PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 191, 18 August 1900, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. I'miJAv, August 17, The Council met at 2.iil) p.m. UU'IUSONJIENT FOR I)E1!T. The Imprisonment for Debt, Limitation Bill was recommitted for Hie purpose of further considering Clause ii (" nu order of committal against judgment debtor in certain cases.")

The Hon. W. 0: Walker moved an amendment, the effect of which would lie (o limit imprisonment for debt to eases in which debts were incurred by fraud.—The amendment was agreed to by I- votes to 11. The Clause, as passed, was received as follows:—"Except in eases which, by Section 8 of the principal Act, are declared to lie excepted from the operation of that section, and except also in eases where a debt has been incurred by fraud, unorder of committal to prison for default in payment of a judgment debt or of any instalment thereof shall hereafter be made under the principal Act against a judgment debtor." The third reading was fixed for 'Tuesday,

A. & J.'. SOCIETIES. The Agricultural and I'astoral Societies Act Amendment Bill (lion, i), I'inkerton) was considered in Committee, and reported with amendments The Council rose at ii.-10 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, August 10. After the supper adjournment, tin* Animals Protection Act Amendment .1 jill was, alter discussion, read a second time. The Supreme Court Judge Appointment Dill was read a second time. The House adjourned al 1 a.m.

Km day, August 17, The House met at 2,' M p.m. FOURTH LlllEL HILL. Mr. MoLnchlan gave notice that he would ask for leave to introduce Libel liil! No. I. He said he thought it was time a stop was put to the slanderous and libellous .statements published by some newspaper proprietors who were too poor to obtain satisfaction from when judgment was obtained against them in an action, and his Dill would provide Cor such cases. After some discussion, Mr. It. MeKenzic moved the adjournment of the debate, which was carried on the voices.

QUESTIONS. Hcplying to questions, Ministers said that plans were completed and lenders would lie called for the Tongaporutu ISridgo, which would complete the bridging of rivers on the road between Tarauaki and Auckland; thai the Land Purchase Board would be instructed to report upon the advisability of acquiring the Heddon Hush Estate, Southland, for close settlement; thai the .Minister for Education had in hand a scheme for providing a uniform scale of educational salaries throughout lite colony ; that it was I the intention of the Government to introduce la liel'erenclnni Dill this session; that the Government did not intend to introduce legislation providing for the issue of Slate notes guaranteed by the Government to the municipalities equal in annum! to their overdraft, as (he Government hail enough to do with its own loans; that Parliament would he given an opportunity todiseiiss the question ol federation this session: thai an effort would be made to introduce an Enrlv Closing Dill Ibis .session dealing with night work in shops, banks, and moivanliluoilic'os: (hat (he Government would assis! in pro'.hling for memorial tablets in commemoration of the New Zealanders who fell in Mouth, Africa; that practical steps were heim; taken to prevent Ihe influx of Auslrimis. I The House took the u.iiO adjournment.