PARLIAMENTARY SKETCHES

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2758, 25 November 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY SKETCHES

Our Wellington Watchman. Wellington, November 21, My readorsaud the country generally might not unnaturally suppose that the parliamentary squall to which J referred last week, and with which the papers through the length and breadth of tho land, were full, had cleared the atmosphere, and that tho galliott of state, her sails freshly trimmed, was speeding on her voyage before favoring breezes. Alas Ito supposo this, however would evince a want oi knowledge of the world (the New Zealand political world) of (political) men and manners." The cumbrous New Zealand galley, has, oirthe. contrary, been yawing and backing and filling in its accustomed cheerful but idiotic manner. As regards progress, sb is, if anything, considerably to leeward of the position she had attained ere the squall struck her. In. other words nothing lias been done, and the lubberly Opposition, by every species of inane obstruction are doing their level host to prevent advancement of any sort; and to such an extent is this- carried that one ropeatedly hears a wish expressed for some Colonial Cromwell ill hob-nailed boots who would clear the crew out. maroon the lot upon a desert island, and take the helm and command ,

■.-.-1 had intended to pursue the subject of Sir Julius Vogel and his "wrongs,", Ot) fortlwr, cgu#ratjQiVlwweiy I

will not, - for several reasons,' For one, I am disposed to think that' these snarling senators love to; see- themselves iu print, and that it flatters their assinino vanity to suppose your Wellington 'Watchman: deems the antics they play worthy of record. Well might I, paraphrasing Hamlet, write of them:"

God hath given you one face, and you raako youraelvcß another:, you jig, you amblo, you lisp, and mouth and rant, and nickname God's creatures, and make your wantonness your ignorant. '

Then again, since the row in the bear-garden, Sir Julius, by his own conduct and that of his Auckland paper, has really placed himself without the pale of sympathy, and so—let that lot go.

I may mention, however, that the fracas proved a perfect God-send to the lawyers of the House, who were enabled, in tho discussion that ensued on the motion of consuro, to air their legal subtlety and mastery of quibble to their' hearts' content. Downey Stewart—he has had the drab sad hat cleaned and renovated for this session, in eonsoquence of my strictures theroon last session—Downey Stewart shone again with the lustre of satisfaction, atbeihg enabled to demonstrate to a full House.his natural.and acquired "ciiteness.' He said thero wero two (?) offenees a member of that House might commit, 1 and-thon went onto proye to his own satisfaction that Sir-Julius had committed neither, and as a specimen of police-court eloquence, Downey's effort was fairvery fair, I think no one more keenly appreciated the absence from the House of Robertus Robustus than does, the' estimable Downey. Robert's large personality and Bonbrous voice, quite crushed tho gentlo little Downey who last session never seemed to dare tc assort the legal manhood within him. Now, if not very assertive, he is at all times prepared to be argumentative, and has quite ceased to whisper his orisons, or to suck inspiration from the cavernous depths of that shocking bad-hat. If Downey keops on at his present rate of progress he will be quite worth: listening to in time—say a couple of centuries hence.

Mr Chicaleery Samuels also gave, during the same debate, some specimens of solicitor • like smartness, glancing the while, repeatedly at the galleries, as one who would say:— " What do you think of that for high 1 If any of jou are in trouble; if any of you are run in for larceny, arson, or murder, you now know where to come for advice. Come to Samuels, to Samuels the small but sly, to Samuels the oily, to Chicaleery Samuels, ; and lie mil pull you through I" ' " : Fifczgoi*ald ;. ■•'-,

■'. Scobie . Mackenzie pertinently,said it {the privilege ( oase) was not a -case for lawyers to : spht hairs upon. He them commenced to ,split- them.Scobie judiciously represses himself this session. He works and waits—especially waits. The Napoleon of Mount Ida bides his time. Well, Scobie, as long as you continue to deserve the good word of Wellington Watchman, you shall have it, and if you continue to behave yourself, he will, at the proper time, assist to boost you into a more responsible position. In the meantime, Scobie, be virtuous, be good, say your prayers, and do not be quite so chummy with lawyers. Evil communicn,tions~you know the rest. I have spoken.

Mr Carkei* Hutchison, of course, took a brief in the privelege case, Thisms possibly the,first time on record on which Mr Hutchison gave advice gratis. He certainly is-not a bad speaker. He splintered Scobie's carefully prepared arguments,.-and by the time Oarker was through, lie had' two legal-looking 'hooks in one haiid, three in the other, a bundle of papers under each arm, and a smile of such width and voracity, as would be capable of lighting upiwitli more than electric brilliancy, the darkest deeps of the infernal regions. I should think Mr Hutchison was emphatically a smart lawyer, and I should not like to offend him, and then put my fingers in his moutb.

