The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-08-12
RIGHT HONORABLE TRAMPs,
HOW AND WHY THE DISTINGUISHES BLOCK
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Especial Cable dispatch to the New York Heraldo
LONDON, August ID, 1877.

D6bHlOu
IA mat abont TO close Is one of the most extra
ordinary. If not the most extraordinary, In
some respeots. of all the sessions thse nave ;s
eyer taken place in England since Eng glish
yPariisments began. The whole parliamentary
mechanism 10 utterly dsorganized, and pub.
lilo business of all kinds 10 brought TO almost
20 which things have come will be formed
from the one fact that of about twenty bills
which the government have brought In during
the session but two have q certainty OF passing.
And some of these bills which the government
are thus compelled to abandon are highly I'm.
portsnt in the minds of different sections OF
ON burials to settle the bitter quarreis as to the
service over the dead between the Churohmen
and Dissenters there was bill to amend the
law Of bankruptcy 1t was proposed TO read
lust the system on which property was valued
and patents were issued !; the law courts OF
Ireland and the universities of England were
and of measures which expected to do
auy amount Of good. Aud yet, as have be-
fore said, but two of the whole series are GER
tain of being passed.
THE REASON OF IT.
What is the reason of this extraordinary
state of affAirsf Is the present government
losing its popularity No, for of recent cleo
tions the majority have resulted In their favor;
Ia the liberal party plucking up courage and
eager for office Z No, because in recent discus
sions they have been left in as complete
minority as Is it, then that sir STAFFORD
"a Eorthcots, the present leader OF the House OF
,IiommoRe, is less competent, lees busc esslke
and more indolent than his predecessori No.
for every one is agreed that Sir 81 ord North
cote has far greater business qnallhcatlons ana
is much more attentive to his dnttes than Don
jamin Disrseli, Earl of BeAconsheld. -
Ask til tories and the liberals, ssk the Min
ssters that are and the Ministers that were and
the ionrnals at profess to be serious and the
iournals thattry to be comlc for the cause OF
all this disorg0n xItion, and from one snd Gil
will come the sAme ans "er-Parneh and h'g'
gar.
TUE GPO5TLE5 or OBSTRUCTION
Twelve months ago the names OF those gen
Sleuneu were acarcely known beyond the circles
of their intimate friends and those VINO read
daily every word OF the parliamentary reports
To-day they better known, are more IRE
uuently spoken about ard To certain extent
are more powerful than many OF the gentle
men who 'Are supposed TO rule English destln
ies There is scarcely debate in which they
do not figure there is nos an Engilsh news
paper in which they are not mentioned. ln'
Ti1pss uasses judicial sentence on themi th
DAILY telegraph bursts iDto tears over their 90
ssinscy tue Daily Netcs is dscorousIy VICIOUS
and the Standard Is in . white rsge. The funn,
iouruals of course, follow snit, and lunch, I IN
judy and others crack jokes at the expense O
Ihe pair, sometimes witty and nearly alway
coarse. -
THE HOUSE UNDER TORTURE
In exc House itself they are treated wit
tea-,sly more favor. Some Ministers ellenti
<.own on them; others try 10 oro"oeat
Uuub them. When either rises Asl the resort
that interrupt, disturb or lnumldate speaker
are nduiRed in. First there are groons, tne
come sighs pext, iroDicsl cheers are trle'
then loud laughter, and finally II Is S0nIht
drawn their unfortunate voices by louu an
bnzzin1 conversation. Meantime in the md
OF these attacks from all sides. IN Spite
anger apG rIdicule, "a the lace OF Ovo 'oeH, ops
or ouceHied, inside tue House. ana tAe olnt
hostility f millions outside, Biggsr Anu IA
nell Dnfsued tie ev ell tenor OF their way,
moved, uushAkep and unruihso'
THE GRAND CLIMAX
A climax az reached on Tuesday night a.
yesterday ia the obstruction oi bnsipG'T
The Imnerial Parliament by the handful
Irish home rulers led by Nessrs Patnel!, ME
ber for couuty Meath BiRGar' men"er
county Cavap, aud O'Connor Poser, ment
for county Mayo. On numberless occas!o
during the present session have these s enyS
teyYibes of Irish discomfort driven Sr Sthud
Northcote, Chancellor of'lhe Exohequer, TO {
spAir guaded Mr.. Claiborne Hardy, secrets
Of War to the verge of madness, and irritat
Mr. Cross, the Home Secretary, to state
mind of which his name gives only the ran
eat idea. All this has been done by maxi
use of tho rules of the House to make I
House AS unruly as possible. Never were
hundred engineers more oonspleuonsly nc
with their own petards than the noble lord
right honorable" honorable and Rallan
honorable and learned" and plain " homo
BILE" gentlemen of the Imperial Prrllame
You would call it tli6ustering in Amerlca'
it is called by every name which trritat
vonld bounce to the lips of the profane,
studied depreciation could suggest.
THE BAND OF BROTHERS.
n addition TO the three members Atre'
-, ed the. obstIuotionists count in their .
Ss, .termined band Mr.. Francis Hugh o'D
Do,i -, lately returned member for Dun'
om =; -, >se fierce and vehement oratory
TaaI 70, ID out like witchee' oil upon
o 'od wssrs .o6s9 of s90 int" aSpis sSs III
~ ~ al TSaiSSA Captain Nolan, of the al
% SsrS, Sii member 10 Saooy G1lway, tSU y,,a.roo a1s
enolsnsy hSt n1rReT W. Ia ley Kirk, the member
onsS &POS q farmer @ v who has little to say rt 5G =
sver ready to vote wheN the SoSohbnmSsnT gov hnnS vi !
be narrowed, is also oLs 'DEVer GRAY. m
tdnally includes Mr. Edward ~ SSf tSa 1sts
ber for county TipperAry, " he DnhIin
John Gray aud proprietor OF 4 dbiafsthr
Saan's Journal. he having suoeee1e poneT
the dreotorship Of that inf1ueptiral ,Indsd
various times the obstruotionists int terf,
Richard Power, member for county WA\ Wa
MajorsO'GOrman, member for the city OF y "a
ford, thO heavy weight aud wit OF the h\
and, by strange chance, Mr., WhEley,
monounaniacal Pope aud Jesuit hater, nac1Is
for Peterborough, North Championships.
The LONGEST SESSION on REcoRD.