IN THE LOBBY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1041, 6 September 1883, Page 2

IN THE LOBBY.

[from OUR PARLIAMENTARY oorrbspokDENT.]

Wellington, To-day.

The business of the session closes today. There now only remains an ApproBill to be passed, and several •free conferences between the two branches oftb Legislature to be held. The Hinemc* leaves for the Mahukau »t Id o’clock co-night with the northern members* aiW about 20 southern members, accompanied by their wives and families, have already left for their homes by the Hauroto early this morning. . J. # Mr Mason’s motion that the FepW ot the Dargaville Committee be adopts Appears on to-day’s Order Paper, but it ts expected to lapse as the Government are quite content .with the victory theyihw' already secured over the “hfortmoa ; member for Auckland West, r . trpading him down further in the pplmi—mThe prorogation is,pxpppte| to tike fo reform the Upper Houae, eatitled The Legislative., ; ■AN* 1883 ” was laid on the table otlhe Lems* Se Council lasthijglit. 1 It the re-oonstitutioh of the Council! the Ist of January, 1&85, by making it consist of 44 members to be appointed as hereinafter provided, and of not more

-- dMaMMgHpgjyBBHBSBMWsnca.vmM •«« w— mi _ _ _ —-. by the Governmer ' be U n»»“« 2sßre to bo app. !■> t>m the existing number by the tx members themselves, no member g the right vote for hiwse'f. v; ’ e remaining 4 members 11 arc u- b«-. i- sled by persons having a right to v.nr the North Island, 11 by the Son?!; island electors, the qualification of vc.t<-.-- being the same as for ,the Lower House. The mode of election is to ba by the . item known as * l Hare’s system," each ‘.aland forming one constituercy. The members elected are 'to sit for ten years, and of the present members one half of t: .ise other than Maori members art to 'tire in January, ' 18S6, and the roiaiucoer in 1890. The Bill consist;; of *IOO clauses and'id schedules, ft 5- .-.-it- propoaed to bring it before ParlLi-n —■ , for discussion until next session.