, It would lead, to bitter sectarianism feuds. \ ,' , '. _. y .. : TMr Green, after the adverse expres sions of opinion, - asked leave to L with draw tKe -motion... It .was very, eyidenjt that it .cp aid. not. b_e carried. It , wa's only; a, waste: pi time to gp .on further withiifj.T-.i-r.*- tili -■."-■'< iV,' '- '■■-■<-i~*-- \ Mr Fulton spoke in sup,p.ori«.-o£'ther:

motion,- and < contended the State had a! right "to inquire into the religious' con-j vi<sk>ns of the people. • --.,__ j

Jldr^S.wanspn denied theyinad a rightj to inquire into the religious beliefs of the pepple.) If tlifs and .other efforts succeeded , their -educational system! w6uld'~be undermined, ; woul'cl fall.; If there was one thing more than' another" of which they ought to be proud it. rw.as thatsystem. ;. .There were Catholic master?;, mistresses, and in-; spectbrs too, and ' yet" the Catholic clcirgy. were crying out.' What ; they wanted was for the clergy to get , a 1 share of the vote handed over to them. He asked members to. speak out on the subject, and let the. country know the real feeling- of the House pn the point. Mr Daniel said nearly all were satis lied with •'•the present "system, -and the motion simply aimed at setting class against class. As' long as he had a voice in-rthe matter he would oppose' such a thing. Mi 1 Witaker thoroughly agreed with Mr Swanson. It was ~ "wrong that these motions should be put on the order-paper year after year and then be withdrawn. He. argued the neces sity of placing oil record ' a distinct ex pression of opinion that they did not mean under any. circumstances to in tei'fere with the educational system as it stood: He would oppose the pro poser's withdrawal of the motion, and insist upon going to the vote. Leave t"6 withdraw was refused; j and the motion negatived on the voices. The Roads through Private Lands Bill and the Drainage of Mines Bill were, read a second time. Mr Shaw moved the second reading of the Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Bill. Despite the provi sion made to the contrary by the A6t already in force, it was a well-known fact tliat sweeps were still commoii events in the Colony. 