Political Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7966, 1 November 1905, Page 2

Political Notes.

A CUiAIUNG-UP WEEK. Tht' week was devoted to cleaning up, ami both Houses have, worked haul. Members are lagged, and Ihey •100k 1 it. After the supper adjournmeiit in the Lower House it has been dilliiiiilt to keep a Jquorom, and generally a 'lUoi'Uin is maintained h> one or "two members who obligingly go into the chamber to sleep. Un Monday tha'e was a liltle flutter of activity in the a ; r by the section that carriul m last week's stonewall. Another stonewall was expected on the Electric Lints Hill, but Sir Josprh Ward, who was in charge of the kill, beard the rumble of the thuiuhr, and got to cover before the rail! tell. Mr Muss, particularly, se.mcd disappointed, and rose to say some tilings about the hill that wight have dragged forth an argument. The Premier checked it. "tio and glow cocoanuts," be sai l to Mr Mi Si and tile House that knew the aippiUc.tlion oE coco,a un t« to I tile memh'er for Ohimmuli Speaking ol stonewalls, it is worth recording 1 tliat Mr Moss l was pie--1 l'esen ted on Wednesday night with a silk hat, in recognition of his efforts during last week's stonewall. Also he vvas given an illuminated addirss. to mark the clever humour lie managed to dress the longi stone-' wall in.

Early in the week there was a grand reviva 1 or that well-known comedy, "lite Premier's Hostility to Wellington." It arose over the Hutt Railway and Iload Improvement Bill, and was continued when the Wellington City Streets Bill was before the House. In connection with the latter bill, the Wellington representatives--at least Messrs Aitkeii and Duthie, for Mr Fisher is more a mimic than a. reprisvulaMve—out of pure habit, said their usual piece about the hostility, eK'., regarding a new clause. Mumble, mumble, mumble-! "Sir, the hostility ol the Premies to Wellington has led the citizens to bore a hole through Mount so that they can escape rapidly to the sandhills at Lyell Bay. on tte approach of the Pr emier, whose hostility," etc. 'iSir, the hostility of Ml' Scddon h> this eity is shown by the very severe winter w« have had." "Sir, the wall-known hostility of the Prcmiw to the city tlufc refused to return his candidates has causal a flight amongst the new season's pumpkins," and, "Sir, if tiro Premier had not been so deterniinwl in his hostility to Wellington, the Germans would not have won the battle of Culloden by two tries te a potted goal." It has grown so monotonous that nobody even smiled when Mr Uarber rcse and pointed out in a mild way that the clause these members were objecting to was the result of the action of the Wellington City Council itself !

On Tuesday the Lower House had ihe Loan Hill—and a small riot. Tliq point tJie Opposition people pride themselves on is finance—they can ii it he led astray, llr James Allen is expert No. 1, and lie has with him Messrs Duttiie, W. Frasi'r, and Fisher (The Man Who Knows Everything). Now, it happens that Mr Allen has talked and talked about the wicked financial methods of the Oo\crnmciu, and prophesied again and again that one day the Pawn-shop thai Lends its Money Would grow suspicions and finally smite us with the inindle of mortgages it holds ovir ot:r slicks. Bui thai bogey is no longer I'earid. Wolf has been cried too often. The Pawnshop continues lo rub its lunds every year wluu we e,ime along, and says i( is glad to see us, and askt after the baby, and says we're looking as young as ever, so thai Mr James Allen has become di.-,credited, and nobodv listens to liini. Perhaps this had dawned upon him ; because his speech u]ion this week's Loan Bill was tip above anylh'ingi we have, hail from him for a long lime in ;iniiit of Ijitkrness. He grew very evened, and hie.ime personal, and Ui Income personal is to be lost. When Hie Premier's patience gave out, and he, too, became personal, the indignation tlut bub'ilnl from the oulrag«l Opposition members was on;' of those things which was a remembrance of joy for ever. It was the old hatkicking story. 'All (he f U|l 0 > t | 10 fan- lit. kicking the oilier ii-llow s Cadev, ' but when lie commences lo kick yours "C!e: - !" as ihe Amuic.ins say. There is a parly in the House and a section of the communi y labouring under Ihe impression that the Premier and other memlii w 1 the Ministry are uiitorluiiale hares »> lite "Ptii will,, all ill;, game laws' off., * * * *

'Hie language' used during that deat< anything but ]) (> li(<• and as a mailer of fact, it was further' I roof oi the Parliament's degeneracy in resptfl to language. At the 1;11 SI. lit rate, it Will not he Inur he 'ore the language of the "push'' ' is ?S^ikc a E- Wi " ,W SOm"SU'ikc me crimson, Mr Speaker, the bloke mat just sat down

is as sweet a liind of bounder as you'd meet around the town ; Hc't a cove that 1 may mention Give's his 'thirst his wlioltt atlen-

t.OJl — Ue is king of *ll Hi# HoW.e»s—he shwild war * pevftw crown. "He's as handsome as a monlvßy, and as brainy as a spade ; lie's been bagged in every two-up school where (here has been a raid ;

lie would rob his p#or old mother, Or his father or his iiyotlur—

He would lead the whole processi'on in the crooked gang's parade !

"Spare me days, sir ! Mr Speal.tr

the joint as drivelled last Is a spieler up irom Spieltown-lv's

a guesser with a past ! Before 1 grow too luUttd

1 move lie he deleted— A Parliament that holds i.na is dead lo lose il's cast .'

Oi course,-during the last neck of a session there is bound lo be a

lot of irritation—even the old peoplt. np in the Legislative Council have l;tvu "rowing" amongst ilicni'seives and kicking over the iiHching-araPi of decency like -a 10l of old Indians.

On two different, occasions liiev grew so excited that some of them adil." ssod the empty chair—the Speaker!

having vacahd it while a lull was to be taken in committee. , rhcn on Thursday tliey metaphorically sand-! iagge.l each oilier out the •Shops and Olliccs L'ill (what a lot of trouble has arisen from that bill! 1 )' The Labour party said i( wasn't getting a square 'deal, ami accused the A tlc^iey,-General of milling the opinion' anil desire of the Council in th o mud. Him it reachsd Joiiml to the AUoruey-Uciicral's triemls, anil said they had as m*cli back-bone as a ni'UxT hose, and were a lob lot gencially. Upon that the AUorneyueuc'al and his mends said )j vl . 1)0111 parly were very insulting, a nd 1 . Kc-Ily sai.l :l u -v were 'iiuln duals," in the 'one adopted bv, piiMi, yho does ihe housework, anil the lion. Mr ,Jones said the | H 0,,. Mr I t ask was. in effect a sweat.r, and drew attnilion to'lii« Mr r! U ii a l , l , ;: a, ; a " Cl '- iml the Hon. Mr 1»A replied that if the lion. M. Jones was 100k,i,,g f or U , lu | )lt . ire 11 1? ! T 'lf Old 'mis : 1 , lu , ,lei " 1 vol ! There arc severai ui UuMii who coukl write a Look en tilled, '"How to be Nasty i„ Your Own Rome in Five Lessons. lnstructioi* sent securely sealed from (Nerval ion. Thousands of Testimonials from the Most Accomplished Reprobates of the Day."

Hut. aftjr all, what d::es i; r.m' ter'.' *■: Mr Wi l'ere said on Tuesday, ''sii.ee we live so short a time why should we worry so much 'Hi.' sessien [ms almost ended. What inoi'c is worth saying ?-N,Z. Times.