LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2029, 9 July 1885, Page 2

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

TUESDAY. TfiK Legislative Council met at half-pa«t two o'clock. ThcColoni.il Sccictnty formally moved fclic second rending of tin- Whitmore Enabling Bill to piovide that Sir (Jeorge Whit inou»\ se.it in the Council should not bo vacated by luh receiving .salaiy as commander of tlie militiiiy forces of New Zealand, hut tlut hid seat nhould meanwhile lein.tm dorm.uit, Air. McLiMti protested against the Bill. Mr Scotland also opposed the Hill. Sir Y. Whit.tkei w .11 inly suhocited the I'll], and spoke in tci ids of eulogy of the soi ,ico^ U'lidcicd to the colon y by Sir (I. Whitnioii 1 . Cipt. Kiascr, Mi Keynold->, Mi Men/ies, Mi l'liai.i/yn, l)i Pollen, Mr Kichinond, Mi Sliephird, ])r (ir.iet 1 , and Colonel Biott aNo spuke in fa\ 0111 of tlic Bill, which was agiecd to 011 the \oice-. The Bill was then considcied in committee. An amendment to pio\idc that the \ct should only loniain in force one year w-t> negatived without dnision. The Bill w.isj then read n thud tune and passed. The Council then adjourned.

WEDNESDAY. The Colonial Nrctetary moved the second rending of thp Legislative Council Bill siyinjj ho believe 1 it would nioet with the confidence of tin- C amul. Col. IJiett opposed the, bill. .Sir F. Wlnt.tkoi itionud n-. an nniendnient, "Tli.it a committee be nppointed to take into consideration the present constitution and power-, and lepoit to the Council with a view to sii^gont such amendineuts 01 alterations therein .is the c uninittee may deem expedient or dciiiable, the committee to coM-.i«t of iiiembi rs and bn cho-.cn b> ballot, and lepoit within tlnce weeks. ' Mi Me Lean oppos d too >-econd uadinj; Mr Bath^ite .md Mr Ch iiitbuil.ini spo'.c in fa\oni ot th • bill Vftci fiut'iei cli>cu-.'ion the debite w.is adjoin ned.