PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4523, 14 September 1893, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

An flll-toqhiSitting,, '■'..." (By Telegraph. Press Asßoaiation.) Wellington, Thursday. The defence estimates ■ were under considerntioD until 5,10 this morning, Several members strongly urged the Government to defer these estimates until discussion had been taken on Colonel Fox's report, but Mr Beddon could not agree to this course, He undertook, however, tu bring on 001. Fox'b report for consideration at 7.30 p.m.on Tuesday, A general discussion on defence matters went ou for several hours, and eventually the total vote amounting' to £65,701 was passed unaltered, Votes and Justice £119,421 were next taken and passed unaltered. After an exhaustive discussion, at 8 o'clock this morning the House adjourned for breakfast.

(By Telegraph - Own Correspondent,)

Wellington, Thursday. There has hew an all-night sitting, Captain Russell and several members of the Opposition having blocked the estimates. The principal obstruction has been over the defence vote, the Opposition leaders refusing to pass the items until Colonel Fox's report should be first considered. Ouptimi Russell aud Messrs Fergus and Allen bave been tho chief atonewallers. The Premier and his party, although asked by Sir liobert Stout, weo left tho House about 2 o'clock, toadjourn, resolutely refuse to give way until tbe Estimates are passed, An "musing phase of the light is that Mr Fish, the champion stonewaller, is voting with and defending the Government, He deprecates the stonewall on the ground that the Opposition must cave inand that they bave no good object to serve.

To-day's Proceedings, (By Telegrapb.-Press Association), Wellington, This Day. On resuming at nine o'clook this roornini;, Mr Rolleatotn moved that progress be reported, as ho objected to dealing with legislative estimates when so many members wero absent, The proceedings of Inst night had been humiliating. Sir Boiiert Stout condemned tho all-night; sittings, which the Government had forced on tho House.

The Premier urged that tbo legislative estimates be gone on with now they did not involve questions raised in the Privileges Roporfc. Sir B, Stout said if the Premier had diecunßion on Colonel Fox's report and the Priviledges Committee bofore taking the estimates, they would be gone through without the leaßt trouble. Sir John Hall could not help saying that it seemed as though there was something behind the Premier's action. It looked as though forcing through the estimates wob part ofa scheme for tbo frustration of Women's Suffrage, The Premier said that until lib got these estimates away he could not bring down the Public Works statement, nor closi the session as he hoped by the end of the month. The Government's action over the estimates had no connection with the Electoral Bill.