By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright. (per press association.) Received March 21, at noon. Sydney, March 21. Tt is reported that the Select Committee of the National Convention appointed to consider the constitute m&l machinery v?\U propose th.it the Scmto should consist of from 40 to 50 members, about seven repre senting each colony, to be chosen by the Parliaments and elected for six years ; the Popular Chamber to consist of one representative from every 30,000 of in habitants, and to be elected for three j years Special provision is, however, to i be made in cases such as Western Aus- I tralia, by fixing the minimum number of I members at a certain figure. It \va3 de cided to utilise the present elective machinery. Sir G. Grey endeavored to obtain the recognition of the oneman-one voto system, but without result. It was further decided that the members of the Executive may sit in Parliament, but shall not be compelled to go before their constituents to be re-elected when accept ing a seat in the Cabinet. The name of the Lower House is to be changed to that of tho Federal Assembly. It is under stood that the Victorian tarift will be the tariff, and that the tariff is to be against the world.
