The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1887 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL REFORM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2757, 24 November 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1887 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL REFORM.

There are advanced; Liberals who aro of opinion that the" simplest way of ' reforming the' Legislative Council 1 would be abolishing it altogether. Other Liberals -wh<£ have not arrived at the extermination'^stage, would like to see the Council made elective and ; numerous, and ingenious and various are the methods suggested for an Elective Council, A select committee of Legislative Councillors has recentlyconsidered this question of reform; urn] 1 has brought up the following report 1. That in their opinion the number .'of .members of the Council shall "be limited so. as to bear a definite proportion to the number of' Vepresentativea oftlie House of Representatives, and'; that such definite proportion'should be one half.. 2. That in. the event of a reduction being made iii the number of members of the House Representatives, the reduction, of mepibers of the Council, should be provided for, by no appointment being made'except as hereinafter provided, until thewmiber does not exceed the prescribed 'lim'its. 3. That whenever the Premier desires that'a 'member.-of the' Executive Council, being one of the responsible Ministers, should have a seat in tho Council,.: it should be lawful fpr : to .appoint Jiirpaccordingly;-. ; at the' time £lrer6 ; slipuld be no vadaiicy; It will be seeh that -' the Council , itself is- prepared to make some sacrifice to meet the popular demand for retrenchment, It is perhaps only right, and just to point out that the Legislative Council lias been won't to discharge its functions'with more 'efficiency than the House of Eepresejitativ.es. We have seen'diiring.ihe present session' .'the extent to "which' real legislative work is pushed on on? side Jo. make way for personal grievances.- The labor of analysing parliamentary measures aucl of revising them has usually been relegated to the Legislative Council. HiSherto this brauch of the Legislature'lias beoivan' extremely useful one;'-indeed, it miy be said to. 1 lmye been ipdispensable, for in very many instances tho.House of Eepresehtatives confines itself .to- . talking, and leaves all real work to Upper Chamber.., Talking cliaractori?fcic bf one body, working of /ohaoilier, It caii hardly be expected that the. Legislative Council can bo ■jnily -trusted tproform itself, but, just, now we do not reqriiro radical changes, Wa want .'a "strong movement , in the direction -Of retrenchment, but' tb.'tiirn all our institutions topsy •tui'vey. 'willi not effect this. Badicsl'l

changes as a rule are more apt to increase than to diminish an expenditure. It would be a great. advantage 110 doubt if it could be arranged for the Legislative Council 'to reform the House of Representatives, • and for the latter body to undertake the task of remodelling the iJjJjrcjf.. Chamber, 'but as this' is ' impracticably the next best thing is for the Government to accept the concession the Legislative Council are prepared to make .in the direction of keeping down the numerical' strength of the Chamber. Ten or' .twenty years hence an elective upper chamber may possibly be an 1 inevitable ultimatura.which young New Zealand will' demand.' At present we have not reached a stage when a change of this character is desirable., '

The"Auckland Bell recently, published' a sensational article in which certain alleged private weaknesses of the £peaser and other members of Parliament wero, paraded before the public. Our local contemporary, commenting upon this' article, .writes: —" From our knowledge of the editor of the Bell we venture to say that in everytlrng that constitutes true manliness, in- fearlessness,-in ability,in. all the essentials of a useful journalist.'Mr. G. M; ; Wd has 'hardly an equal' in New Jjleakiid or...the' Australian Colonies."- Is a public-proclamation of personal f.ailties •" true manliness," or is it iiot rather an, outrage on all social laws .and obstirvances'l-'.lf' a public man.-in'- the discharge of public duties exhibited sciiiidaliui woakhefises which incapacitated him, for his work,', then the .press would Uo justified in drawing'* public'atteii'tion to the tlelin-. quent. 'R.ut-.if everyone -who, drinks, gambles, 'sweat's, or. -otherwise' breaks.' the decalogue is -tfa Cig-pilloried,.who is', to escape 1 Even llio. hiimb|ejournalist who wields the sacrificial pen'nifi;lit be amongst the vjetims f. It is, we-venture' to say, not. true, lo.ja'ccrale the feelings 6f capable public-lu'en by a revelation oft their;'privato- failings, -Mr Recti may. bo a journalistlc'-aiigel, ■ but in this instance.die .is-, undoubtedly, li,fallen one,and itwill be-an evil day 'fojtlie prefsiri ""New Zealand- if ".the license which, lie .claims; arid'wbioli our ' contemporary ' endorse, comes to be countenanced, • . ,'

