PARLIAMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2987, 5 September 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE OOUXOIL THURSDAY. Tiir Omeii m<V. a I 2.."0 p.m. The Factories Bill w .s read a third time and passe.l. The Colon'.il S.orotiry movnd ih» si;c.->:vl parting ot the Workmen's I/'U BiM, :.iil .■vpbiined its nhj.-cis, ailing llMt Ulr ''t" Government had introduced tlr: - •■me Ui I. Tho motion for tin) committal of thn Shop Hours Bill was n-.jeclti ! by '21 to IS. The Bill was tlnn killed. The Sectors L-indx R»va.!ii iti.m Bill was further considered in unminitti-t.'. Several ainendnn-nts having l ,n "'n agreed to, the Bill was rp.portn'i with amendment--, and the third reading was fixed for the following day. The Council, at 5 o'clock, adjourned to tho fallowing day. FRIDAY. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Phirazyn movorj : "That in the opinion of tho Council, the o-itablishmunt of a well-equipped agricultural department is urgently required in N.nv Zealand." Mr Buckley said the country could not a (ford the expenditure, ind the debate was adjournod. The Customs and Excise Duties Bill passed through the final stages. Mr Buckley moved the second reading of the Land Bill, which he said provided for the settlement, of the people on the land in accordance with public opinion. Mr Stevens criticised the measure in a hostile spirit, and ridiculed the proposition that no man should hold mure than ono run. Tho debute was adjourned at 5 p.m., and the Council adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. THURSDAY. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Captain Rut-sell presented a petition from Judge Edwards, pr.iyinsr the House to take his into consideration. Mr Seddon brought up the report of tho nian.igpra of the conference on the Auctioneers Bill. The report w.is to tho effect that the conference hid sigi-peii that iniclioncurs' fees should be paid to the Inrnl body of tho place whore the nuetioneijis hivo their usual place of business. The conference had nNo agreed that account sites should be rendered in fourteen days after the sale instead of seven, lie moved that tho report bo agreed to, but the debate was adjourned. A number of local Bids were put through thnir final stage. l !. Tho House rose at . r i.3O 11. in. Th? House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The Female Sulfrage Bill was considered in committee. Clause 2, Electoral Franchise conferred on women. After discussion, this clauso was pissed on the voices. Mr Blake then moved that tho Act should not come into operation until the ."Ist March, 1894. After considerable discussion, Mr B'akn's amendment to extend tho time till 1594 was lost by 27 to 22. Sir George Grey moved that the Bill come into operation in 1H92. Lost on tho voices. Sir John Hall moved that the Bill should ciine into operation on the Ist June, 1593. Agreed to. Mr Pratt asked Sir John Hall whether Maori women would be allowed to vote under the Bill. Sir John Hall .said the Bill made no distinction, and it would allow Maori women to vote as well as Europeans. Mr C.irncross moved a now clauso enabling ony female elector to bn elected a representative for the House of Rspresoutati vet--. After a lengthy discussion, it was carried by 30 to 2J. The Bill was then reported with amendments. On the motion for the third reading, Mr Fish said the Bill had not been carried on its merits, and there was not 11 real majority of the House iu favour uf it. Mr Carucroiis said ho had proposed his amendment iu order to make the Bill distasteful to the country. The third reading was then agreed to, unil the Bill passed. The House rose at 1.10 a.m. FRIDAY. The House met at 2.30. Mr Sannders brought up the report of the Public Petition Committee on the claim of Hon. Dr Pollen for arre.ns of pension. The Committee recommended that £1330 be paid to the petitioner from July 1373 to October 1870. Several members protested agiinst the payment of this money, and tho report was eventually referred back to tho committee for reconsideration. Mr Seddon moved that the report of the conference on tha Auctioneers Bill be agreed to. The motion was carried. The Electoral Bill was further considered in committee. Mr Buick moved a new clause to tha effect that any person who supplies or causes to be supplied to any other person on polling day any intoxicating liquor shall bo liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds and not loss than five pninds for each offence. The clause was lost on the voices. Another clause moved to tho effect that all public-houses within a radius of two miles of tho polling booth shall be closod for tho sale or supply of intoxicating liquors on polling day at a general election and that no holder of any license shall supply liquor to other persons on that day, the penalty for a breach of this clause t:i b<; the forfeiture of license, was lost, by 32 to 13. The Bill w-is then reported with amendments, tint immediately re-committed on the motion of the Promior for the reconsideration of certain clauses. Clause 112 : Result of poll. Mr Ballancß moved to strike out the proviso (inserted 011 the mo , ion of Mr Buick two tiights ago) providing that the ballot b ixes at small polling booths where there are not more than forty electors should b,e forwarded to the returning officer unopened. The. mot ion was carried and the proviso struck >ut. Tho remaining postponed clauses w.;ro agreed to and tin: Bill was read a third time and passed. Tho House rose at f> 30. Tho House resmn.vi at 7 30. The Legislative Couuoil Bill was taken in committee, and after considerable discussion was repotted with amendments, read the third tiino and piss>ml.