The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-26
the doors aro open and The public
have been admittedto tho galleries

~Aes'o "Soh "NahiioVOSt' w VAO
the first business in order liz the
presentation Of. petitions. This is
usuallyra tame proceeding, but, less
objectionable, because it is tho .rulo
to read only the endorsement on the
back Of each:9 It IS worthy of noto
that no petition zig received which
asks for for grants of money or any
pecuniary compensation, on tho
principle which only allows tho
government to initiate money meas
ures. On, each desk is a journal of
the proceedings Of tho previous day,
and q paper containing theH''Orders
of the Day" Tn tho former arc
published the "Questions"n which
members have annopmced<they pro
pose to ask of the sgoyernment,i u and
pose to make: %" ThSse questions,
&C., appearing upon The 6rdeT paper,
after two days thesospnSskeri calls
them upo seriqtima The Ministers
of the government have meanwhile
|l'fiieQlraamned" themselves into rIcondi-
ton to answer every e., conceivable
conundrum that can be thought of,
from the price Of q coal mine In
British Columbia to the quality':of
the mucilage on postagettstamp,
proceed to fire off the desired in
formation. These replies are ttSual-
ly brief, sententious and sometimes
spicy. It is one of tho delights of
the opposition to stick interrogato-
-ry pins into the Ministers and mako
them squirm. After this debate may
follow on the questions concerning
which notice has been given.
Speeches aro made in French as
well az in English, and one Of the
clerks is required by parliamentary
rule to read in Frsneh n whatever
official papers arc read in English.
There are also duplicates Of tho pros
in cFrench1l N'h @h- 'T.}
A Drv1s1dN,' Or THE nousE.. .'.
Adivisionn of the House lis; under
certain +, circumstances, critical
period in The history of. the admin
istrhtion, for upon Tie result may
depend that expfessionl Of a. want of
confidence which may strip every
Minister of his power, lead, to the
prorogation of Parliament, the or
ganization Of a new ministry and
the order for ageneral new election
by the people. In Washington, as
is vol known, the members are
called from printed lists r by, the
Clerk and reply "Aye'" or ""Nay;,"
In Canada the practice is for the
Chief Clerk to check off tho name Of
each member who stands, up and Is
called by the Assistant Clerk. It
follows that tho latter must know
tho face of oyery one Of the e2O6
members who mako up the Com.
mons. The least mistake in a name
is3vehy embarrassing ; but itwould
be still more tporplexing ftonotho
Speaker and Standing members, if
the assistant clerk should lose bis
memory for a'mihute or two. '"T1itis
far>no such difficulty has occurred,
though some 600 votes, . haveHst
times been taken in the course of an
Hour. This RESULT "is due to the
remarkable qualities Of tile Assist.
ant CLERK, MN. Jo, G.L. L.Boulinot.
When the division has been, taken
the clerk reads, off the names, of, the
members On each Side" BUT until
that is done and the Speaker decides
tho motion no member has a right
ito leave his seat. Even On; rising to
,tlpull down his vest he ,iis ojsalutell
with choral cry of Order !" 4 from
all parts Of the house, that makes
him sit down as suddenly al If he
had been hit on ithelhedd byya nspfEe
driver, yIny taking the enamess the
members, it should be- mentioned,
Stand in rows and sit down as soon
sts their names ore called aha EShter~
edo The decision isl often haiied1mith
fRthll shouts, e;ytells, ielapRipg of fhandssorlit
may be- hisses and other deponstEa>
ti;ons of feeling thht., 'wo9ld NOT do
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,otao 10 ,1oajwlcE. botptitaroolIoa
onPheH Hohseds kept bmysfraiaathe
heuri Of meetin tingy4trthgse pa pvrpaatil
assa 'ssi B$E Rt assri$ aRS RRs aafs
next mornings; but, as is stated'o&t
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