PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8289, 23 June 1890, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

[BY TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Sunday. Now that the debate on the Address-in-Reply has been adjourned to Tuesday, and the Financial Statement in consequence postponed indefinitely, members appear inclined to regret what has been done, and to grumble at Mr. Taylor and others who brought it about. it is expected that the debate will close on Tuesday, but now it has once been started on a career of indefinite discussion, nobody can predict when it will end. One speech always brings on another, and it is not unlikely that other amendments may come up, if that of Sir G. Grey is disposed of. Many members are feverishly anxious to address their constituents as soon as possible,' through the pages of Hansard and the columns of the daily papers, and tho Address-in-Reply offers an opportunity not to be relinquished. There was a tacit understanding that the Government should be assisted to bring down their policy with the utmost, despatch, but now the ball has once been set rolling by Messrs. Ballance, Hislop, Grey and Taylor, there is no telling where it will stop. I know of a number of members who would like to say just a few words on the question, and as in Parliamentary parlance a few words may mean a speech, of one or two hours' duration, it will be seen that extensive possibilities of delay are unfolded. It is alleged that the adjournment on Friday night was forced, in obedience to .a telegram from Messrs. Duncan and J. McKon/.ie expressing a desire to take part in the debate. Everything has been very dull in the lobbies during yesterday and to-day. There seems to be hardly even a rumour floating about. lam assured that Sir George Grey's dissolution amendment will be negatived by an overwhelming majority. Members (whatever some of them pretend) do not wish to be dissolved until they have done a little more posing in the House for the edification of their constituents. The knowledge that whoever may come back to the next Parliament twenty-one of them will not and cannot, causes them to be particularly anxious to make the best use of this the last session tor electioneering purposes, and this they certainly mean to do. Later. Should the debate be finished on Tuesday the Financial Statement will bo brought down on Wednesday. lb is said that it will bo an exceedingly satisfactory document. Mr. Cowan lias been appointed second Government whip. It is stated that there were numerous applications for the position.