PARLIAMENTARY

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XX, Issue 2847, 27 June 1892, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

Payment of members bill/ Wellington, Saturday. —The pay- \ ment of members bill will be prepared ou the same lines as last year, namely -1 £240 per annum to members of the House of and J6150 to the Legislative Councillors, but tie bill may yet be revised by the Cabinet, :> the measure i 3 considered to have a belter prospect of passing the Council even as now constituted than last year. Hon J. B. Whyte and his accusers. Speaking in the Legislative Conncil yesterday the Hon J. B. Whyte said that Honourable members were aware that a series of very serious charges had been preferred against him, although he was perfectly innocent, yet whilst pending, lie did notintfjid : * to take an active part in the proceedings of the Council. He has taken bis seat as a matter of right, and having said so much, should retire from the Chamber. The Bryce censure. Consideration of the motions by Hutchison and McOuire, rescinding the vote of censure on Bryce hare been deferred till after the debate on the address in reply. Land and Income tax. The Government anticipate that without increasing the Land and Income tax, it will be able to increase the exemption of improvements. Me Kenzie is moving for a return, to institute a comparison of the Property tax with the Land and Income taxes. . The Address in Eeply Debate' Wellington Monday.— lt is the general opinion that the debate .on the Address in Heply will not finish on Tuesday, as the Opposition parly have a good deal yet to say on the question, and several members wf o are likely to speak at some length, bave not yet arrived. Gorernment however is very anxious to close the debate. Dissolution rumoured. The chief topic of political gossip in the lobbies and in the streets is tbe probability of an early appeal to the country.