POLITICAL NOTES.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 67, 15 November 1887, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

Wellington, yesterday. The debate on the Financial Statement was very “ dry,” taking it so far as it had gone when the House adjourned at 11.80 on Friday night. Vogel himself was weak, considering the man and the circumstances. If is stated that £120,000 is to be put on the estimates for the completion of the Gorge railway line to connect Napier Bind Wellington. The Public Works statement is to be brought down within a fortnight. Mr Peacock has given notice to move at the next meeting of the Reporting Debates Committee " That the chairman recommend to the Standing Orders Committee to submit to the House a new standing order providing for the limitations of the time allowed to members addressing the House with a view to the reduction of the oost of Hansard." BURKING SHE TARIFF QUESTION. ANOTHER SESSION IN APRIL. Wellington, last night. Major Atkinson has informed a Protectionist deputation that the Government will positively not touch the tariff question this session, but will hold another Session next April for that purpose.

ELECTION OF GOVERNOR’S BILL. In the House on Thursday, Mr Joyce in an eloquent speech moved the second reading of the Election of Governor's Bill (Sir G. Grey) A lengthy discussion ensued on this Bill, In which Messrs Fish, Seddon, and Moss spoke iu support of the measure, and Messrs Turnbull, Allan, and Lance against the Bill. The Premier regretted that the Bill had been introduced in a busy session like this and opposed the measure on the ground that it was inimical to ths interests of the colony, which had done well under Responsible Government, that it would be the reverse of beneficial in its moral results on the people, and that it would be an influence to disturb the national ties which should tend to make this country an important part of a great empire. Sir G. Gray followed with an eloquent defence of the principle of the Bill, urging that an eletive Governor would not be the mere name and fiction that Governors under the present system are, also, it was right the office should be one in the power of the ambitious New Zealander to attain to, and in the power of the people of the colony to bestow as an honor on its beet public men. Sir J. Vogel then moved that the Bill be read this day 6 months, and the House adjourned for the usual half-hour. On the resuming, Sir J. Hall while giving every praise to Sir Grey’s eloquence, set himself to disillusionise the young members of the idea that his words were words of wisdom. He showed that whereas a responsible Governor was best qualified to hold the the balance fairly between political parties an elective Gdvernor would be the first step to separation from the mother country. Sir J. Vogel asked leave to withdraw his amendment so that the Bill could go to division on the original motion. This was granted. Messrs Tanner, Anderson, Blake, Mills, Buxton, T. Mackenzie, Hobbs, Taylor, and Fulton also spoke. On division, the second reading was lost by 55 to 29, Mr Graham voted with the maj ■ ority.