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seated there, and usually speaks to them in the I'd
person. This would be considered with us a
great violation of Parliamentary etiquette. 1t Ger.
tany must greatly tend to make legislation mat
ter of party triumph and without any such aids it
tends rapidly enough in that direction. think the
Senate of the United States has greatly dcgencra-
ted since the two parties have arranged themselves
opposite sides of the chamber but that may not
be the cause any more than the Ncwngton stccplc
was the cause Of the Goodwin sands There are other
causes enough.
The practice Of cheering member ON the floor as
he says anything acceptable otherwise. is strik-
ing, and should think tended greatly to promote
the earncsncss and ability of the dcbatcr Tn"
cheers of approval are, hear, hear. hear him q
good natured and disappearing surprise or riiicue
oh, oh of impatencc, dissatisfaction and wcari-
ness, divide, divide answering to our call Of qucs-
tion that is, let Us take the VOTE which apparently
all really disputed questions is taken by division
of the House. The cheers are often animated, nu.
merous and distinct, but not noisy or vocifcrous.-
The nearest approach to vocifcration which heard
was, when Bulwcr and D'Isrncli rose to speak, when
the cheers from their party, the opposition, gem
eral and loud In full house and an minated de-
bate, the effect of the cheers to me very anus
! ing. The cheer seeming to be repeated about ten
times in distinct, clear monotone, not loud but
rapid, "dividc, divide, divide, divide, divide, di-
vidc divide divide running side of the
House every few minutes. Finally, when no one
else rises to speak, the Speaker rises, and says,
strangers will withdraw when all Withdraw except
those in the strangers gallery The meaning of the
order being that all those who are within the bar of
the House, shall withdraw
Three times in the course of the evening the cor
emony of clearing the House for division was per.
formed, but before the division commenced mem.
Der rose to speak, and the "strangers' were again
admitted. Finally the division The House
cea red and a bell was rung through the mag
nihcenty vaulted coridoro of the Parliament House.
the library, the refreshmcnt room, the lobby to
give notice to the members who were out, to come
within the bar to vote and in the stragglers came,
and the chamber was filed
They do not call the ayes and noes as we do, nor
take question by rising but the ayes arrange
Themselves the Speakers right and pass by him
in procession, through passage behind his chair,
then wheel and pass clear round the outside of the
chamber where there is passage for the purpose
at the of which is one of the clerks with a
division li,t Of tho members, on which he checks
| ius'to
one at time. They then pas into the chamber Al
the usual entrance in front Of the Speaker whe re
they pass through another bar aud checked by
, another clerk. In the mean time the noes ha v,
passed out Of the usual entrance in front Of the
, Speaker in similar procession have been checked
there by of the clerks, have passed round to tn,
: left outside the chamber, and have been AGAR
checked there, and enter the chamber at the uppc
end to the left of the Speaker the ayes enter
the lower end and all go to their seats. They thu
never meet, and there is no confusion, but vast,
Of time which could never endure. The list, ar,
compared by the clerks, and the result declared. II
, takes quite half an hour to divide the House.
= These forms | suppose have been often described
but they were new to me and American gen.
tleman of great intelligence and some egislatiy,
experience, whom met in London, and who had
been often at the House, was ignorant of Them
give them to you.