HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1863, 14 June 1884, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Trie following is the, concluding portion of Wednesday night's sitting : — After Mr \Vakepeld and Col Trimble had spoken. Major Atkinson moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr Scddon objected. Adjournments in these cases were always dangerous. Mr Macandrew and Mr Seddou opposed the adjournment. Mr Bryce said the Premier would have had to be veis ill before he gave in. What was wanted was to give the Premier an opportunity of repudiating in a fuller House the imputation made against him with respect to having treated Mr Steward with contempt. Mr Montgomery defended the course taken in putting forward Mr Steward, and cited the Victorian Parliament as aflordmg a case in point, which precendent was founded on a ease which occurred in the Imperial Parliament. Under oidinary cucum&tances they would h,ivc granted Major Atkinson the adjoin invent asked for, but after the contempt hut led upon them they insisted on a divisio. i at once. The House divided on the question for adjournment : — Ajes, 33 ; noes, 37.

THE DIVISION— THE GOVERNMENT DEFEATED. Mr Stew.ud's amendments was then put and a division took place without debate—Ayes 41 : noes, 32. Division list • — Am» 41. N0.^33. Ban on Alhyiight JJathgato Atkinson Biackon Bocthan Buchanan, J. I'll own, J. 15. C.uhuau Biyco Daniel Buchanan, W. 0. TUitfawlle Conolly Do Luitour Dick 13unc.ni DudMm JMchviek I'lt/Gcrald Fish Ifulton George Green, J. Giev Gicen, W. M. Hciui^ llobbi llolme-i Hui >lhoufeo llutchni'soll Huist I veil Johnston, C. J. Leve-itam Johnston, W. W. Maeandicw Kelly MclCen/ae, J. Mason McMill.ui j\lcTllwidith Montgomery Mitchelson Mm us Newman O'Oallaghau Peacock Peuwm P<i-.tlothwaito Petuo Kolleston lliUia-idsoii Siiaw Seddim Sutton vShcehan Swanson Hhephoul Thoinoon, H. Hlnriii'ii Tumblo Smith W.itt Steward Sufcton Taw h<u Thomson, J. Tole Tomoana Tumbull Wakefiold Wlntakcr Mi- vSuttou then moved the following fmthei- addition : " We also respectfully in ge for your p]\celleucy'b con&uleiatiou that youi Excellency will be pleased to foiuaul for our considoiation estimates foi sucli an amount as is necessary for piOMclins for the Government requiieinents, and that yoni' Kxcelloncy will be fiuthei pleased to di&oolve this Pailiainent," Mr U r liitikcr .seconded this. Mr Rollestou cautioned the House against intrinjiing the pierogativc of the Ciown, whicli he consulcuul was likely to be the ca&e on the motion. lie quoted Tod's Pailiamcntaiy Practices, from winch he aigued that the comse proposed was not competent. The Ciown gianted the dissolution on the advice of Ministeis, and in that case Pailiament had a right to petition against a dissolution being gi anted. As a logical deduction the amendment was bad. A large majoiity had said Parliament had no confidence in Government, and yet Government would have to ad\ise the Governor on the subject. He was not expressing an opinion as to whether or not a dissolution should be granted. Mr Shaw recognised the most important point in the question raised, and moved the adjournment of the debate. Major AtUiuson seconded, stating that it they wished his opinion on the point, they would agree to the motion for adjournment. Mr Seddon suggested that the motion should be withdrawn. Mr Sutton and Mr Whitaker supported the adjournment, Mvjor Atkinson said Government ! would take an adjournment of ten minutes, and then £o on if the adjournment to half- past seven next day was not agreed to. Sii G. Grey urged that the Governor should be immediately informed of the decision already ai rived at by the House. After further debate, an adjournment till half-past seven to-morrow was cairied on the voices. The House rose at twenty minutes past one.