POLITICAL NOTES

Manawatu Standard, Issue 7059, 19 July 1901, Page 3

POLITICAL NOTES

(N.Z. Times.) Mr Millar is to ask the Premier io state at an early date the proposals of the Government in regard to the representation of the colony at the King's coronation.

Captain Russell: "Who is the man who will go to the mouth of hell before any other man-on earth ? That man is Tommy Atkins, whom some hon. members wish to deride."

Mr Pirani, speaking on the Eight Hours Biil, thought that an amendment to the Conciliation and Arbitration Act should be introduced to enable a number of workers to refer complicated questions of hours and similar matters direct to the Arbitration Court.

Mr Atkinson intends to ask Government to introduce a Bill to prevent the removal of liquor licenses from one part of a district to another.

■ "The hon. member doesn't ride a bicycle—l am sure he doesn't," said Mr Wilford, with regard to Mr G. W. Eussell and his speech'oh the Cycle Boards Bill. "I'll race you to theHutt," exclaimed Mr Eussell. Mr Wilford replied that if the member for Eiccarton repeated that challenge outside the House, and put up a £5 note for some charity, the challenge would be considered. This race, should it bo arranged, will be one of the features of an interesting sossion. Mr George Fisher has been elected Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Eepresentatives; acd Mr Millar of the Labour Bills Committee.

A member of,the Council, when discussing the Young Persons' Protection Bill yesterday, remarked that parental laxity was to a large extent the cause of juvenile crime. " Then why punish the child for the fault of its parents P" asked the Hon. W. Jennings amid a chorus of " Hear,'hear!" The Hon. G. McLean, in discussing the same subject, said he would venture to assert that if the Contagious Diseases' Act were again made operative, it would do more to clear the streets than all such tinkering acts as the one under discussion. If he thought there was the slightest chance of the Council accepting it he would move an amendment to the Bill to make operative the CD. Act. Both of the Maori members voted for the secohd reading of the Bill.