PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4805, 21 August 1894, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Mr McLachlan, a humorist from Ashburton, speaking in tlie House; 'Yes, the State has established, sheltors for tho unemployed; this is one of them, and a very comfortable sholtor, too."

Tho members for Mastorton and Wairarapa wcro found voting and speaking on the samosido last night, a circumstance tvhich Dr. Newman iu his most ehorubio manner spoke of as tho wondorf ul Bight of the session, The occasion was tho Wairarapa Hospital District Bill, Mr E, M, Smith got angry with Mr Orowthor last night whon the latter told him ho didn't know anything of what ho was talking about. Ho indignantly called the Auckland representative •an " uncouth Bombastes," and told him that if he made little of him ho would resent it, "not in this Houuo, but out of it," a mysterious hint which greatly tickled members, Mr Crowther amongst them. Speaking last night of tho Wairarapa Bill, Mr Thompson criticised the people of Wellington for what ho termed their want of charity, declaring that all they thought of was the making of money out of the Govornmout and ovoryono who camo here, They had never dono anything for charity, and no such thing existed here. Sir R, Stout retorted that thero were moro institutions in Wellington for helping the poor than existed in any large city in tho Colony, and that several private benefactions for educational purposes had been given by people hero. iV. 2, 'limes.

Local Bills,

(By Telegraph—Press Association),

Wellington, Tuesday.

Mr Seddon has given notice to move for tho suspension of the Standing Odors, to allow Local Bills to be taken on Thursday afternoon. The House rose at 5.50 am this morning, having been occupied with tho Harbour Board Bills.

WAIRARAPA HOSPITAL DISTRICT BILL,

The Measure Shelved.

(By Telegraph—Own Correspondent).

Wellington, Tuesday

The Wairarapa Hospital District Bill was shelved in Committco last evening, a motion by Sir B. Stout that-tiie Chairman leave the chair being carried by 24 votes to 21, Twenty-four members spoke in the course of the discussion, the principal opponents of the measure being Sir R, Stout, and Messrs H.D, Bell, Tanner, Dr Newman, and Allen, whilo Messrs Saunders, Lang, T. Mackenzie, Piraui, Thompson, Hogg and Buchanan supported it,

The division list was ns follows: Ayes—Allen, Bell, Button, Carnell, Collins, Crowtlior, Duthie, Hamshaw, Graham,, Green, Hall-Jones, W, Hutchison, G. Hutchison, Joyce, Maslin, McNab, Morrison, Newman, Pinkertou, Heeves, Gr. J. Smith, Stout, Tanner, and Wilson. Noes;—Buchanan, Buddo, Buick, Cadraan, Hall, Harris, Hogg, Houston, Kelly, Lane;, T, Mackenzie, Mackintosh, Massey, O'Eegan, I) 1 , Piraui, Saunders, E. M. Smith, Thompson, Ward and Willis,