POLITICAL NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 38, 8 October 1912, Page 5

POLITICAL NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES

The Prime Minister proposes to ask . the House during the course of this week to agree to sit on Monday evenings, commencing with October 14, in order to pass local Bills through their final stages, and send them on to the Legislative Council. Asked whether he intends to ask for the suspension of the Standing Orders to permit new business to ho taken after 12.30 a.m., Mr. Massey said lie would endeavour to avoid this course, and if the House maintained a satisfactory rate of progress, it would not he necessary tp depart from Ids practice, of early. rising on each sitting day. j As the end ‘of the session approaches it is customary for the Government; party to hold a caucus. Tim .Government members met on Satur- , day, morning to .receive the confidences of, the Prime . Minister as to what measures would, he proceeded with during the session. The Prime Minister, by a ; reportr . aJjfd.'hV Qoulfl npp" difcoJbse the business of the caucus meeting, but he indioated (that, a progamme had. been decided liipop \Vhrch|hq |woul4; announce when he asked the House to agree to sit on Mondays, r. He added that although the programme was a heavy one, lie hoped to be able to complete it by the end of October.