Chapter 18 First Meeting of the House of Commons

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

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

"Albert 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 the order of His Royal Highness, the first formal meeting of the House of Commons is scheduled for June 10. At that time, all elected members should be present without special circumstances to attend the parliament of the House of Commons." After reading all the lists, the guard solemnly instructed.

Because it was the first time that the House of Commons held a parliament, Arthur decided to preside over it in person.

This also greatly increased the seriousness and solemnity of this meeting. Therefore, in theory, members 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 to the House of Commons asked hurriedly.

Without entering the lower house, entering the state house is the only way for those who dream of entering the government.

"I'm sorry, we don't know the list of the state house. I'm afraid we have to wait for the state house to announce it later." The guard spread his hands and said apologetically.

Hearing the guard say this, those who did not win the election were immediately dejected, and looked at those who won the election with envy.

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

At this time, the two heard their names from the mouths of the people around them, and they looked at each other with joy.

"Hey! Henry, did you hear it? We won the election! We will be honorable members in the future, brother." Martin said to Henry with excitement.

"Of course, Martin. You are right, we are already members, now." Henry also looked happy, but Henry restrained his crazy impulse better and just smiled and responded to Martin.

For small city government officials like them, being successfully elected as a member of parliament is definitely a huge promotion for their official career.

For any country with a parliament, members of parliament are politicians with noble status and great power. Even in a monarchical country like Australia, members of parliament have a certain say in the political arena.

"Okay, gentlemen. This is the entrance of the State House. If you don't have anything to do, don't gather here. Gentlemen of the House of Commons, don't forget the first meeting on the 10th of next month. Others can wait for the announcement of the State House with peace of mind." After reading the list, the guard posted the list on the announcement wall at the entrance of the State House, and finally gave a final instruction to the crowd, and then returned to the government building.

After hearing the guard's reminder, the crowd also left the State House tactfully. As the saying goes, some are happy and some are sad. Those who successfully ran for election are naturally very happy, and those who were not mentioned on the list can only watch the people around them celebrating with envy and jealousy.

June 10, 1900, Sydney, National Government Building.

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

Fortunately, the building was planned to be relatively large when it was 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 a new government building and a royal palace. 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 door of the government building was surrounded by a crowd of people dressed in strict clothes and not smiling.

This group of people are not officials in the government building, nor are they onlookers, but all the members of the Australian House of Commons elected on the election day some time ago.

Because they know that this day is a very important day for all members, everyone's dress is very strict and solemn. Usually, they gather in groups of three or two to talk and laugh. At this time, they are not smiling at the door of the government building, and they are very serious.

After a while, the door of the government building slowly opened, and a team of guards slowly walked out and said to everyone: "Mr. Congressmen, today's meeting place is in the first meeting room on the east side of the top floor. Please keep serious and quiet when going upstairs."

Hearing the guards' instructions, everyone began to follow the guards' instructions and walked to the top floor of the government building.

The top floor of the government building is where Arthur and Princess Louise, Margaret, Patricia and other royal family members temporarily live. It is also equipped with two meeting rooms, a restaurant and two offices.

The first meeting room mentioned by the guards is the largest meeting room on the top floor of the government building. It can accommodate up to 300 people for meetings, which is completely enough for the 190 congressmen.

Everyone walked up to the roof carefully and walked towards the meeting room under the guidance of the guards.

During the period of passing the floors, no congressman 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 be blamed.

Entering the meeting room, everyone sat down according to the seating order. Most people chose the middle back seat. In addition to a few governors and some brave congressmen, there were only a few unlucky people who came late in the front seat. After there were no seats in the back row, they sat in the front seat with a nervous look.

At eight o'clock, with the sound of a bell, the guard pushed open the door and Arthur walked in with a smile.

First, he took a look around and saw several familiar people. Then Arthur smiled and said, "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."

Huh! Seeing that Arthur's first sentence was not serious, many congressmen breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense atmosphere was also relieved.

"But I still have to remind you that your status has changed now. You are formal members of the House of Commons of the Principality of Australia, and you are important officials who can decide the cabinet elections and laws of this country. You may have been civilians before, or perhaps city government officials. But now, you are all distinguished members of parliament. During your tenure, I don't want to see any corruption or bribery. I hope you can all take up this important position with the purpose of developing Australia and building our beautiful home." Arthur suddenly changed his tone and began to speak solemnly.

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