SECOND EDITION. POLITICAL NOTES.

Mataura Ensign, 24 July 1914, Page 5

SECOND EDITION. POLITICAL NOTES.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Rl FOM BILL OERTTiIN TO HE CAURIJB BY TKLKURATH. jB FROM ODB BPECIATi CfinnMPONDglfT 19 July No <!oulit rc'maiiw that the £i?7f Council Itelonn Hill will Ik» <arivß this session. When the Hri*lniiyt* bafl nffirms the Hill l»y 24 votes to eijß tliero -is 110 'doubt, about 'ite kuoes3 Those people wlio I'.avo lieen «vkiagT| rnst (louUtfi tin tin 1 g'»<xl faith of til (jovernnient in re.snecl of Counoil reform will now_ r«iiiiiv to nil viS"<V"tiieir opinions. With *<> largn ]9 majority in its favor the Hill Khottljg experience little ditficukv in tin* LegislativeCouncil, » lte passage in the Houses of It«<fin£ii sentatives may W less Mnoolli, lnjt iljl must not be forgotten that the, l>m - er Chamber ha* already endorsed the eleo. tivo principle. "i

VNEMI'LOYM ENT DEBATE

Tho only renin rkal>> feature of th« rambling debate on unemployment ; which was heard in the Hon.se yester, day afternoon was the total absence of anything in the shape of help)ill BU$gestions from members, who loudlyex- ' pressed their humanitarian* aspirations ill' tho vigorous language used m accusing the Minister for Public Works* (Hon. W. Fra»er) and some of his colleagues of ealloiiis indifference. but no corresponding vigor was displayed in propounding suggestions for the relief of the unemployed. The whole attack of the Opposition members could Ik* con- ■ densed l into the a.wrl ion that since the men have been unemployed during the winter months the Government must lie hiamod, but every year at th:« schhoik, there 7s a large number of unemployed. j In r<)o{) there were so many unemployr" Ta" they marched to tlu: .gates of IT.iTTament Building. This tact waif not mentioned yesterday by the Oppusi- • tion. ' ! « BIBLE IX FCH»K>LS. Tho Education ComuitU.. <•! imo House met to-day to bear exiil. no iip.m H<>l ; n : ou'- Inst riiciK'ii in 1 "i*" i Referendum Bill. I" •iddition to "A" j witnesses already arr:n l'<" ! lor , Vl committee to hear t. - --j sentativo of the New Ze;i lu n<l 'I ewh< /■' H Institute. Eight wit-uosves in 'all «• > heard, four or them representing ■'•>» Bible iu .Schools \r ague, I'M! ■ ~ fir Hunter and Mr Foster 11 pi e.-euiiiig t(je, -National .Schools Del'envo League, B.shop Cleary representing the Homan Catholic Fedora*, on and one willies* 4 from the Teachers' Institute. -The wit- , nesses wJI be permitted locioKs-exam-' ino each other through thV chairman of the committee (Mr Thomson) and the proceedings are expected to lie interesting and will bo open to the press.

TOTALISATOH, TAX. The amount of the Totalisator Tax last year was £100,131!. THE J.ICKNSIXC DILI/. A nromincnt no-license advocate ill the House elated yesterday that the No-license Party was encouraged by tin' successful passage of the Licensing Hill I through its second reading and was determined lo leave no stum* unturned with t.lie view of getting it pined oil I the Statute Book. They had reeog- , nified all along that Hie dillitulty l»e- M fore them was not kii much securing . fl ra.rliameni.nry support as < vereoiti nf 'fl tflio influence of the tiade. On thi*" « other side, t.lie liquor peuplc were <l«# 'I that, the Hill would be thrown ■ oMkOue prominent sujmM-ter ku.v-ikk « bn i,,-^ lift couple !<•!>• exliunn.V ;■ hiniset' Y" cainniiHee uml the' 'lint ■ under prohibiten. "■ H