..-■Rcnall'a rivulet overflow its bank this morning, aud cimmunication with the Post Office wasagain cut off, •- •' Ihe result.of.tlie poll to borrow L3OO, under the provisions ■of the •" Loan to Local Bodies Act, 1185",.f0r expenditure 011 the Iliaraua Yalley .Road by the Aifredton Road Board, is published in another column, ' The Pahiatua Star reports that about twenty hands/prii^ipallyVillage Settleis) have been put on the Toritoa"" Roiid by Government. A few days ago as a party of bushfallers Ivere at work at Mr O.'Baltts bush at Kopuaivinga, they dacoverel a large number of human bones, including two skulls, and some Mauri axes. Judsiii" from the scattered appearance of the bones, and the fact that there were large gashes, on the side of the skulls,-it is surmised that'thc meif have dropped across an ancient'.Maori battle field, and that the owners''"of the bones in' question, when in the-flesh, wero the victims of some tribal dispute. The Feathoi ston Racing Club have decided to hold their. Amiual Race meeting 011 M6uclay';January 2nd, the day/following New Years day, on tlie Tauheruiikau. Raco Course and publish their procmine hi to-days ipsue. ■:.-,iiie-.Q'.ub-oficr £215 in addfid money for the days racing, the principals tho seven events beiiig the F. R, O. Handicap'of £OO, the' l'lyin? Handicap; f4O .and Handicap Hurdles £35 boingthe next highest stakes, dominations for'all Handicaps c'o33 with the Secretary Mr W. Bock. Featherston 011 December 10 th, . A recent cable, message .announces the death of-Mr l'\ M. Lucas,- tho celebrated amateur cricketer. Mr Lucas was last year tho mainstay of ttfe Sussex County eleven, his ayera?e'for twelve innings ]wing.exactly 52. -For-Sussex v Hants, in June, lis made 109, and in the return match ajainst tlio same County ho scored' 91. In the match Sussex vtiie Australians in August, he was not out for 93; and the samo month, when playing against Surrey,, he mainly contributed to his County's greatest-victory of the season ;ly. contributing the.-hugo scire of 121, Mr Lucas was educated at Marlborough and Oambr.dge, and was a' left-handed batsman,

We refer .bur waders lo.a.new ailverr, -tisemfiiit in" tn-diiy's m'uo. Irojii Bi'ossrs {. .Shortt and'ReW. cf Willis-Street,-. We!- :• lington iiuvhidi t!iC'ihim<riv'C;an exten- . .dej" lisf. ;'t)f merchandise.tliey have oil , sale.Referring t) the firm tho Welling.ton Weekly Herald says Among; tho successful business firms'of Wellington may be mentioned that of Messrs ijhortt ■ and'Reid, produce merchants,- of Willisi street. This young firm'has--not been in : existence more than half a year, md yet : it is assuming larger proportions clay by day, and from th¥ iii which ■ Messrs Shortt .and.'lleid conduct their business, v/e are. inclined to think they iyill jostle otit of the market many, old stereotyped /businesses in their line. We wish Hie young finnivary-succeis." Now that the warnv ; siimmer weather is -w.ttli.iis, alid the holiday season close at hand it 'certainly behoves the fair sex' to fit once', sctftb it that' their season's "nHrobc? are . fully'prepared; and .nowhere can this .be ; better effected than'at' the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, To Aro House, .Welling:'' i'-Wd. ''■ In this eonlieetion we would point out that although wo have-; had a largo run. on white embroidered robes, in boxes, unmade, 'we are still, from.recent additions, able to show a good selection from 9s Gd to 45a, at . To.Aro House, Wellington^ : r We are also showing an admirable, choice of- coloured Zephyr robes and bis juit .robe dresses, also in boxes, unmade, irom 17s lid to 37s 6(1, Wo have a variety of new tennis ..cloths, at Is Sid-pel''yard, a lot of charming Mozambique striped muslins," very elegant; at IOJd per jnrd/ii? all eplours, at Te-'Aro House, Wellington. ..A'fa marvel of..cheapness, and as an article that will make up very gracefully, wo • : would invito inspection of 'a lot of c'reme crepe cloth, SOin wide, fid per yard at Te'Aro. Hiiuso Wellington. ... - - " ■True; elegahea and ohojeeness combined are to be seen in choio'bft robes in hose'?, consisting of .made ''summer serges, with floral panels, cuffs and collars jn'groiiat, brown, and fawn, from 85s, at To Aro House, Wellington. • • •' .'charming and attractive are others iff' nuns 1 veiling, nans' ■ cloth, grenadine, and French'foule, variously trimmed, oxidisod, beaded; embroidered silk, velvet, and diamond canvass panels, &;c.,.and ranging from •19s od, at To Aro House, Wellington,-Advt. kmu Tina.—Did you ov«r know, an person to be il),. without ina.cli.oa. of . the stomach,livery kidneys,-and did you ever know. one.who was well when either wis obstructive!',or inactive ? and did you ever .know ov heSr uf anytase of tlio kind thab Br Souje's • Amei-ican Hop Bittnrs could not euro i '< Ask your neighbor the ' same quesfcioiwTimes,

