PARLIAMENTARY NOTES. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1570, 27 July 1882, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES. [BY TELEGRAPH. — OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Wellington, Last Night. The proceedings in Pailiainenthave bcon protiauted if not profitable. Ye&teiday moi ning the House io&c at 7.30, having sat continuously from the pievious clay at 7.30 p.m. The excitement was a motion aftuming the dc&ii ability of raising the wages of raih\ ay linemen from Gs to 6s 6d per day. The debate wes warm and animated, and otheiwisc contrasted forcibly with the &übscqent manner of the discussion. A noteworthy feature was a " combing down" the member tor Waipa gave Mr "Weston, the member for Inangahua. The latter has been harping a good deal about the AttorneyGencial not being a member of the Lower House, his object palpably being that a& he is a lawyer and an ex-judge of the inferior comts, the Government could not do better than appoint him to the vacant portfolio, conferring upon him the functions of Attorney-General. His bid for office did not appear to take, and as a no-confidence motion was on the tapis he coolly transferred his allegiance to the Opposition on that account Ho was twitted by the member for Waipa most unmercifully. His proceedings were identical with that ot the political lat, but in consequence of his physical restrictions he was dubbed a mouse, The allusion was irresistible, and piodnced a good deal of merriment at the expense of this aspiring little politician. Yesterday and to-day there has been a good deal of by-play on the motion for going into supply. To-day Mr Moss opened np the whole question of the borrowing policy. His position was a somewhat difficult one, seeing that he was vhtually bound to .speak against the proposed Loan Bill allocating a sum of one million for the coinnletion of the through line to Auckland. Nothing whatever will come out of the debate, and as it is now understood that the long talked of no-confidence motion is abandoned, after they have let offthe superfluous steam itis more than probable that members will settle down to business and more than likely the session will come to a close in four or five weeks. To-day Mr Whyte presented a petition from the defened payment settleis at Te Aroha, praying that the drainage of their block might be rcndoied more effective. Government have, X undei stand, agreed to spend £330, on the condition that the last instalment due to the road board of £280, making a total of £030, be. devoted to the feamc purpose.