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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 173, 22 July 1881, Page 3

A fashionable lady in New Orleans has the credit of originating and carrying out Buccesssfully the novel freak of giving a party at which tissue-paper dresses only should be worn. Writing of the manner in which the business is transacted in tbe House, the N.Z Times says : — Extravagance of debate and obstinate wordiness are two great causes of waste of time in the House. Needless divisions is another. All three have, unfortunately, received ample illustration lately. The ecene that occurred in the House after midnight was anythirg but creditable to the Benior member for Grpy Valley and fhf member for Dunstan. Waste of time ensued tnerefrom, and the tone of the debate was also d6 P re 3 =ed. Yesterday afternoon the business was hindered by senseless opposition to the 22nd and 23rd clauses in the Licensing JJiil. The opponents of those cbu?es were m a hopeless minority: the first division demonstrated this, and yet hairsplitting was resorted to for no other reason than that of sheer obstnictiveness. The second amendment was a mere quibble— the affirming voices were overpowering, and yet a division was forced. Where there 19 ncthing to be gained by obstructive tactics —a resort 10 them is downwright criminal. Hon members are prone to grumble about the protraction of tbe session, and are ever ready to throw the blame upon the Government, and as ready to overlook their own lacbeg. A greater readiness to accept the inevitable in minor matters would marvel JooaJy facilitate business. Bat for the much talkirjg about nothing over the Licensing Bill ihat measure would have^becn disposed of a weei; ago.