Rise of Australia

Chapter 18 First Session of the House of Commons

After hearing the guard's words, the crowd instantly became quiet, and they looked expectantly at the guard, or the list in the guard's hand.

Seeing the scene gradually quiet down, the guard said: "Now the list of members of the House of Commons of New South Wales is announced. After the list is announced, these members will officially take office for a term of two years."

"Abert Martin Henris! The above 71 are the new members of the House of Commons. Soldiers will go to the addresses of these members to notify them later. According to His Highness's order, the first official meeting of the House of Commons is scheduled for June 6 At that time, all elected members should be present without special circumstances to participate in the session of the House of Commons." After reading out all the lists, the guard solemnly ordered.

Because it was the first time the House of Commons held a session, Arthur decided to preside over it himself.

This also greatly increased the seriousness and solemnity of this meeting. Therefore, in theory, members of parliament are not allowed to be absent without any reason.

"Sir, when will the members of the State House be announced?" A person who thought he had an advantage but was not elected as a member of the House of Commons hurriedly asked.

Under the premise of not entering the House of Commons, entering the State House is currently the only way for these people who dream of entering official careers.

"I'm sorry, we don't know the list of the State House. I'm afraid it will have to be announced later by the State House." The guard spread his hands and said apologetically.

Hearing what the guard said, those who did not succeed in the election were immediately dejected, and looked enviously at those who succeeded in the election to celebrate.

As two relatively senior officials of the Sydney City Government, Henry and Martin were relatively successful in this election, and both of them were successfully elected to the House of Commons.

At this time, the two were hearing their own names from the mouths beside them, and they looked at each other with joy.

"Hey! Henry, did you hear that? We won the election! From now on, we will be honorable councilors." Martin said to Henry with an excited expression.

"Of course, Martin. You're right, we're already members of parliament, now." Henry also had a look of joy, but Henry better restrained his crazy impulse and just responded to Martin with a smile.

For small city government officials like them, being successfully elected as a councilor is definitely a huge boost to their official career.

For any country with a parliament, parliamentarians are dignified and powerful politicians. Even in an autocratic monarchy like Australia, parliamentarians have a certain right to speak in the political arena.

"Okay, gentlemen. This is the entrance of the State House. If you have nothing to do, don't gather here. Members of the House of Commons, please don't forget the first meeting on the [-]th of next month. Everyone else can wait for the State House in peace. Let’s make an announcement.” After reading out the list, the guards posted the list on the announcement wall at the entrance of the State House, gave the last order to the crowd, and then returned to the government building.

After hearing the reminder from the guards, the crowd also left the State House with great interest.As the saying goes, some are happy and some are sad, those who successfully campaigned are naturally extremely happy, while those who have not been mentioned in the list can only be full of envy and jealousy, watching the people around them talking and laughing to celebrate.

State Administration Building, Sydney, June 1900, 6.

Since Arthur's arrival, this government building, which was originally used by the colonial government of New South Wales, has also been temporarily converted into the Australian National Government Building by Arthur.

Simply put, the building was planned to be relatively large when it was first built, so it can barely accommodate the government agencies of the entire country.

This is only a short-term solution. Arthur will definitely choose to build new government buildings and palaces. Whether it is the residence of the national government or the residence of the royal family, it must not be too shabby.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the gate of the government affairs building was surrounded by a crowd of well-dressed, unsmiling people.

This group of people is not officials in the government building, let alone the crowd of onlookers, but all members of the Australian House of Commons who were elected on the election day some time ago.

Knowing that this day is a very important day for all congressmen, everyone dresses very solemnly. They usually get together in twos and threes to chat and laugh. At this time, they are unsmiling and serious at the gate of the government affairs building.

After a while, the gate of the government building opened slowly, and a group of guards came out slowly, and said to everyone: "Mr. Members, today's meeting place is in the first conference room on the east side of the top floor. Be serious and quiet when going upstairs."

Hearing the guard's instructions, everyone began to follow the guard's guidance and walked to the top floor of the government affairs building.

The top floor of the government affairs building is the place where royal family members such as Arthur and Princess Louise, Margaery and Patricia live temporarily. It is also equipped with two meeting rooms, a dining room and two offices.

The first conference room that the guards mentioned was the largest conference room on the top floor of the government affairs building, which could hold a maximum of 300 people for meetings, which was completely enough for the 190 congressmen.

Everyone cautiously walked up to the roof, and under the guidance of the guards, they all walked towards the meeting room.

During the passage of the floors, none of the members dared to look around. After all, the guards around them were watching them all the time. If they dared to look around, they would not only leave a bad impression on Arthur, but also might be blamed.

Entering the meeting room, everyone took their seats according to their order. Most of them chose the middle and back seats. In the front seats, except for a few governors and some courageous congressmen, there were only a few who came later. The unlucky guy sat in the front with a nervous face after he had no place in the back row.

At eight o'clock, with a bell, the guard opened the door, and Arthur walked in with a smile.

First, I went around and saw several familiar people, and then Arthur said with a smile: "Everyone, congratulations, you can stand out from thousands or even tens of thousands of people and become the first member of the Australian House of Commons. .”

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Seeing that Arthur's first sentence was not serious, many congressmen breathed a sigh of relief, and most of the tense atmosphere eased.

"But I still have to remind you that your identities have changed now. You are official members of the House of Commons of the Principality of Australia, and are important officials who can decide the election of the country's cabinet and laws. You may have been civilians before, or you may have been Officials of the city government. But now, you are all distinguished councilors. During your tenure, I do not want to see any corruption and bribery. I hope that you can all develop Australia and build our beauty The purpose of the homeland, to take this important position." Arthur's tone suddenly changed, and he began to speak solemnly.

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