FUTURE OF UPPER HOUSE.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1920, Page 5

FUTURE OF UPPER HOUSE.

THE ELECTIVE PBlNCag^ij^l SUPPORTED pV^ytrn^.*j^^M (By Wire.—Parliamentary, s«&n|fjH The Legislative Council prised itself thU afternoon by very emphatically the Hon. J. V, motion urging the Government .-aiflLH bring into operation the Council Act of 1014. The Izard, who had moved an proposing that the Act should put into operation in its withdrew his proposal. jull^l Mr. Gow told the Council 'th&ilH motion was merely a frank the Prime Minister's invitation toqLH cuss the suspended Act. The cillors then proceeded to a division, «|H carried the motion by 23 votes [the minority consisting of Sir FnuuH Bell (Leader of the Council), SirlnH liam Fraser, Sir W Hall-Jones, and 1H Hons. Harris and Izard. jM The effeot of this resolution will jl watched with interest by members $H Parliament. Sir Francis Bell stated t|fl day that the Government had not abusM doncd the elective principle as protaSl to ha applied to the Council, and TO« he would not remain in an tion that did abandon that princlpfc^B Notwithstanding this assurance tinfl is a strong opinion in the lobbies tuß the Government would bo glad .to*iW& quit of the Act. which provides for Uh9 election of the Council on a 'vinS portionul representation basis. Tnfl ground for this opinion is the probabi]itj« that a Council elected by proporHoMM representation would differ in Btriragn9 of parties from the' House elected WMtjffl the present system, while it would Kmm an equal right to claim to raprasS» The Council's resolution ddes ■ »6fcß necessarily have any effect at mM since the Act will come into operaUran automatically if left untouched by"tilf|