. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. LFRED DEAKIN (VICTORLV),FEDERAL ATTORNEY-GENERAL. CHAPTER VIII The moment a great question is taken up by apolitical party, it is in dangeY of losing its federation question never did that, but the result ofthe General Election in July, 1898, was very Reid defeated Mr. Barton in the King Division ofSydney, but Mr. Reids large Parliam
. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. LFRED DEAKIN (VICTORLV),FEDERAL ATTORNEY-GENERAL. CHAPTER VIII The moment a great question is taken up by apolitical party, it is in dangeY of losing its federation question never did that, but the result ofthe General Election in July, 1898, was very Reid defeated Mr. Barton in the King Division ofSydney, but Mr. Reids large Parliamentary majorityhad dwindled away to about four, including the LabourParty; three Ministers had also lost their seats, but therewas no anti-federal party in the new House. Everybody 42 FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. understood that the country wanted federation, and thestrongest opponents thereto—and there were many—simply opposed the bill, as it stood, not the idea. Assoon as Parliament met, Mr. Reid introduced his federalresolutions. The Legislative Council made demandsfor amendments, as well as the Assembly, and with thetwo sets of resolutions Mr. Reid went to the Conferenceof Premiers held in Melbourne on January 29th, RIGHT HON CHAS. C. KINGSTON, (sOUTH AUSTRALIA),FEDERAL MINISTER FOR TRADE AND CUSTOMS. To this Conference Queensland sent its new Premier,Mr. J. R. Dickson, which was a welcome addition. TheConference lasted till February 2nd, when the Premiershad arrived at a decision which they agreed to submit totheir respective Parliaments for reference to the of the items agreed to at that Conference areinteresting. One was that the capital of the Common-wealth should be in New vSouth Wales, but not within FROM COLONY TO 43 lOO miles of Svdney, and another was that Parhamentshould sit in Melboarne until it met at the seat of Govern-ment. After that, Mr. Reid announced that he weould sup-port the Amended Bill with all his powers,
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