PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4459, 1 July 1893, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

Legislative Council, IljE LIBEL BILL, The Attorney Genoral gave notice that he would introduce the Libel Bill on Tuesday next. SALE OF POISONS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Attorney<General moved tho second reading of this Bill. The Hon R. Oliver asked whether the Bill would provide against the sale of amnio in the form of 'Hough on Eats' and preparations used for sheep-dipping purposes. The Attorney-General said he understood ' Hough on Eats' was by pros clamation now included among poisons, The second reading was on the ' voices. The Council rose at 815 p.m. TheHomoftiepmentatws, PBIDAY, JUNE 20. r i _ 5 BILLS READ A I'IHST TIME. ' The following Bills were read a ( first time:—Kauri Gam and Gum- ' fields, Mr Palmer; Wellington Oi'.y Empowering and Wellington Suburbs r Sanitation, Mr Duihie; Corrupt 8 Practices Prevention Act Amendment.Mr Bcobie McKenzie; Tongatiro

National Park, Hon J. McKenzie. ■ INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION BILL. The Minister for Labour proposed the seoond raiding of the Industrial ' Conciliation Dill. Mr BuckUd considered that tho working men of tho Colony were by this Bill giving their liberty away. In teply to Mr Fiahor, the Hon. Mr W. P. Kepves said that thero was not sufficient departure from principle in tho Bill to make it necessary to remit it to the Trades and Labour Cooncil. Sir John Hall believed that the Bill contained a miscbevious prinoiplo from which the wage-earning classes i would oe tbe heaviest sufferers. Tbe Hon. W. Rolleston declared that the Bill struck at the root of ini dustry, and threw hack the cause of ■ labour, and the conciliation which ho , and others desired so much to see. ! Hedeprvcattd the formation in that i House of a class who would legislate , for themselves/ i Mr Jameß Klills supported the Bill, ) recognising jt os a bold attempt to i grapple witkf ne of the greatest diffii cultien of tbtlday. He believed that r unless compu[sion were provided, tbe ) whole scheme) of the Bill would be a 1 failure. . Theideciaion'of tbe Court of t Arbitration viuld not be made effective by tbe lire force of public opint ion. He suj|orted tbe proposal to b recognise tho Railway Commissioners as ;employorsuor the purposes of the p ■■ Mr Duthio \ main tainecl that the

" Mills, bad been consistent .in. Mb inconsistency with regard to this Bill. He was sitting on a rail, professing to agreo with the Labour members and also with those opposed to'ilia'.Bill, Tlio Bill would do muob mischief, and would have a very injurious effect in encouraging disunion. .Mr Simdford supported the Bill, while Mr Bruce as warmly opposed it. After an olfecliYe reply by Mr Reeves, tlio Bill was read a second time on the voices. •! DISTRESS FOB BENT ABOLITION BILL.. Tile Premier moved the second rcadiug of the Distress for Rent Abolition Bill, by which n landlord is placed ou a similar footing 10 other creditors, 11 r McLean sup ported the Bill, but argued that it needed revision. Consiberab'e discussion, took place un the Bill, but eventually the debate was adjourned. The House rose at 12.20 a.m.limes.