PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1436, 21 July 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

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Hi f.-.-, i T~ ' i LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ■ In' : the Legislative Council yesterday the Fugitive Offenders Juridiction Bill was read a third time and passed.

HOUSE- OF REPRESENTATIVES. In the House Mr Rollebton without notice, and at the request of the select committee on Ofcago duramyism introduced a bill to idemnify witnesses giving evidence likely to criminate themselves. He intimated his intention to ask the House to pass the Bill through all its stages on Tuesday. Replying to questions Ministers said it would not pay : to extend telegraph communication .to Capo Farewell light house.: They 'would make enquiries about running a Sunday train between Masterton and Wellington, although Sunday traffio at present was limited to port lines. They would not give Mr Kelly a day to discuss his Native land resolutions, as the Government Bill on the subject would be down next week. ■ They, would not offer a! bonus for the discovery of goldfields in the North Island,. but had agreed to give £SOO for payable one, believed to exist in Canterbury. Mr Seddon! objected to this, and moved the adjournment of the House. Some discussion.'ensued, nearly all the Goldfield's members censuring the .course adopted. The House then wont into committee of supply, when , after some remarks from Mr Montgomery as to the necessity for the Government reducing the estimates, ,'Slajor Atkinson said the Government' did not see its way to reductions until the proposed reoigamsation of the civil service took place, Mr Hutchison ; insisted that the estimates- could be reduced £50,000 with great ease. : Mr Sivanson concurred and moved that progress be reported with a view of sending estimates , back to the Gov> ernment to be reduced by £50,000 or £75,000. ' ■ ■

Messrs Barron and Seddon strongly supported this. MrJ.E, Brown opposed it, and Major' Atkinson stated the Government could riot accept any such proposal. It the House thought other gentlemen could administer affairs more economically than the prosent Ministers, it should put tliem on the Government benches. Colonel Trimble opposed the motion, and Messrs Montgomery and Turnbull supported it. At the evening sitting the debate was continued, '

Messrs Turnbull, Pish, and Smith, supported the reference of the estimates back to tile Government, and Messrs Dick, llobbs, Fitzgerald, M. W. Green, and Sutton opposed it as amounting to a vote of no confidence. The House divided on the question, to report progress, which was lost by 43 to 34. Olseq 2, Colonial Secretary's Department—Premier's pUlcd £450, passed; Colonial Secretary's Office $1895. Mr Fish protested- , against the late decision, after whiclu they might as well throw the whole 'Responsibility on the Government and pass the estimates in globo.

A long and very Warm discussion ensued on general 5 questions, Sir George "Grey and Mr Roueston each speaking strongly on the Canterbury Land System and other matters, Messrs Pish, Seddori, Turnbuil, and J. 0. Brown kept up the talk till 2.15, when Mr Seddon's motion to report progress was negatived.

'Mr Holmes then appealed to the Government to adjourn/ saying tho Opposition as a body was not responsible for the course adopted by some independent members, whom the lender of the Opposition could-not control or curb.

Captain McKenzie ■ ill'ged the Government not togivo way 1 . He declined to believe that the opposition was not authorised,

After some further talk tho items messengers' and offico keepers', £3,370, was agreed to, as . also items electoral, •£2,955, audit, £8,732, and RegistrarGeneral's department, £8,819. On the item £3,640, geological 'and meteorological department, an amendment to reduce it by £1,500 was lost by 32 to 7at 4 o'clock. Tho Agent-General's department, £3,500, was passed, Major Atkinson denying the : truth of the rumor about Bell resigning, . , On the item Charitable and Hospipitrtls £83,900 the motion to report progress was lost on the voices, and Montgomery, Holmes and others left the House,

The Government refusing to adjourn at 4,10, Mr Turnbull announced his intention of reading the whole , of the inspectors report on the New Zealand Hospitals, a paper of i 2^.,,pages > . At 4.15. a quorum had tojbe rung for, and Turnbuil then went jon reading till 5 o'clock, when the miotion ;prevjously made to reduce the vote by £200: was lost, on division of 21 Jto.lilO. At 5.10 Turnbuil continued I reading,.. after mov ing that progress bs reported. The 'Chairman stopped him, Stid insisted on his .confining himself to'tife subject. . _ At 5.20 Mr Hamlin in reply to a question pointed out that l the whole' vete could be"'discussed on its report to the House.. . Mr Fish counselled: Mr Turnbuil to give way as no good could now be done by apposing further. Mr Turnbcll continued, insistingon the great importance .of the subject and hearing bfthe whole subject of charitable aid.

Mr Harris condemned the stonewalling of Mr Turnbull, and said he would move to reduce the vote X by £. At S.'iO the motion to report progress lost by 27 to 7.

Mr Feldwick moved the reduction of the Charitable Aid vote by £IO,OOO. Messrs Turnbull, Feldwiok, ajd Fish kept up the talk till 6.15 p,m, when the Committee divided, Mr fteldwick's motion being lost by 25 to 3, the three being Feldwick, and Turnbull (tellers) and Fish.

At 6.201 Mr Tornbuli. njoved the vote be reduced by £5,006j jbut.did call for a division aftcr:thb bell had •heenruhg. , . .. At 6.30, the. vote waa. passed as printed, aaalso the .following items :

Lunatic asylums £36,743, printing and stationery £20,517, and stock department £23,650. On the vote miscellaneous, Mr O'Calloghan moved tho omission of item £SOO for tho introduction of salmon and other lisli ova. Mr Dick oxpressed willingness .to omit the item, but Messrs Fitzgerald and Dodson objected, and at 7.10 a,m, Committee divided, the item beiug retained by 16 to 43, < This wai .the last vote of Class 2, . Progress was reported, and at 7.25, this morning,. .tho Hduße adjourned until 7.30 on Monday evening.