TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT.

Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 75, 26 September 1893, Page 3

TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Dr. Newman gave notioo to ask whether a snui would bo placed on the Supplementary Estimates to establish a University College at rt ellington. Mr. Fish notified that he would ask whether compensation ia to bo paid to Mr. W. B. Edwards. A message was received from His Excellency proposing amendments in the Land and Incoma Tax Act Amendment Bill, the chief of which was the total exemption of building societies. Mr. Saunders asked the Premier whether it were true that under the lllectoral Act Amendment Bill no women could get on the roll before sth October, when the main rolls were to be closed? The Premier said that the" " Act allowed the Registrars 35 days to make enquiries before pattingthe names on the roll, and if the Registrars waited the 15 days, as might be necessary, they could not get on for that time. Ho thought the time was too long, and if there was any discretionary power ho wonld be glad ii Registrars would exercise it. Perhaps they could in ths amending Bill shorten the time. Sir Robert Stout said that the Act also provided that the claim could bo registered forthwith if the claimant satisfied the Registrar of her right to go on the roll.- He knew of at least 50 names put on the roll immediately. Sir John Hall said that iv the country districts it would be impossible for claimants to see the Registrar. Mr. Saunders road tho Act as meaning that tho Registrar could only put the names on at the end of tho 15 days. The Premier sc*id this was his reading. It was dangerous for the Government to interfere with the Registrars, but a general instruction wonld be given to expedite registration as far as possible. [Left sitting. | PARLIAMENTARY NOTES. • ♦ JOTTINGS. Mr. Earnshaw says the public of Wellington can now see what they regard as the finest Working Men's Club of the colony, becoming worse than any bar parlour in the matter of tho drinking trade. Yet theso olubs were supposed to be for the uplifting of the working man. Pairs were refused last night for Messrs. Valentine. Fergus, and J. Mills, who returned to their homes last -week, otherwise the Government wonld have been in a minority of two on the question of controlling the officers of the House last night, notwithstanding that tho) Whips influced Eome of their followers, who were strongly opposed to handing over the officers to Government, to vote with them or abstain from voting.