PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 38, 13 August 1895, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

• c THB GALLBKIIS—PEOVISION FOB, WOMIN a] The House Committee this morning considered the question of a public gallery for women. It was suggested that women be made free to the ordinary public gallery, and as they olaimed equal political privileges be allowed to partake in the rußh in of men. Objection was raised to this, and it was finally decided that during afternoon sittings M the Ladies' Gallery be thrown open without U ticket, but that tickets be still required in m the evening. The "distinguished strangers'" v< Bpace beneath the Ladiea' Gallery is to be tl extended right aoross the House. The ad- ai mission of Btrangers to this space, which hi they'have to reach through the lobbies, p: has already produced one scene between two v members, one of whom had expressed him- pi self freely respecting a leading Prohibition- le iat whom he did not know personally, bat oi who was standing by the other member at p the time. p: jottings. A It was hoped that the Finanoial Debate would finish to-night, but as there are still a large number of members who propose to speak it will probably not finish till to-mor-row night. . There ia much comment on the refusal of the Premior to fulfil his promise made to two separate deputations to let the Mnnioipal and County Councils Conferences see " the Local Government Bill. This refusal is j' contrasted with the submission of the Labour if Bills to the Trades Union Conference. £, "**"~~*"*"~~**""^~