DEFEAT OF THE OPPOSITION.

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DEFEAT OF THE OPPOSITION.

The following is the division list on Mr Montgomery's "vote of censure" motion : — Ayes, against the motion, (43) : Atkinson, j/E.* Brown,* Beetham, Bryce, Dick, Conolly, W,|C. Buchanan, Dodson, Fergus, FitzGerald Fulton, Green, J. Hamlin, Hurst, C. J.. Johnston, W. W. Johnston, 'Lee, Levestam,* Mackenzie, F. McHwraith, Mitchelson, O'Callaghan, Munro, Peacock, Pearson, Petrie, Shaw, Postlethwaite, Rolleston, Shepherd, Stevens, ■ Sutton, Sutter, Swanson, H. Thompson, Timble, Watt, J. B. Whyte, J. Wilson,* Wyrin Williams. Noes (29): Barron, Bathgate, Bracken, Cadman, J. Buchanan, Daniel, Duncan, Feldwick, Fish, George, M, W. Green, Harris, Grey, Holmes, Hursthouse, Hutchison, Ivess, Joyce* Macandrew, J. McKenzie, Smith, Montgomery, Pyke, Seddon, Stewart, Te Wheoro, J. W. Thompson, Tole, W. White. This Day. On 1 the House resuming last night, after the usual adjournment, the Tenants Fixture Bill was read a second time on the motion of Mr Connolly. Mr Connolly moved the second reading of the Prisons Bill. It took away from the visiting justices the power of prolonging the original sentences on account of prison offences, and required all serious prison offences to be dealt with in the nearest R.M. Court. It also provided for the inspection by visitors of a lower grade than justices. Respectable working men and women would be appointed ■ •with full power of enquiry. Col. Trimble thought these visitors would clash with the visiting justices. He complained that the new prison regulations were too severe, especially in regard to forbidding prisoners seeing friends and depriving them of tobacco. Mr Holme'/- concurred in both objections. M.PtWi*tisl also concurred, Considerable (discussion took place, in which" ■Messrs" Telffwfcki Jocye, Dodson, Sedß&il?(]cißj, i Sbi.vv Shepherd, Stanton, Pai^3l, ,f ttu,fci.ispn, and others took part, aU ,to. the jsererity of the puniuahvK »iL,ii.ivn,i\i\.A '< •

ishment provided, and especially those of flogging and the dark cell. Ia replying Mr Connolly intimated he would be quite prepared to accept amendments. The Bill was read a second time, and tbe House rose at 12.40.