The windy phenomenon, who is now developing'a mangy sort of second hand " Oxford bleat" carried us back to 1692. The phenomenon (small p please Mr Printer) has not only st good deal of the 'Owling 'Arry in his composition, but something thereof in his vernacular. Like his chum, Sydenham Taylor, the letter H is his Judas Iscariofc—it betrays him. On Monday last (November 21) there was a thin attendance at prayers, and the atmosphere'of the House was so muggy that I should have left had I not suspected that there would have been a sceno relative to the publication by Vogel's Auckland ex Presbyterian parson, of the libel on Speaker and House. However, there was nothing of the sort, and by easy and eventful stages we arrived at' the discussion on third reading of the Wanganui Harbor Bill. Dr Newman, tbo angelic doctor,, bandhoxy as ever, opposed the Bill in ln3 neatest manner, undismayed by the easy stream of elegant conversation ■which rippled by his charming understandings. Being a private bill day, members were able to freely indulge in their places in that feast of reason and flow of soul so dear to the New Zealand legislator, and on such occasions one can, from the gallery catch -detached sentence? of a most, thrilling to the maunerlmvliich gentlemen of tho 'Ouse (pace 1 Taylor) spent the previous evening, and to the prayer meetings, &c, they purpose attending when opportunity offers for such acts of devotion,

'.Mr Ballanco,.it3 was big duty to, rose in defence of- the beloved Harbor Bill of his beloved Waiiganiii, and ■ ignoring the angelic doctor, addressed hie remarks to Mr Bruce, who on'one occasion corrected the ex Defence Minister with a dignity which was as excruciating as withering, Ballance also said something regarding the hon member for Foxton. His' (Balance's) principal; argument in favor of borrowjug fcthe Wftnganui hwbor

works.seemed- to be ■ this:' -'With, a certain 'expenditure they had got 18 feet of water on the bar \.'trgo, with ft further expenditure of £BO,OOO they would obtain, 18 foet~aii argument which struckme as redolentof Ballance —and Wanghnui. Mr Bruce replied to Mr Ballance, andas lie replied JL insensibly murmured, "He loves hhtf* He loves him m>t!" There was ft division and Ballance Hteered his Bill through by the narrowest sort- of majority. The remainder of Monday's proceedings were of a deadly uninter*esting nature. >' ; ■ \ [To be continued.'! •/-.-.

LAND BOARD, An ordinary'meeting ef the Land Board was held at Wellington. yester- ■': r . J day (Thursday) morning, 1 - Present-- * Messrs J. W. A, MarchantlCdnirajji.,::' Bioner o£ Crown Lmul3),;Q. Bee f lhito(! V". M.H.R,H, Bunny, W. fUcOft^: A. Eceso, and W. A. Fitijißrfiert. The '■■'■- statistics for the fortnighisKbived that " 755 ncre3,l rood 7 perches of iandi had' .;.' been disposed of, at an upsst •price ■bi;'. £7Ol Is 9d, the amount actually paid;: ■being£43l9s7il..' The application 0f,,.. 8. 8. Addenbrooke. for permission 'wL/:' transfer his squill run", section 4, bloclF ■' VII., Manguwhero, to himself and ' H.B Addenbrooke, and that of 'B.'" ' J, Harris, to transfer sections 205 and- '} 206, Hunterrille, toW. Baker,-were "',..,' approved. ,Tlie applications of )-,Yf.,:.-; Wiles, Rection 6, block'XYl.,Mapgar- >•■ hao, and W. Binn's,- section '■ 32, >bloek 111., Mangaone,- for leave to tfansfer : ' : ' to «T. A. Gray, 'ahd' , W; ; Richmond, respectively, were ordered' to stand over. Applications to capitalise, made by,C. Stacr-y, section 9, '-.. block V., Koptiaranga, and A. Norton, section 14, block TIL, Mangaone, were 4 approved, C, Stubbs was given per- '•'■ mission to pay off the balauce 'due and. ~' complete his. title to deferred paymeut section 56,. block VIII., Poliangimr, The application; of J. P. T. Reimann' to have deferred payment section 134, Block 11/., Mangflhabi'/nwile, a perpetual lease, was appiWe'a. .The-'Under-Secretary.-'for ■ Grown Lands wrote requesting tha£.sectioris 45 anik 49, Hastwell Village Settlement, |P withdrawn from sale and offered for cash. Mr Collotto applied that'fiectiun 49 should bo grouped with his • section 42. On the niotioß : of Mr McCurdle, seconded by Mr Reese, it ■' was revived that Mr Collotte be ,•' allowed to tako up section 49 as a ■ village homestead settlement section, and' the matter of section 45' tfas ' deferred until next meeting. Tho selector of sections 188,- 189, and 267, Hunterville, was allowed time in which to make hm payments: in arrear. The; ranger-,w directed to report upon:-: a.;-similar, application made bjthe selector of section' 46j Hunter? ■>•-.• yille.. Deferred payment section 1371, ■ * Bunnythorpo, having been abandoned; the land was ordered to be offered for saleassoon. as convenient after the.,. Boardh'ad taken possessions Mr J> Harris applied to k'asa tho reserve at. the junction of.the MahaW'atu' ajid ' Tiraumea rivers. The Board resolved ' that they had no power to deal-with the land, itbeingia fore.3ti.e3orve.,-The './' Eketahuna Road Board ■forwardingrfL proposals for expending accrued, thirds'* in tho .district. It was resolved that several sections are not benefitted by , the proposals, and the owners consent must be obtained, With regard to proposals as to using thirds to pay interest; on a loan to be raised, it was resolvrf' to agree only upon tlio conditions insisted upon for a similar proposal, by' tho Alfredton Road Board in August last. The que'tion of acquiring road "'.-' access to the Mikimiki Crown Lands; was again-discussed, and it., was decided to recommend the Government \y to approve of the land. required « being purchased; This concluded the - business.—Prist, . ' -...-,'

