PARLIAMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2818, 5 August 1890, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (liV TKI.KUHAI'H.—IMtKSS ASSOCIATION.) SATURDAY, Arrat the Telegraph (Mice closed this morning, Ciptain Russell said he considered that the moral of these proceedings was that the Committee were inellicieut. to deal with these questions, and lie expressed the opinion that the Committee would have done better had they taken up a firmer attitude toward both parties. Referring to Mr Hutchison's insinuation that Mr Dell had appeared in the character of an advocate for .Ministers, the Colonial Secretary quoted a letter from Mr Bell, absolutely denying that he had conferred with members of the (l.ivernnient on the aubjeet.

The Speaker said he could not allow the l.'t.Vr to liii quoted from. He had been shown the letter, and ruled tli.it it cuuld niit be used. Mf Duncan said the Ministry talked übnut ch.rges being made inside, lint had tiif.y 11 it already been made outside? Captain SLnsr.ell : P>y whom : Alt' Duncan : Mi' Puckley. 0 iptnin Russell : Mi' liuckley will have to answer for that. After further discussion, the division was taken at half-past two, Mi' Maeaitlmi''s umendniisnt being carried liy oO to L'l. The division list was as follows I' I .ir amendment. (:!o).—Allen, Anders-on, Arthur, Bruce, Carroll. Cowan, I'orgus, Knitoll, Mall, Han lin, llarkness, llislop, MoliKs, Himi|<11ri■ y~, I z nd, li'twry. Maearthur, -M. .1. S. Mackenzie,!'. Mackenzie, McGregor, Miichel.son, Moat, Muni;, G. I''. Richardson, Rus-ell, Samuel, D. Stewart, Taipua, 11. Thompson and X. Thompson. A i _ r .iinst amen.lment (li I}. — Ballance, P> irr.m Duncan, Keldwiek, lusher, Kish, Kitchott, (loldie, Grey, Guinness, Hutchison, Iverr, Lirnach, J. MeKou/.ie, Perceval, It. .1. Reeves, .Saunders, Seddon, Taylor, Vorr.dl, Withy. L'airs. —l;\>r: Atkinson, Seymour, Valentin', Wilson. Mills Pyke. Whit'', Ross, Tanner, jMirchant, Didson, Menteath, luior, Hodgkinson, i'.ryce, Rhodes, Newman, Orinoiii 1, lieethaui, Peacock, Buchanan. Against : .Joyce, Smith, Lougbrey, Liiiee, Jones. Buxton, Kelly, Richardson (K li moil, Moss, Taiwhanga, l'Vaser, Stewawl, Parita, Brown, Walker, Kit/.herbert, W\ !'. Reeves, Ward, Cad-in-iii, (1 rininion 1, IM dee. The motion with tin amendment added was then carried on thi; vox- s. Mr Ballance said thai, as the powers of the committee of which he had been elected a member had been restricted, and a ue-.v order of referenee made, he did nt think, with all due def-'rem'e to til' llouy, that he could any longer take pal t in the committee's work. Mil- 11. Atkinson .and he agreed to the original order of n fereuc-', and he regretted that it had not been adhered 10. He asked to be relieved from further attendance on the c luiuiittee. Messrs Larnach, Seddon, and I' itchetl also aiinoiinced their intention ol withdrawing fiom the couiuiittee. as a protest against the way the cuniinittee has been treated by the House. The House rose at a quarter to three a.m.