LOBBY GOSSIP AND NEWS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 26, 29 June 1899, Page 4

LOBBY GOSSIP AND NEWS

The Hon. Mr. Acland has resigned his seat in the Council. A Royal Commission has been appointed to inquire into the circumstances connected with the granting of marine certificates. The Address-in-Reply in the Lower House, which was taken on Tuesday evening, was moved by Mr. Stevens and seconded by Mr. Millar. Colonel Pitt and Hon. F. H. Fraser, two of the newly -appointed Councillors, were selected, to move and second the Address-m-Keply in the Uoper House. In October n»xt the term of office of several of the seven-year member- appointed s bsequpnt to the passing of the Legislative Council Ame' dment Act expires, and they will haye to be r*>appointed or others chosen in th> ir places. Captain Russell waits to know why canvassers had been appointed by the Government to intrude themselves on the elector*, an ( mule' v. haf vote s >eh uanv.ihx.rs are to be pud. Lobby trosaip is mainly concerned with the probable lcnirth of 'h «.t's X n Sum» aver 'hat it will extei d over thr. <; mo"ih>. • >tht rs ,is niauv \\ civs The tact is no one knew* anything iibout theti.attfr The otilv 'hing t v at would tend to brii'g it to an cmy tt rmit.ation won Id be a successful vote of no-oorthdenc* by the Oppi>Bitioi'. Toiarrx this they would require the full t-upioit of the Government male ntents. but as none of these are quite certain or coming back to the House; ag in, ir is safe to s*y that they will stick to their honorarium as long as possible. All the members want to address their c >nstituems through Ilanxard, and a short session would prevent thie. Besides which the Opposition have not advanced their electoral campaign in the Nauth Island, and they are not at all anxious to precipitate a general election until this is done. We may bafoly assume that the fession will last until the end of September, but at the same time the electors need not expect much work to be done. It will be like the final session of past Parliaments — remarkable for the amount of talking indulged in, and the small quantity of useful work done. There will be a wholesale slaughter of bills towards the end, and then each party will blame the other for obstructing the public business.