PARLIAMENT

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10675, 3 July 1912, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

AJtf AMENDMENT MOVED.

(By Telegraph — Press Association.}

WELLINGTON, Last Night, The LegislaJtiv© Council met at 2.33 p.m., whom the-. Hon. 0. Samuel pro-* posed the fir&i cf «. series of sessional Committees.

Th/ 0 Hen. Mr Jonkmsmi onoved as' iatL amendment, "Thaifc in the opinion' of this Council, a membor of tilio Gov* e-nnraent holding a. -portfolio should li& appointed at once w lead the Coitucil, an'dthit no ibus:m.-&s. be transacted until that Minister :,i m appointed.- ,; Mr' Jenikinson E.poko in is.imilar terms to those ia big speech on Saturday] 'last on .the ©anno subject. . . '

. The Hon. o'. Samuel explained tluufi at the present time the Goveriunstrir fcould not legally appoint a metniberj 'df the Cabinet ais Leader of the Coined;!, 'because the available N portfolios weir© atlread'y filled, After con&iderafble discussion, th<* 'amendment wa.s lost'by 17 to 7-, and the Sessional Committee®. Vrare then Set up. , ' ' The motion, forth© Address-in-Reply was- postponed!, and toll© , Council Iroso. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tire House of Reprase"'H»tativeis met! at 2.30 p.m.

LICENSING LEGISLATION.

Rnplying 'tp a questidn, tire Pre* Smier said'. the Cabinet bad not yet dobided whether they will 'introduce any flicenising legislation, .this seasioiu Sis' I own opinion, was that they .wraTd hot. ( : 'VFOUR MILLION LOAN. - The Hon. A'. M. Myeirs, Minister of laid before the Housa; further details of the recent four and a'-, [half million, loan. Full details,.. _ lie i 'said, would- 'l'each the Dominion in 'about ten days' time. Replying to members, ' Mr .Myers said he would refrain from placing T ix<fore the House further details nr.tij he received full information fro.;ii the High Ccmrnksicner. -