CHAPTER I. the Parliament. Part I.—general. Legislative Power
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 4
1. The legislative power of the Commonwealth Shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall cousist of the Queen, a Sonite, and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter called…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federation. a Quiet Day at Parliament House. the Organising Committees Hard at Work. a Country Campaign Being Arranged. Interesting Interview with Mr. Ewing, M.l.a
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 5
Quietude reigned supreme in political circles yesterday. Parliament House presented a deserted appearancio. True, there were a few members about, but they walked around in an aimless sort of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Prorogation of Parliament. to the Editor
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 3
Sir,--Mr. Reld's statement anent the unconstitutional aspect of the prorogation of Parliament, as related in your issue of 4th inst., entirely misses or venally evades the gravamen of the charge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Representation in the Federal Parliament
The Australian Star · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 4
Among the many little matters with respect to which the average elector will require to be enlightened before he can vote on the Commonwealth Bill with a clear…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London County Council Elections. Earl Carrington As a Poet. Ode to the Canvassing Countesses
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 7
At a deinontsration held at the Crown Baths, Kensington Oval, London, on February 9, Earl Carrington said he had a soft [?]omer in his heart for the taxation of the ground landlords, because he was an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Quaint Side of Parliament. Amusing Stories About Members' Hats. Why Some Members Do Not Attend Prayers
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 8
"How can I learn the rules of the House?" asked a newly elected Irish member of the late Mr. Parnell. "By breaking them," was the prompt reply of the Irish leader, who, as is well…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Spanish Senatorial Elections
Evening News · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 6
LONDON, April 12.—The elections to fill one half of the elective seats in the Spanish Senate have resulted in a majority of over 100 for the Ministry in the full House…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Cost of an Election
Evening News · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 7
As it has been decided to take a vote of the people on the Commonwealth Constitution in June, a return has been prepared for the Victorian Chief Secretary, showing the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Elections in Spain. London, April 12
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 7
The elections to fill one half of the seats in the Spanish Senate have resulted in a majority of over 100 for the Ministry…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Tweed Election
The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 3
We have been requested to publish the following letter addressed to Mr. J. B. Kelly, M.L.A., by the National Protection Union:-- "24th March, 1898. Dear sir,--At the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spanish Senate Elections. a Great Ministerial Majority
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 7
LONDON, Tuesday.--The elections to the Spanish Senate are now in progress. The elections, only half of which have so far been held, have resulted in a Ministerial…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Election Episode
The Australian Star · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 7
Upon the conviction of a young man at the Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday Judge Rogers made the usual inquiry as to what was known of the prisoner. It was elicited that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Polling at the Federal Elections
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 6
In view of the approaching referendum on the Commonwealth Bill, and the speculation as to how the vota will go, it may be of interest to repeat the chief figures connected with the voting on March 4,1397, for the election of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stock Board Elections. Voting by Post. the Council Takes the Matter Up
The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 2
At the quarterly meeting of the Stock Boards' Council of Advice on Tuesday the all-important; question of legalising voting by post at Stock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Draco" Docker. Pilloried in Parliament As a Shame and Scandal To the District-Court Bench
Truth · Sunday 17 April 1898 · page 5
SINCE the demise of the late Mr. Justice Windeyer. District Conn Judge Docker has occupied mere public attention than any other administrator of the law. Not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Parliamentary by Elections
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 5
BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Speaker is absent from the city, and the issue of writs for tho elections in the Murilla and Burnett electorates, consequent upon the retirement of Sir Hugh Nelson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Triennial Elections
The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 4
WHEN the Council of Advice was elected, some people thought that it was going to do a lot. They were op…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narrabri Election
The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 2
It is understood that a writ for the election of a member for Narrabri, in place of the late, Mr. Charles Collins, M.L.A., will be issued before the general election. Mr. Dale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Federal Fight. The Narrabri Election. The Electors and the Referendum
The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 5
Endeavours are being made to mix the issues of local polities in Narrabri election with, the broader question of the Federal Convention Bill, it has been pointed out, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Narrabri Election. Local Issues May Predominate. Mr. Lyne to Visit the District. Voting on the Referendum. Danger of Wholesale Disfranchisements. Campaign Work and Civil Servants
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 5
The vacancy which has occurred at Narrabri gives the pro, and anti-Convention Bill parties a chance of testing their strength before the electors. Or, rather, it might, if arrangements had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →