PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1472, 1 September 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION,

LEGISLATIVE COU&CIL.

Yesterday the Wellington College Land Bill, Westland High School Bill, and Timaru Mechanics Institute Bill were read a third time, and the Counoil insisted on its amendments in the Bankruptcy Bill and appointed a committee to draw up reasons. The Hon Mr Whitaker moved the second reading of. the Native Land Laws Amendment Bill.

The Hon Mr Buckley'moved that the Bill be thrown 0ut.'.',...

After a lengthy debate/the. second rending was carried by-25'tb B.' - The Council rose at 10.30.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In the House the Public Petitions Committee reported they had not had time to fully enquire into the case of George Longhursfc, n prisoner for rape, but they recommended ; his petition to the consideration of tbo Government. Mr Siuw, in a long speech reviowing the whole case, moved that the .petition ■ be referred to*the favorable consideration of the Government. , .. >.';■!* The Hon. Mr Connolly ditLn&t. object to the alteration, as it simply asked that Government should carefully consider the case with a disposition to' give Longhurst the benefit of ievery reasonable doubt.:.', Ministei-s hai ' already very carefully, considered. t|)Q ' question, batty would undertako thoy should do so again with oveiy desire to , shew mercy. ""■'■ Messrs Sheehan, Fitzgerald, Moss, Seddon, Steward, Kelly, and Fish supported the amendment, ; urging that the case was,, one' in whioh the prerogative should bo exercised, '•The Hon Mr pointed out wit Ministers had to consider, jjistice, as well asmevoy, and the Hon John Bkyce pointed out that members were expressing strong opinions without a full knowledge of the.facts. The motion, as. amended was then agreed td. •' ' ' Mr Hutchison then moved, as a further amendment, to add that the doubt of Lpnghurst's. guilt ib so great that the Royal prerogative Bhould be at once extended to him. \ Mr BeLmitour protested against the House, swayed by the passions of the hour, interfering with the administration of justice by those who wcro . responsible for it, .. -. v* Mr MoNTQoMEity considered the House cquld not depide fts fajr]y as ft JMry in this matter, as it had not, anjj ' conld not, have aJI the facts, befove it, Mr JVlton quiteagreed that,thoy. were asbd to establish a- most daiigoiv ous preoedent, •;.,';"' After further debate Mr. Shaw asked Mr Hutchison to withdraw his amendment, which was done. The Hon Mr Conolly said Ministera .would reconsider the whole case, with every desire to release Longhurst, if they could possibly do it conaistont with justice. '■'■" '■ The' matter then dropped, -. > .( '- Ori the Hon Major Atkinson's motionthe House agreed to sit at 2.'30- oil' Saturday. '•;.'"■ Replying to questions Ministera said t||ey would encjuiro as to (ty nepessity for cattle stoppings at tlio yoad crossinga on the line from Kopua to Makatoku, If the contractors between Kopua and Tahoraite failed to pay their workmen fortnightly they were liable to a fino of £SO. The Wellington mails for Napier ■oonld not reach Woodvillo tho gains night they left Wellington, owing to the danger of crossing the Manawatu river in the dark. ;' The House disagreed with the Council's amendments in the Mining Company's Rill, The following Bills. were read a second timo and passed through Committee- :-Auckland. JJwv boiu Act Amendment, Expenses of Members of General Assembly BilJ* Rating Powersancl Native Ijpd'fro-' perty Assessment, Bating Act ment, Railways Construction ano! Land! Act Amendment, Roads and Bridget Construction Act Amendment, arid Property Law Consolidation Bill.' ''X. On the motion for. the third -reading' of the Expenses of Members of General' Assembly Bill, considerable discussion took place, several inoiulors'saying it had got through previous stages without debate entirely by surprise, Mr Seddon protested against the Bill, the Council should not be paid by- r . statute. The House should vote thjeirj* payment and it should not be lesstium-! tlio House rowed. This Bill acNra gave Wellington members more than thoy now got while Wellington councillors were to got noting. ■ - :;,;;, Mr Peacock opposed the Bill for. the,,, same reasons. ■.-''• Messrs Sheehan, Whitakcr, Moss,-, and others thought the Bill a very mean way of attacking the Council. Capt. McKen'zie thought numbers-" of each House should get only ono hundred guineas, Mr Swanson thought th,e Oouncjl would make short work of the Bill and the experiment of sending it to thenv was worth trying. • Mr Turnbull moved the recommittal of the Bill, but this was negatived by 30 to 18. The Bill was read a third time. . On the motion that the Bill do pass, tlio Hon Major Atkinson replied, He repudiated the idea that the Bill was an attack ontho Legislative Council, but members of the House had exr. •. penses which Councillors had not, in ' visiting their constituents, ete. He •'< would like to see both Houses' honor- -■■■ ■•• arium reduced one half, but it was impossible to carry that, The Bill: was then finally passed.The following Bills were also read a third time and passed:—Crown and Native Land Rating Act Amendment, Property Assessment Act Amendment' Rating Act Amendment, Railway Con- ' struction and Land Act Amendment, and Property Law Consolidation Bill.-' The West Coast Peace Preservation Act Continnance Bill was read a third ■ time and passed, but on a quesiioiof,.passing its title, Mr Hutchison wished - to protest against the measure, and''" accordingly divided the House, the title being carried by 33 to 8. The House rose at 2.10.

PovsMr AND suffering,-" I was dragged down with debt, poverty, and aufforinjj for years, caused by a sick family and largo bills for doctoring, winch did them no good. I was completely discouraged, until one year ato, by the ndvico if my pastor, 1 procured Hop Bitters and commenced thoir use, and in.one month wo were all well, and none of us Iwyo seen a sick day since ; and I want to say to all poor men, you cull keep your families woll a yoar with Hop Bittors for less than one doctor's mit will cost. I know it."—A Wobkino Man. lioa'il