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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL.

♦ THE DEBATE CONTINUED. IMPORTANT AMENDMENT PROPOSED. (By Telegraph—Press Association:) WELLINGTON, Last Night. The debate on the Legislative Council Bill was resumed in the Council this afternoon by the Hon. 0. Samuel, who reviewed at great length the proposals made in past years to alter the constitution of the Legislative Council, the effect of which was to convince him of two things, viz., that a. change in the constitution of the Council was necessary, and that the constituency to elect the Councillors should be members of both Houses of the "Legislature. He was not now disposed to summarily reject the Bill, but ho felt that m<xre information was necessary/ ' Consequently he moved ag.an Amendment to the second reading:— "That a committee be appointed to take into consideration the circumstances, powers and procedure of the Council, with a view to suggesting any amendments and alterations in the constitution of the Council, or otherwise, as such committee may deam expedient ; with power to call persons and papers, and report in three weekssuch committee to consist of nine persons, to be selected as the Council may direct." The Hon. J. D. Ormond, in seconding the amendment, said the purpose of the postponement of the; Bill, last session was not relieved, as neither members nor Ministers had discussed the matter with the electors. The inference was that the question was-' not a-burning one; in the ■ oountry. The Bill, was still imperfect, but hj? did nob care to reject it "without first endeavouring to gather all possible information regarding the proposed change in the constitution of the Council. The Hon. H. D. Bell stated that he could not acoept the amendment as a substitution for the second reading, but if the Council would affirm the principle that a change was necessary, he wold accept it on a motion to go into committee on the ss, The Council rose at 4.25 till § p.m. ; to give Councillors an opportunity to consider the Minister's suggestion. ion the Council resuming at 8 o'clock, the debate was resumed by the Hon. ,C. H. Mills, who-urged the gathering of greater information concerning the effect of the Bill. That was the object of the amendment, and that was the lesson brought home by a review of the past history of the movement, as given by the Hon. 0. Samuel. Mir Mills preferred the election by members Of Parliament sis vacandes occurred. The Hon. J. R4gg ~ censured the. Hon W. Earnshaw's references to the "Red Feds." The views-of the Labour leaders had changed. On the question of Syndicalism, they had been .mellowed,, by experience, ; Labour, however, would demand a greater share in the representation in the Council in the near future. He was against the elective system, . .but would assist the Minister to make the Bill workable if it got into committee. He would not vote for the amendment, but if the Bill was not improved, he would vote against <the second reading. The Hon. W. Carncross said the Bill could be killed that night, if they so desired, but he did not wish to do that. The amendment was moved in the hope of finding a way out of the difficulty. He asked the Minister to accept it in the spirt it had been offered. \ ■. (Left Sitting.)

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 July 1913, Page 5

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547

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 July 1913, Page 5

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 July 1913, Page 5

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