HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 94, 12 November 1877, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WE^MNGroK, November 8. The House met at 2.30. Gjrey moved that the House nt mins adjourn to Monday nert over Prince of t^ales Birthday. Atkinson opposed ithe adjournment., and accused the Miu?*fy of trftatlll S ">« majority with de^ance and contempt, and qr|ed tbo propriety of proceeding with the business, especially the importaut notice pf motion ho had given. A somewhat warm and sligh% disorderly debate ensued, in which Stp«N K«°s» , J homson, Shritnski.Murray. uud others took pirt. Itt course of debate Grey .said papers relating to privilege case would probably bo/ laid before the House to-night. Ou divif sion the motion fur adjournment was lost^ 38 to 37. A. new Bill. Balelutba Athen<j3um Bill (Thomson) was introduced. Atkinson asked Grey whether he intended to accord (he usual courtesy of preceJeoeo to .the want of confidence motion. * Grff repeated tbo statement aiadc yesy terday, that the Government did not in- + te,nd "to iu£errupUh.e o*4jeary course oG» bysi&ess. Roes ruored -that the House nost Wed-^" nesday, go into committee fo conside* address to Governor to place £3.000 ou tbo Estimates to secure t!io representa* tiou of Zealand at the Paris ttxlubitjou. He then spoko upwards qf an hone ia moving this, and DeLitour tbeu spoke iv support of it. At the time of the adjournment Legislative Council agreed, that at its rising to adjourn UU AJouday nesf- "„ ... • -I Tbe Government Bailings P"™«p» papers were presented by command. l»o Governor in final memo' adheres to tl*<> dufcerminatixro to submit the whole of the correspondence and case to the Secretary ot Slate. Aikinson has moved the postponement of Oders of the Day to, sljow £onsdence motion to come on. Debate on fclus i»« terrupted by privilege papers from Go* v.ernor. Heniainder qf the sitting was. spent in committee op the Local Option Will. ' BulliiMe's new clause aftjrming thnt n,Q compensation where licenses tjikon away und«r this Act was read a sepond time by 28 to 16, and with slight amendment fitter long discussion added to tug Jlilll by 21 to 14 Fox then moved that p?ogros§ bo reported and lej\vo obtained to sit a^aiu tlial day (prtifiukt, but understood tbac Fq?, U\ pursuance of promise, if coutpen? sation clause adapted, iiiteudd to abaqdou, tbe Bill. ' ''■ Tue House rose at V - Is Toyßmber 1(3. On the House resuming a further dis-s cushion toqli place on points of order. TU,e Spenlser rulea that motioa «Qi4ld ||ot be put. It was cmtingeut on lbs f^rst. order of the d, «>: being called, and the first order was to g i into committee on a Bill. 'J he Standing Orders required him to leave the eh ir without puiUpg tbe^question immediately t~ that the order was reads so it is impossible/ for Aikinson to move his iQsoJulio.n, : House then went into committee on tha Land Bill. A large number qf clauses iv, which were passed f and prqgrusg wus reported. The Hou^e rose at l'cj. Alp Travers b,as gjven notice qf option in the House, *' That thp thanks of th« Ito^se be tendered to H's iC^celleßcy lor Jiis message, and that in Jhp opju^on of) this House, the acliou o( Aliqiaters wa^ unconstitutional, and merited censure." *