The Battle Begun.
Continuous Sittings Resolved
Upon.
Miserable Expedients of the Opposition.
WELLINGTON
Thursday.
The battle fairly began this afternoon, and so far the Opposition are doing the talking, -which they are accustomed to; but I cannot say that the Government supporters are doing the listening, for the great bulk of them passed the whole afternoon in Bellamy's and the library. The Opposition had the House to themselves, the principal body of the Government party being confined to the Ministerial benches. The Opposition do not seem to like it much. There will be a struggle of some sort, short or long. It looks like long just at present. . The card just now is to sting the Ministry into retort by personality, Reynolds being the favorite object. The Tribune to-night says :—" Yesterday,. if our information is correct, there was not one Opposition Caucus, but two, or, to be very particular, one Caucus broke up into two irregular meetings. At the first meeting there was discord in the camp, and we fear something like recrimination. Sir George Grey, Messrs Sheehan and Swanson, the leaders par excellence, proposed the word by word and line by line course. The honorable and common sense instincts of Messrs Itolleston, Montgomery and Macandrew revolted at this childishness, and Mr Stout averred he would not speak against time, and the meeting broke up in admired disorder. Mr Bunny, very sorrowful and less loudly than is his wont, contrived once more to whip up the party, when a sort of hollow truce was arranged, and the more demonstrative fell upon each others necks and wept metaphorically. We should think that all but the smallest number will soon tire of the word by word trifling ; if not measures must be taken to get on with the business by resolving to sit night and day, taking it in relays. The essence of political wisdom is to dare to do right, and we devoutly hope the Government will be delivered from the snares both of doubt and delay."
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2086, 10 September 1875, Page 2
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336The Battle Begun. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2086, 10 September 1875, Page 2
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