PARLIAMENT.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 288, 9 June 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

(Special to .lierald.) WELLINGTON, yesterday. Tho report taken by H;ur.;ird of yesterday's debate will become a Parliamentary paper, but it will ik.l be one in which tho Govenmien; naiiy can tako much pride, for. '.;.!::;<.■• it Avill contain' speech alter sr< i:h l>y the rank and tile of the 0;>;k 'lion and tho Independents, giving sirong and Avell reasoned arguments against the stopping of the Parliamentary session, only two members of the Premier's party — -'except Mr Luke, who spoke against tho proposal- — took any part in tho discussioili These tAvo Avere the Hon. Tfoos. Dunean and Mr Vigor Brown, the iioav member for Napier. The Opposition, on the other hand, are delighted Avith the excellent start they have made. They recognised that they Avere on a good Avicket, a-nd they scored hand- j somely. Tho detailed report of the 'proceedings will make good' reading to those who take more than ai passing interest in the political situation. Tho Opposition are also more than' satisfied with the division. The Government majority of only 15 Avas ,to them quite a refreshing change from the majorities they were used to seeing recorded against them in recent Parliaments. • Had Messrs Herries and Glover been present, this major-i-fcy would 1i»-v-i> "been furfclici- :rerHieccl. Out of a House of 80 member.?, only eight .were unaccounted for. .These were- the two above-mentioned, Sip William steAvard and Messrs Kaihau and Remington. The two first-men-tioned Avore absent from Wellington. Mr Remington Avas the only member present avlio did not rote.