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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
No. 137. ·
OF THE SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, 22nd OCTOBER, 1919.
1. M eeting of S enate.—The Senate met at three p.m., pursuant to adjournment.
2. PRAYERS.
3. Questions.—Questions on notice were answered.
4. Message from the H ouse of R epresentatives.—Commonwealth E lectoral Bill 1919.—The following Message from the House of Representatives was received and read :— Mr. P resident, Message No. 121.
The House of Representatives returns to the Senate the Bill intituled “A Bill for an Act to- amend the ‘ Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918,’ ” and acquaints the Senate that the House of Representatives has agreed to the Bill without amendment.
W. E lliot J ohnson,
House of Representatives, Speaker.
Melbourne, 22nd October, 1919.
5. Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Bill 1919-20.—The Acting Minister for Defence (Senator Russell), according to Order, moved"—That the Bill be now read a second time. Debate ensued. Question—put and passed.
Bill read a second time. The Senate, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee for the consideration of the Bill.
In the Committee.
Clause 1 agreed to. Clause 2 debated and agreed to. ·
Clause 3 agreed to. Schedule read— Senator Grant- moved—That the House of Representatives be requested to amend the Bill by increasing the sum of £1,700 provided under Subdivision No. 2, Federal Capital Territory, to-
£250,000. '
Debate ensued. ,
Question—put. Committee divided— Ayes, 7. Senator Ferricks.
Gardiner. Guy. Maughan. McDougall. O’Keefe.
Teller.
Senator Grant.
Noes, 17.
Senator Bolton, Lieut.-Col. Earle. Fairbairn. Foil.
Guthrie. Henderson. .
Keating. Lynch. Mulcahy. O’Loghlin, Lieut.-Col.
Plain. Reid. Rowell, Colonel. Russell.
Senior. Shannon.
Teller.
Senator de Largie.
Request for amendment negatived accordingly.
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Schedule further considered and agreed to. Preamble agreed to. Title agreed to. Bill to be reported without amendment.
The? President resumed the Chair : and Senator Shannon, from the Committee, reported accordingly. Whereupon the Senate adopted such Report. , Senator Russell moved—That the Bill be'now read a third time. Question—put and passed.
Bill read a third time and passed. . .
<6. Treaty of P eacf, Bill.—The Acting Minister for Defence (Senator Russell), according to Order, moved—That the Bill be now read a second time. â
Debate ensued.
At half-past six p.m. the sitting of the Senate was suspended till eight p.m.
Debate, interrupted by the suspension of the sitting, resumed. Question—That the Bill be now read a second time—put. The Senate divided— , ' Ayes, 18.
Senator Bolton, Lieut.-Col. Buzacott. Earle. Guthrie. Henderson.
Keating. Lynch. Mulcahy. Newland.
Plain. P ratten . Reid. Rowell, Colonel.
Russell. Senior. Shannon. Thomas.
N oes, 7. f
Senator Barnes. Ferricks. Gardiner. Grant. O’Keefe.
O’Loghlin, Lieut.-Col.
T tiler.
Senator McDougall.
Teller.
â Senator de Largie. And so it was resolved in the affirmative. .
Bill read a second time. .
The Senate, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee for the consideration of the Bill.
In the Committee.
Clause 1 agreed to. '
Clause 2 read— '
Senator Keating moved an amendment, viz., line 14, leave out “ arid orders ”. Debate ensued. ·
Amendment agreed to. â Question—That clause 2 stand as amended—put. Committee divided — ' Ayes, 17.
Senator Bakhap. Bolton, Lieut.-Col. Buzacott. Earle. Guthrie. Henderson.
Keating. Lynch. Mulcahy. ⢠- Newland. Plain. P ratten. Reid.
Russell. Senior. .
Shannon.
Teller.
Senator de Largie.
And so it was resolved in the affirmative.
Noes, 7.
Senator Barnes. ' Ferricks. Gardiner. Grant.
McDougall. O’Loghlin, Lieut.-Col.
Teller. O’Keefe.
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â¢Clause 3 read— -Senator O’Loghlin moved an amendment, viz., line 22, leave out “ Five ”. Debate ensued. Question—That the word proposed to be left out be left out—put.'
â¢Committee divided— Ayes, 8.
Senator Barnes. Ferricks. Gardiner. Grant. . McDougall.
O’Loghlin, Lieut. Col. Pratten.
Teller.
Senator O’Keefe.
* Noes, 13.
Senator Bolton, Lieut.-Col. Buzacott. Earle. Guthrie.
Keating. Lynch.
⢠Mulcahy.
* Newland. Reid. Russell. Senior.
Shannon.
Teller.
Senator de Largie.
Amendment negatived accordingly. . '
"Clause 3 agreed to. -Senator Keating moved—That the following new clause be added to the Bill :— “ 4. This Act and the Regulations made under the authority of this Act shall continue in operation until the thirty-first day of December 1920 and no longer.”
Debate ensued. â Question—That the proposed new clause be added to the Bill—put. .
Committee divided — Ayes, 8.
Senator Bakhap. Barnes. Grant. '
Keating. McDougall. Mulcahy.
Pratten.
Teller.
Senator O’Loghlin, Lieut.-Col.
Proposed new clause negatived accordingly. - Preamble agreed to. _
Title agreed to. , Bill to be reported with an amendment.
Noes, 10.
Senator Bolton, Lieut.-Col. Buzacott Earle. Lynch.
Newland. Reid. Russell. Senior.
Shannon.
Teller.
Senator de Largie.
The President resumed the Chair ; and Senator Shannon, from the Committee, reported accordingly. Whereupon the Senate adopted such Report. Senator Russell moved—That the Bill be now read a third time. Question—put and passed.
Bill read a third time and passed.
"7. N ext Meeting of Senate.—The Acting Minister for Defence (Senator Russell) moved—That the Senate, at its rising, adjourn till eleven a.m. to-morrow. 1
Question—put and passed.
8. A djournment.—The Acting Minister for Defence (Senator Russell) moved—That the Senate do now adjourn. Debate ensued. Question—put and passed. '
The Senate adjourned at five minutes past eleven p.m. till to-morrow at eleven a.m.
-9. Attendance.—Present, all the Members except Senators Barker, Crawford, Millen, Needham, and Pearce (on leave).
C. GAVAN DUFFY, Clerk of the Senate.
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