The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

treasury department hut they ara cleaner
and less Sombcr. They stand at the end
of Bunker StrrHt, Mailing II OF just AZ
TIE treasury does street in Washing
we mount the, bill passlng through tine
crowds Of shoppers and then go up al,
door as al the capitol In Washington. Wa
go through a grove Of store pillars ana
finally into large aute-room finished IN
white. This Is the entrance to parlla-
at the doors opposite whore we came in
are doorkecper policemen, who wear blue
suits with silver buttons and helmets OF
black oilcloth. We hand our names NJ in
PRODUCTION 10 one Of them and a moment
later are admitted "a second yeStbule
on lobby, through which we ascend into
gallery and ind ourselves Ia the chamber
of the house We arc In n long, narrow
hall with high vHuted ceiling, on the
floor OF which sits the lower branch of the
Victoria congress
The speaker is In a pulpit at the end NJ
the room. with the members in front ana
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 II wig and
gown, the clerks wear wigs and gowns.
and altogether It Is the English house of
commons over again.
Halt way from the floor to the roof are
| the galleries where we are sitting, We
are compelled IL take. our hats on, al
notwithstanding ladies are present among
the spectators. The speaking Is about the
Same as that Of one OF our state legisla-
lures. and the conduct OF the members
NOT very different There are strong men.
however In all parts Of the country ana
the commonwealth yerlament vi prohd-
bly, contain some Of the best brains of Aus
tralasll.
The New Capital Of Australia.
| One Of the questions before the new par
| lament win be the selection OF site for
! the federal capital Tho jealousy between
/ the different cities prccludcs any Idea that
| either Melbourne or sydney will be chosen,
and the probability Is that some interior
/ point between the two viii he selected. At
/ present the Indications are in favor OF 4
/ town called Albany, on the river Murray.
I This L. said to be In about the center or
/ the Australian population. IL is ON the
main line Of railway which runs through
Brisbane Sydney, Murray and Adelaide,
and I'm one OF the most hcalthful and hoau-
! tiful parts of the country. Not far from 1t
! are The Australian Alps, Mount koscluSSo
! being only seventy miles away: II Is on
/ the river Murray. which Is the largest rlv-
| or in Australia Mount kosciusko Is tae
( largest mountain, and the frlendS of Al
! bury say that IL Is near the largest noun
/ tain and on the largest river In the country
and therefore 1t should he the capital,
] You so through AlburN on your way
| from Melbourne 10 Sydney. II Is one OK
the, customs stations, hclng the tasl own ,N
! ~ .NtN NuUiu. NNlts, Win AAS
donga, I'm Victoria on the opposite side
I Of the Murray. At present the town mas
( 5000 people. II Is chiefly supported Nv the
agricultural and pastoral regions surround
! ing e.. II Is pretty little place, with a
| fairly good environments and | 10 not sec
why Il would not make as good eaNtal
as any place else.
II this site Is selected the name may
he changed for the people argue that tue
capital " Australia should mean some
thug. They say that Washington" indi-
Gates our love Cor the father Of eur eoup'
try, aud they might likewise call their cap
ital Cooksville, In honor OF captain tooN'
who discovered Australia, or Austraville,
as representing the political center or TINS
great Austral land. Another tlilc proposed
Is Alhndonga. a combination ot the names
~ the two towns. TINS signifNing mat
New South Wales and Victoria haYe enter
y 'rsn federal cmhrAre. ana their riYAl'
rits are aoy~ tn hc hnrled.
viii Il fGevt Our Trade
And this brings me To 81" eject the new
federation may have 81 american made.
heretofore sydney ha1 bees practically n
! free port and mr. o. e-I goods have been
landed there. Tho now government viii
probably impose ,asiG "a al importations
hHd II Is "A Ques.to. whether II may not
favor trade rciltt-1S With England. At
| present England hers by far the greater
| part Of what Australia produces. and the