PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1094, 8 June 1882, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. In the House yesterday, Mr Smith, of Waipawa, gavo notice of an address for £6ooolq. be placed oil the estimates as a subsidy to district Libraries. The Reporting Debates Committeo reooramended the daily isauo of Hansard in broad .sheet, ' «Hf Okoroe's motion for tho Hou'so to sit ™ Mondays was rejected' by 46 to 24, Ministers saying that thoy required Mondays for themselves, Several now Bills wero introduced, and a number of motions of no general interest passed. •Tho second reading of Employers Liability Bill was moved by Mr Green, who said it was proposed to amend the law hare, as it had been amended, at Homo, and adapt it to the circumstances of the colony. Mr Daiwaville seconded, aad at somo • length showed its necessity. Mr Bathgate warmly supported the Bill 1 Mr Eolleston thoroughly approvod of itg principle, but thought its details required consideration, and suggested that the Bill be referred to a select committee. Mr Green was willing to accept the suggestion. Mr Holmes supported the Bill. ..Mr Connelly thought it would require an amendment. A man gmlty of contri. butary nogligcnco, or who went to work at a machine which he knew to he defective, Bhould not get compensitioii, ' Mr Seaton said if men refused work even when they knew it to be dangerous, they would probably be dismissed. Mr Levkstam supported the Bill gene- • rally, but pointed out the protection afforded here by having inspectors of machinery. Tho Bill wis read a second time, and orderol to be referred to a committee, Mr Holmes moved tho second reading oj the Distress Act Amendment Bill. Mr-SHRiMsKi opposed it as unfair to landlords. Mr DeLautour moved as" an amendment -That the Bill bo withdrawn, and that tho Government bring in a Bill to abolish distress. Mr Dkk said the Government were not prepared to promise such a Bill this session • Messrs Montgomery, Pyke and Joyce supported the Bill and Messrs Levastam, J. McKenzie, Tuiabuil and Williams opposed it.

The amendment was rejected by 51 to 23. The second read'ng was carried by 42 to 21. Mr Hutchison moved the second reading of the Evidence Amendment Bill, which was. agreed to without debate,

The House then went into Committee on the Eight Horns Bill,

Col. Trimble wished to amend clause 1 so is te allow an extra half hour's work per day so that the total number of working hours iu a week did not exceed 48. This

would allow half holiday on Saturdays. The intendment was negatived after discussion. Mr Sutton thought the Bill quite unneces" sary and likely to provo miiichievous. Ho moved that the chairman leave the chair.

The motion was lost after a long discussion, The motion to report progress was also lost after discussion, a number of membors declaring their belief that the Bill would be utterly useless if pissed.

Another amendment of Colonel Thimble's similar to the previous one was lost on the voices. Mr Levastam moved an an amendment, "Becmiring orders to work over-time to bo given in writing," Mr Kollkston thought this would make the Bill ludicrous.

Mr Morris suggested the orders should be printed, and Captain McKcnzie, That they should be stamped; the amendment was lost.

Mr Sepd,hi moved an amendment exempting agcjments under the Act from stamp duty, which was lost as well as several other amendments.

Clause 2 was passed as printed, Mr Sheehan, on clause 3, nrvid an amendment to make tho 8i11..,-,>/ .to domestic servants, lost by 31 to 15,

Colonel Trimble moved an amendment exempting persons engaged in agricultural pursuits from the operation of the Bill, carried by 28 to 13.

A motion to report progress was lost by the casting vote of tho Chairman, and an amendment to exempt sailors was lost on tho voices, At 1.40 the motion to report progress was carried by 26 to 30, and the Houso adjourned.