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The election o. the Knglish Speaker
takes place in this wiAe --.
On the day fixed for 'the meeting of 3
Re@ parliameut, the members 09 the
House of commaas ere aumasaned By
the Gentleman Usheg ef the Black Rod
70 attend the Queen, 81 her 0ommiasioR-
srs in tbs House Of Lords. Proseeding
50 that sf1Afane4, aaa standing As che
Bar, Tor railaa.ia sna Of sAe naase; d
they make their absisanee ID khe Thxons;
that is, they are supposed 20 bow 70 il.
Then in the Queens name, the Lssa
Cheanceilsr commands them 70 choose
q Speaker for their House, who shah
not only be their chairman and rsguIa=
Ter Of their proceedings duri IL their sit-
tings bus also the mouth. .pieea or chan
mel between them and the otheg branch
90 Of the Legislature, duTing the sKis-
tenee Of that parlismaRt, Thens tha
Commons, returning 10 the Houss, thaa
choose one of their members
On the death of Speaker, or on the
assembling Of syery new Paxli&menty the
| Maes--a massive tranehs0n of richly
carved, silver gilt, which Oliver Cram-
we'll consemptuously called "baublso
when be dismissed the Long parffa-
usnt, which hss upon the table whiie
| the Speaker is in she Chair, 10 plaead
under the table. The clerk Of the
House occupying his usual seat under
Ghe Speakers chair, g member rises,
and in. q short spesch moxss shsta mem
bar, whom he n&nes, shAll tAka ths
| Chair. This motion being seconded,
and no opposition offered, The nnoyer and
sseonder lead the person % na1nsd 70 tbs
Snmaker's Chair frozs Ms ssAt to xhs Bar
of the House, TO which they eendusg him,
bowing three times, up 70 the Chair, where
being placed, hs stands up and returns
thanks 20 she House for the honor they
have done him, declaring himself ana
bic to perform such ttsk, and request
/ ing the House to chose An s5ler peI son
10 be their Speaker. Tits not being
done, be submits 20 their pleasure, and
after receiving the directions to ths
House respecting the ususl requests 10
be made on his appearance before the
| Soverai gu, adjourns the House to the
( day On which it has been arranged that
| be shall be presented for royal approval
| which is a m altar of course. ...
| On that day, formerly summoned as
before, except that the Usher Of the
B! aok Rod uow addresses the Speaker,
whereas be previously addressed his
summons 10 the House, the Commons
proceed TO the bar Of the House of Lords,
with the s eaker @k sheiE head, make
their obsisanss Is before, and the spssk'
or then announces TO THAR Lordships
the Sovereign being rarely present OF
that occasion, that the Commons have
chosen HAN, and requests that they may
be commanded 50 make q filter choice
Il But the reply being almost invs-ibly &C
approval Of the House OF Commons, tht
Lord Chancellor, acting in the name el
the Sovereign, admits him as Speaker.
That funetionary (who 10 then array
ed in n black robe and plain Wig, shs
ordinary legal cosEume) then prays tht
! Sovereign that the Commons may have
during the sitting Of ParliAmenS--frss
Efresd0m from arrests for debt and dis
turbAnees; secondly, frsssioa Of spsseI
. in their own House thirdly, fFes acees
to the Sovereign and fourthly, that al
their proceedings may receive favoFa
BILE construction. These demands grant
ed, the Speaker and Commons retire &
their own chamber, where taking hi
seat, with the mace upon the Eables b
announces that she Sovereign has ap
: proved of their choice, and has granite
the demands be, as their Speaker hai
. made.
The aaths are then administered t
, him By the Ulerk, after which she oths
, members arc sworn in. The sPeaks
, theE puts on his magnificent Stat
Robes sEIf With gold lace and emorold
ery, and full aottomed white wig sue
; "a Judges and Qugsn's Connael wear 0
} occasions Of great display. Thus sS&lI
D ed, he heads the Commons when the
, are summoned 10 attend at the bar 9
: the House Of Lords and hear the Queeni
. speech read By hersslf, OF by the T4or
s. ( Chancellor, in her absences as head Q;
! Commission appointed for that specii
purpose. Returning TO the House G
Q Commons, the Speaker reads the Koys
a speech (merely ministerial programm
: allied with empty geReralitias,) aft
q which the business Of she session can
/ nences, by some member moving an 81
: dress TO the Qusen thanking her Tor b
( sfm0ss gracious speechyaa mua eUhsiE
Il lie eli through. Debates OF sever
: nights Duration frequently occur Z
4 this motion, whereby the fuIl strsngt
r OF the Ministry is tested.
y By vireue Of his Office, shs Speaker
d ssthe first Commoner IN England," }" ram
lag Immediately after Barons of the On
It ted Kingdom created since 1901. III
70 Speaker is elected before the membe
J. have taken the usual eathas as saeh.
% Should contest arise respecting y
10 choice Of Speaker, and q second memh
J. be proposed and seconded, ths choice
70 decided as ia . committee AZ the who
d House. by changing aides the CLERK
u the Houses being she psrsan whose do
ss il 10, on saeh occasions 10 pat tha qua
.y tions ss. ..-.a -
so The CLERK Of shaH ouse Of Common
whose salary ia $4,000 gsar, il au il
portsntI psrsonags, appoiR&ed Eor lii
" BY patent from the CEown- he appoiE
10 Q staE Of thirty-six elsrks---ths Cleg
re Assistant E1 600 . year. Not only
g whole ofIeiai business Of the House
e In the Clerks charge, inciading . u
q rect record Of al is proceedings. B
he has TO assist and advise the Speak
n in matters relating TO tho Suies .
8, practice Of che House.