PARLIAMENT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 11631, 4 November 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

I — — • ,< LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. , PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 WaiiinrffTON, November 3 > The Council met at 2.30 p.m. Several petitions ie favour of Bibl< reading in State Schools were presentee from Oamaru and Gibsorne by Mesari . Menzies and Williams. t Hammond's Fencing Claims Bill wai introduced, and the firat reading fixec for to-morrow, Colonel Brett asked the Attorney- • General what steDß the Goreronieni r have taken, or intend to take, with rei spect to LieutenantxColonel Noake'i j pamphlet on the administration of tht Government and officers commanding i the forces. 5 The Attorney -General, replying, saic f that the matter referred to had not beer « brought offioially under the notioe I of the Minister for Defence. Tho onlj : thing that the Government knew aboul b the pamphlet waa by the newspaper re i ports. He regretted that he ooulc ■ afford no definite information to th< t member on the subject. \ Colonel Brett : Very tin eatiaf actor y. i The Hon Mr Waterhouse moved, Tha ) a return be laid upon the table of th< • names of all the persons who, since th< t passing of the Civil Servioe Reform Act [ have been temporarily appointed to th< - public service, together with a statemen ) of the offices filled and of the salary. Ir • bringing forward the motion.he said tha E he could not refrain from saying thai 3 the working of the present aot wai • little better than a farce, and if ih< ! "temporary appointments" were allowec j to bo made the efforts and intentions o : the Legislature would be nullified. ! The motion was agreed to. Major Baillie moved, That the pro ) ' motors of every private bill introduced 1 \ into the Legislative Council, or brough' I from the ELouse of Bepresentativea dur I iog the first session of the year, anc > who have hud leove to suspend anj • further proceedings thereon during th< , Lhe said session, may have leave to proi ceed with such bill in this preseni I session at the stage at which proceed' ' ings thereon weresuspended. • The resolution was agreed to. i The Council, at 3.3, adjourned unti i the following day.