HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1729, 4 August 1883, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

YESTERDAY. The House met at 2 30. Replying to questions, Ministers said the increised vote for edueilien lust ses sion was due to Mr O'C.Ulaghan's e\'ci tion, and was for the purpose of restating the ten per cent, on salaries. Me<sis Fish, Fergus, C. J. Johnston, Dodson, and Swanson were added to the committee on the education petitions. Major Atkinson rose to move the resolution he gave notice of yesterday, for a committee to enquire into the charges made against himself and the Pieniier by Mr Daigaville. In the interests ef public morality he held that an inquiry should be made into the cliaiges which, if true, would render him unfit to bit in the House, and make him a. criminal of a very bad class. Indeed, he had a, light to claim this, he thought, as a matter of justice from both sides of the House. Mr Muiu'O seconded. Mr Dargaville. thought Major Atkinson had lost his head to place liim3clf in such a humiliating position. Spleen and vindictiveness were now taking the place of reason with Majoi Atkinson. No doubt he had spoken wai inly, but he had not in any way exceeded the cuiutosy of debate in .saying what he believed to be true about Majoi Atkinson. He was quite prcpaied to stand by what he had said. Major Atkinson had framed his own indict nent, and named his own juiy, and asked to be tiled on it Such a thing had never been heard of. Theie could only be one lcsult of such a proceeding. The motion i.ii.scd a fal.se issue. He read from Hansard the piccise words he had used in his speech, and compaied them with the terms of the resolution. He had not accused eithei Messrs Whitaker and Russell or Majoi Atkinson of any abuse of their political position. Mr Whitaker had not a political position at the tune refeired to. lie 10 viewed the whole facts of the Loan Consolidation proceedings, ISO 7, foi their pirt in which Messis Whitaker and Russell, the soheitois to the Bank, leceived £10.000 for their \ .tillable services. He quoted Dr Feathei stone's speech on the subject in 18b"7, to show that what lie had stated was fully justified The countiy kiew that the Bank of New Zealand kept the jflYeasuier in ollice. Did they want a jcommitte to cnquiic into that? Jle f moved as an amendment, " That in the opinion of this House the implication contained in the Treasuier'b motion did not aiise out of anything said by the lion, member for Auckland City West "' ! Mr W. \V. Johnston stiongly suppoited the motion, and accused Mr Da.gaville not only of .slandeiiug the I'ieinier and Mr Russell, but of libelling the House in the speech he had ju«.t made. Mr Joyce uiged the uithdi.nwil of the motion, and letting the mattei (hop Mi Holmes thought the n otion should be lemodelled, and moved the following amendment. "To onut subsections (1) and (2), and subatitute in lieu theieof the following woids, (I) Whether the allegations made auainsfc the I'temiei and the Colonnl Tien^uiei, contained in the uncoiieeted icpoit of the speech of Mi Daigaville, made in the House on Tues day, tlie .'list day of July, 188!}, m the discussion on the I'iopeity Tax Bill, nnjjutcd any political con uption ot peison.il dishonesty and dishonour to eithei of these honomable gentlemen ; ("2) Whether these allegitions l« ti ue. Major Atkinson and Mr Dargaville accepted this. Mr Sutter urged that the committee should bi' appointed by billot. Sir (■'. (Jiey suggested th.it the rleb.ite should lie adjoin ned until the amendment was piintcd. This was agieed to, and the House rose. The House lesumcd at '/.30. Mi Tiiinbull io,uimd tin- debate, holding that Mr Dai ga vile had not gone further tlian the facts pi f >tilud, but tlic statement-, made did not justify the ink rentes sought to lie di.iwn iioni tlicin The Tiv.isuici was so li.ibitually Hide to membeis on that side of the House that he wa-> glad to set him chastised m the way Mi Daigaville had done it. Mi FUh did not think Mi l>ai .pvillc's woulsbvie out the imputations assumed in tlio motion. To appoint a committee established a precedent dang'ious to th- j fieedom of speech in I'ailiainent He urged that the matter should be allowed to diop. He objected to the composition ot tlic committee, especially to Mi Huist being on it, as his enmity to Mi Diigaville was well-known. He stiongly fondeirined the stiong terms used by Mi Johnston. MrMunio thought it high time that it was. established that such strong imputations as Mr D.vigav llle had made should not be made with impunity m that House. Mr Joyce said Mr Darg.iullc should place his chaiges in tj pc outside the House, and allow Major Atkin«on to take his ordinary legal remedy. It was degiading for the Hou&c to tauy on this discussion. Mr Fergus pointed out that the action of the Government m legaid to the Native Land Court Bill dispioved the alleged influence of the Bank of New Zealand over the Government. The Treasurer was iv duty bound for his own honour, that of his p.uty, and that of the House to have the matter thoioughly enquired into. Mr Fyke said that Mr Holmes' amendment having been accepted by both .sides of the House, this wrangling should be stopped. If cither the Tic.iMiicr oi Mi Dargaville deserved to be expelled fiom the House, it should bo left to the committee now to anivo at the merits of the case. Mr Montgomery did not think there should be any committee of inquiiy at all. Mr Dargaville's words should have been taken down when they wcip spoken. It was contrary to the standing orders to take notice of them now, and the motion would establish a precedent dnngeious to the freedom ot debate. He moved an amendment to the effect that the words not having been taken down at the time, could not now, according to Parliamentary rules, be Jaken notice of. fcMr Moss thought the action of the ■vernment in regard to the New Zca«l Native Land Company's Bill was a Kunphant, answer to Mr Daigaville's leusation. ' Mr Connolly thought Mr Montgomery's amendment entirely foreign to the subject. The standing orders he quoted referred to words of threat or abuse. The statements of Mr Dargaville were not of this character, but studied accusations of a most serious character. (Left Sitting.)

A writer in the Mirror aud Farmer would like to say to thoße who are troubled with " disorderly hens " (or those who will pluck each others foathers), if they will put as much salt in then warm food once a day as they would for themselves, they will have no further trouble ; at least, that has been our experience. Having been troubled in the Bame way a year or two ago we were advised to try Bait, and did so with success. Thumps in pi;£B is indicated by violent action of the abdomen, and is caused by functional disorder of the heart. It may be produced by over- feeding, indigestion, inflammation caused by cold and by worms in the intestines. Give a moderate dose of castor oil and repeat several tiroes, feed moderately on the best food, tod, do not let pigs be disturbed. -