PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4871, 20 August 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

[By Telegbaph.]

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Wellington, This day

The Speech from the Thronf was received, with more favor: among the members thanJt'-was :^ at one time anticipated .any such deliverance from the pgrty now in power could possibly receive. The Speech is generally•commended for/ the practical nature of its aims. It is, how ever, likely that an amendment will be moved "upon the Address-in-Be ply this evening, .though by;whom, is ; not k yet knovrn.' Neither Major Atkinson nor Sir G. Greyiis likely to take a prominent part, but they; wi 11 probably concur in "putting up a puppet, (as was done last session in the case of Steward) and would, with • their followers, both of course vote fdr the motion against^ ■ '

V: Gorernmeut petitionera oF last session will be glad to know that an effbrfcwill be made by Mr Hatnlin in the direction of having alt petitions presented during last session referred to a; Classification Committee, as if presented during the present session. The House will aiihojt certairily agree to this being done, and petitioners therefore need pot trouble to send dupli cate petitions this session. . " , , ,;. .:

Later.

Although it is now positively certain that an amendment will be moved on the Address-in-Reply,.Major Atkinson's sup portersdeclare upon their ''political honor ithat they :haf.e nothing whatever to do with it, and that their policy at present is to hold together and; aloof from all attempts to oust the present Government, believing that by pursuing a policy of fair opposition and criticism they will Very soon be able to rally a strong party round the Atkinson standard, and attain to office after giring the present GrOTernoient a fair trials-They say they will have nothing to do with, political compromises of any kind, and will have none of Sir G. .Grey, Mr Wakefield, or-any of that ilk. Mr J. W. Thompson (Clutha) will, probably move the amendment, and either Mr .Walker (Ashburton) or Mr Hatch (Invercargill) will second if. : • ,

TheLatk9T.

It is anderstbbd\ihat''Mr';3eVani'i.'iv;)io' yesterday consented to second th'b''.;'.;:'Ad» dreßS-inr;£eply>->'h'as>;witbdrawii>;h|B''''!pri9V mise, and has at the last moment placed Ministers in a temporary difficsulty^c Mr (Ashburtbu) will now probably second the Address. V : :