HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2055, 8 September 1885, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MONDAY. The House met \t 2.30 p.m. Mr Richardson lntioJueed the II ulw i\> Authonscition Bill. Mi Stout moved "That in the opinion of this Hou-^e it is inadvisable foi this colony to join the Federation Council of Anstial-.i^-n, undoi the existing Fedei il Council \ct." He said lie was desirous thenshould )>c some kind of fcdetatioti inoio powerful tli. in was pio\ided by tlie last bill passed by the convention. Ho H'fened at length to the Fedonl Council Mill. He s.ud it did not contain tlio piovision winch «.i» suggested by the New Zoal.uid (toveimneut. He felt coin meed that fi'CKT.ition would have to be efFoctod, but that it should be an Knghsh, Austiahan, and New Zealand fodciatmn. He would suggest, to s,i\e the tune of the House, that Messi-, Macandicw •md Meethain should move then losulutioiis fts additions to his Stunt's) motion. Mr Macaudrew moved, "That in tho opinion of this Hou-o the tune has come when eiFoits should be made to unite the whole Knghsh-spiwking people throughout the woi Id in one grand political confedeia tion, having f >i its object uiiitii il dofenc" against foreign nggiession, the maintenance of poaco, and the pioinotion of the biotheihood of nations; and tint a lespectful addie-s be picscnted to his Excellency the (lotcinoi requesting that hi 1 may be plowed to tiansimt this resolution to the f^ueon, in the hope that her Majesty may -till fnttlioi distinguish her illustrious leign by endeivoming to bring about a conio.lei ition th »t shall repiexMit the \\ h<>K- of the J'uti-h dominion iind the United States of Aniet ica, to meet either at London 01 Washington, to con-idct the question nf a political ton fedeiatiou as hoieinbefoio uiontioned Ho spoke at some length on th" question of the advantages of coiifcdoiation with the Impel ia] (internment and the United State*. Mi Beetham then moved his i evolution, "That m older to secuie the poiiu.inent unity of the Empiio some foim of fedeia tion is es>ential. Th.it no scheme of fedei.ition should mteifere with the existing lights of local parliaments as legaids local itfatis. Tint :«ny scheme of Inipeual Fedeiation should combine on an pquitible basis the lesource of the Enipnu for the maintenance of common interests airl adequate!,) pimidi- for an oiyi-nsed defence of common lights." M.i)oi Atkinson said he was gl id to h • >i the Premier was of opinion that fed'iation of some soit w.n necessity. Me only wished that the Jnni. gentlnnen Ind brought down a dift»ieut u'soluti >n, inoie m accordance with his views on the question. He .spoke at some length on the Mibject, and then miscd .in amendin -nt •'That it is undo»uab!o dining the present session, and pending ftirthw c >nsideration by the p-opleof th" impoitmt issues involved to adopt 1.-^islitnu hv\mg foi its object t-i jmi N-w Z>alaud in the Federal C >uncsl of Au>lialn." •\[r II illeston suppnted tie f'l'iitim ])roposal, and largely syipitln>e I with the iiKMiibti for l J "it Clnlmers in hw object to cibtiin Impel i.d Federation. Mi Montgomery objected to the proposal altogethei. He -aw ho necessity for it 'it piesent. As foi defence he contended the colony should be piot-cted by ciuiseus to cope with an enemy's fleet. Mr liallauce agieerl with tlie .nu.Midiu'nt of the lnembi'i for K'liionr. It atloidod them inoie tme for consideration of tins impoit mt ({uustiou. Pie thought th» tiui" would come when fedei ition of the woild would be elfected, b'lt it would not be foi some time jet He thought the whole question of federation, should be postponed for a few yeaisto .see how it worked. Mi Connolly strongly supported the fedoiation sdn-me and snd he could not .siippnit the Piemier's lOMilution. Majoi Atkinson's amendment was then cairied on the voices. Mr Macandirw's aniDndni.'nt nnd the resolutions as a whole w'Pieeuiied, and the House rose at •"> SO p in. The House lesnined at 7.30. The House went into Committee on the I'ublie Woiks Act Amendment (No. 2) Hill. A long discussion ensued on a clause pioposedb\ MrStew.utfor the OM'iuptum of the city of Ditiiedm ftom tlio operations of the Act, which was finally lost on a division by 10 to oO Se\ei.d othei aniendinents woie piapo-td in the bill, but weio negatned. The bill passed without alteration, with the exception of clause 13 being stiuck out. Tli" Hou u wont int'i c 'in iiittt'e on the Pulil.'^ l\Vii niii> ))ill Si- <-i il ,ii))» ndnii'iits \i'it- |>n>,ii>sid in the bill, which elicited U'llgt'l . (llsClHsl ill. The Public Woiks Act Vmen<bm-iit Mill, and the Public llrwini 8.. .veie ifpi.itid iioiii committee, read a third time, ami pis>id. Su .f. Vogel Hiiid he should like to state t" tlio IF nisc that 111 1 day «a> the last day foi leci'iyiog tend Ts L.n th San KrancLseo mail sersice, but no teudfia were received. An intimation was ice ived from a local compniy, and also from the reptesentative of an 'Vtneiicui ci>iii|miiv. fi.it if thettrnis olFered weie altered prolw'ily they would be piepaied to make an an angement. He was not disposed to think the House would eiitmtain all tha ternw otfeied. ft was stated by jiersons inclined to tender, that this service proposed was such a quick ono that a large expenditure was iß'cessm y in order to keep the time. He had theiefoic, extended the time for tenders till Wednesday next, and he hud auanged that iiistpad of an 18 i>r lit days sei vice, '20 days should be the limit icquiied He should inform the House of the lesiilt ofthefiesh tenders called. On the motion that the ({old Jhity Vbolition Bill be committed. Mr Suttei moved tha.. the bill be committed that day six months. Mr Seddon opposed the Amendment, and quoted lai gel v fioni letuius to ~how the necessity foi the abolition of the gold duty on the West Coast. Mi Cad man opposed the abolition of the gold duty. He snd if the bill in its piesent shape passed the committee, Auckland, Thames, and othei places, would ha\e a tlaiin on the (Jovcinment of .ibnw tIOOO , oi t">000 a-yeai. He hoped, if the bill weie \ passed, that ,it would not .qiply to the Noith Isl md, as he felt mnwnccd tint the Noith Island dnl not want the duty abolished. Sir J. Vogel said the duty as an expoit duty was one that could not commend itself to lion, members. He thought now that the re\enuo wns lot' iliscd thru) would bo no difhculty in collecting n loyalty. Mi O'Cnnuoi said the debate on this question showed cmirhisiwly tint the abolition of the gold duty would be most advantageous, both to companies and pu \ate persons. Ho contended that tin v ought to assist the mineix, und by tint me ins they would got it market foi c«lom«l pioduce. The motion for the socond rending was lost on a divittion by .31 to X\, Mr(Juinne«s entered his piotost agunst the motion just attiimed by tho I louse. Ho attributed tlio vote givcui to the unici sonable attitude taken up by tho inembei for Gladstone, in his rofcronco to gold mining mattci.s, of wliich ho wiih uttoily ignoiant. The question th it tho bill bo committed that day vsix montlib wjw thon put nnd curied by 35 to 33. (Loft Nitting.)