TELEGRAPHIC.

Inangahua Times, Issue 94, 18 September 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[B7 ELEOTItIC 'I'Rr.RflUAPrr.] [t'RIl I'RKB9 Arf3OCr,\TlOJf] IIOUSR OF RBPUTSSISNTATIVIiIS. WKrj.rNOTON, 17. Last nipjht shortly nftor mooting tho ITouho wont, into OommifVo on the Eloclornl Bill. -Tn (rnnchiso elunso Wnllis movod tho ommisfiton of Iho word " mnlo'' in the (left line, For tho purpose of *.ost« inc; Iho fooling of tho ITouso on RrnnliiijDj franohifto to wom r <n on a division hein.j tiilton " mulo " wnn reliiinod, Ayes. 30 j no.-fl, 2.'5. AyoH, Mosara Bootham, Brandon, Brrop, l'unny. Cittton, D!«[iinn, D.)ii«lns, Fisher, Giblm, (?ishorne, Ilnmlin, AiKinson, Joyco, Kolly; Kenny, JMTonUf Mout^onu-ry, Murray* Aynaley, O'-mond^ Hooves, Hiohnrdaon, Riolnnoml, Rovvo S.iundcra, Seymour, Slini'p, filicolum, Sl;evM)Hi Sulton, Tescihoinalfor, Thomson, Toto, Tqrnhull, Wlu'Lilcop, Wood. Noon, Mows Atkinson, Bai^ont, Ballnnce, Bnr/T, Brown, Ourrinnloiii JJifLv'oui*, Filaroy, Fo>r, Hislop, ITursthousp, Johns wtono, Mocnndrow, Mnofiulnno, Montß"" mcry, Moss, Murray, Nnlns Olivor, Pyko. Shrimeki, Stout, Swaunon, Wnllis, Wuson, and Wooloook. A number of ameiulmonla wore proposod in olauso 15, «hioh pro* j vidoß for qunlifloalion of freehold, house-* | hold nnd rosiuVntal. ; Siiundors movnd as an amendment, words whioh would make Iho two your* rosidciil; qualification apply aliko to proi pcrly and non«proporty holders, Tlio amendment was lost hy 53 ugaiust 9.

Whitnker moved (hat tho sub -section relating l-o freehold and household qualification bo oxpungod, and tho rosidonUl clause bo ninouded by inserting ono year instead of two. Thcso amendments were deult with Heprately, and thd first relnincd unnltorod. Tho annual value of household property was fixod at fivo instead of tou pouuds. Tho rosidentnl clauso lod to a long dis' cussion. Gisborno movod that tho qualification bo six months instead of two ycava. Tho AUornoy-Genorol thought ono yoar would bo n fair compromise. Tho two ycars'rotained by 31 against 10. , Dallnneo, Macandrow, and Fishevvotcd for tho extension of two years. Stout with Noes, Tho Premier loft tho Chamber shortly boforo tho division, Slieohan was not in the House. Various other amondmonfs woro pro« posod without being carried, Progress roportcd.