YESTERDAY'S SITTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1439, 22 September 1881, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S SITTING.

Wellington', Last Night. The House met at 11 a.m. The Death of President Garfield. The Premier said : Sir, before proceeding to the Orders of the D.iy( I think it is ouly light that some allusion should be niade to'the information contained in this morning's newspaper of'the death of the President of the United States. I am sure, sir, that we all feel that this is a most melancholy event. Wo should not pass over in silence the death of the head of the first American community, which we all agree is associated by ties of kindred and community of interest and large sympathy with us'in the working of free institutions. Sir, there is perhaps no .country in the world iv which the British Empire ought tohave—and I believe has —a more deep sympathy than with the United States of America,, and an event of this kind is calculated to draw that 1 bond of sympathy closer. We deplore this event, not only in the loss of our kinsman in the United States, but because it brings to an untimely end a great career by a most cruel fate. Sir (I. Grey and Mr Macandrew concurred with the Premier's remarks, and it was agreed to send a message of sympathy with the American people. Bills Advanced. ,The amendments made by the Council in< the Railways Construction and Land Bill were agreed to. The RamVaya' Authorisation Bill was then considered in committee, read a third time and passed. , , , Major Atkiuson moved the second reading of the Publio Revenues Bill, but the! debate was. interrupted'by the 1.30 adjournment. " The House reassembled at 3.30, [ Death of President Garfleld-, '" Tlie Premier Wougiit up an, ,address to be .tele^rapHjed.to/the y ioe;Preai<clent of the jtJmtea Stptea.j ' ' , , . ißevenueg Bill. The debate on the second' reading of the Public Revenues Bill was'resumed. A strong desire was expressed that the new Parliament should be called together as early as possible. ' ■ < ■ ' The motion*forthesecond reading was f then put and carried, after which the Hoiise" went into Committee, '.'> rt" Clause 4, on a division of 31 to 27, was altered to read^twd months instead of three. ,j , , (i,. The cteb'ate was ' interrupted by the< 5.39,«,dj0,urnine^f,,,.;,,/ , i,'! >