PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3237, 26 September 1879, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

MEETING OF THB OPPOSITION.

[»V THLBOnAPII] TuuttSt)AY, Septomber 25.— Tho membors of tho Opposition mot to-day and elected Mr. JohtiHall as leader- of the pavtjr.- .Taking thbqg pi'osbnt and thoiio absent who arc' favourable tljero were forty-four accounted for. As! the IlousoatWcsOnt consists of only ciglitx'^y v driT\ii'6Tfib < orff, and'ttio Si>e'akor™cannoF vote,' , tpis givo,s,a certain < majority . of , t\yo ?to the <Oppd<fltibh ( .J 7 <' i ( ''■>'' .'• ' {U ' y ■ ' «-.»Whoiv < tho-'VOtO'*of'«Wanb"Of-Gonftdflnco is v carried "tlierc will bo several members Who aro now vdtlti'g' with' tho Government, released from their pledges, and free to support/ a good, honest, and; constitutional Ministry, j . Tho^QpposiftoUjhas, agreed ,to,pass a Liberal ! . Bloctbrnl' Bill,' 'deal 'witVtho 1 n'ativ'd difficulty in a manncr^calo,ulatpd placo it on a Basis- 1 factory footing, 'and* ondoavour to, • promote a •'abitn'd W^b;6'f <Jdl6Kial'ftHan%'. 'The'redisiri. butiou of aoatd'VtflL'aW'bd dealt with as soon 5 ns possible. Trienninl Parliaments 'a'lsti I 'form' [ a parfc*of tho- Opposition programme; I>ut" will probably iiOt;b(i'aiM)in,i(Jter,M question. !|1 : ciM^ntmt^m of :, Mr. Hall,.nß!loaderpofitho Opposition, liar already made a•• good impression bj his •moderation rtncLcoiitftcsyt tditho f j(Gl6vdi i nmcQt. 1 Ho was sworn in.withiMir George Qroy in tlio same batch and on tho- samo Biblo, at which siacident' ; tho meiAbora/ 1 wore 1 lamu&oclJ : • V Sir Georgo,n,Groy 'proitoßcd,f">nndiX')Mr. llt\\ SQConded, " Tho nomination oC Mr. O'Rorko as Speaker,'' and it was their duty according to established custom to, escort him to tlio chair. .'J In doing 'so/ tho two political Mr. Hall made a ( .courteous. fyqw to pir George Gr6y",' wHich Sir' George' Grey rctiirhod. So when tho champions of, the- noblo ar,t; t met in oia''dl^s'ihthe l 'i'ln ! g,thpy smi'fccl 1 gt'iinly aid shook hands bcforeiho.skilled encounter thdt emlcd in disaster t6 one and laurels to the

owiur. n) "H « Under such a courteous and able leader of tho .Opposition Jj have. < no doubt (fcho new Parliani<3nt\vill tie free from the vile' and lov rreba|£a v tjojw iw.h.ipU ;tlisgrnced/, tho 1 Jlousii: ou a 'former occasion^ ( aud]'though tho blows wi'.l fall heavy mid fast, they will bo doUvorc I aeoOfdihgrto ; b6tfdtttflti'oWal ll 'Hlb; i 'fibb ' froi i personal bittortfc'i&'und JiVtrty hate. i-'nl ill!'" fGOViBR'NOIVS"SI^MOM.^'! J Tho „ ppeeoll ot , tho. . Govenioiv . ihpujr 1 1 elaboMe* Mul' tojibh'ihfeMVtlw poiniV of Uib speech of last session, is riot very assuring on nativo matters. The 'statement that tho "WWt Coaqt |iatjyeg arp a, i waiting.ith^'de<jlßisn of thb law Courts is scarcely in accordance wit,h thjj f a6ts of the ojise as known iw Tkratmkl and iticlLcatos on the part ot^tho" Government a want of definite policy, aud that it is veryimpro'--bable they contemplate any early settlement>'pf jthQ 1 unsatisfactory .stato ,df native aifairs on thOfWest^Coi^at,) (i | election; „of^ qhaxhman f .otf coMtThere^llibdn'd'b^yositio'n'to Mr. Seymour as chairman of committees "of tho, .House, as tins -Govcrrini i enYMiriding"tii'cy li'a'vb h6 l iifiaiils6 l 'oi ; putting in a man' of their party, hayo, givoi <twtiod' to" mb'vo' that. MK'Sovm6u'r ll bb:6hAir. maiy;''i | Tl!ls' ) ifl' ;f an l a'd/nisslolrtnat r th6^'dre ir a minority in tho House. }>tu; nil' uTC-'i;'! (JM 1!,!•.) '■ ■!,!•.) 1 . » '•