PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7730, 2 July 1903, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

The special of tbe Wauganui Herald wires :—: —

In the first half-hour of tbe afternoon tho House built up a fairly big order paper at a record speed. Mr Arnold placed tbe first briek — Bibio in schools, Mr 'Witfoefortl the next — lavd 1 for troopers, the House lottiug him know by exclamations that they had scon this briok before, and the gallery winks. Mr Ell comes thirtf with direct election of Legislative Councillors. The fourth is labelled freehold, exchange of lease in perpetuity, Mr Lang being the builder. The House shivers in anticipation of a wild waste of Hooding avoixls. Otago Central follows — returga of all things, an insidious returji by an enemy from the West Coast, and the wall beg 1 us to grow visibly. JUaioPyts. _ rcgistralion r • and Dunedin trams carry it up ; elective Executive, in company with good old Sir William, and a laugh ; absolute majority, Saturday half-iholiday, totalistator abolitipn, railway casualties returns with compensation, etc., McLean's juvenile smokers' prevention, water power of the colony, equipment of training colleges and teachers, shops and shop assistants, tbe size oi sacks, the Standing Orders .(good old Sir William again, with a standing offer to die in the attempt to keep everybody straight in this terrible operation), restoration of the Audit Department — Mr Taylor a little fiercely, with Opposition cheers behind him ; and Civil Service reform. These ahd many other things carry the wall up to the height usiual in Order Papers at this period.

Before the House adjourned it passed ibe resolution of honour to the lately dead. Mr Rolleston was highly eulogised by the Premier for his steady adherence to justice ;' General Whitmore, the sterling soldier ; Dr. Grace, Nature's gentleman, genial and just and strenuous ; Captain Morris ; Mr W. Swanson, " the master mind, the farseeing 1 , plain-spoken man, than whom there was no truer Democrat." The 3?a?©oai<s*?*s spceek -was gpr^^<;£v%'l «¥*<£ short. Mr Massey followed in similar state, Bfp. Bollard paid a warm, tribute to tho late Mr Swanson's generosity.. Sir Will am Russell spok^ warmly of tbe noble soul of Rolleston, the bravery and endurance of Whitmore, the apostle of self-reliance ; the generosity, bravery, and geniality of race, dwelling on how he dressed wounds under fire ; the modestf straightforwardness of Morris ; the great qualities of Swanson, the artisan who carved out his fortune — poor old Swanson. Mr Jennings followed well ; and Mr Witheford, My Duthle, and others having! spoken, the House paggpd tbp resolution. The agitation for the abortion of tho totalisator is being met by a counter-agitation for its retention, and yesterday a number of petitions wero presented in the Lower House appealing that the machino should not bo abolished.

The Attorney-General has giveu. notice of motion, for a. calj ftf tho Council tp, be matfe on "tbe 9th July ; and that tho Council upon that day shall proceed to the election of a Speaker.