PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1684, 14 July 1879, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

WELLINGTON, July 12, The Government supporters were a little sulky last night at haring received no intimations from Ministers as to their policy or anything else, a majority of those members think it was at least duo to them that they should have been called together in caucus and honored with the confidence of Ministers in regard to their proposals for the session. The mistake was no sooner made than discovered, and the most active touting and buttonholing has been going on all day with the view of soothing any irritation engendered in the minds of the Government followers. Mr Macandrew is making himself particularly useful in administering soothing medicine. The Auckland contingent will support Mr Thomson as Chairman of Committees in preference to Mr Bunny, who, they sarcasticallyobserve, has been too long “on sale.” The great objection to Mr Hamlin in the eyes of many Southern members is, that it is expecting too much to have both Speaker and Chairman of Committees Auckland men. The Auckland members are talking of leaguing themselves together to secure more expenditure in the Auckland district than haa hitherto been the case. An appeal will bo made to the new Speaker for increased gallery accommodation for Press representatives. It is understood that, in consequence of the feeling excited over the election of Chairman of Committees, the Government declining to exercise their influence in favor of any particular candidate, Mr Bunny will retire from the contest, and the probable result will be a walk over for Mr Seymour j the Government withdrawing opposition in consideration of the way in which Mr O’Eorke’s election was treated by the Opposition. It is generally believed that the loan the Government will ask for this session will be for four millions. Messrs Hobbs and Murray are said to have abandoned the Government side. The now Speaker was preserved to-day to the Governor, whe approved of the choice made by the House. It is understood that a large number of members have expressed themselves openly unfavorable to granting the £2OO which, for years, it has been customary to add to the Speaker’s salary for defraying the cost of hie sessional dinners. Those opposed to this vote will pledge themselves not to attend the Speaker’s dinners.