, 1881-09-21
TIE BRITISH ExEnurlQE.

Tho tlsllrputton OF executive powers by tic
British House Of Commons Is ono Of tho
most Interesting facts it recent political his
tory. X proper understanding Ut It will 70
far to reconcile Americans to tfiolr own sys-
tom OF government, atld to exhibit tllo NIL
ynntngcs Of tho United States Constitution III
now md favorable light. Nfr. Frederic
Harrison states tho case clearly In lato
Number Ut tho Ntngtconth Century. III m
article, nlreasty referred to IN tllosu columns.
sotttnx forth the lnnnller anu consequences
of tue absorption OF power by tito Commons,
Mr.. Harrison says:
III the course of centuries every ythEnE In tho
working pf tho complox machinery Of this !.u.
t!on hhs becumu gollcentrnted IN. or nlIsOrbcd
into, tho liu,tso of Colnss,ons. Tho House hns,
IN faot. opcomn tue most R'gantio AMI hotrro-
Hcncolls GureNu tho world ever sAw. :. lh-
so.,spy Ind ,asr serta f9rns tho iinsc @ nas
realty Inns Geco,ne ttauIf tho EXECUTIVE. It IL not
tho constitutional funuuon, it is nut tho ayowcd
p,.Giic Dut little roilcosion viii aonvll!eo any
Soar ,nlnd that It = a., and tt!n further re-
% o'y ress M h, n filrc. itis IN ospuroacs @ Sow NV
~ th1 pcsatleHt h!sory ef the yort. t1at tlo !d,
minis.s%,yo 1soss Gt yst Enp!,rs ,a should
wIeldy shatr'bcrs colsistiuR toautllor ot
nro rrloH tic 1nutor oro1o fSeS tc 1iaso iu
Is not eKlslntion, Gxeept for tho form OF It, Gat
Min tts 13n ypraInt m 1l,t} nj Tim
two Legislative chambers, Into ~ irreslrnsible
nt ~ wo n wfT fpans up nt s @ Y ,y
still 10 conveniently gry,,irc. Tho tirst 10 lilo
9 gfeH y M MrKnt o. Grta9l'nG Fl, tnG nxestsos
iativo iurin to pursly executive autt,ls. !Tlo
history q tho nrosesa y oo 9i to m"as cr|ons
@ t,,anf. Uno - soos how s sno Sody. With wis os,eo
| tho sturdy petitioner of tho flantnxcnsts. tho
tlauntad nppot,ont Of stiiart m,srDyernitont.
Kr1.!nallY blcun!o the Mayor ,nt tho nalnce 10
ry y nus locno nst,ot ,Hra @ tnnrtn ~ III, 1n
my Cara dospot with I'M un1ountlesl po!yor ot
ii.GH|''S' HWY "nu I'LL '1o3naos''o'o 9''s u pfo'
,fr r1orrtson dooa uot r,,ror,, h,,. In
,,it,+ viii ,y,f,t I,,.a t,,,,o s t,t lin Il,nvo
Gf ,or,la hna toron NJ, iu,lIcIoI fuuct;ona
wild t,,a f,nn,n,nus ,,ovo ham on,,n,,nd II,
s,vo,,n,yt,r tht, Ewocutivo .ri,a T,nra mr.,
uti1I tho nit,m,,o co,trt, ri oc,,nut trhn ot-
t,mnt tn ,,,vnct than, NJ th,a tnr1a,licti,,,
,,rn,.o IN In :, fo1trro ,rh,v a n i,,,,,ra ,,nt
nufv II, cosps otrcctinu thu rio,ta ~ tt,o r.ara
hut IN tr,nla ~ thc commons ,vh,cl, oro
Joo,no,, tmro,to,+ onouoh t., ,vorrr,,, ,,,, ~.
,,.ol -, tI,, court, ~ lnst "a. ort Thns t,,o
nn,yors un,t ,lut1ra nj tho thrro ,f,no rtur,io
-tto .xrc,,,ivo ,bo lpuIa1ntlvo an, ,,,o i,,dt.
| o,o,~,vI,to1, l., t,,o 1fv,,o, st,tas sro unrt
,1ivtt,ct nrc In Fnrtond t1Ist ril,utca ,n,sco,.
lnnnnuelv thro,-,, n par,Iounrt of t,,,
lInuans hovlnr in,,cf,,ft imrlzIic,,on tho
loos.st nm, c,m,ns;ost ,,,.tbn,,s NJ y,ocn,1,,ro
known to tho civilized world, altl Ill Ryerags
or Intelligence certainly no higher tllan TINT
Of tile American Congress. Ttoro nro
sno,, 90 r1odsto"a mt 1,r,aht .to ,"nn,,,
s',o 1,nt,.>, stntea r.raras. a,,' ~ ,,saa,'..
| WV H"'to'. o]"teS @o"e"e"o @t't Nv PtcaS"t
olfor 10 follow, but the average atlmlnistra.
tive capacity Of tho forlnar body In the lust
100 years has not boon superior to that ut tho
latter. There aro now as .nany tlunces, ard
moro t.llers, In tho House Of Commons tlIal
In tho Congress Ut tho United States. Mr..
Harrison has scon and noted talrly tho e1,-
cruachmentso ot tic Legislative upon tic excc-
utlyo towor III Great Britain. but ha las not
Buggestetl sutlictont ren.eiy. Ills attca-
ton ],as been directed chiefly to some I'M
proyenlcnt In tho methods OF procedure In
tho House. lis wnuts tho previous question.