GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6830, 9 August 1890, Page 4

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

(PIE FBSSS ASBOOUTIOW.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, August 7. The House reinmed at 7 30 p m. Mr Steward (Waimate) moved the leoond reading of the School Committees Election Bi 1, He explained that it wbs ptaotioally the same as the measure which was passed by the House last session, and lU main feature was to repeal the cumulative vote, which the House had so frequently condemned. The motion for the second reading was •greed to without discussion. Mr Steward (Waimate) moved the ■eoond reading of the Municipal Corporations Aot (1886) Amendment Bill, empowering councils to regulate the traffio of traction eDglnes on streets or roads within boroughs. The motion was agreed to. £TMr Yerrall moved the second reading of the Law Practitioners Disqualification Bill to prevent any barrister or solicitor la active practice within one year of a general election from being eligible for • Beat in the House. The motion was agreed to. The Joronera' Inquest Bill was considered In Committee. Clauses 1, 2, and 3 were agreed to with a few verbal amendments. Anew clause was Inserted providing for the payment of coroners' jarors at the rate of 7s 6d per day, or portion of a day. Another clause was added to the effect that no publican should be required to receive a dead body into his house for the purpose of an inquest when there is a moreue within two miles. The bill was reported, read a third time, and passed. Mr Seddon moved the adjournment of the House. Ayes 18, noes 19. The Speaker voted with the ayes. The House rose at 11 15. Wellington, August 8. The House met at 2 30 p m. A motion that the House sit on Monday at 7 30 p m for the consideration of Mr Stuart's mo'lon in relation to an elective form of Government, was shelved owing to the House resolving to proceed to the orders of the day. The Hon Mr Hlslop gave notice to move on Tuesday for the production of the manuscript and proof Bheetu of the speech made by the member for Waitotara in Mb charges against the Government, and that they be referred to the Reporting and Printing Debates Committee, In order to ascertain whether they correspond with the report of the speech sent to the Premier. Mr Hutchison, by way of personal explanation, said that he had received a letter from Mr Hislop on this question, which showed that the Minister for Education was under » misapprehension. He had a letter previously challenged by Mr Hlslop to say whether or not he had not altered his speech made in the Horse before he sent it to the Premier, and he now desired to state that any corrections he made in the speech were necessary oneß. He had no objection to any persons investigating whether or not the report was a correct version of what he had stated in the House. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr Stuart (Ounedin) moved as an amendment — " That having regard to the reductions which the House bad been makiug in the estimates, and especially in the salaries of civil servants, with a view to farther retrenchment, the House should resolve to reduce the honorarium paid to members by LSO, and that Government be requested to bring In a bill this session to give effect to this proposal." He remarked that if the members were not prepared to sacrifice themselves they had no right to reduce the salaries of the civil tervants as they were doing. Mr Brown seoonded ihe amendment pro forma. Mr M'Kenzle (Clutha) promised to support the amendment if Mr Stuart would confine it to this session. Mr Samuel regarded the proposal as a joke. Mr Buxton was in favor of raising the honorarium inßtead of reducing it. Messrs Mobs, Reeves (fnangahua), and Pratt onposed the amendment. Mr Fieher, in opposing the amendment, ■aid that he considered that a preat mistake had been made in reducing Ministers' salaries, and it would be a graceful act on the part of the present Government to retrace that step. Mr Pyke twitted Mr Stuart with propoßlng an amendment for the sake of popularity, and held that if the amendtnent passed nobody would have a Beat in I the House but men of wealth. Mr Fitchett thought that no one in the House would more regret to see his I amendment carried than Mr Stuart himself. The amendment was pat and lost by 49 to 20. <

The House went Into Commlttee*ofBupply for the consideration of the estimates. Mines and Lands Department : Inspecting engineer, LSOO. Mr Grimmond had previously moved that this item be omitted. The debate! waß interropted' by the 5 30 adjournment,