PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1130, 20 July 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

UNITED,PRESS ASSOCIATION.,

)( TheCoMoil proceedings yeiterday, ware unimportant.

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Judge Smith to give evidence to the Native Affairs Committee oaJM/Mjddla Island re Native claims, and to ; : It was intimately depidadVtiiatVthe ex.. ! jpbses : aHoilid;not be'paid-outfof'theS publio :$? r %^ n stated that they.' intended to; prseeJsrith the Native Keserjes BiU. : sps tolfaoilitate a transfer dxsays,, pro-, petty. They .were consideringaboil fenoing all railway lines, and would endeavor to stop the cifoulatiof of-lpuiibus coin oi'ffieWlr Ohristchuroh. ThepropoMamend|ig the. eleptoral laws to'pbveht'namea beingglaoed on the roll for two months before an eleotion'.: The Chattels Securities Aot; Amendment' Bill (Feldwiok) waß;read : a'second ftmej'and a second read of the Municipal Corporations. Act Amendment ; Bill,(Moss) was carried by; 43 t034. ':-v-::.-i:.i:>y'-i

: v The debate was resumed on the Constitution Aot Amendment Bill (Grey), i } r if\

The Hon. Mr Boiotton said the Bi!l was a most extraordinary onej' and' praotipally abolished the Legislative Council.' 'He. moved it be day six months.'.... ; .Colonel TBiaßLß'denounced the'Biilaatyranical,

• Sir John the Bill abolisbed Governor as a branch of the' Legislature, He was in favor of making the Council elective, and regretted that the Government hacTnot 'brought'' down proposals' to that effect, butheoould notßupporta Bill like this to: abolish . thenvpragtipaUy*,■■; -Alto-:, getter,itwa.3 a,step, towards separation from the Mother Country arid the establishment of a red republic, Mr Kelly opposed the Bill, . Mr Beyoe strongly opposed'.tho Bill- and said the Government would stake their existence on the question, fie' blamed-Mr. Montgomery ..(if he really was the Opposition leader) for not taking a stand on this measure.- , ... , • Mr % W. Greek would support the Bill with certain amendments, He had been anxious when he came there to support the Government but the conduct of Ministers was such that he could Bupport them no longer, '"'..'■ Mr Tornbull moved the adjournment of' the debate to allow other business to. go, onNo one could possibly dictate to Sir George Grey what Bills he should introduce, and this Bill was not a party one. •.,- .• ~ .., ■'■

Major 'Atkinson? said the Government would not agree to tbo adjournment or, to any other business being done till this question was disposed of. The Opposition and its leader seemed to consider the Bill as ahugejoke, and hadjieea laughing at it, but the Government considered it a serious matter, In not taking up a proper stand Mr Mo ntgomery had been guilty o'f a breaoh of faith. I ■ ■ ■ •••'■,'■

Mr MoNiaoMEnx said he would be sorry to see any Opposition so drilled that .Its members dare'not laugh. Sir George Grey had carried Bill after BiU against the Governinent; and how could he stop him bringing iu this one? If they laugbedifwas at the consternation existing on the Government benojies? ,; - '■ '-.•':'.•'.' After • some disoußsion, in which Messrs' M. W.Groen, Bryce, Moss, Seddon, Trimble Joyce, Morris, Levastam, Shepherd, Holmes Burst,, W. C. Buchanan and Harris '.took part the motion .for adjournment of the. debate Was put and-negatived on division of, 44t040. :■--,' ■ ',

. Ayes 40:—Mes&B Bracken, Barron, J. 0. Brown, Cadm.aa/ Paqiel, Dargavillo, De JJatour, Duncan, Feldwjck, Gg.qrge., If, W, Green, Sir George Grey, Harris, Hqlmcs, Hutchison, Ivess, Joyce, Levastaro, Macan: droty McDonald, J. Montgomery, -Moss, Potrie, Pyke, Hcddon, Sheehan, Shep. herd, Shrimski, Smith, Steward, Suiter, Taiarpa, Tawhai, J, W. Thompson, Tole; Tomoana, Turnbull, Weston, and W. Waite, - Noes 44:—Allwrisdit, Askinson. Bect'iam,' Bryce, J. Buchanan, W. 0. Buc'i.iuan, Connolly, Dick, Diver, Fergus, Fitzgir'ald, Fulton, J.Green, Sir J. Hall, Hamlin,! lojlm, Hurst,'Hur'sthouse, Q, J Johnston, V Uy, Levin,-■Capt. MoKenzie, McMillan, M.\ iro, Mitohelaon, O'Oallaghan, Peaoook, lVajon', Pilliett,. Poatlethwaite, Eolleston, ltu her, ford, Stevens, Swanson, Sutoi, H, .Thompson, Trimble, Watt, Wbitaker, J. B'. Whyte, Williams, J. G. Wilson, Writ;K

■'■Aitflra..few remarks from Sir G. Grey ' ' * r / i v and Mr Montgomery tho bill was So be read that day six months, and thy Uouse rose at 1.5 p.m.. ..,.'•