The latest resolution on politicians' pay rises goes before the Senate today ? less than a week after Opposition MPs staged a House of Assembly walk-out in protest at a last-minute Government change.

Attorney General Larry Mussenden announced for the first time last week in the Senate that the controversial wage increases would be introduced over two years.

The original resolution, apparently introducing the pay deal in one swoop, was rubberstamped by the Upper House last Wednesday, but members were only allowed to debate the topic after Senate President Alf Oughton ruled that the Constitution prevented a vote. His decision came after Government raised the issue of the Senate voting rights on politicians' salaries.

The long-running pay saga took a new twist on Friday night when Opposition MPs walked out of the House after Acting Premier Ewart Brown tabled the last-minute revised resolution.

Now because of this change, allowing pay hikes to be staggered over two years, the redrafted resolution is back on the Senate's order of business.

However, Sen. Oughton last night predicted that it would probably just be tabled today. He added: "Even if we do get to deal with it, we can only talk about it.

"I'm not sure what's going to be gained by talking about it again. There's nothing we can do about it."

Sen. Oughton said that the Attorney General's announcement that pay rises would be introduced in two stages "rather surprised everybody" last week.

The increases will boost the Premier's pay by 80 percent to $200,000 and put full-time ministers on $150,000 a year.

Meanwhile, other items on the agenda tomorrow include The Fisheries Amendment Act 2006, The Endangered Animals and Plants Act 2006 and consideration of a proposal for the sale of the leasehold interest in eleven cottages at Southside, St. David's.

First readings of two finance bills and two private health bills are also on the agenda.

And Sen. Oughton said that the amount of outstanding legislation still to be dealt with by Senators meant that an extra session of the Upper House might be called before the summer break, either on Friday or next Monday or Wednesday.