PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XX, Issue 2305, 9 December 1864, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY

Iv Ilia Logislilive Council yestoiday, Yimous bills ■neve lend a second time Mi Kr.wmr. obtained le.ive to mtioduee a bill m substitution of the Snppiession of Hie Rebellion Act, which would slioitlv evpne Othei business was disposed of, and the House adjourned at ten minute-, to five o'clock until seven o'clock, for the puipose of considering the Customs Duties Altei.ition Bill, which was expected to be received fioin the House of Repre. ssntatives It was ten minutes past one o'clock this morning before tho bill was lenutted to the Council, when it went into committee on it, and it was passed without alteiation. Tho House adjouincd at half past ton o'clock until twelve o'clock this day In Uio Ilouse of Repieseutatives yesteulay, Se^eial petitions were piesentcd, cl.ummg compensation, and th it land differences should be adjusted The Otago Fire and Marino Insuiance Company's Bill, and other piivate bills, were read a thud time and passed. r.ipeis on the New Zealand postil seiviee and New Zealand mail soi vice were Hid on On* table by Mr Kichaidson The Land foi Roads Bill was read a second and thud time, and passed The Panama Mail Seivics Bil wisie-committed, and the tin oe fust clauses wcie agreed to, when piogiesswas reported md leave gianted to sit again Mr Weld moved the suspension of the slnmling oideis, in ordei to peimit tho following bills to be pissed — An Act to authorise tho Governor to inciciso the rate on money to be vised under tho Kew Zealand Loin Act ISG3 , also an Act to iaisc one million by debentures , also an Act to altei the duties on Customs Tho motion was put to a division, when tho numbers appeared, ayes 31, noes 1 , but owing to theio not being two-thud-, of the members of tho Ilouse present, the suspension of the standing onleis could not take place The ord rs of the day wcia tlion proceeded with A bill ompowenng the la.sing of £1,000,000 on debentures was intioduced and passed the flist leading, and tho second loading was made an oidoi for to day The Ilouse was then iesol\ od into Committee of Supply, and Mi Fitzhm'UEUT continued his budget , aftei which an Act to altci the Customs tariff was introduced and passed A message was leceived late m the evening, stating that the consent of tho Legislative Council hid been given to the above bill, and The Ilouse adjourned until twelve o'clock to day