, 1879-03-21
DEBATE In PARLIAMENT
On tho Bill to Extend Household suf.
trage TO Agricultural Lahorors
in Encltnd,


Ihcfe was M cScltlng anu acrimonious y oooa.o
In thc brlt'fn House OF commons oh the .''ene
OF March H. on rrcvclyan'a (1'ibcra) bill cxtontl-
i,,g household sui1rngo tn coun.lc, unu .o Ire
lont ,o,,n,cl with .ur,, measure of rctttstr,b,l.
..''' eo''p.e1 WIZ" IN, .o,,
t'o1' VI sea'S IN WI u"'a''. ''usu Aep7
rcacnthsloh ol TIC wlolc cicctoFal poaY'
,rr,,st tu t, ,l.l,ntc. 1roye1yan pointed out TINT
~. ,,a,,, In t, ,n.t ,,n,,or,nn,Iv for nh. pnr
.'',' "oa"' w Nv. 'ss :. H..
1atlleht 10 c*pFess 10 "p'H"t VI ~ u.,sss '''s
urecctlent, md the next general election
.v,,,,,,l l,f,t,tht. turo ,,,on ~ Aftcr ro.
t,,t,,. .,,, ,,,.,,,,,o thot ,hcro IL -, ,t,u AMI
fur the change, lie Traced tic progress Of tho
question sIncc It was llrst 1nootcd III tho last
rar]iaucut, md n1ainsntucd tI,at change OF
ti,r+v .,a+s ,rnui,1 In stt}cfrnt tn cntnmtt Tim
next llouso OF con'nons 10 t.le chahee. An
other reason wlly the question pressed rms,
lint bo,.sclulu franchise wns the only rnodo OF
cnrrcctiu,, tlc phusc of fnrot votes; n,,.l this
fo,, Mr T.rcvr,yun To etva mn a,n,lsipr account
leu ."'' 4'e'''. " s.s A.. .s.t, .a..s
Of tic process OF n,an,tlactnfifie tnefe Votes
which Ia EoftE on III Midlothian with ylcw to
The next election. Finally lie tswet ot, 1" the eiu
mn, thc .homc - of dtpriytnr larcc classes OF
~, st"o T., incs,n,to,, n,,1 MI con,rnl ovcr tn.
u. '"'ee ~ 'es's'.,'o' "''. WA ~
administration OF tAc country
Sir Charles ni!ko 0dbera'} In accounting tho
,nntton. ENLARGED on the manufacture uf Gc-
,,,,n,s yo,cs Which, he said, w,s carrlcd On tn
.ts'"'' s"lsa' A.. ..,,.,, -. ,,,,,,;.. ,,s
large extent N 'ns sou''e'" so''sies' "''u eoh'
tended that tho nHonates o. The present syh-
tenl were az great as any which existed before
1S:s9
N1r. Lowe CONSERVATIVE repeated bis we'll
knn*n affections to further reduction OF the
tranclllsc Insisting, tint It 1nnst oo considered
nut troni tic phslantlsopc point of View, but
snle,y with regnrd to NJ permanent interests Or
the country. II this change, wore 1nado oil the
principles ol which 1t Wis Advocated. u must ho
followed by otlltrs rs iu'ig rs single class re-
tna1nca outside tfe clcctoral n1ly, nItt cact,
Commons. But all power i'ow centred IN tue
lintlsc Ut Commons, mud The result must be tlir
establishment Of ar' unchecked dE'noeIagy: wn!sli nth
MI history shgsd xas deyo H 81 nt stu,y ~ T. nn1 s
Without Til: most scrtnns consideration, fhr iatl-
IRE mcant tic uttcr pcrdltion OF our prescut
Constitution.
motion as prena,ure, held tint something
would tlnyc to be done very soon to givu votcs
10 tho largu cass OF ar.lsuns rcsug In ti,c sub.
urbs Ut lnryc towns; ta1ht Mr. I}lcnterhhssest
ng tie measure By at1nu provision for the rol'.
rescutnt!on ot tnlnoritses.
Mr. Courtney {l.ibcrnl who a!so argued ear
ncstly tu favor Of the representation Of ,uinorl-
Ties, Complained TINT Mr.. Trryu1yall's nnton
showed want Of appreciation Of tu evils Of
our present system nntl o wAltt Ut foresight MS
to ti's consequences OF simply lowering of tho
francse u,1accon, puuied By auy other i,casure.
On these orcuslons nutllins was ever said Of re-
distribution, although tllNt WIS of the csscncc
oI thu question; urnl thnligh tl.e motion
might cnfranvlliso the agricultural labnr-
or, 1t ccrtainIy would not give him
REPRESENTATION. On The .lefccts of tho present
system s!r. Courtney enlarged witt, much force,
pointing nut that it favored the clectlnn of me-
tiiUcrities, md hull brought nbout falEtng.oI
III tic Independence III the House, of which hu
rave several examples.
Sjr &, Lenard fIory> rrcuctcd tl,ut tho pro-
posed change woi1lu lead to untversal suffrage
md 10 i!lc ,,ltuntc establishment of deniu-
crat.c llouso Vi Conl,nons rs tho SOLD power il,
tic State.
mutton, @ appea!ed to tl,c experience Of lio,sc-
inti sm,yrn.te in tuw,Is as pn urgunyeut for its
cstrusint, IA r..,,t,r..
SIr III. HnrtuIut tl'oryh though hearlfly nd
mi tim, Mi thr vtrt,es of thr lahnrJn., c]1ssns.
n,t,r,S "a T., nnre iii nnwer in ,h hnnds og thnsr
via rot,,ri,tt,.I uotiu,s directly to tic 1nxn-
,in, nt,tl n,tl,ine to lie focal rates lie nercrt!
en1.rciy with ftr,i e. I[nnilton as to Tho etfrt
IF tc iueas,ru In irel,u,t,
InnI i.Ia,,u flamiltnn fTnry, moyr1 as nu
,na,ri,nnnt Il rhnt Il il iu1,xn.tftout tn rconrn