Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-27
SOMETHING OF THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS.

COMMONS.
In the Eclectic Magazine for April
We have . highly interesting article.
copied from "Blackwood upon
TIE Iasids OF the HOUSE Of Con-
inons." While this paper isof inierssi
10 the general reader, 1t IL particularly
~ 70 such ~ hsye bad their attention
drawn TO what comss under the head
Of parliamentary usage. We regret
not having enough space to spare %
present complete synopsis Of this In
ssructive statement. We are compel
led 10 confins our reference to some OF
tho moro important items. We pre-.
sent therefore ~ snccinctly ~ possible
~ follows: There are no desks or
chairs provided for the members.
They sit upon benches and wear their
hats, save when addressing the chair:
then they are uncovered. The body
Of the House Is no. large enough to &C
coInmodAte VII the mcmbcrs NO they
may, n they choose, speak from the
galleries, though this IL seldom done.
The sessions are held at night. Every
variety Of costume II admissible, from
tho evening dress coat and white neck
cloth To the pea jacket and wide-awake.
There isA strangers gallery" and
Speakers gallery for peers, foreign
ambassadors and those whose nameA
have been previously entered In a
book kept for the purpose. Only
those members VINO are present al
prayers have right to keep the seat
they have chosen for the rest Of the
sitting. TIA member places his hat In
the seat 10 which he has been sitting,
the hat, by courtesy, holds tho seat for
hun against All comers. A message
from tho House ~ Lords Is conveyed
by Black Rod" He advances, after
being duly announced, TO the Speak
er's table and there informs the honor.
able house that the Lords desire their
presence during thu reading OF some
royal document. He walks out back
ward. The Speaker leaves the chair
aud Il accompanied by such OF the
msnbers, as . posse comitatns, AZ
choose 70 80 with him. Petitions from
the Corporation Of London are pro-
sentcd By "two gentlemen clad In
scarlst who constitute tho MI rlevalty
81 that great city. Ut takes these two
men 70 constitute one sheriff. Notices
Of bills are not the simple thing tina,
such notices are In The Congress Of the
United States. There seems, really to
bs hui one day In the week When bills
can bc set for second reading. That
~ Wednesday. Members desiring to
give notice sign list kept by the clerk
and their names arc drawn by lot.
Tho selection Of the particular Wed
nesday for calling up = bill u very
nice business, NO many Incidents are
likely to intervene. Ash Wednesday
aud Derby day, which falls on = We'd
nesday, are dies non." So is Sa,ur-
day. Friday IL devoted to "supply
appropriation bills. The session
lasts from tho middle OF February to
the middle Of August. Questions to
the Ministry must DO given notice OF.
After questions are over debates begin
upon the order Of tho day. A new
member who has never spoken In.
tho first right Of recognition by the
Chair - provided = Minis.er or the
Leader Of the opposition does not desire
to speak. These have precedence OF
everybody. Members may preface a
motion to adjourn by a speech. "The
previous question - seems 10 be do.
inAnded for the purpose Of stopping OF
r"-iponing the consideration Of = SUBJ
Jec'. The opponents OF = measure
move the previous question for the
purpose Of voting Il down. A. will,
us. this question In not dsbatablc. A
question being put, aud there being
sons doubt Of i.s having hocn decided
by acclaim, tho Speaker orders al
strsngs~ 10 withdraw. Thea la
names two tellcrs for each side aud 4
sand glass which runs two minutes :,
turned down TO give members time Il
get into The House. Thsrs 10 no call,
ing Of shs rolf, ~ with ~. but amer HI,
declaration Of what he "lhinksr 1,
the result Of aay vote has been swics
challenged. he says, "Ayes 10 ,h,
right and Noes 10 the ieft," and ,hoss
who wish 70 vote In the affirmative
psss 70 the right Of the Speakers chaii
aud 60 10 the lobby On the right, while
shess who wiah 70 vess No walk down
sbs Hesss assi pas throsvh IL isuc,
door 70 the lobby on the lett. "fu
eanh Of shsss Hobbies, a. The further
rad," says The account before M
" stands desk, like that of IN auc,
,Isnssr, covered With green baisc, and
there h narrow passage ON each sIds
Tor msmbsr 70 20 through. Two d.
vision clerks Gland n each dcsk, sud
each Of them marks By . lowg dash o.
printed llsts the names Of the mem.