PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 9428, 8 July 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

HO USE OF 'REPRESENTATIVES. )(iT , jMr., Rutherfordi presented. • a ,-petition j praying for an inquiry into'the administration of the Kaitangata Relief Fund. *The Dogs Registration Act Amendment .f". 1 ,!,! yui/i tr; i .Bill passed in Committee. I The Vagrant Act Amendment Bill was considered in Committee.- iOn the: clause for whipping criminals several amendments were proposed, some of which were; -j to the effect that suoh,power/should not hi left in the hands of Justices of the Peace, but that offences,should be made indictable. The' 'question 1 was Adjourned at great length, several members express- , ing horror ai the idea of the infliction.of, r corporal ."punishment! ' As it* appeared ... that the Bill weuld include women and children the clause , was iamended 'to- the; effect that it should apply to mett: only, •r. arid it was passed. i On the motion of Air Sheehan a clause l c was inserted to the - effect that- in cases where Magistrates or Justices of the Peace thought the punishment they f tlisiriselves could inflict was riot sufficient they could commit the criminal for trial, and leave it in the hands of a Judge of the Supreme Court as kT whether , flogging , should be added to the sentence or not. The Eight Hours Labor Bill was read a third time and passed. - The second reading of the Libel Bill was carried. • , . . - • . i The Election of Scho ( ol Bill was considered iu Committee. The main feature of ' the Bill was te ( ] abolish the cumulative voting. Clause, 4 of the Bill, provides for the nomination of members of. School Committee* to;; -a be sent to the Chairman ef the School- '" Cornittee one month before •lection time , .was, struck out, and progress reported.; : • » ? The Employment of Females Bill, and Ji Small Birds Nuisance ’ Bill were considered in .Committee, land' progress reported* - ... , ! ’ Thuesday’s Sitting. Mr. Macandrew .gave . notice : that in ' H view of the conflicting opinions expressed as to the introduction of weasels, polecats,' ‘ ~ ferrets, etc, to , overcome , tlie. rabbit , nuisance, die would ask rif. the would cause further inquiries to 00 ' thade into the matter. . . . - Air Cadmari gave notice that he would j ask if the Government proposed: to : carry [ j-out a promise made by the- Ikte Premier, (b Aring in a Bill to make the Legislative Council an .elective body. ... f f , .j/ i Major Atkinson said, iri‘reply to question,, that GpverntnenLwpuldjplace a steamer at the disposal of -southern them- ... bers who were desirous of Visiting the ' North Island.. , > In reply to Mr Hutchison Mr Johnston said Government did- not shirk the. risk. of goods sent on the railway, but would continue to insert on fhe'feceipts owner’s risk, to protect themselves frpra extraor-/ dinary risks until the latter was defined by law. • ’ .-• ■' -. •; '■ ■ ' A large numbcr'of new Bills were introduced . . The Timaru Harbor Board ’ 1 Bill and :: High School Bill were read a second time. The Otago Harbor Board Empowering .. Bill w’as considered in Gorinriittee, but nothing was 'done when the debate! was . interrupted at 5.30. by adjournment. The Pensions Rill was further discussed, - with the view of exempting the Supreme Court Judges from its operation. f . The; * Bill was recommitted .and. discussed at some length. The debate arose out; of arif O effort made by Government to exempt the Supreme Court Judges from the operation of the Bill, but the Government feated by a majority of 13. Sir George Grey introduced the secondU x reading of the Deferred Payirierit Settlers. ’-I . Relief Bill. The object of this Rill to give persons who had. under the deferred systerii, bought'land tod-D’f dear from Government} relief. The Bill ’ was 1 opposed by Govermrierit I who' sijigr *; gested ' io refer it to/ the'Waste Gommittee. Mr MoirigoineryyMri Tupftbull, and Air Macandrew opposedjthe Bill on the ground -that a bargain 5 was a bar-

gain and ought to be adhered held that the land had dear at that the auction systein was the cause of all I lie. evil,rind that those who hadinffgred ought >,elief r -.v'j long rdehaftev.%. ,: repliecs*?Ha thanked 4 ~ Goverfi'tnent side of the Heusefor their support,- and said the Opposition aimed at shutting him up. He raoved'in.this-matter, tO'jrievent the deferred parent reduced to the sa^^tate v o^;i^wy t M?ih.6 tenant farmers of Ireland., . , After a long debate the second reading was carried, on the,vj?ice9; AQ.d Ahe : adjourned , ..-j- : ;,