POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 661, 19 September 1891, Page 3

POLITICAL GOSSIP.

[STBCUI TO THS STANDABD.j WinntNOTON, last night fhe managers appointed by both Houses on the matters in dispute in tbs settlers’ land revaluation Bill failed to agree upon any compromise, and the fate of this measure seems to be sealed for the present session. The Bill providing for the increase of payment to the members of both Houses was shelved in the Upper House last evening The Colonial Secretary having moved that the Bill be read a second time, the Hon. Miller proposed as an amendment that the Bill be laid aside; he did so without comment. The question was put without debate, and the amendment carried. It now remains for the House to go through the unusual formality of instituting a search for the Bill, and on ascertaining the reason for its being laid aside to consider whether or not the Government should proceed with a new Bill to provide for the increased payment to members of the House of Representatives only. At the request of the Premier the House disagreed with a large number of import ant amendments made by the Council in the Electoral Bill. There was a party fight this afternoon on the question of the Chairmanship of Committees. The Government party having failed on the choice of a candidate, being dissatisfied with Messrs Fish, Joyce, and Smith, the Government nominated Mr Rees. m The Opposition proposed Mr Fisher, On ~r division, Mr Rees was eleecfed, beating Mr Fisher by 87 to 19. Mr Fisher is very sore, and is taking every opportunity to abuse the Government for inconsistency, extravagance of election pledges, and so forth. Both Messrs Geo. Hutchinson and Fish are now regarded as most bitter opponents of the Government, and Mr Fisher is also practically in Opposition. Mr Rees is K by no means sati-fied with the manner in which he has been treated by the Government in respect of his endeavors to have certain Native land legislation effected.