POLITICAL NEWS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3790, 7 September 1883, Page 3

POLITICAL NEWS.

[by telegraph.]

Trnoii oun own co-respondent. J Wellington, This day. The session was dying hard yesterday. At one time it seemed as if the business would not bo finished, and some seemed to think that it would last through to-day. There was the Hinemoa at the pier, but when was she going. Then suggestions were made that, as that, as the Legislative Council was waiting for something to do, the Appropriation Bill had better be passed, and, of course, then the arguments between. The second reading was opposed, tho third reading was opposed, tho schedule was opposed, and then, last of nil, the title of the bill was opposed. Why all this fuss? It was urged, if the Appropriation Act was passed, the Government could at once prorogue. It would be something like fighting , the editor of a newspaper in his own columns, when, of course, if the outsider is winning, the discussion can bo at once stopped. So the Government could stop whenever they liked ; but majorities can do as they like, and so the Act passed. Then, in tho evening, wo had the Dargavillo business once more. Mr Mason moved that the report of the committee be adopted, and then several members urged that the matter should drop. It was thought, if tho Appropriation Act was passed _ before 5.30, that a count-out would have disposed of tho matter, and tho session also. It was not bad to hear that stirrer-up_ of strife, who never fears to have a tilt at any opponent, Mr Turnbull, urging that the matter should bo allowed to drop, so that members could go homo with amiable feelings to one another. One little graceful word from the culprit would have settled the affair, but that word was not said. Mr Dargavillo made another wild charge ; he wanted to be made a martyr of; he wanted to be expelled, to bo driven from tho House, so that tho tribunal would be, not tho calm dispassionate jury of tho House, but the free and independent electors who knew nothing of tho circumstances, but might havo some respect for their outspoken member. \Vhat child's play for a man of mature years so to talk and to think he he could impose upon the House. It was simply a case of impudence, brazening it out.

An important telegram has come from Christchurch to tho eifect that the Minister of Justice acted rather hurriedly in discharging Angeliquo Thorassc. _ Detective Brown "reports that no such jacket was ever sold by the firm from whom it was alleged that the accused had purchased the jacket, and tho saleswoman says she never had such a jacket in her possession. The mysteries of the case thicken, and whore tho truth lies it is difficult to ascertain.