The “No Confldence” Debate.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1863, 28 July 1886, Page 2

The “No Confldence” Debate.

On Tuesday night the House was suddenly plunged into the heat and excitement of a “ No Confidence ’’ debate. It erase in this way. The debate on the second reading of }be JaouPill was is progress, when Mr 0, F.

Richardson moved an amendment requTor; the Government to take hack and recast their Public Works proposals as contained in the schedule to the Bill, and refused the second reading until that should have been dune. This amendment bronght affairs to a crisis sad set the House in a ferment. Sir Robert Stout declared that the Government would regard the amendment as being equivalent to a resolution of “No Confidence." Having made this declaration Sir Robert rose to the occasion, and made a slashing, eloquent, and effective speech, iu which he declared a policy of his own entirely different from that of his colleague, Sir Julius Vogel. Sir liobert declared for the most cautious borrowing, and added that the loan system must soon be abandoned alto gether. Then the debate went on till five o’clock iu the morning, at which hour it was adjourned, and the House rose.

In the House of Representatives last night the amendment to the second reading of the Loan Bill, regarded as a no confidence motion, was negatived by a majority of thirteen votes, and the second reading of the Bill was carried.