POLITICAL NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2992, 17 September 1891, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

[IIY rKLKCUAI'II— Sl'l-X'lAt, IlKl'Olll'Kll. ] Wei.unctov, List Nudit. COXDUCT OF HCSI.YIvSS. Mlt Kollkstun this afternoon was very savera in his condemnation of the maimer in which the tlovernuvuit cirry on the Ijusiiicss of tho House. Hn said it wan tho proper function of the Opponition to insint that .Mininters should conduct the business of the House in an orderly way, but that day after day they adopted the same courso of action, which was altogether contrary to tho usages of Parliament, and a violation of the rules which had hitherto Euided Ministers in transacting the business of the country. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES. Tho leader of the Opposition also made a strong protpst ntrain-st the Premier's reply with respect to the appointment of Mr Perceval's successor as Chairman of Committees, Mr Ballanco havinp stated evasively that he should state who the new chairman is to be some time this week. Mr Rolleston warmly replied to tho statement by saying that the House was once more this session about to witness the indecent spectacle of an important otlice lilce the chairmanship of committees heinc kept dangling before tho eye» of three or four members of the House, which ho held was opposed to all parliamentary rule :.nd precedent. Mr I'allanco's airy challenge to tho leader of the Opposition to test tho feeling of tho House on the matter was a perfectly safo one, considering the obedient majority at the Premier's back all through the session.