PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume XLIV, Issue 45, 22 August 1892, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

THE RAILWAY BILL. , The Railway Bill to bo introduced by tho Minister for Publio Works, is regarded by him as tho most important Bill of the • session. Tho problem he set himself to , solve was how to secure a responsible political head to the Railway Department with - tho minimum of disturbance to tho present • Commissioners — to maintain the status quo , while making 1 tho Ministor the voice in the House of the Railway Department, and to seouro to tho House the right of knowing ' and considering tho Railway Estimates, j This he bolicvos ho has accomplished in the ' Bill now being draftod. How it is done is not yot made public. j JOTTINGS. | The Posttnaster-Genoral has boon to Napior on privato businoss, but returns to-night. i The Government will bring down the i Payment of Members Bill very shortly, and 1 push it through. The Ato L Committee has been occupied . all day heuring evidence iv connection with tho Chemis petition. Mr. C. C. Graham, £ R.M., was examined this morning. ' Mr. Fergus states that he has definitely ! decided to retire from politics at tho close of , tho presont session. It is improbablo that any motion will be | moved respecting; tho Council appointments in . to-morrow's debate. Mr Rolleston will lead off ' the debate, quoting precedents and constitutional authorities at considerable lon^th. It is expected that none of the rank and filo of either Party will speak, bnt that the question will be loft to the leaders. Sir George Grey says that he will not move auy motion.