PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVII, Issue 8162, 29 June 1895, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

,»• * —.■» ■ - ' <. > \BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRKSrONDEXT.") k \ - > , . ? V Wellington, June 28. Th'e .Government aro opposed to the pounoil adjourning, although there is Very little business at present before it. Tho Premier opposed yesterday the returns asked for by Sir fiobert Stout, Mr Hutchinson, and others retfie.-Ad-vances to Settlers' Aot, Ho offered to giye the totals of money asked for.and the amount granted, but rofused "details, which he said were only aßked for political purpose l ' and cut iosity. ' Sir R K Stout is harping "upon the amounts paid[fc> newspaper?, and is askingxfor a return of advertising, hoping to find evidence of patronage!; Mr Joyce wants sohool children paraded each Prince of fWales' Birthday andthe 1 ' country children brought to the cities; ■■- also,'that pupil teaches !.be 'required to pass aa'd rill, instr'u pt d'fsy before getting certificates.:; .

•:-i, The Hon. Mr McGulloimh has been '•fleeted Chairman of the.Goldfields Com- ' mittee.of'the Oouncili and the Hon. Mr • Jennings Chairman of the. Labour Bills Committee. ' ■'.

, MrVDuthie wants to know how the call of the'.Bank of New Zealand is inveeted. •Mr Maslinasks the cost of the Tariff Commission. ,! . ■ Mr Beij'asksirtnd Colonial Bank is to be amalgamated with the Bank. of New : Zealand. ~; ; 'uj :'•''.'- ~'^'" Mr Duihie thinks there should be no attaahment of wages. The Bill says not to exceed £3,. The 'Governor, dismisses from; the volunteer service Lieut, Healy, unattached on the' active list, he having been convicted of misappropriating the lands of the Arrowto'wn Hospital. . Mr Reeve 3. in introducing the Wages Attachment Billsaid it, has been made necessary by a case in Otago, where the workmen been unable to touch their wages for months. Mr MeKenzie would move to exclude bachelors from the Bill otherwise they could defy their creditors. •Mir Earnshaw opposed tlie.Bill because he found in-America where wages were unattachable the working men could not - get credit. Mr McNab thought the . Scotch- law under which only a portion of the wagss :were attachable was the best. Mr■-Mc'Gowan opposed the Bill, . Mr Thompson said the Bill encouraged dishonesty. : - , Mr Rfeeves Bill for public tenders requires tenderers for public works and ■- local bodies to declare they will observe the wbrking hours, and pay such rate of wages as/aro generally accepted as fair. .The contractor, shall not* assign his contract withont leave in writing nor make a subcontract except in special cases, but in such'-case the centrao- \ tor is liable for the defaults of the a : sub-contractor, i.The local, author- : fc./. ifcies' may . let-contracts on trio coJr operative system, and shall keep lists of :•' rates of wages and hours of labour. Th« Hon. Mr Bolt gave notice of six resolutions embodying advanoed ideas of Socialism, which, will'be discussed nestweek. ; "- ' '"•'",