ashley). C. Gray (Christchurch), K. C, Rawlins (Tuapeka), T. Tanner (WaU pawaV The motions were supported b;j Sir Joseph Ward and various and were carried. ■■• ■••:■.- :■.■>

The House rose at 5.10 till* 280 «n Tuesday, as n. mark of respect''.to'!4luj memory of the deceased legislators ;! '-