Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-04

20 London via the Strait Ct Magellan.
There IL line Of new steamers from
sydney to San Francisco and another
the Canadian Pacific, which connects
the continent with Vancouver, calling
at Honolulu on the way The cost first
class from sydney 10 san Francisco Ia
$500 and 10 London about $500
As 20 travel over the country there
are railroads connecting the principal
cities Of eastern Australia, and In time
] suppose Adelaide aud Perth viii be
Joined, although the distance Is so
great and the country between Is SO
poor. that IL viii not be soon. AT pres
ent there are about fifteen thousand
miles Of railroad in the various colo
rles. Each colony has built its own
roads. and each has It's own gauge so
that there Is a transfer Of cars on go
Ing from one 20 the other. Part OF the
business OF the new confederation viii
be TO standardse these railroads and
to reorganze them into one harmonious
system.
THE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS.
II you viii make an imaginary visit
with me to the Victorian parliament
we shall get some idea OF how the
commonwealth parliament viii look
when Il has It's first sitting Each OF
the Australian colonies has its own
parliament which until now has made
laws OF all kinds and regulated every
thing These parllaments viii be con-
tinued as state legislatures. and the
commonwealth parliament will devote
itself 10 lntercolonlai affairs Just now
there is some talk OF allowing the
commonwealth parliament 10 use tenn
porarlly the Victorian parliament
houses, but eventually magnificent
buildings viii be erected at the new
federal capital, the site Of which is yet
to be chosen.
In order TO visit parliament We get
card from our consul general, take a
street car at the hotel and within a
five minutes ride are in front of mag
nihcent structure Of light gray stone on
hill In the business heart Of Mel
bourne The parliament buildings look
somewhat like our treasury depart
nent, but they are cleaner and less
somber They stand at the end Of Bun
ker street, walling 1t OFF just az the
treasury does Il street In Washington.
We mount the hill passing through
the crowds of shoppers and then go up
UTMOST US liluHy hltpS 10 fcdCif lne 'front.'
door as at the Capitol In Washington
We 90 through grove OF stone pillars
and finally into a large ante-room fin-
ished in white, This is the entrance TO
parliament.
At the doors opposite where we came
In are doorkeeper policemen, who wear
blue suits with silver buttons and he'll
NETS Of black oilcloth. We hand our
notes Of introduction to one OF them and
moment later are admitted to a Sec
ond vestibule or lobby through which
we ascend into a gallery and find our
selves in the chamber Of the house. We
are in long narrow hall with high
vaulted ceiling, on the floor of which
sits the lower branch OF the Victoria
congress.
The speaker Is In a pulpit at the end
OF the room, with the members In front
and below on benches without desks or
tables. Many Of the members keep
their hats on and when they write they
write on their hats Just as In the house
OF commons in England The speaker
wears a wig and gown, the clerks wear
wigs and gowns, and altogether II is