PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4499, 17 August 1893, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

TUOUQIIT NtOYOKIXQ. The ptocoediugß of the House jubt now aro prolific of incident, and ofien \the inoidem.B «ro full of suggestions to those who can ivad the signs of the timer, knd gatlior potents from tbo . pissing phtaßo or the flctlinii humour, Such an incident occurred last night, or rather in tbo small hours ofiliii morning, and it was significant of the effects of tlio terrible strain that the Premier lias teen plying ou himself, and the consequences,which t> all hut himself have appeared inevitabk Somewhoro after midnight, members indulged, us is thgir .won l , in onn of those winch tho burthen is tho non-appearance of the Pu'ilic Works Statement, tlio co-operatm system, the painting of tho Police 'Station, or BOtnecquuliy abstruse and occult subject, Such discussions are logked for ns a more or less iuevitailf conoomitabt of amotion to go into Committee of Supply, and the htrnng leader brushes them wmle with a few ; words of good humori-d retort moi.m is nut. This tho Premier made elaborate and laborious notes on great eliei-ti of foobcip, and ainid all aorta of banter and carried on;in a buzz of conversation, proceeded. to reply exhaustively and exhaußtingly to each point raised, she House soon became sick and tired of tbn laboured disunite nnd -satiric interruptions of nil kinds mot him at every turn. Instead of the vigorous Kioliard Seddon of old, battling with eveiy assailant, and ploughing through in'.erjections li'<e a steamer through tempestuous seas, tho spectacle wiis afforded tho Houmof its leader brought up standing bke some old scow, buffered by ev.ry ■ adverse breeze, backing, tilling, now oo thiß taok, now on that, vainly endeavouring to stem the current, and finally appealing pilo usly t> the Speaker again nnd again for ut friendly tow. Onoe, the Premier welcomed every in orjeotior.; now he appears to weakly dread tliem. Not once orrWn, hut many times did the Speaker ask, at the ' Premier's request, the Khiip-ehootor of the Opposition to des-ist, hut the banter would presently l« tosumed, as the Piemier wis seen to be laboring more heavily than ever. Finally, with worry, distress, and annoyance in every feature and every tone, the once strong leader throwing his notes on the desk beside him, turned to resume hisseat as ho exclaimed petulantly to the Speaks—" If you cannot keep order it is no use me try ing to con'inue." There were cries of " Don't continue," " You are stonewalling," cries of" Order," and laughter, wliio'n censed immediately the Speaker rose and begged that members would keep silence. " Most speaker? do not object to inteijections which are good natured," he said, "bot the Premier is evidently unable to speak during them." So for ihe rest of the weary Bpeech, during "Which the Government Party looked on inamazement and ovident distress, and the Opposition in equal amazement but evident exultation. The interjections wero confined to sollo voce comments as to " stone wnlling the Estimates,"-and so the speech was delivered to the bitter end, and at that end tho Colonial (Treasurer hobbled in on his slicks to stretch his pained limbs on his seat and carry through the Estimates. But . the sight of a strong m»n struggling in meshes moral and physical of his own designing was pitiful.—Posi.