GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 206, 30 August 1860, Page 4

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Tlie following enumeration, of the various notices .of motion and papers laid on the tables of the two bouses up to 6th August, we had not room .for. last, week:***•.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL;

Thursday, August 2, 1860,

• Present, The Speaker, tlie- AttorneyGeneral,! .the/Posttnaster-General, the Chief Justice,-Sir; Osborne Gibbes, bait.,-Lieutenant Ctdoneh Kenny, Messrs. Harris,Meftzies,- Curling; Gilfilian;. Cutfield, Crawford, . Salmon, Rich.nwhd# aad Swainson.u i c, ;

The/iniriutes.of: the previous meeting having befen read:and confirmed, the Attorney-General laid onfthe table certain!papers l reiative“to the ; Taranaki land, question’, is On j the! motion :of; the: Attorney General his,Excellency’s was - ordered to be takeurintOr consideration. -•■••• : - -=' •*••*•*, ,;(Ajter'Theldebate;- on -The reply to s the Governor’s'address, the following Notices of Mo,tion were given >— ~ ’ ' r <

1.. Mr; Meuzics.to ‘move the appointment.

! of a' Library ,oomraitfee to eonsid er.,! lie ’report from the; Librarian on “.the, addition to the present stock- of the Library of the Assembly, and the means of its further ’ extension, and that The ’ Committee i be A authorised to confer with-any t Committee 'pf;) thes/7duse of ■-■ltepre-' sentativ.es appointed;to,-consider^Lthe same"sub» ject; ttliat the- Committee, consist: of the hpn; the [Speaker* the Mr.’-Tiin-credyMr; Crawford, and the mever. The report to be brought.iip paxthis day .month. 2. The AttorneyKCrpneral to move for leave to bring in fche follpwing biUsAn act to enable the . committees of both houses 1 of the General Assembly;to < administer oaths- to wit-nesseß-.in-;certaift,pa?es.”o‘ t *.Aq act to render the-, property - debtors' fib: sent from-theicolbny aA'qilableifprithe payment of .their* debt%.” -! “ An 'act itOiprovide for the of the Supreme; Court of New-Zeaiaiid-np<)n;’defen«lants absent frouvthe ing. trade.and commerce.”- .“An act to Inin pruve the administration-of .the as respects-summary proceediugs before Justices of .the. Peace,” . - . - r -

Friday,;August-3; 1860. '

.. Present, —The Speaker, -the . Attofney-GeV neral, .the Postmaster-General, Sir S. 'Osborne Gibbes, bart., Messrs. ; Harris, . Menzies, Gil* fillan, Crawford, l!iclimpnd,/and^Swainson. , 7Lhe Attorney-General fluid: on the - table further papersL relative to the.Native.iusurrec*

Mr. Menzies moved the appointment of'a Library committee.; - Report" tQ.;be -brought up this day month; Seconded ..by Mr.- Gilfillan and carried. -3. 7 -. ;, ;7 , r .. f-.V- -* r ,^ .; Tlie Attorney-General t asked- and obtained jeave to bring in the’bills of: which-.she; gave not ice yesterday ; and Jtheir first readings were made orders ,q{ tjje 4ay fcugMpnidayi.next:j!«* 'Council then adjourned until Monday; Sir Osborne Gibbes .haying—previously asked the Attorney-General if. he would ascertain of the Governor,/whether further information relative to the number of troops of ali i arms now ;at Taranaki, together withany official: details of the action of the 27th June, can be furnished to the C0unci1.......

Monday, August! 6l ,:

Present) —The Speaker, the PostmasterGeneral, the .. Chief; Justice*;- Messrs.-Menaies, Swaiuson, Harris, Richmond* CutfielJ-, Gurling. : )• sr- r' V

Ehe Postmaster-General;?(in the .absence!of the- Attorney-Ge.neral) -moved-the first:reading of the Private bills j evhience ; act* the 'Absent debtors act, .the.. Absent defendants fact* the' Mercantile law amendment;: act,- aiuhtlie Summary proceedings improvement act. L,; . L ' 1 -Read a first time, ap.d ordered for second reading this day..: - , c. - ;■ Major Richmond gave: notice move to-morrow, ‘‘ That 'a respeptful‘athlress be presented to -his,. Excell encyAhe; Qp-ve r nor, praying tpat ha will be- pleased t.O 'send to: this Council copies,:’ ofi any mjemdpial.: from Arch: deacon Had field* or dtheV -jg6rsQti& relating to the Native which' may.>have been forwarded to the -Secretary’?, of' State, V ivi|h his Excellency’s remarks;thereon ;• also,-copies* of any memorials ;or; ■ ifrom .natives ?ask-, ing for Governor’s/ recall. w’ith.any correspondence relating thereto. • ,• .Mr Cutfifeld moved; That a committee be appointed to a.ct)i.n conjunction with any committee appointed Tor? the \sume purpose by the house of: Representatives,for ?deciding in Leases of doubt; whether..any t bill -referred lb-them ca,me VTthinLthe;. mganingiTofiithejiConditioiis applicable ’to |Vr i vate) ..bills.--.h Com mi ttee fcO: con.sist of Mr.? Harris,; Mr - ., Crawfordv'.’iasd' .the mover.” -.'.-s a. T -.f