, 1866-04-01

TN1ef AC-mf+ @1A4AIdu1sA HherCh-$
1sFoAr~ttA ts the Exef.TaA k1tta-Fh~ |
Hkouse Of kordk a1sd itA Irnptu4ns.
tCosrtelonacnce ef tae Chtcaxo Tribunal
fIoxuox. March H. 1*t6
A few dare ago the Thaes contained =
rk.seh from Washington Of 'tConrre.s In ses.
s:on," in which tho ptculiAEitios Of that body
were set Oh by 10 friendly hand hare
since rIct with extracts tto4a ~ II ticle In our
1gosthioual jouinAtA, aud hAYr be..a amused
hy the pFpntueuce given IL facts With which,
If eAitots eser vis!ted their otn Honso Of
Commons. they would be perfectly familiar.
hare not get seen Washington and
the Capitol, but know every rat, |
every bench, every lobbs, eycry room III
The Noutcs of Parliament, Il Ncatninster.
and The faces and habits OF our LegtslAtuss
hare come equally within my ohkcfvation.
Ny orEn feeling on feadtnf accounts Of tina l
American Congress, u a1waJa one or inter.
Gated suyYrtse, "a ! :.ote Anw mneh the
LeE!slntuEes OF tho 10 countries arc alike |
II The th8Eacscristl-s Of their otaclAl cxpo-
Hence l pst>H-sc Ia give you s,ine idea og |
the seti.e In our House VI Coinnaons ou Mon |
day csenin-; last, xhen StE, Gladstone, or I
the ran OF lhe Il, ve1nutnt, nuvetl The In I
PRODUCTION Of III new Reform I'LL, md |
da:rsAy son " I'll .sa9,nIxt American features |
in .he..eke.el.
TIE cH1AnER or rn4 c0stxoxs.
The limited space Of the Chamber oi tbs
House Of commons Is forced upon visitor.
attention GU every great oecxAiaa. Wnas IN
absurdtty II atru4s th2l tbrss shou1a not ,ba
proper room Tor Al The members, II al ehoose
to attend! The Idea of the archttect must
hare tecn tlat thr rnt1uhcta of tiu, Honse
neyrr would atteud In fail fnsc4, and That The
HttrsctIons OF the the opet1 tuusea. Of tho ese-
| nine parties, Of the surf, would It all t.ns~s
oses~etEh those Of Parliamentary drhAte,
and that A. \ las;-c proportion Of them owe
| their membership 10 the y LIT II a&n1asots
| Or the 1,oeF<.4iuu Of tile, they were zrepen-
! sibje to nobody Tor thr performance Of thets
uct1in4l .tnt!cs. NJ doubt in nine nights
| osE Of ten. the xEehIscc.'A theory
I hold. Eon1. and the el.anlsr !. big enough
.far ,llote y no carc 10 cntes II bat that worthy
rrcfc.>ion.l omitted from his calculations s1,r
tileett =, curiosity. at did not fores,e thar
| .rxake1 would arise ~huse e1u3uc,aec wonld
| draw eyen the most in1eteznte Ut The tax-
hupttuc and part7tdrc-shootta:s Il. Rs Il, the
Ndase, md ~ III consequence ol hla, Ut sosnc-
b.,dy etse'4, Negligence, we hare bali / dozea
,i,aes every se.a.on, crush ef members 70 e.
cessitt that .esef4l pteis. 10 stand, and II
r thew Rrr strong enoush, re11ata stAnd!r; two
/ or th1ee honrs.
IL Pg4IEns II rAELIANkNr-
Il Tcu 1ns.s know taxt. taoagh lxayess arc
: rrad esesy tlAr In Parliament, but lew 1neta-
4 lcxs xtteni them. The re 1lst:ou4 Aho~ that
This sndl:crr1er was fprrseeE, inzsu1uch ~
they provide that whoever it present. willis
prastr ARE p-.ns rad. cAn, By putting his
r.:1 OF the bench 1t the back nf tt4 seAt. n.
! tain a particular place fos .tle whole Of The
, | evening. The Prayers, of ctIssc, arc taken
: rom tie Chnlch Of England pEassr boak
: bt. ~ little Is known about them that on.
! u. ou- snoxt usefu. pubile ruen, On accidental
II hearing them one st.sslan. aid 10 = fFscnt
hr thought theta very good and he wondered
, | rhrre be could ert acopy; on Monday nigh
: myn Of ali etrcds-Churrh Of England. itafnss
: Catholic, rnit1rika and Ie@-heard \ vrf.
} | s.pst rsaye-, ~t.eh Is rra1, but As the.
! Appeared IN their plac-a out Ct sei
: fab motive, fear :hrt were no
much cdl1rd by whit they listened to- II
occupants nf the reporters gallery, lne1adin
E besides .ts rcpostetr, who set IN The from
{ ror. e1i:ett, managers Aat prupx3eaosa l
'' the London daily journals, AZ not allowed l.
!. be rreseat while prayers arc bring rrsd
: though other ''8tTaugess" arc sua,iect to q
b r -..-- e.,rf,, ..cn-+ci, thorrh ~, ).
h.f,i,ns ~ thr 11ou... Thr rr,or.r,s ri, N
+. Il he,..,,c n. sn,.trr +. IVAN t,,.r na1
!, already performed th&t duty for theEsetse
o and the editors will say It I. because the n
.e rh.t !, m,v. v. vho ,ts in that partlcu,,
u .n~,t rsn .,iy ,es the rur7atrr. ~ the.e dev,
II tom. sra W ro, able tbe sh,te N, farth,
the n,ir,Icer in t.t rnst,.1.
Ie unx m. .eunxn. snss4ssxn.
r tct,e,nr tnt,, ,hc Ctamtrr anout hat .
:. l,,,u5 After str. G,aaA;onc's st.cch had coz
y ,ntp>e1. and standing nysr the spc.ket
Re rLs.r. iii, is sha: You would hare Sec: {
!. You1 riyAt srt half I dozen rows At txach
'k rr.,,ain.. 1on,.i,utsna,1, down The oo,r i,
IT, ming one abore the other. Ihe-e xrc oee
r,1r4, by M,n,.,ers md thets sunposte,s. but
Z" h.ppen. with III. r.esent r.sltau mi .n.s ma:
q If tho.r .,nr.ort-r. ar on,v nominal on,
.nd ,h.t tbe n,ox, damaging thtu,t. NJ /
q 1i1r1a, member, are made II their racks. (
m Tie 6,heT side Of tho Chair arr similar bcnc
ras e, oceup1ed tv the oenserr.t!re oppneiu
~ md Tho uf.h nembefa, who .ro aotne:la
With The f;o.e.umcnt .ad sometimes axat1
~ II. \. the, can maks. the 1e1t terms. At I
~ ot OF the conservative benches, tho srtzrau
w. ~. s,-.;u-. Lord Chs.le. Russell, si,s IN I.
he ther-cove4rd chs.r, .!r=ssed Ia SIX ttoek!n
It, ! md caring sword. III biz baek, GRO
nd | rlec. and xtso on thu other hide, arr