PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3915, 17 September 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER M,

The Speaker took the chair at S.&V^ chairman of committees. * - The Premier informed the Hon Mr Rolleston that he hoped to be able to ' appoint a Chairman of Committees someday this week.—The Hon.Mr Rolleston spoke of the necessity for » Chaiiman being appointed, and said he believed it was a violation of Parliamentary procedure, as he doubted whether the Government had any legal power to kaep the office vacant. Besides that, it had been an indecent spoctaolo in the paßt, and would be in tho future, if the office was kept dangling, as was currently reported, before the eyes of three or four members. He should take earliest opportunity of testing the feeling of the House on the subject.—The Premier retorted that it was au indecent spectacle to see the leader of the Opposition getting np the day after .the vacancy occurred, and talking about a violation of Parliamentary procedure. He did not see that any great harm would accrue from this slight delay, and the Government h«d only asked for a reasonable time to consider who should be appointed to each a respoU" ' sible position. They wore.not going to be hurried into a selection, but ; when the choice was made it would be announced to the House. -

NEW BILLS. The McLean Land Bill (No. 2) was introduced by the Minister of- Land*and read the first time. '- : LAND BILL. I -' ' The Minister for Lands moved'that the House disagrees with the amend* ments made in the Bill by the Legislative Council. Finally the consideration of the amendments was adjourned, to allow of the Bill in its altered form being printed.

COAL MINES BILL. The House then went into Com* mittee on this Bill, Mr O'Oonor being in the chair. COAL MINKS BILL.. The Bill was passed through Com*' mittee with a few verbal amendments, —On the motion for the third reading Mr Bees protested against the hurried manner in which the Bill had . Ron* through Committee.—Mr remarked that the Bill had simply been " kicked " through.—After soma further discussion the Minister for Mines defended the Bill, and the manner in which it had pa&sed through Committee.

The Bill then pasßed its find stages.

LAND BILL. The Minister for Lands moved that . the amendments made in this Bill by the Legislative Council be disagreed with. He hoped the House would assist him in approaching the Council in a friendly but determined man* ner, in erder that they might secure such an amendment of the existing land lavs which he felt sure was desired by the country generally.—The Hon Mr Eolleston expressed a hope that the Minister would pursae a give and take policy in his attitude towards the Upper House. He himself did not agree with some of the amendments made in the Bill by the Legislative Council, —After a lengthy debateJSJlir - Minister's motion was agreed to, and managers were appointed to draw up reasons for disagreeing with the amendments. The House rose at 1.80 a.m.