Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-08-19
A Visit 70 Parliament.
" has - " oman Saw from 1g~r Z. rated
Pea IN the Coa soas Gallery.


Nate Field In the christian union.l
Through many windings. up innumerablc
stairs, women attain the door leading to
their pen. On my last visit, one hour before
the House assembled il was locked, and a
dozen women stood before it ready to make
a raid on the front scat At las, the impos-
ing usher appeared. unlocked the door. and
the scramble began. but We were stopped in
our mad career BY the imperturbable person
in black. who. after comparing our names
with those on his list. allowed Us to proceed
BY firm but not riotous display Of muscle
secured n front seat. This is beautiful,
is it no, ?" said an elderly lady TO her COM
panion. "Wha, have YOU brought with you?"
SHERRY, sandwiches and some sal volatile"
"Nery sensible my dear" added the elderly
lady Just before leaving home had some
sausages, because they are staying." Wo-
men speak little in this pen. the etfec, of the
grating being depressing No men are al
lowed. VI. T.. excepted. who dropped in oc-
easionally TO see their friends. The only
diversion is tea, OF chop served in a retiring
room.
The moment VI P's enter the House they
remove their hats. bow to the speaker. and
generall, cover their heads on sitting down.
Whether this VERY unclyil and unbccoming
custom is due 20 there being no place for
hats save under the benches. where they
NAV be kicked about. or tn the assumption
that Law makers are superior beings entitled
% wear their hats in the presence of Law
itself. as the heads Of som. certain Spanish
grandccs remain covered in the presence Of
ROYALTY. leave % Imagination. One thing
is certain keeping the head constantly Gov
cred does not improve the hair bald heads
are many among Commoncrs 4 generous
growth Of hair /, exceptional. even Young
men carefully brushing their locks over the
tops Of their head. 10 conceal the coming
skating rink Some heads resemble magni-
fcd h.!llard-balls have gazcd upon a
bald Uranium where the sclf-cs,ccm ran up
10 such a point that all the hair sNi down
the hill anil took refuge at the base Of the
brain.
10 distinguish one man from another re-
Qulrcs far sighted VISION. and the effect Df
several hundred hats . NO, more imposing
than IN equal number of stove pipes. Glad
stone and John bright are almost the only
men whose heads are regularly uncovered
X j most interesting. % see these two clever
men sitting beside each other With their
head, together louking ike venerable owls
Gladstone seems tn ENJOY sitting on the mid
die ~ hi. hark. and John Brjsh, apparcutl,
derive. comfort from crossing first one lcs
and then the other. This sort Of thing
proves that even great men are human
Lord Harrington viii wear hls hat. and all
se learn from our pen is that he is tall and
slight. anh Saxon in culnring.
The house assemblies AZ J.ij =. ". First
the dlor. dy open then the speaker Is
annoancrL The usher % the black rod
bearing the mace, bow, to the speaker. vho
). arratrd lu long black gown Ani dos ing
wig He j. followed By the chaplain and
another .uaud vig gown. The ,pcakrr mounts
his throne the black rod lAl. the mace Ia
guid crown poised pn i red v>lset pole long
enough - hAHdirl acfn>. the love! end Oi
the table NJ r., of q pGaotul t4Fn of
msnl-ihcir name H. not legion suddenly
appear and the chaplain reads the prayers
Of the day. We n ihc dccr-p -p"u hear moth
lnE.
Ancr the chaplain ha, sallopcd through
h. duty he exits backward many uf the VI.
Ps rush out A. though they had Just re-
mrmbcrrd ;hry ought To b. >omcW here else,
aud business begins. \ clerk IN wIg and
gown. standing Al the head Of the table,
read. about petitions and other matters IN so
mumb.ing voice that can't hear. NJ P.'s
don't ~.,h 10. foF they jump up and appar-
emily sAy things To themselves, for not
4 word reaches "a. women. Il = tradition
IN the provinces that members are glued "
their scAi. from g. ij r. ". until : O'Clock
- al L.. J. 49,
II the, have any. swallow 4 chop, and return
To immediate themselves on the altar Of their
country until or } O'Clock IN the morning.
Poor prp,.uc About - members d. the
work. and uo member. active Or otherwise,
remain, IN the House Il he can help a. Your
senator, and Representatives ~hcn not busy
IA committee, are found in their seats, but
our system !, different You put desks and
papers. and pens, and INK. and books Of rel
crcncr before Your Legislators and tell them
t. afi'r their letters, etc, With one eve and
both ear, ON the speakers. England fur
n.hcs her legislator, with nothing but hard
benches. and when they want TO write or
improve their minds they retire 10 the library
Or elsewhere don't blame VI. r., for re-
treating. particularly in warm weather, when
the, can III on u charming terrace overlook
ng the Thames. and With cigar in one
hand and bottle OF soda in the other, may
gaze al the moon. Westminster bridge and
St. Thomas Hospital, discussing British IN
tere,i, and the last scandal. while gentle
zephyr kisses their manly brows. What be
ins in his senses would not prefer this TO
the siufy atmosphere and prosy talk Of the
House When VI. P.'s are really wanted
a bell warns them. and in five minutes they
are all in their seats ready for division. Par
liamentary disturbances generally occur be-
fore dinner or several hours after. when the
inner man cries aloud for supper. Ii is use
less TO deny that We are creatures of appe-
tite and that brains are an affair Of dIges-
tons A. for myself, | have sat iii this
deer-pen for ten hours a, a time, hoping to
be startled by burst Of eloquence. have
sat in vain. Hereafter shall take my house
of Commons the mex. morning for breakfast,
reDortorialiy