PARLIAMENT

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10710, 2 November 1912, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

>n LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Ir (Br Ttlefr uv-v—rreti Aitociaitom*} "J WELLINGTON, Last Night. Tho Legislative Council met afc "• 2.30 p.m. a _ NATIVE LAND BILL. Tho Native Land Amendment Bill was read a second time pro forma, and referred to the Native Lands? Committee. LATE SIR WILLUM,STEWARD. The Hon.H. D. Bell moved a simiI- lar resolution regarding the .late Sir ). William Steward as was passed in the other Chamber. He referred in eulo--1 gistic terms to the late hon member's public career during more than forty years. The Hons Carncross, Mills, Parata. and Samuel also spoke, and ahe motion was carried. y j LAND BILL. _ j The Land Bill was repoorted with 0 [ amendments, and the Council adjourn--91 ' 9 J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1 The House met at 2.30 p.m. j ST. HELEN'S HOSPITAL. Mr Glover asked the Minister to I hold an inquiry into the management ( of the St. Helen's Hospital,* H« inI timated that he had received I gram from the secretary of the Waterj side Workers' Union, demanding sack ) An inquiry. . \ Mr Myers said he had received a • similar telegram. The Hon R. H. Rhodes, in reply, . said he had received similar messages, [£ and had replied to them. ) A'STRANGE REQUEST. Mr Myers stated that he had received a communication from the Young Ireland Party in Auckland, asking , that the New Zealand Parliament sfeould pass a' resolution in favour, of Home Rule for Ireland. Tlie Premier replied that he conld not see his way to ask Parliament to interfere in the question. THE AMENDE HONORABLE. In "connection with the breaoh of privilege motion moved by Mr McCal--1 lum, dealing with a circular received, jby him,-which concerned Mr Soott, j member for Ota go Central, Mr Scott . this afternoon unreservedly withdrew the statement made by .him during the debate on the Financial Statement that .his- (Mr- Scott's) opponent: at Abe " late elections.-had been conducted around the electorate by Catholic . priests. j 'JOHSUA JONES. } The report of tlie Committee which .heard the petition of Joshua Jones (already presented iii the Cbuncil) was presented, and the debate on it was postponed;until next sitting day.

LATE SIR W. STEWARD,

The Hon W.- F. Massey moved,, in connection with the death of Sir William Steward, that the House records its high sense of tho distinguished services rendered by the late Sir William Steward, rind extends its condolences to his wife and family. The Premier mentioned that the deceased gentleman had been 31 years in Parliament, and was rightly kno.wn as the "Father of the House." No member looked' better' after 1 his ■.parliamentary- 1 duties, or was more often in his seat than the late Sir William Steward. He was certain he had not one enemy in the country. He had held the highest positions possible in the Parliament of the land, and had succeeded always in maintaining order and promoting ha rmony. He lia-d succeeded in placing more legislation on the Statute Book than any other private member. His own feeling could be expressed in the lines, "Honour to his memory,, peace to his ashes." •Mr G. W. Russell and other members tTso spoke in eulogy of the deceased, and the House adjourned as a mark of respect until the evening. The House of Representatives was engaged all lasfc night with the discussion of the Loan Bill. Members spoke on various subjects, and there was a decided;., obstruction on the part of the OpposiThe Hon. W. Fraser spoke at .length in defence of his action in reducing tlie number of men on pertain railways. The debate was proceeding when the telegraph office- closed.