LOBBY GOSSIP

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2199, 11 July 1914, Page 5

LOBBY GOSSIP

fromdebases ;^1^: : :;l)AI^'-SUMMARY;: : 7:' r '', i.vMinpr.-riiattersVchiefiy e'rigaged'the atteiition of the House ; otßepreseiitativ">S; yesterday: ,, ' In the,."afteriiooii a number of Departmental reports wore' presented, including;those.'.of. -the , ■• Public Trust Offico.ahd:the Police Force." ''Atthe re■quest; of -Mr;- (i- Hunter, tho Gaining Amendment Bill was, set down for second., reading on • August- .5,- instead;dfiJuly' v 29. ;,:;;.■.■;■:.., ~:V '\ ..'-•■/;, ;7:,lt; ; wa3 stated'that '-the; report'of the General;! Manager ; ;.of .Railways would' ; be .presented.this : m6rith; 'and that;an Ipppqrtunity V.w;dill(t: bo. afforded.'of: dis-; :cu«siiigat;-o : ;;■;■:::: ■: '.V':'-'-': ■' ■!■'-„''■>■-. A' ,'• "Anhour-andra.half iin the;latter part; of;the aftornooh,was v sperii_in, discussing; Ministerial ireplies , "to.'questions.. : '. -.; ;In ;-th'e -evwiing : the. , sessional ;committees.Aver'e set-up,; and the House then Si'oc'eeded ..to deal .with , Bills upon tho rder'Paper.!.': i';^' : :■■:'■', \_- ■ : ; /':■:■:''■ ■•:.■ ,• ;.Tlie iVictpria Collfige:AmendmentVliiTl was -read;a.second.time,, and the.Hoiisn rpse;at:ll!6 p.m;'•■•■!■.,.■.*'/.■ ;>;; , ' , .-'.V '^' O;.fii;M ILITARY^PENSIO US. >■""':%"'.. •. : Military.pensions; were .referred; to, -l)y ; the Hoii; : P;'M,;:Br';i;isher- : in : the,:House' of Represe'ntativesyesterday.. Tlie.meniber for! Wangahui had .suggested, that bvery. jiersori who'; tptik part in ,the Maori-. ;Warj',s l houJd -be;,-giyeii .a..pensipnVj. -Mr.' Pieher.'.pointed.,out/that the' , -extension, ■passed ; last : yea'r. liad , ;raised the'cost-'of pensions'by; £40,000,!.'.: Since then suggestions'had. Eeeii'made that : tlie,widows ;, and : .ichildren' .of: pensioners should , /be paid.:,'-Ithadialso ; been suggosted that they, v'sh'q'uld r pay .peiisioiis.in .proportioni tV';^ , th ; .e. ! -V-yaltie ,, ;of;' f ;the.-.i!6eiTicesV'reii-. ..dered;'; also,;;ta i: tlipae'swbrn-in; during :thtf war;:hut;vvlw,;sivvv no service fancVto those';"persons l vi.iyliq--.se!j:\rftd' , .upon -river ,boats;'< and ,were ..never 'iW!tbm. : iniles : of. ■ the:scene of action.: Vlf.they were going' i;.to' , .icftr.ry..on'ijiV.that!-method ) -Mr.' i .'S , ishfir , saidi'they '.would.'-.'find .'.'themselves .in.-the ■ position : , of:rtho I !; United; where :!they!:wero'now!-payhlgi. pensions to mbre : people.than tobkipart, in. tho,war.:,. A. '• |!yV: : '/;■!;'■ ; ;. -:;By' way,, of answer, to!the,:'remarks:of Vmemb'Srs.-'in^Ke^ 'tiyes'*yesterddvjj. i the!'Hqn. ;; .P: M,:',B^ : Fisher; State.^^^Accident Department.- : h'o : said, that jthere!-was. a; good'deal ,'-bf \ truth;in; the! .statements J:q£' : ;i|ie; member,, for .niurithatAthevbertefits; being-paid might 'hot, I bc.'e'gual.tp!t.he'cohditipns in Russia. , . ;al^d•;;cpulltr'ie'sV:;^usuall_f,' ; beins' behmd-':New!i.Zealand. ,, coridtt!pns v .!left":by ( :,the ; 'tiiberal.' Par,ty. ■Tvere .'worse ;th'an, ; ;';tjie!'• conditions . ;in. th6;!cpn- : ditmna: ■accident;>insii.r,aiice. : conipanies. : He.found that tlie.premium: income of the . State officeplaßt;:!yea.r .'yras-£21,000, and! tho' ,amount".6f,'!c'laims;- paid,-waa; r £l2ipoo; aiid fpuijd iwrith:\ : , .'accident.:'iqsi.iraiice ■'.'■ cbni* tirig-ithe/.biisiuessv was V : probably, , mprii' ■than;- , the;cbst-.of; : isettling. the : 'claims. -and J thero Kti'ns- p /good'tleftl ~to bo' said .■witli.Jthpso'-wlio.contended that,-the.ciist c of.vq;e'tt|ng;thei:!bueines'9>;should/be' tho f He;hppedi': during!, the; yeari •tp■ -respect.;! , , ! ■' :fire. : :iriaurarice A : cpmiianies "shPnlcl' imme-_ .diately-ipay.vo'ut"if/he'full;'-risk 'on'';pro--. , perties ■•destrdyed>'!Mr.-.Fisher;, said; that, -the; vfiro: 'insurance:?; reserved: ' .the, ; right stend of., pajring,jii,cash,.;for';.a ivery rgpod reason; ';ayrliy■vAvitli'"that-option' Tvould'.-bej an -incentive ,to'-majiy-/nlen:to" -sot; Tiro to' ■ their!-'horises. .when" they, -were !pressed ...forVmoney i .even.- if.;they .sacri-'. !ficM: their vprdperty "for; less ftHan ;■'!; its - '.valuer , 'i-;;v!>''i li vifi"--T::'i;vV:!!ii'':y. : :i .•:■;,;:; ■■:?!■'

