PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 198, 16 November 1871, Page 6

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Welli^gto^, November 9th. -The RailwajL.Bill wfas^nearly' passed • jthrough Committee .aftej\ grea,t opposition. - The construction of the Y/eJJing- - ton and TVairarapa line was carried by 34 to 17. ' • ••■.--<* Mr. 3f C. Brown moved the insertion of the line from Tpkomairiro to Lawrence in tie first J>che*dule. -j-' Messrs.- 1 Bell, M-iUt-ay, .-Shepherd, anJ others supported the motion. Mr. jQ-isborne stated that, after 'careful Consideration; the Government look- * ittg to the' nature of- the country to be ' traversed/ and the fact of the direction of the line being to, wards the interior, had arrived at the conclusion that it should be treated as a main, and not a ■ 'branch line. The motion was carried" unanimously. The lines from. Wanganui to Wanitara ■ (Taranaki), aikT^shbiirton to Temuka J (Canterbury), were also inserted in the "first Schedule. Mr. Grisborne reserved to the Government the right to decide what .lines of those in the' Schedule should be immediately proceeded with. Mr. Stafford declared that the great .Government scheme had degenerated into a scramble, and rcfuse'd to take any part in the proceedings of tho Co.niniittee. " • . • ', November 10th. , Tho report of the Honorarium Com- j mittee, "fixing ,the payment to members 1 at £105 each per session, with a pro- j portionate deduction for each da\ 's j absence, except through illness, was \ carried. • j Mr. Yogel repeated to-day his promise to bring down next session a measure defining .ihe powers of Pro- ! vinciai Governments*,' and arranging ] for new local administration ; in fact, j he said, a now Constitution* Act. The Councils insists on irs amendments on the Payments to Provinces Bill, and maintains its right (0 make them. ' The general desire of members of both Houses is to avoid a collision on the .subject this session, if possible. The Supplementary Estimates were passed to-day. ' The Legislative Council insisting on its 'amendment' on the Public Revenues Bill, throwing out the clauses providing for the' amalgamation of the offices of Controller and Audit or- General, Mr. Yogel moved that it be agreed .to, saying'tha^'he did so most unwillingly, owing to the late period of the session ; uut'Jie" thought the Council's aqtion in this matter was very ill-advised, and < only just within the limit of its con- ■ stitutional ppwer. l '" --•■••, - - November 11th, .The Railway Bill ,-jvas passed, the line from Mount Rocbfort to Wtstport being added to the coalfield lines. f The Estimates' were all passed. The Immigration and .Public Works Bill -was also passed, Claure-IQO being strongly but unsuccessfully opposed. Messrs. Sw'anson and Reid's proposed' additions to the Railway Schedule were negatived. ' " 'An 'agreement was come to between the House and Council regarding the Law Practitioners Act Amendment Bjll, and was Voted to Mr. Smy- ■ thies, to enable him to take advantage . of its provisions " and to seek readtnission pp practice. ' "'On the motion for going into Cammittee on the Appropriation Bill today,' Mr. Bathgate moved' a resolution to {the effect $at the appropriations be extended- six months ' beyond the end ' if she financial-year. ' ' >7< ' "' After along and acrimonious dis- ' cus&ion, he requested permission to Withdraw'the motion. This was refused,' and the. motion was negatived onthe voices. ' v '"3?he Appropriation Bill was read a second time and committed. It was not read a third time, Mr.^ Yogel saying he would' not. do so until" the question of the" amendments made by the Legislative poun'cil'on.the Payments -to"P,rovinces'BiirWiissettTedvas it was possible the session might last some weeks eyen : 'yet. ' J; r '"^' ' " Mrr.Eqx'aaicf the 'session would' not ' ' loathlbbg.-ifjjfche; House, would support - the Government in the action it wduld ' take if forced to do so. ."'- ' Mr. Branigan'n Pension Bill was withdrawn after a debate in which considerable . opposition ' was ' made to . granting, a "pension. The Government, '" "in o'ueSi'enee to the evident wish of the. House, promised to bring down a vote of a lump 'sum' instead "of a pension. '. They .suggested £1200, but several • members said they would not support ■ -more than £1000.' '" ':''! / ' : '■■■•' - 'l^ovember.l^th/ Mr. Yogel • to-day presented two petitions against the land sale, to Mr. ' piarke." tj: ;, ... ' Mr. T.-L. Shepherd- .asked what ac- . tion the jSrovernment intended to take .< in the matter. " ' ' , . Jlr, Yogel replied that the Attorneyoenerathad advised- that the salewas illegal with regard to. the , p'e'tjtipii of. '..' '|he "faridt within Ooidfields. "It was" ;. jrasabte' K therefqre, a/Jarg.& portion 1 .. J&tJ&f? sale >yaa.unte"fi able, 1 and £hie;,oo-^ : - yernvneat Would not issjie t&e • Crp.iyn 5 v,:;gratifc if it were- founi} to so.. '" !„ .

■ '..'' Mo'r,m'6nfem;is r sa.id to be spreading "'"rapjd.ljj in- Wellington, and,, {here '' is sftruettaili of an e.nfleayour hq pi?6ciire < - .the jnfceifere.ncq of the Legislature.