LATEST. PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP. Wellington, May 21.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 266, 23 May 1888, Page 4

LATEST. PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP. Wellington, May 21.

JOTTINGS. Nkw members' railway passes arc being issued, and are being mado out in the naino of the constituency represented in place of the owner himself. Regulations will he ga/ettod providing penalties for nubut-e in order to ptovetib the system of abuse wliich lias prevailed in the past. The ii'oal Brood Amon« p >O v-> Act, which Mr Lawry will introduce at therequest ot the Now Zealand i innkeepers Association, is creating a lai go amount of interebt. Jt is unlikely Mi at the Houso will bit on (^ueenV i-Jirtlulay. J hear on good authority that in the event ot tho Opposition iurthor ob-.trueting the ])roeeduie niles the Go\cmnienb will abandon the pjoposoil lotonns. Mini;- tors how e\erdeny that any deteiiv.inalion on tlic matter ha*- been come (o.

A MEMBER'S MAkkIACE. Tho social event ot the s .--ion was the wedding oi Mr 11. S. Valentine, member tor Waikaia, to Miss Wilhehnin i M.u^aiet Linek, daughter oi the late (Jafi'.tm I. trick, foimcrly (Jommandei of the (ierman Imperial yacht. Jt took place at. St.. Andiew's Ohiuch Uiis alteinoon. The building «a^ oowded, tho audicticc including a laijjo hjh inkling of members oi both bianchc^ ot the Lo^i^lutmo. The biidc U'ore a eos-lume of lich cieam -attn Itimmed with L r iey tnllc and cinlnoidcied with y;old and Mher and ha\ in^; a luntz 1 train. The biidal \ oil w.i^ of tulle, uith a '•I)) ay ot outage l;lf)- l -om'> and Listened with a di,imond ro-e. Ile> jewellery consisted of a diamond and mby necklet, and other ornaments. The biidesmaid wa-> Mi-s Hoid, of \oi th Taieii, tn the lion. Mr Feii^us. Mi Louj^hiey, t'ne lepie.srntuthe of Linwood eleetoiate, acted as jftoomsmnn. The happy pair will leave foi Mattel ton by thi^ jitteinoon'^ tiain, <<n >oii?< tor Na])ier, whcio they w ill joiu tho -.s. Maiaioa at the end of the week, and piocecd to \\ ah\cta, wheie the honeymoon will be

Mil 1U DDK LEY. 1 -aw the Mini-tci of Justice to-dn_) lelatiu> to Mr Biulcloloyti r< ion. iSolhmjj ha.- been done in the iii.it.toi jet. ills ic---ij. rr i I'll ion h;t-> l;c.n accepted and the dutici oi "licnfi would \)v (lisch.i)<r( d h^ ;ide|»uty shei ill in the nieaninne. 'J'ijf .Mini^tet appeai^ to think that Mr iiaddelev lia- no ic.iM'U foi cotnpKutil, and si}^ ho ha^ liccn iiMK'h l»cl-l(i df.dr with than many otliei oihciaK m the Depaitnicnt lately.

TilK LOAN ACT. ,\-i the Loan AH p;t--c<l alii!- stages in the Connul on Fii<l«i\, ib h.i- trcUiMniltcd to London I)) (ho San Fianoi-co mail on .S.ttuida) .

TUB A]STI-Ui:TTIN(J CRUSADE. 'i lie Ekcloial i>iil, which ha-> been cii(uUiUhl, contain- 265 ciau-c^, and extend--cnei eighty tlo-t 1> punted pa^e-. I ha\i ahead} loier-hadoued it-- niincipal yvo \ i^ion^, but it i-. uoiLhy oi mention tli.it nuy pc^on makitiL; an\ Ma^ei uv bet on the ie->ult ol an> elteiion i- on Mimmaiy com ict ion liable to a penally' not exceeding 1120,I 1 20, and any pei^on paying sneh a waj^ev i> deemed guilty ot llleu-il pa\ - ' ment, for \\hieh heiendei-i hini^elt pnm^h j al)lc hy tine, in ;mj sum not e\eoedin;^ r L'loo W'lule tlic opposition will piobably not ob|eet to the leading o the I Sill, they will oppose it^ Ljovn^ llnou^li Committee befoie the Taiiil piopo-.iK aie -übnnt ted

TIIK UULES 01' I'UOCKDUKE. Ji; i-> undcifttood that the Opposition ate not <n 01 fo ('i^cu^s (he j»t oj o-u! i ulo ntul ha\e a dniMon (ukoa on them ,iflcf the 1 .ii ill i- dwjioscd 01. They <»!)|eet, howc\ci, to leni.uu in tho iiou^e and tlui*i pioxi'lod the two (iiiid.-. ma|on(j of nicnilieis necc-^aiy toi ido -n^pouMou ti! Lhc oulei^ hi] the Picmicr lia^ ili^olosed his lis-cal jiolie).

THE Ltgi'Oß TRAFFIC. The Tempeianee paity which i*> vetj •>ti ong in the liouvc, i-^ or^aniMiiu; v ilh a \ie\\ to fui tho lefiislalion on (he inli-uM^ ot lefonn m the liquoi laws. x\ Hill l-> being; rh.iftcfl in Auckl;\ml ,vi\tl will jnol\i'-ly be intioituced by Mr (Joklic i;i\ infj; the people in any clis-tnct power to piohibiL the of liquor in that di^tiict. The pnity will alt>o atiam^e toi orffaniscfl opposition to Major Ktewaid'h {.ill pt milling for elorlion^ ot Licon-in^ Com mittco- once c\eiy tlnce^eai.- instead of annu.ill> a-- at present.

\I)D]TJONAL TAY ON TEA. 1 umlei stand that the Financial Statement will l»c delheied s-oine time next and despite all that, has been siid to the eontiaiy. L bclicxc m> hiumi&c ■ ot last \\-( % ck that no increase will bo proposed on sut^'ir duty w ill pio\e to be ' coneet. As the ir\enuc ha^ f.-illen tar .shoifc of the estimate additional taxation i* ot Conine necessary, and the tea duty may theiefoic not escape i

CHINESE CONFERENCE. j The South Australian Covernment propose that the Chinese Conference should he held about the end of June. They arc anxious that the New Zealand delegate should he a member of the Minibtry, but a- Parliament, will be in session at ihe time this ib not likel\ to be acceded to.

i CHANCES IN TITE CABINET. yoinc days ago I mentioned thai the (Government hat! under consideration, a .^cheme toi breaking up the I'ublic Woi kh Department, and now I hear ib ib eontrmplated to abolish l-lie Native Department, a* id tack it on to the department under the chaise oi another Minister. The cflect (if lhii> may be a rc-airnnj;cmont of portfolios?.