The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-19


assemblies have been modelled upon the tower
House Of the British Legislature We must ac-
knowledge that nJ civic institution WIS eyer in
vested with su IA Worldwide Interest OF course
ia functions VI q Parliamentary Government.
and tile debates which tuN' place IN Westminster
Hall. are familiar enough; bat the interior
mechanism Of the great council Tie forms.
usaecs. and 81 servunrcs which obtain ia il. are
little known oven in London to the general pub
lie. II may not be amies 10 seek am inside view
Of such matters and 10 watch the British Com
mons Ut work. not from the strangers gallery.
but from the floor OF The II Iusc.
The lrst noteworthy feature in the arrange
mcnt Of the famous council ehamDer. which. we
need not say. is filed with benches stretching
from side to side il a transverse passage run
ming arross the hall at about one third tn" dis
lance between the Spcakcr'- chair and TIA" outer
most bench. This is the gangWuy. Of which We
now hear less than formerly. but which still
serves in some sort Ia mark the subdivisions II
parties. Ia the first bench below the guhsway,
for instance on tho ministerial side. sit the
Ministers. who enjoy the privilege Of resting
| their hands while addressing the House. or Of
laying them books and papers ON the table
which runs beneath the Speaker. chair. Be-
hind them. but -tiii below the sansway. sit their
thick -und-ihIn athcri.ts. while above tle pas
sage IRE ranged those who give general -up-
/ port but ar 'ct divers H. Grers of Independence
| So. too on the opposition side thu first bench
/ holon..s 10 former Ministers and to the leaders
I of th party while those most closely Idle ntlod
with thnm are grouped nearest. the advanced
Liberals or Radicals. being found above the
gangway Here. too. in the present House the
Irish Homo Rulers range themselves
It is well known that members. Will" sitting.
mn, ,,.nr tnrir hnts. or nat ns th.vs III. but
r,r., ,,,,, ri-,. fr,,, All. .,,,, ,vn.,i,or =, ad
,i...s. ,b, su.,r., ,.non,,, his ,,lo.o ar l.av.
| IA, h,u ,vith,u, d.eln, his h,ad COVERING,
| Moreover INV ,,en,ha, on ont.ri,, ,. ,,,,ittinl.
,h. room, ,,,., s,lut. ar in ,,rli.,,.utar, l,n
,,,,,, ,,,, nh. o,..i-,,,c,. T., th,. s,.,L.r Thia
,f,-,,r.., r,.t .,h.n.h.,, and .. 3, matter ~
fn,, il nsu,ll, II f,p,ilinrn,t SIM. in th.orv
n mnn,hnr addresses Tin, SNEAKER md not the
u,,s. if, =, r,l.. ~ .,rt..., ,h,t NJ, on,. u,u.t
-, ,b., i,,,..i,,,,, ii,. ,.,,,,,, ,, ,,r..i.I,n,,
or,.er md IN. m.ri.r vim Inns ,h. floor
sin,o bnurvor Il tortuous n,u,.c nround the
roam ia nfau extr.n.lv in,,nv.ni.nt n ora.
t.snn. custom Inns crown nm of ev,dino the
o,oy,. mi. ,.r,u..i,i,,, nrI iu..i,,, tho b,.,d
~. lo,v 49, nns.,ll, un,u ,b, i,violnt,, lima ia
n.ssnd
Within tho sa,-ol ,r.cin,t - ,b, U,use ,bnrn
,-n ,.,r,,,i, ,,,sr,,r. y,.,r,. n,.r,l,rs o,,oy
moro libnrtv Unon ent.rin., N, hail for az.
amul, Won So. trnc,i mon III. noor n lin. RIM
ming from the seat Of In. ser,.ant-nt Arms to
tho ornoslte bench. Outstd. Of this domnrkn-
tiou rnemh.rs may listen standing to n, debate.
nr,yi1.1 ,b.v k,nn unn,vsr.J I,siJ, ~ i,
however they must sit down. under penalty of
hahn, forthwith called 10 order Moreover IL
they wish to speak they must 20 forward a. far
as ono Of tn. benches and nddrc-. the Chair
from that point. Tins in ti,,. session Of 1873
when Mr. piusnll h...,,n ms irit,t-,ton..l attack
uuon thu Ministry for their withdrawal of tn,