Parliament.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 29 January 1891, Page 2

Parliament.

9 _ Mr Baliance had best; ' "make the most of his opportunity. 'Phe late Government have been beaten, talcing the division re the election of the Speaker as a guide, by seven. This is not a large 'majority, and to what may, ii come to? If the Opposition gain 33gmont : and the Northern jfoapri, Electoral District, it will leave the Government; with only a bare ,$. The support of Mr Goldie is desired,

aiid lie lias keen offered a seat in the Ministry, but we hear that he will not accept, and will, on the contrary, be a decided thorn in their sidci Gwirig to tile difficulty re the Chairmanship of Committees, atioflber vdte liiay be edurited gone 1 , and the election of Major Steward as Speaker takes another vote away— what a little" in^ority renlaitis r " Tlie path' of the Government will riot be over a bed of roses, and the liability to rt sudden overthrow must be nearer than is desirable. Added to all this, tfliateYer pfirty reaches office, there are two subcti visions in tlie House of a most disturbing nature. They ; a,re the economists, unkindly, usually designated tlie skinflints,- and _ the iiew labour representatives. Fi'esli as these gentlamen are from the election, much stir will be made by tilem for the UnMoriists, who foolishly lost their situations rather liiari obey lawful orders. It will be hard for any government to do that which is right and please them. All things considered, the outlook shows that tile Cioverilnlerlt are tikely to obtain ah adjournment until May, but that when the House then meets their eliaiices .a" re rtot tdd good for further retention of power. What appears most unsatisfactory is, that there i.s no party in the House who could command a fair working majority.;