POLITICAL NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2991, 15 September 1891, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

[p.Y Ti:i.Kc:U.\l'!l— SPKUIAL ItKPOHTIiII. I Wl-XLINOTON, Last Night. TlfK WAIKATO Kr.KCTIDX. In commenting on tho fact that .Mi- Like, who ia tin; Parliament before lust sat fur tliii Waipa electorate, is now deliniMy in the held for Hid Waikato scat, the Press s:iys : —"There is a too general impression that tlie lion. John Biyce, in refusing to allow himself to he nominated, his now bid a linul farewell to |iolities. Tills impression is, however, we .ire sure, completely w-ong. M'- Uryee refuses to again enter the Ifnnse which lias wrongfully censured him iiutii the censure has be.n nrased from the journals of the House. This, however, has no application to a future I [misc. If the present House were dissolved theie would, and could be, no reason why Mi- J'o-yce should not stand for a seat in Mie new Parliament, ff we know the man aright —and we thin!: we do-.Mr Jh-yce is v»ry likely to stand for Wanganui. The man who made such enormous personal saeritices f.o deal with Mr H not. lilcelv to rest until he has tinned the tables on Mr Ballance. CLOSK OF TH.K SKSSION. I have it nn Ministerial authority tonight that the prorogation of Parliament will take place not Inter than Tuesday or Wednesday week. Ministers expect to ffet the actual business lini.shed by S itnrd.iy, but it is quit.! likely th-to will be some prolonged conferences with the Legislative Council over the hind Bill, which may delay the prorogation for a few days. "vOTitTXTHKR LAXD CLAIMS. The Naval and Military Settlers and Volunteer Land Bill met with a hostile reception in committee this afternoon, especially the clauses that provide that every holder of a remission certificate should occupy the land and make certain improvements on it before he received a Crown grant Mr George Hutchison was especially severe on this elapse and he described it as the ghastliest traversty of justice that was ever attempted in this country. Air Fergus the Defence Minister in the late Government was equally emphatic in his condemnation of it and even a strong Government supportor like Mr McGuire in protesting against theclausesaid he should prefer to see tho Bill dropped altogether rather than it should contain such an absurd provision. Mr Seddon evidently saw that tho House w.is against him, as he proposed a compromise eliminating all that portion of the clause that imposed conditions of settlement and improvements. Mr Hutchison still endeavoured to get the amended clause struck out of the Bill, but the Ministerial party, who appeared to be satisfied with the compromise offered by tho Defence Minister, carried the clause by 35 to 23.