WELLINGTON GOSSIPS

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7199, 26 June 1885, Page 2

WELLINGTON GOSSIPS

.."■■•. : ♦ — — - ; ■■ . ■:>:~C;3M. [FEOM OUB SPECIAL OOBRESPONDBHT,] ;"^ fBY TELEGRAPH.] , "^ ■Wellington, Thursday*-: Itflij The present aspect of affairs in i^V.^ House is certainly a somewhat mixedj^i and a not very hopeful one. There ira^j Ministry in offioe presumably 'with'; '-fitHp. majority in the House, but really WitK-i^ scarcely a single genuine supporter 6^ y their policy bills as at present brought ;R down. In the first place the new tariffjv.has been condemned in all directions^ ;;'' Then their local government proposals ,?, are such that they have not the Blighiesfi^j chance of going through in their present -^ shape, while the Counties Aot is looked on by those qualified to judge as about .'^l the worst attempt at county legislation that has been yet attempted. . <: iYet,jjgd notwithstanding all the dissatisfaotionjM with the Ministerial proposals, thereoMj no desire to turn the Government ont^sHfl session, but.it is a matter of certdujxyTpl that if they wish to retain their eeats'l^ their policy bills will haVe to bbsaton^ff;: ficed. Severarropreaentationa have been made to Mr Ormond, urging himi'to'P'; take some definite course in representing |i-; to Ministers that their proposals are un^vi? acceptable to a large majority "of :the^| House, but he has declined to take; an^K| action, not being disposed i to accept .-/thftft^ responsibility that would follow ' in thel§| present critical Btate of the financejiil^ Members generally are averse .to Maj<iK|^| Atkinson moving any* resolutions^con«^:*| demnatory of the Ministerial even if he were wiUing to ; dd-^»6rkifS and the latest proposal ' is that >Mr||(3 Montgomery should be p.ut:'fbrwa|i|^g to move in that direction. N6thinj^Mt| however, has yet been been- deoided^Sp upon, but a meeting is called for-Mpriday|r||| next to consider the whole queßtibn;^Mr|||i| Ormond intends being present 'andj^o^^ doubt something definite will:.then ; ?b^|||| arrived at. It ia generally felV;th'llt3|^Q Ministry will have to withdraw alargol^fj number of their proposals, ao. mariyf.o|^g iheir own supporters are -jußt,no»?imo«||^| active in denouncing them. •-" :.'f:^;^^l The debate on the Finanoial Sjba^9m<Qvt^| will commence to-morrow night. Majwf^^ Atkinson will lead off the attack.. ■■" \^%smm Mr Macandrew's motion as to mor3ingri|p| sittings was evidently not intejnded^tg^^ be lost sight of, as the Standing Qrde_ra^H Committee had a meeting early 'tjii?^^ morning to consider tlie Ve^iu^io^gp passed yesterday oh this'subjeot^jn'^S^j committee's report was brought up^is^p|^ day by Mr Macandrew, and their recjjn^^ M mendation is that tQ e House shWillatt^^^H 1.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,, from '2;^B6>tp tt '-M|^PH and from 7.30 onwardß. but:vno l iae^M business to taken after lO.S&^^^^M

report -proposed that committees llgp^nould meet on Mondays and Saturdays, part of Wednesdays. The propoaal HIP looked on by many members as ..impracticable, and the Ep^ .jjProniier'g acquiescence to it has created !§§|E%?O"ttte astonishment. Mr Stout's idea If flif^^Sfeeing to the motion was, however, *&%$ ygmply; to give- it a fair trial, and if it r ® found unworkable a majority of ■t't^^S?^^ .House could easily reverse the £5V 3eoision arrived at yesterday. : r';,Mr-Ormond' presented this afternoon f^r." pwo petitions from residents of Hastings )y;f.[ ■'■ P r »ying that the -Hastings gas works ■X ma y n °t "to- erected close to the school vVs - . - ln that township. Tour member also presented a petition from Alfred Jar- ; : ? - . man, asking thai an enquiry be made V?, into his dismissal from the Napier f.-':. Survey Office.'