GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3115, 2 July 1892, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY. The House mot at 2.30 p.m. The Address-in-Reply was presented to thft Goveroor. . " - Replying to questions, it was stated that there was no reason to depart from the usual course in the matter of granting compensation to Mr W. B. Edwards for, the loss of office as a judge of the Supreme Court, as the ordinary form of the House gave full opportunity for having this question ventilated ; that there was no time this session to deal with an amendment to the Rating Act giving local bodies power to exempt permanent improvements from local taxation, but a Bill would be prepared at a future time; that the police were doing their utmost to stop the practice of sly-grog selling in the King Country; that the Government were not justified in interfering in the Picturesque Atlas matters; that the Government did not intend to introduce a Bill to enable the 1 people of the colony to elect the members of the Legislative Council. On the motion to appoint the usual sessional committees, Mr Rolleston objected, and said thure was not a fair representation of thi) Opposition side of the House on any of the committees set up by the Government. lion. Mr Reeves contended that on the whole the committees were fairly representatives of both side's of the House. The debute was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7-30. Mr BiilUnce moved the second reading of the Electoral Bill to amend and consolidate the law relating to the qualification of elector." and the conduct; of the election of members of the House. Mr Rolleston admitted that the Bill iv;u valuableasa consolidating measure. Ho w.i/ of opinion that the one-man one-vote princ pie was not fairly carried out in what w known as the triple electorates. The oi solution of the question was Hare's syst but at present he did not think the eou was ripe for it., although ho was stronr favour of it. The Government f either extend this system of triple to the country districts, or they take id aw;iy from the towns. His was that having now practically the independence of the Uppei they should endeavour to have tttij elective, and Ihus bring it into acl? the wiahiw of the people. Hi , , ol the proposal for only cine itmiith"before the electors could enrol female fr mehiso propusnl won! strongest opposition as nut bein region of practical politics. Mr fish wns not opposed with thb exception of the pnthe franchise on women, w strongly oppose at every st Mr Scnbie Mclvenzie f blot in the Bill was the •' tration proposal, ivliicf , entirely in awrongdirr he had always don ,- women's franchise, for one, ' tion. The Bill should be happy Mr Duthie w on the whole, bv franchise. Mr McKenz , ' favour of one

three votes, su on the Preinit which he very one man one Hβ should sU( and generally a tain amendment in Committee. Mr Mftckiutoa) measure being jec tion of a clause ci. womeo. Mr McLean wt franchise on the pri Mi Hor?, Mr T spolre stronp , - ' StJ- 1 - rr

tlnu an. ton 1 Rinn:li last w, land. 3Mr Gladstone had a ovations at the various tions on his way from Edinburgh, no rJellv brief speeches, and in en liiinself sanguine that ht: a victory at the elections. On his arrival at Edinbi accorded a most enthusiast The woman who caused to Mr Gladstone's eye is se dieted to drink and a vio Euler. 'Mv Gladstone has opened lothian campaign. He cl the prospect of success is bri, hears only the voice of . courage. He told his ho; would be the last occasion < he would have to solicit th His meetings are attended j. of enthusiastic supporters. The Liberals everywhere confidence in the result. If tl ceed it is stared the Marquis o llipon will be Viceroy of'lndia ar , . Lord Roseberry Minister of Foreigt Jfffiiirs. it is expected twenty-cigh) Tories, eiaht Unionists and fifteen Liberals will be unopposed. Both panics are busy raising funds to proseetctfe campaign and Peeresses are penly engaged canvassing. bir J. Gorst haii been untied unopposed, Archbishop Walsh has addsseil a letter to the Irish clergy riecttng them not to meddle with the itinp-