THE GAT ESCAPES. I It is history now that tho Opposition i first lieutenant, Mi G W Russell, had all his guns trained on tho Treasmy Benches foi the last three or fom dajs of the debate on tho Address-m-Reply, vamlv waiting foi snmo Muiistei. pioferably the Piimo Minister, to break cover Tlie I'riine Minister did not judge that any great damage had been done by the Opposition attack on the Government citadel, and he did not come out to give battle So it happens that Mr Russell waited in vain, and will have to wait for some considerable time' Everybody knew the position, of course, but last night Mr Russell naively let the cat put of tho bag Ho was talking: at large'on a motion to ■sot up a committee, and the Hon J Allen objected, saying that Mr Russell had had his chanco for such geneial discussion in tlio Address-in-Reply Debate (Laughter) Mr Russell- I was waiting for -your Piime Minister, and ho hadn't tho pluck t6 get up (Loud huglitcr irom tho Government benches ) > , Mr. Allen's objection ivas sustained RETURNS AND RECORDS. Opposition cntics TV ho are in the habit of complaining that the Government witholdb mfoimition were silenced jesterday when ilio Pumo Minister granted no fewer than 39 returns After going through tho list, Mr Massev mentioned that 34 of the 39 lctuins had been asked foi by members on the othoi side of the Ho'ise. Mi. G W Russell The hon gentleman is to be congratulated on putting up , a recoul, ho also put up'another recold last night Mr. Massef I kent jou m iour place, mj boj ' (Laughter ) NONSENSE! NONSENSEI NONSENSE! , Mr Witt} (m tho Houso of Representatives) The Government is not promoting settlement, settlement, settlement It is piomotmg aggiegation, aggregation, aggregation Tho Hod F J! B Fishor, Nonsense! Nonsense! Nonsense' Tho Hon J. Allen stated last night that ho hopes to bung donn tho Education Bill next neek.