POLITICAL NEWS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3168, 24 August 1881, Page 3

POLITICAL NEWS.

[BY TELEGEA.H.]

(PHOM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Wellington, August 24. The statement in tbe Wairarapa Standard, that the expenses of Mr Bunny's election had been paid by the Liberal party, has received an emphatic denial in the Star from Mr Bunny.

The report of the select committee of the Council on the standing order in reference to the alleged disqualification of Captain Baillie is as follows :—" Your committee have the honor to report (1.) that they have carefully considered the orders referred to them on the 17th of August, and taken evidence thereon, .and they are unanimously of opinion (2.) that the receipt of a forage allowance as a commanding officer of volunteers by the Hon. Capt. Baillio does not disqualify him from sitting and voting in the Legislative Council."

The House has now been sitting continuously for twenty-three hours. The Nelson members, assisted by Messrs Seddon and Reeves, are systematically stonewalling the Representation Bill. It is with great difficulty a House can be kept together. There is little hope of the Government giving way, but the opposing party seem determined to obstruct the bill at every itage. Several little scenes have occurred.