The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1891.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9192, 21 September 1891, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1891.

It must have been very pleasing to Mr John Bryce to have met with such an unexpected cordial welcome from the people of New Plymouth as he did on Mb arrival by the express train on Friday night at the railway station; and it must have been doubly so when the address of sympathy from them was read to him. His reply was short owing to the time being limited, as he had to catch the steamer leaving the breakwater, for Mr Bryce was on his way to the Waikato via Auckland. However, his few words show that he appreciated the compliment, and he is not one likely to forget such a demonstration. Now that Hansard is to hand, it is plain to see the part the Speaker took in the matter. His rulings were all in favor of the Government — the party who put him in the chair— and by his illogical decisions he brought about a result which is neither a credit to himself nor the House. .As our readers are aware the circumstance that led up to the unexpected and regretable retirement from public life of the Hon. John Bryce arose out of a discussion as to whether the Hon. J. McKenzie had withdrawn the dis graceful charges made against Mr Richardson. Air Bryce had said it was in the highest degree absurd to pretend that the Minister withirew the charge the previous night. Mr Ballance, rising to a point of order, asserted that Mr Bryce was disputing the Speaker's ruling, and the latter gentleman, continuing his speech, said "the Premier ought to be ashamed of himself" — when he wsb interrupted in the middle of his sentence by a loud demand from the Premier to withdraw the words Th» galierieg were then cleared by order of the Speaker, and the public . thus debarred from knowing whattook place officially, and we aie only informed that a resoution was passed by a majority of nine censuring Mr Bryce for using the words be did, aven though they would have been qualified by subsequent words if the hon. member bad not been interrupted in his speech. It is clear from the report in Hansard that the Premier was wrong, for the Minister of Lands had not withdrawn the charge, Mr J. MoKenzie's words being— "The only thing I will withdraw is this : That Hon. Robert Campbell, in making the statement that he squared the hon. gentleman, was not correct." We quote Barnard, and as the Speakor admitted the charge was not withdrawn, the Premier was out of order in stopping Mr Bryce afl he did. We must admit that Mr Rolloston was rather too hasty in handing in Mr Bryce's resignation to the Speaker. It was within a few minutes of dinner time, and the Premier suggested that before Mr Rollosted handed I it to too Speaker, as it was so near adjourn ment time he should hold the resignation over till they met again. The Speaker, tot, offered to adjourn the H(use at once that m "" ght communicate with Mr Bryce, but Mr Rolleaton, being impetus, would listen to no one, but handed in the resignation of the member for Waikato. This was a great mistake, for we believe, had the parties met and consulted together, that the whole affair might have been rectified in an honorable manner, to the j satisfaction of all.

The Star Football Club defeated the Ti Ti Rangi native club at Wsitara, on Saturday, by 5 ppinta.<g*ol from try and two trios) to 3 points (goal trom try). The Star men state that some of the Maoriß played roughly, and were very bolihose on several occasion*. The two teams sat down to dinner after the match. In the Police Couit this (Monday) morning John Trigger, jun., was summonsed for disobeying an order of the Court for neglecting to pay £1 a week towards tho support of his wife and family, but us there was no appearance of either party the case was struck out. » At tho Auckland First Spring Meeting on Saturday, old Omata won the Steeplechase ; Tho Colonel the Hurdle* ; The Dreamer the September Handicap; The Baron tho Flying Handicap, and Brown Alice the Juvenile Plato. A telegram from Wellington, states that during the last week ' t ninety-one men, i principally bush fellers from* South, obtained employment through the Government bureau. This, we can hardly credit, for, we were told the other day, that out ot fifty sent to Eltham ; only about eight wore found capable of doing th« work. Wolfe's Schnapps is the moat popular liquor io Awtrtlu, heno» the imitation?