PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 41, 1 September 1880, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Last week Mr. Moorhouse had a strong paaßaaj of arms with Sir George Grey. The former Superintendent of Canterbury accused the former Governor of New Zea-land-with endeavoring to set class against olass ; with being utterly corrupt ; with being the arch mischief-maker in the ' colony, and a man hi whose path " filth " S;had followed ; who, to win popular applause, created public ruin ; whose assur- * ance of goodwill was emptiness and rottenness; and who spoke and acted "humbug." This was certainly strong language, and not what would be considered by outsiders as being Parliamentary. But we are afraid that Sir George Grey, by his own vehemence and violence, provoked such angry words. Certainly, the tone of debate in the Lower House has deteriorated since the advent of the Knight of Kawau to that Chamber. Mr. Vincent Pyke made an apology on Saturday night by stating that his remarks were not intended for the Chairman of Committees, but for other members of the House who had been shouting to him to " sit down." The House considered the explanation satisfactory, and so the farce ended. And yet another scene 1 This time between the senior and junior members for the Thames. On Monday, Sir George Grey moved resolutions for the removal of the proclamation from the Patatere Block, hi the purchase of which his junior colleague is an interested party. In defence of himself— and his own interests — Mr. Sbeehan turned upon, his former political chief, and denounced him hi the strongest langunge. " Talk about ' save me from my friends,' " said Mr. Sheehan, 41 why, Sir, I would ten times rather trust myself to the tender mercies of the hon. member for Rangitikei than to the friendship of the hon. member for the Thames."