PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVII, Issue 8160, 27 June 1895, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

(by telegraph,—own correspondent). Wei lington, June 26. .The .feature of the debate on the Address in tho House yesterday afternoon was the violent attack of Sir Sobert Stout on the Government administration of (he', past year.and on the speeches as reported .in the papers of Mr Ward in London. Sir Robert characterised mauy of the statements made by Mr Ward and those in tho circular issued by the AgentGeneral as untrue and incorrect. He went at length into tho value of the loan compared with those of. other colonies, Western Australia and Mauritius, but, as pointed out by.tbo Piemier, he forgot ■to" mention ,' that the latter loan was guaranteed 'by' the 'Imperial Government. ■• ■ - ■

The speech is univer ally condemned as being in bad taste, ungenerous to the absent/Minister, and unworthy of a man of his position in the colony.

: The Premier, who followed,' proved in figur.es from the public accounts that Mr Ward was just'fied, stating that in view of the large unpledged securities in London the loan compared with others was better than any floated for years. Sir .Robert Stoutin his speech made an eloquent appeal to the patriotism of public 1 men, but, Mr Seddon scored against him by pointing but that such speeches as his were the most unpatriotic act a politician could commit, as the brokers the English market used them to depreciate bur stock and work the market. :

Mr Hutchison followed in a seriocomic line,,chaffing the Premier over the Parihaka affair,

$This morning the Times points out the unfairness, of Sir Robert Stout's lino in suppressing thejfacts re. the loans, Capt. Russell says that the Canterbury members are not going to pull the chestnuts out of the firo for the rest of the colony by supporting a loan for the Midland Railway.

Major Steward suggests tho Government should spend £20,000 to £30,000 on each of the big lines.

Mr Duthie thinks three Ministers could do the work of the Government if they stayed at Wellington and attended to ■business.

Major Steward says if the Fair Rant Bill passes and men are not to pay more than is fair all should pay what is fair.

! : Capt. Russell called George Hutchinson a jester of the first water. Mr Crowther complimented the Government upon the success of the admin:stration of the Advances to Settlers Act;,

The' Post says fifteen members are : nlly persuaded'their claims are tho best r or the now portfolio.

jThe order paper to-day included 13 motions to introduce Bills, 61 questions, 25 notices of motion, and 31 orders of the day.

Sir Maurice O'Rorke has come down and takes, the chair to-morrow. The passage of the Takapuna from Manakau was:the roughest on record.

The new SLop Hours Bill sweeps away all exemptions, 'Mr Bbchanan, the member for Wairarapa, continued the debate on the Ad-dress-in-Reply at 7.30. He spoke bitterly against [the Government raking up all sorts of;'complaints against their administration.