THE SESSION AND IT WORK.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2525, 11 June 1909, Page 5

THE SESSION AND IT WORK.

ENGINEERED IN CAUCUf

LEGISLATION BY EXHAUF/I PROBABLE.

(Special to “Times.”)

WELLINGTON, June ThA session of Parliament was d opened to-day, and another re-co this land of records was establi The usual process through whicl inauguration of a new Parlia -t passes is for one day to he devot the swearing-in and the attendan members upon the Commissioners powered to declare the beginning new parliamentary era. 'Then the lowing day His Excellency, with a risk of trumpets, attends and read: Speech from the Throne to the I and Commons. To-day the double _ moiiial was performed between j a.m. and 3.30 p.m., and the Bessie thus prematurelv fully fledged foi ephemeral existence. The main ceremony to-day was el of all its interest because of the ass ed vita brevis of the session; and ness pervaded the political sky. What the immediate future bring forth? none can clearly pre< but the possibilitv is that there wil a teapot storm for a week or so, wl will be settled by a Government vicl all along the line. As I have prevh ly indicated, the Opposition will mand certain information as to Premier’s intentions when he gets London, and will want to know w is to be done in the matter of the employed here during the win months. They will also seek kn ledge upon various other matters. Ti will doubtless get less intc gence upon these subjects, proba less than more, and then they will cept the position, leaving everyth to be done in a couple of months at 1 end of the year. They know tl could block the departure of the P mier, but do not care to go so f: though more than one of the nai would be as willing as Dickens’ “B kis.” The whole of the proceedings sin Monday have been engineered by cs cus. The informal meeting was dec; ed beforehand by caucus; and cauc to-day settled the order of business f the session. Forty-four members pie ged themselves to a block vote on eve question the Government suhmitte Five others, who were not presen were satisfactorily accounted for, ai two members of the party are out the country. It has been decided th; the sittings shall continue to-morre for twelve hours, commencing- at 10.1 a.m., and, as time goes on, the dur; tion will probably be extended, so thei is certainty, from the jump, of legi lation by exhaustion and a further *‘ri cord” is in prospective.