PARLIAMENT.

Oamaru Mail, 2 October 1877, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

(ISY TELKGKAI'II.) Wellington, October 2. In the House of Represen ativea yes'crday afternoon, there was a lengthy discussion with reference to a number of mc.f.bers being 1 disqua iiicd from siting in the Ho ise. Major Atkitisou started it by r.vs'ng the question as to whether Mr. L rnach was disqual fled, Messrs. Guthrie and Lav ach h .ving sup. lied the Government wit.-i 110 000 sleepers. He moved that the matter be referred to the Disqualification Committee. Mr. Lirna-.h said the transaction had been a a .tic, and not a contract.

M'\ Rees said the st-ongest possible case was Mr. Whitaker's, and he moved that this case be first investigated by the Committee alter Mr. Kennedy's, Mr. Reid taking- Mr. Whitaker's place on the Commii.tce.

Mr. WhitaVcr said it was understood his case should come on when the others were disposed of but he was qu.te willing it shou.d be immediately investigated. Mr. Pyke said this qucsti'm about Mr. Larnach, raised by the Premier, would never haw been heard < f if Mr. Larnach bad not moved the vote of want of confidence, 'the Government, if it had entered into the contract with Mr. Larnach, must have done so either as a bribe or as a trap. Some further discussi n having taken place, Major Atkinson's motion, with Mr. RceV addition, was agreed to, Mr. button's name being substituted for that of Mr. Reid on the Committee.

The debate on the "W;iku Maori" motion was resumed bv -Mr. M'Lean, who denied that the Government h id affected any seercsy auout the real position of the " Waka Maori." He had ireqiietttly lo'.d memi.ers exactly how the mutter stood. Jn reply to the t units about the Government n >t being able to carry their measures, he |,oiiUed to the Education and District Railways Hills- He d;d not think th-- Opposition could do more if they changed places. He denied thit anv libel bad app : red in the " Waka .Maori" under the present G veniment. The piper was now stopped, and he did not thi k the Government would m.-tldlc with it again. .ut he bad little doubt that private enterprise would be found s->on to carry on such a paper. All that could be charged against the present government was an error of judgment, to winch all were .liable, and such a ma'.tcr as this " Waka .Maori" one was altogether too paitry to affect the late of the Government.

Mr. Taiaroa supported the motion, and complained that although private troubles demanded his presence at home, tiie Uovern-nunt had reiused him a pair. He therefore inte ded, whatever trouble lie had at home, to stay and vote.

Mr. li-etiiam opposed the motion. Mr. Murray supporrted the mutton, ami replied at length to Mr. Stafford in regard t:> the events of 1873, and charged him with having been a traitor to his party, and bet aye 1 his fol.'wers. The .Maoris had far more trust in' tho " Wananga" t an in the " Waka Maori." Mr. Russell had been willing- to accept an apology, and give the .£2OO to a charity, but Ministers pre erred bringing; the power of the Government to hear to crush personal and political opponents, and the result was the country had to pay i:\iJoo. The debate was interrupted by the usual dinner adjournment.

At the evening sitting it was agreed to appoint a Committee to inquire into the disqualification of Mr. Lusk, who, Mr. Macfarlanc said, had received £SO from the Mayor of Aueuland for drait.ng a liill. Mr. Lusk said it was a mare's nest.

The debate on Mr. larnach's motion was resumed by » r. Ballanec, who said he would not support or join in a want of confidence motion on the i»sue before the House, though the Government had not his entire confidence. He objected altogether to II r. Whitaker's position. He thought tlio party had been deceived by a private co.upact LCtwecu the Ministry. He thoug-ut the Ministry should have resigned when compelle i to withdraw their Native Land .bill. He condemned the practice of the Government in necking colleagues ;;mongst the Opposition, and objected to coalitions as p litioal parties wuro ignored. Ur. Wallis, Messrs. Reynolds, Fisher, W. Wood, and Barn" having spoken, a division was the motion being lost by 42 against 33. The House rose at 11.30 p.m. The following is the division list on Mr. Larnach's motion : For the Government: Messrs. Atkinson, Bailout, Ballance, Bejtham, Bo.ven, Bums, Buttun, Curtis, Douglas, Fitzrov, Gibbs, Harper, Henry, Hunter, Hursthouse, Johnston, Kelly, Kennedy, Kenny, Lumsden, Mactarlanc, Manders, M'nean, Moorliouse, Morris (teller), Murray-Ayncslcy, Orniond, Keid, Richardson, Richmond. Kowc, Russell, sharp, Stafford, Stevens, Sutton, Tawiti, Tcsehcinu,k;r, Wason (teller), Whitaker, Williams, and Woolcoek. , I'or the Opposition: Messrs. Barff, Brown (.1. C), Brown (J. K), Bunnv, l>e Lautour, Dignan, Fisher, Gishorne, Grcc, Hamlin, Hisiop, Hodgkinson, Joyce, Larnaeh (teller), Lusk, Macandrew, Montgomery, Murray, Nahe, O'Korkc, ltees, RollcstQU, Scaton,. Sheeh.n, Shrimski, Stout (teller), Swanson, Taiaroa, Takamoana, 'lhomson, lolc, Waken Id, and \\ood(W.> Paiiis:—For the Government: Messrs. Cos, Fox, Reynolds, Carrington, and Seymour. ior the Opposition : Messrs. Reader Wood, Travers, Wallis, Bastings, and Pyke. Messrs. Bryce and Brandon were absent.