WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT.

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 20, 11 August 1894, Page 5

WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT.

Speaking on the Parliamentary Disabilities of Women Abolition Rill, recently rejected by the House of Representatives, Mr Hogg Temarked that, like the honourable and gallant member for Wellington Suburbs (Dr Newman, author of the bill) he had always been a very strong believer in the rights of women. He had long had the id*-:'' that if they took their part in the legislative affairs of the country, and Rid enter an assembly like that, they would get about the nearest approach to an ideal paradise that could possibly be constructed on earth. And be thought he could congratulate the honourable and gallant member on really anticipating the future in this matter, though in all probability it would be rather a remote future. He did not know that either the honourable member or himself would live to see it. But he would ask honourable members to reflect for a moment on -the splendid impression it would make upon the House if they had a good assortment of young ladies, dressed in the highest style of fashion occupying the benches here and there, like flowers in a vegetable garden, mingled with the turnips and the carrots and the potatoes. They could imagine a beautiful blonde sitting alongside the honourable member for Wellington Suburbs, and enlivening’ him with her conversation while a debate was going on. Then, again, imagine a young lady, who bad just got beyond her teens, _ sitting alongside their venerable friend, the member for Riverton ? and making to him somewhat delicate although perfectly legtimate proposals.