PARLIAMENTARY. [PRESS AGENCY.] Government Building. Wellington, last night. A SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 665, 16 September 1876, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY. [PRESS AGENCY .] Government Building. Wellington, last night. A SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

The House yesterday wai several koun tcoupied discussing whether tue Miuia era were entitlo.i to hokl offl -o uuder the Ditquahii ation Act, wbun Mr Pyke jcall bir Ueurge Q-rey'a conduot dugiaccful, and stigmatised biin as a jcomuiou mfortuor. This w»* aai J Under hw, breath, but Sa 1 Or orn«J Grey heard him and oiled tlio Speak«i'< attentiou to the fact. Thou fo. lowed (juite a scene, aud several hours dwouutun, *fter which Air i'iko apclogi-fd. The licuac then returned the discussion &s to the legality of the iiiuiatry to-«it. Mr ilßfes comuieucbd »i)eakmg at t ivte o'clock thu (Friday) luoimng, aud »poko till lialt-(>a«tBix, Wlien tlielioUioailjourbe I t>H 10 o'olouk, aud thr-n rtituined, au'i Mr hcoi commenccil wiiert* Lv Xf v off, aud fcp.iko till tiio a. Ijoururoent lor lunch, wluu be said ho would speak for thirty houn loug.r. Shtuhan hia uudtruUeu to opeak, after Kees, fcr bixlcen hours, and other inoiubern to follow. They will speak ou through Sun lay. The majority will Lo likely toencoumgj thic, m oidor lo work them oat, Tuu oojeut is nut ytt Ituown, fui Lher ih in that it is to prevent tho Indtinuity Bill from passing an long an possiblo.

(From another Correspondent. ) Mr Ktfes n talkmg againut time since threo o'clock this morning to preveut the paving Of a re-oluttou, that Miuistom i.avo not vacated their aeatH, and aru t> have »O iodctunity for auy lufrm^euieut of the Act. The Government Hill have c maj >rity of from 12 to UJ, k.ud their tuppurtei< aic very detoriciuod not to give way. The oppoaition aro losing atreugth by their conduct'

[From our Spooitl Correnpondent.] Fuclay, 6 10 p m. Mr He 1 ! is ttill opeaking against tnnt\ Relay* are formed, tho Opposition k-cp-ing tlin'O members in the House ut a tiiuo, uud the Qaveruiuout uiaetcuii. Thursday.

THE NEW RMNISTKY. The lion Major Atkiuaon )a*t night announced iho following us the mom bora of tko Minutrj, who wore sworn in tint owning : — Mr Atkinson, Prcmior and Trensurer. Hr Whit iker, I'ostmsater-Geaerj,! and Telegraph Co nini»ioner. Dr Pollen Colonial Si-cretarj. Sir Domild McLean, Niliro Minii'er. Mr CounniHiionorofCustonn. Mr liicuardkon, Muihter for Public Works. Mr Ho wen, Minister of Juttioe. Mr Hull uud Mr Ormoiid baro retired It is undor*ioo 1 thut thn m-ijo itjr of the House haveagtv<td to pass tho InJcin* int-y Bi 1. C E HaugUton w* * fullj committed ijr trial.

(Fr-m our Speri il Reporter.) THE UOVURNIIEST OAJJj^JS. Tlu-ro were forty-fine member! proonl nt the ui 'oting of mum-tonal kupporlen held piotioua to the r^signab'on uud reLOU»truc io i of thi) Miumtry, but witli tho«» unavoidably absent tbo piii'tj an r. pros ntcd nu nbo^ed 57. u flood working in i,j )ritjr in a f ull Homo of 88. Mr Cox wui vo'cd to the c'mir Your readers aro ahvuJy jri]uaidt>.d «atLi tLo airico

givou to reiiii-i and re-eon«truct, liter illy cirried out iho ueit cloy, but as showing tlie unanimity of foe nn in support of thj Government I may rofer co <i i evolution prupoied at tbo moi-fnii bjr ll r Still'oid and un-iniuiously agrpid to : — " Tiiut tliu uie-tmg pl>d,;cs i'holf to support tii* O j\crii>neut in carrying t he iuiusur t * n» c.*sBttiy to nive flFui't to tlio p 1 c of tha putyas etutcd by the Premier."