Mr A. J.. Armstrong draper and Olofhicr of Carterton has disposed of his business. Mr Nolan the new proprietor will take possession in about a fortnight from this date.. ~ . ; v ' ' v. ; ' A lieavy westerly galo accompanied ..by a downpour .if - rain- was preceded this morning by clouds of dust which' completely enveloped'the town of Masterton Tlio Masterton Rifles are ordered to p. m (M>§&|mber the Ist when all • Government produced at the last inspection are to be brought on parade. ' Mr A. McHutcho'n lias bGoftjappninted to collect the > accounts due to the late firm'of Miller and Wright, Tinui, ■■■

The prize money won at the recent' .Flower Showand Exhibition,' will be paid at the office of the Secretary, Mi' Jas. Brown, during 'Saturday afternoon and' from 7 to 8 o'clock 011 the same evening. . The election fur a member to represent the combined Boroughs of Masterton and Greytovrn on the Wellington and Wairarapa Charirable Aid Boards, took place yesterday at the Old Court room, Masterton, before Mr E. W. Porritt, presiding officer, Mr George Beetham, M.H.R., being elected as the representative of tlio" two Boroughs.

Mr R. W,.Grove, h'gent for the wellknown photographic firm of Burton Bros., Diutodiiy is now in Masterton, htayiupr at Doughiy's boarding house, "where 113 is exhibiting an unrivalled collection of views of New Zealand and' South Sea Island scenery, , We grumble about accidents to our ironclads and declaro our naval constructors incompetent;'.what then "raiist bo thought pf, the designers of- the American. Atlanta? Armed with .two Biii and tivo'Oiii guns, slie at the.first-rouncl became disabled; gun-carriages' destroyed by tho recoil;-the juiiierv shaken to .pieces;. .tlio deck splintered—.an expensive rbufiio' doubt valuable qxperi|i)en't ; '0)i. tile "trial byeiror'^principle.—Ehgiiieering,.

■;The next step in. telcgrapliy.qnayvbc exacted' shortly, says thb Echo.." Several iiiventors.liave been hanging about, it for sotjio years, and it will coiiie. -You will,' before long, lie able (0 go ilito (itelngiiapll ojjicc and send the .message.yourself, and' it* will ;be reproduced aV the receiving station in iiie actual lines.drawn otr the "forjii." ~Mr lilisha Gray 'is busy.-with his telautograph in< America,'and he will shprtly show U3 how. to -transmit -our 'messages in lie does thaf'-.there can be 110 more", mistakes" or " blunders" of telegraidi clerks, it has been done and it is simply a question of rn:,iking it successful in practical everyday work.

The statistics-sho .villi' the progress of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, during the past year have just been'completed by the C,§. of the. Order, MrT, Collins, On tlio Ist January, tho Unity numbered Gl7,5 S 's members', an increase, of :11,C55 duiing 1880. ' Altogether 39,9?8 wxvi initiated or re-admicled in the .Order; but on the other hand, 20,840 had;seceded or become 'suspended-, ai d 7,433 had died,' 30 that the nott gain in numbers last year is 11,005. Mr .Shawcross. the permanent secretary, has jitit completed the statistics relating- to the Ancient Order of Foresters, the largest friendly society 111 the world, On °the Gist December, the order consisted of 5,007 courts with 607,570 financial niembeis, an increase of .0,493 during lust vcari with funds amounting to lie rly four millions sterling. Thero'are besides 15,052 honorary member, who have increased by 735 wiring last year,—Birmingham Weekly Post.'

ft was not lova which actuated Mose Scliamnburg, when ho plunged into the bi-iny waves to rescue his wife. Wlien Mose was sunset] uuurJy asked how lie ciime to. display.auiih herohm/ho solved tlio mystery by saying: ll Vat you dinks, vould 1 let Kepecca ti'oivn pel'ove 'mine own eves, von dose disnnmds vat slio had oq'A'iis. alone-wort; more den .two toimud tiillara., ell Taxaa