Telegraphic Despatches.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 295, 25 September 1873, Page 5

Telegraphic Despatches.

THE IyOmSTEEUL. CRISIS.

Wi^lii^to^ September f . The foUgwigg' "telegrams of the'i^th 19ih were,i§s,u,edby Was. extras; : - The .Upper Houp, lasit evening,, threw out, tjie Ikoyineial Lpans, Empowering iUll by a,, majority of 19 against 12-. The House is not sitting to-day. Mr.. Yogel last night got an adjournment to enable the Government to consider their position. 'Phe Assembly will ;either, Be prorogued at . once and meet again, six w;eeks. hence, when the Upper JCouse will receive large additions to : its, numbers,, or a reconstructions of Ijhe .Government may take piace^ .or,, ; what- is -more likely^ .the_: Government will sesign, unless they. a^k for, a diaspljiition.jwbich .is :unlikely,j TJhe, action, of the TJpper Houpfe, in .-throwing, out the bill, preveats .jajg^ progress ,beisg m&Ae this BP88Jon.?:e, extf action,, of railway from „. "...■,,, ;i . „: , . September.^9. ■•- The'.GoijerJa^ajßß^ this: uiorn^g, held a meeting of mem,ber& o f .the. House - of Representatives who . ,VQted' f^r the "Provincial Loans Empowering, Bill. agreed 'to- get over the 4ifßcu!ty --• the ! tJpperlHouse,.by aendiiigfsp : separately the various Pco^incial iWn Bills wuch are "before., the v Lovier with new. clauses specially, in- . ; sfersed enabling the respective provinces «Ijo vbprrow ' for, specific works on the 1 security of the land benefited/.- ; If.the- ' fepper' Htujße' throw;' ooi these, Mia • without fair dipcussion^ Mr. Yogel has just intimated; in a Ministerial, statement that ; Parliament will „ be.iprosogued, and a special session convened ' > -id, re-introduce the; bills. tbr A Qwn,ouii by the; IJnper j^ou^e. If - th<B Legisla-

tive Council still persite, the Government threaten to introduce a tax on al}. property, whether freehold, leasehold, oil moveabl?, , „ : T?hje : :to..,.Tapanui and Switfcere .wjllh probably be /constructed in a few month*..!;, v. •-.-.' -•■ . i •, . '.. r -, ■ . -September, s4,.. Braitehaw's Bill to facilitate mining.; on • private property • 'has passed' both ( Houses. '■• •• ' - '•-' >i '" i -• ■'" '' ■Separate Billa fou all the provinces except Canterbury, which declines,, have passed the second reading, enabl-.. ing them to borrow considerably over, one million on provincial special W°urities . for * construction of: i provincial pnblic wtorks. ■ .Otago is to - 1 have £300,000 < -for" Tuapeka railway extension. ; There was - considerable opposition to the Bills,- chiefly from pastoral tenants. -The Upper- House will probably throw out all these Bills, which would bring about a deadlock.