PARLIAMENT.

Colonist, Volume XLVII, Issue 11435, 14 September 1905, Page 4

PARLIAMENT.

fPet United Press AssooJatlon ,\ Wellington, September 13. HOUSE. The House rose at one o'clock this morning, after the Shops and Offices Bill had been reported with amendments. The House resumed at 2.30 p.m. Mr Taylor presented several more petitions prating for a full and judicial enquiry into the voucher business. Mr James Allen called attention to an incorrect report of the Education Committee which had appeared in the Dunedin "Evening Star." The Premier said as the report of the Committee had not been placed before the House, both the Dunedin "Evening Star" and the "Lyttelton Times" had committed a breach of privilege. Mr Massey, the Leader of the Opposition, agreed with the Premier. Their Standing Orders should either be enfored, or dc^i away with. Mr Roderick McKenzie considered if eaph paper was fined £200, the privileges of that House would be respected in future. The Premier's motion that a breach had been comm was agreed to. The Premier pointed out that another breach of privilege had taken place. Both the "New Zealand Times" aod the "Lyttelton Times" had published references made by Mr James Allen at a public meeting held in the Town Hall on Monday evening, to the proceedings of the Education Committee. He moved to that effect. Messrs Massey, Buchanan, and Allen declared the latter had not at the meeting disclosed anything given before the Education Committee. A long discussion ensued. Mr Rhodes moted the previous question, which was lost by 32 to 26. The Premier's motion was carried by 3£ votes to 25. The Premier mov^d that a like breach had been committed by the J Christchurch ' ' Press. ' ' ! Mr Taylor said the' Premier had 1 been guilty of wasting the time of the House, and lowering ,Jts tone throughout the session. it.Mr moved the Tprevious question. Mr Harding in seconding, said the House was being converted a Punch and Judy Show. The Premier said Mr Taylor had cost;.i,.the country five ;. thousand pounds for the session, and it would pay the country to give Mr Taylor a pension of three thousand pounds a year, and Bend him to Timbuctoo.

" Mr Baume's motion was'lost by 31 to 27, and the Premier's motion agreed to by 33 to 27. ' In the evening a long debate ensued on the motion for the third reading of the Shops -and Offices Bill. Mr Barber moved to have the bill recommitted, ijost by 33 to 29. j fl ,Mr Ell declared that the voting for striking out sub-section 3 last night showed that the House had no desire to ease the condition of the workers; Mr Thomas Mackenzie declared that Mr Arnold's occupaiion would be gone, unless he kept up a perpetual unrest in the labor matters. The Chinese by sub-dividing their business premises could evade all the provisions' of the law. Mr Barber urged the bill should be applicable to the whole of the i Colony. i (Left r sitting. )