.TO TUB EDHOU. • Sir, —Will you Kindly allow ma';. ' through your columns to acquaint the] people of the Wairampa of the fact't hat. lam giving up the' clothing portion of; my business entirely, and consequentlyiL am now selling mens', youth's and boy'iW clothing at whatever it will fetch, as lain determined "to realise on it at all hazards. Yours Truly, J. IHOBBDRN, Clothier mid Outfitter, corner of Cuba and Manners St., Wellington,

Vital Quwtioaß I Ask the mod eminent 2>kyiician Of any school, what is the bust tiling hj 'tho world for quieting and allaying all irritation of the nerves, and curing all .form's of nervous complaints, giving natural, childlike, refreshing slocp always 1 •'-.■' And ; thcy will tell yon unhesitatingly. " Some form of Hop* 11!" '„'■ CHATTER I, ' Ask any or all of the most eminent physicians S " What is the best and only, remedy that , V can bo relied on to euro all diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs j such asißright's disease, diabetes, retention, and inability to obtain urino, and all tho diseases and ail* ments peouliar to women"— And they will tell you explicitly and emphatically "Buck." . Ask the same physicians " What is the most reliable and surest tm for all liver diseases and dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion, billioushess, mal- j aria, fever, ague, &c," and they will tell you mL . Mandrake! or Dandelion!!l ''/:,'■ " Hence when those remedies are combined .with others equally valiiabio, •; And compounded into Dr, Boule's' : American Hop Bitters, such a wonderful' and mysterious curative power is developed,' which is BO varied in its operations that no diseaeo or ill health can possibly exist or resist its power, and yet it is Harmless for the most frail women j, weak* est invalid, or smallest ohild to use.'. CHAPTER 11, • "Patients' " Almost dead or nearly dying" For years, and given up by physicians, d .■ Bright'? and other kidney diseases; liver \\ complaints, severe coughs, called consump. ■" tion, have been cured, 1 Women gone nearly cranj- 1111! From agony of nouralgia, norvousnesg,' wakefulness, and various diseases peouliar to women. ' , _ Poople drawn out of shape from esorupia* ting pangs of rhoumatism, inflammatory and chronic, or Buffering from sorofula, .'■ ■ Erysipelas I , " Saltrheum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia, indigestion, and, in fact, almost all diseases frail" '."■.. Nature is heir to • , , ' ■'■ Have boon cured by Dr.' SouVs' Hop Bitters, proof of which' can be found in every neighborhood in the known world, p°Nono gonuino without a bunch of green hops on the while libel, and Dr. Soule'a name , blown on the.bottle., Bewam: of all the vile. »i made to intimate the above. <"