The Council Crux.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 5317, 4 July 1892, Page 3

The Council Crux.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)

(ramom own correspondent.) Wellington. July 2. tsßßwti.it peculiar statement was uwsfrß.tllance in the course of bis to the debate on the Electoral lii&ur&iy morning. He said that always been, and was now, «5 tiifr Legislative Council weak, so ti sfioalti be no menace to the Kwintiiority of the House of Repress. People are wondering and ■3'B.iScan be the meaning of this am. l . They ask has not the cry for I ke month or two been, " The be strengthened and now, Sitappears that the object is to keep tta dnllest begin to discern ft: in the Ministerial tactics never h suspected by the most acute. P®, say the knowing ones, now N desire to place a score or so "® friends on the benches of the ! fr House, and that they .asked for teition of a large number wich the p&te intention of having the advice not with .i view of obtaining an sto the country, but of crippling '■•Weiland thus paving the way for .Wtson. This, they add, explains Aisters fait to appreciate the unmoral position they are .alleged to Tfie dt <v; machina of the opportunely published a S®o in favor of the abolition of legislative functions ; and, that together, quid nunc# .'v . c °lty in arriving at a conclusion "•™&ters will not press the question pstments to the Upper House this that if they approach the j\'ron the subject next year they m ore than 15. in the expectaJj'wewis.h that they will be again , Heanwhile the fates are fighting : V V eic or v °. appearances indi"'the second Chamber will be so to to be totally ineffective, and f*ul he paved for wiping it out Restitution and pensioning off the ! _ l ® m 3 members. Such is the U h '»y more speculative ® those whose view is bounded taaitations of practical politics "■"J to see in the Premiers an indication of his intention a nd accept the smaller governor is willing to call to »i 3 t . s a ®endcd plea, say these he does not wish to iW . e Council by undue addifcL preserve the balance i re P a ' r the breach made by 6e ,t e i, sl - T f h;it nine appointments C ® a de ; and, if after that »<it tin. r»° re ject the policy meaIS" 11111111 !, they will claim Time will tell whicli view