POLITICAL NOTES

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 8227, 14 September 1901, Page 3

POLITICAL NOTES

!(Bt Telegraph.] £a Onr Own Correspondent.) Wellington, September 13. % dinner this evening, the Premier long-delayed reply in the Finansjaate. It this different to any other ?te has ever made—concentrated, i. vehement, and distinguished for :-: mastery of figures. He gave ohe si friends a bad time, upsetting their sis financial statements completely, sr. and with remarkable clearness. Mr contention ;ha- there was no money it; Public Account was dispelled, and ;; increases in tat Estimates vigorous-tt-tc-rted. The debate over, the Honse —to Committee on the Estimates, and sgon_ went off on another general de- :• - the first item. The member for lit llr Allen) led the House full cry with -it Laurenson at- an earlier stage ta"i bit of personalities." He chargt: Premier with a reckless disregard - 2 a the matter of the contingents, -s? was a good deal of heat and '- Mr Allen's ownership of a coal Aversely reported on by the .Goal isoa. and on which the Premier had birred fiercely in his speech, was about. Points of order s Saent, and somebody was nearly the Speaker. Eventually meniJ "riired awa- each to iiis special ■V- ."rievance. and the discussion on •.".em proceeded on .the usual lines, ■ - tsumed ito the contingent before r . Wellington, September 14. all-night sitting of tie session J-Usi this morning, at half-past seven. ~ y&z. was that 'the Premier -was de•~=i :o put an end to tie second finanby passing the first item of the tessra. h spite of the time -wasted in ;he attack of the member for Y' :t Premier. The discussion came - it Mc-3; 9.30, immediately after the L"fi r3 : -fiv. and lasted for five hours. astonished the House by attackPtraiier on tie point where he is •-pat. it is -well known that his care ■-; fts:m;ents is of the tenderest. r--i:re - 0 see hfm charged with some--7? constructiye manslaughter in " of the Tagus men made one > h cade the Premier do more, and S? "ere very lively for about- four *-;■ The Premier's protest was equal *■• aoastroas charge, and Mr Allen dirk, immovable. At every '~~ : z fi- danger of a serious complica- \*& anminent. while the rank and file A 'rt kept up a fierce exchange of sstiff. \ z i~g. De^,jer counsels pre- ?** Allen consented to withdraw ; «j'sctionable words, but the matter V? : !1 tan ?'' ed . that it took aMI hour, "-jcursaiait of ten minutes, and a conl"°* ce.„ een ,' ae principal all< j Qa if a ;< ? cet k straight. Mr Allen " I^- CU ? iO < " lC ' Tni m a way thai- became ■lore than his rash -attack. His manly. """: " ea -rtca- under difficulties touched ;?; 0 s=f :he whole xhing. It will be lir° a : ° ? 5-l or, d many not to be betheir feelings into a bad thing. for the white heat- in his at|\.y; : " e Premier it must be said for of a certain mine mentioned ;/-Ktain report, the tenor of which -V-: be Joined from Mr Allen's yv-oas about the workmen : "At any -_£ive not_ killed one of them." He --Axaced in his speech earlier in the i e .*"ould make this attack \:f\ Metmer was present. The fact jS' tongue ran awav with him when r a Probably due to ithis mine - to consequent fc \f pos^;on so loa S due .to the ki V - does nofc likti turnin- -•'": - "?• tenaoit 7" 'to the princ-ipai-fe""r_=i]^ arili mentary duel, which hnr Fth/p,' ^ T ab. who fought r |- side - vhich - as member ksr£~ was his own, with accuracy, and vigor not often L . t>7 out. or anyone else in com-

■binat-ion. The air having become clear, the Premier determined to clear the first item silso. The Opposition remonstrated, but he used the -weapon restored to him yesterday by the abolition of early sittings —the only weapon a Premier ever possessed for forcing necessary work and keeping the House at it steadilv. He prevailed and members went away limp and depressed, but the financial debating is over. It is said that there Trill be fierce fighting 1 presenth- in consequence, but there are not enough members up yet to make -a sufficiently big body of opinion. There was a talk yesterday of a compromise of Tjroceduie on the basis of midnight adjournments, but it is too soon to discuss it.