New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-29

tts House should BE- guided BY experience and tnd~"
tiou that the burden Of proof In favor OF exsss
institutions and he complained that Mr Gladstone ssd
not SAID single word 70 show why the consultation "
| the House should be eteied In discussing 1s IfV
visions Of the bM he observed thst the charge In e
county franchise would increase electoral expenses an"
effect material change IN the distribution o. pon S,
power and with regard 10 the lowering OF the pofusp
franchise he showed that tie statistics onire'! de'
proved the reason assigned for introducing the piu-
viz that the bes portion Of the working men were ei
cluded-snd demonstrated tia. the franchise was a.
ready in the power of tho working ciasses
He main.sned that tho causes which bad placed the
franchise within the reach OF tho WORKING msnsucn
gold discoveries emigraton and tho increase o.
c0mmercc-were permanent not temporary aud wouiu
increase in effect, Adyerting 10 Mr. Gladstones Cd
icctions 10 &c franchise iie maintained that even
with ct franchise the working classes must speedly
become the majority OF the CONSTITUENCIES and drew 50
argument against further reduction OF the franonse
from the fact that venaify. drunkenness Ignorance
and violence always found most Astounding 10 soe
lowest strata of the electoral body. He pointed Gus
various immediate noOnveniences Of REDUCTION OF Too
suffrage and predicted that in time working men, when
they fonLd themselves IN the majority soulu ooonr
for the attainment of class objects He dres picture
OF the abject position In which tbs House OF Commons
would DO placed II 1t consented to deal VITA on oas
pant of tie subject at time ana attributed INC couss
taken by tho Government 20 the advice " Mr. biignt
who oresaw that the instrument thus created YOU'D DO
Core eflioscOus for the Redistribution OF seats.
Among other oblecsi OBs 20 the lowering OF tue ran
cliSe he pointed the Indefinite extension OF oonst
uencies which lie sad would divide the representaon
between mllIOnaires and demagOgues, ana Owet WIZ
great force the destruction which 1t must IN the cue
effect OF the present invaluable connection btxeen The
House OF Commons AID the Executive. he denied ihas
the bill demanded by the people, tho constituencies
the House Of Commons. or even by me Caoine anu no
conbated tho notion that ParlaiSent was III any way
ll-dged 10 deal with the question de argued AZ some
length and with great force Of Illustration tha the OH
would intensity all The detects OF me present. ilousc "
Commons ana showed that IL contained no elements Oh
fnaty. and must IN the end inevitably lead " paiV
democracy.
MI Fawcett, after some structures on the moon
sistency Of Mr. Lowe and other Liberal opponents OF
the bill referred to the conduct OF the aborng classes
as an argument for their admission to the franchise
lie oombated the argument that tho working classes
would exercise prcpcnderltng influence, mentioning
various questions which they were divided Ihouss
p.escfr.ng personally complete measure. he acc ptea
this pari al mode o! dealing with IT, feeling c"Dnoeht
that the Chancellor OF the ExcbeGuer would not allow
II to rest there.
Mr. Bright discussed the provisions OF the BILL ex'
pressing an epprova! OF the abolition Of the raepayng
clause and pointing out with regard to The couoV
franchisowhich be did not altogether appvove-thas
the Opposition had committed themselves to 1t by LORD
DeIby's bill and that il had worked wei IN Ireland.
In answer TO those who attributed TO him the parentsge
Of the bill be discamed having supported or Suggested
q 81 franchise IA he had always been 10 favor OF
households franchise. but he reminded the OppOslton
that Mr. WaIpolc and ar Henley had supported an ~
franchise ana appealed 20 them nos W Spt n' aO"us
sO small difference
lie condemned the savings bank franchise as the
worst all the fancy nchses and disputed the accu'
racy Of the statistics 20 the proportion OF working
men H. Dos sessiou OF the franchise. lie made an animal
ed rcpy to the attacks OF Mr. Lowe and Mr. Uorsman:
aud drew al amusing portrait OF the new party formed
by the alliance OF those two gentlemen. insulating Una.
loss Of office the Of their Anti Reform Zeal lie
warned tie Opposition that II they rejeced this o
they would repeat before many years were over aud
coDcuded w expressing bis tntentlon-maAinR allow
ance for the difficulties Of the Government and the dn
inclination OF Parament-to support toe Dill tnougs
he deemed IL inadequate tO the occasion.
LORD Cranborne drew attention 70 the injustice TO
the rural interest contemplated by the bill oontendins
that 100 members ought to DO added to the county
representation TO bring 10 the level OF the borough
represon tation He showed that the bill would IN
crease tie urban element tho county constituencies
ard wou.d hand over 1873 bOroughs TO tbe working
c!asses He dwet the effect which such transfer
might have the question Of redistribution OF seats
and urged the House not TO consent to reduction "
the suffrage until Il saw the DISTINGUISHING scheduiea
He showed how inGdeQus'ey property was represented
directly under the present system cOnendng that IL
had right to direct representation as numUere
! lie read from reports OF meetings OF tie working
classes TO show the Of their real demands and
discussed the probability of this bill settling tho qaes
ton concluding that It would DO useless concession
/ TO democracy.