HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 2494, 18 July 1893, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

In the House of Representatives on Thttra* day, the Mangatu Empowering Bill wna read ..; a Beoond time after a long discussion, the Hon. K. Mitohelßon ; oppoßing but afterwarda agreeing.— Mr Guinness* appointment "as Chairman of Committees was agreed to/ Mr ' Guinnesß thanked she. House . and promised - f to act impartially and' to. the beat of hia judgment and ability.— Replying to Sir John Hall, who made some aoattung remarks about . the neglect of the Government . in not sub* mitting to the House full particulars of the spending of the £60,000 for the purohaae of Native lands agreed to by last Parliament, the Hon. Mr M'Kenzle said the return had been hindered by press of ' work at the Government Printing Office 'but would be on the table of the House in a day or two, ■'as also full details of the purohaae of the Cheviot Estate. — The House then resumed the Financial debate. Mr Buokland(Manu« kau) offered the moßt unoompromising opposition to it. He smote ithip and thigh and declared it could not be understood Jby the great maea of the people and that th"c surplus ■ was not olearly shown. ,Mr G.Hutohiaon; (Waitotara) followed in muoh the same. strain, and belittled the Ministry as it stood, : The talents and resourcefulness of^tfielate' • Premier were not apparent in any of the members now on the Treasury benches. How could the House be expected to sup* port a party without a head. He hinted at Sir R. Stout as the coming leader.— Mr Earnshaw attaoked the Government lor burking the debate on the Hqupr trafflc.sbut s , \ they might be aure that Wais notvthe^ait bfj it. While he oould not leave his party He contended that Ire and others had been dragged down to the gutter and for the rest of the session be should decline to aot like % blind buffer, but would make one to force the Government to take up internal ref o'rin, f He doubted, the wisdom of the Cheviot t Estate purchase and regretted the Govern* inent had not gone to the country, oa their tariff proposals, . On Friday replying to Mr R. Thompson the Premier said he would consider aa to : setting up a apeoial committee to consider fresh claims of old soldiers and volunteers. He said the Government did notdntend to reply to further questions that day ao that the financial debate might proceed* A sharp* / debate ensued and oooapied the reat of the afternoon, the opposition strongly objecting to the Government's attitude.— ln the even* ing Mr Moore (Kaiapoi) resumed the finanoial debate, and traversed the statement throughout, emphatically, protesting against political interference with* Railway management, questioned the Minister's statement about land settlement and the wisdom of tba Cheviot Estate purchase.— Mr Willis (Wanganui) followed and generally approved of the statement, while Me Bruce (Rangitikei), the next speaker, was all the other way and- - stigmatised the Graduated '£anc! Tax aa a disgrace to the Statute Book.' The Hon. Mr Reeves replied to some of the arguments, and the House adjourned, The speoiaf correspondent of the Banedln 1 Times ' says, that the Hon. W,, Montgomery will join the Cabinet without •portfolio to •saiat the Hon. Sir P. Buckley ;in; ! -tht/ Council; He also saya that oardipicking id the Counoil is sugKestive of the favorable reception of the Woman's, Franohiie Bill there, and that Sir R. B*out think* the measure will ba o»rried in this Lowir Chamber.