THE ALL-NIGHT SITTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3311, 18 December 1897, Page 3

THE ALL-NIGHT SITTING.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION, NATIVE LAJND LEGISLATION AND HOEOWHENUA. Alter wo. went to proas at 3 4;j yonorday morning the debate on the Technical Education Bill was continued till 5 when an adjournment was made till 10 o’clock to see if a compromise could be effected between the Premier and those who opposed the Bill as proposing to insert the “thin end of the wedge of denomiuationalism.” On the Honao resuming at 10 a.m., the Premier stated that the best thing they could do would bo to go on with tho Bill. He could not accept tho amendments which had been proposed in the interpretation clause. The House continued to nit until 1.15 p.m., without making any further progress, the debate meanwhile having been of a varied, and, at times, “ bultry ” character, tho principal “ ttonewallers ” during tho night and morning were Messrs Montgomery, Smith, Meredith, Pirani, Kelly, J. Hutcheson, Taylor and Tanner. When the House resumed at 2.30 p.m. the galleries were very full, and there was a iook of expectancy on every taco. The motion then before the House was to report progress on the Technical Education Bill. Mr IiOLLESTON asked the Premier what course he intended to take in connection with the order of tho House that Sir Walter Duller and Major Kemp should bo heard before the Bar of the House. Tho Til EM IE £4 said ho was glad to say that the deadlock was likely to be removed in connection with Technical Education Bill. He proposed to postpone tho interpretation clause, and take clause 3, and when that was dealt with ho would report progress. He then proposed to go on with the Native Laud Laws Act Amendment Bill, and take the Public Works debate at 7.30 p.m. fcir Walter Duller and Major Kemp could not bo heard at the Bar of the House that day, but next sitting day he would intimate the course he intended lo take in regard to them. The whole business of the House could not be subordinated to Sir Walter Duller. After further discussion, the PREMIER said the division taken on tho preceding day iu reference to Sir Walter Bullet’s appearance at the Bar of the House was merely a snatch olc. He promised, however, that the Bill would nob proceed without the parties interested in tho Horowhenua case being allowed to appear at the Bar of the House. He saw no reason why all the parties interested should not be represented by counsel. The motion to report progress was then tested on division and defeated by 35 to 2U; and alter a verbal amendment had beau made in the Technical Education Bill, the Native Laud Laws Amendment Bill was proceeded with and discussed during the whole afternoon. The Bill, which proposed to allow natives to deal with financial institutions on • the security of their lands, was passed with certain restrictions. It was then put through all its stages, read a third time and passed. Tho House adjourned at 5 30 p.m.