The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-11
PARLIAMENTARY MANNERS
The History of the English Pariiamen.
Abouuds In Evidence of Rudsnos.

Abouuds In Evidence of Rudsnoss
The London Times in recent issue saws
There was timo when manners were very
bad in the English parliament, but this was
When parliament had not vet established its
supremacy, ana II is worth remarking that
manners improved from the time when par.
lament grew supreme, and when il came 10
DC recognized that this supremacy could
Vuly DC maintained II on many great ques.
ions both parties acted in concert. Ptnvs
writing on the 18th Of December, 1906 De-.
surlbes queer scene which he Witnessed i'm
the house OF lords. My Lord Bucklng.
han leaning radey over NV Lord
Marquis OF Dorchester, my Lord Dor.
chester removed his elbow. rho
duke asked whether lie was uneasy. Dor
enc ter replied w., and TO- It the duke burst
noI do TINS II he we're ,ywhere else Buck
, lngham replied yes he would, aud thai he
were better man Than himself Dorche..
ter said that no lied. With this Bucklng.
ham struck of his hat, took him by hi,
perlus aud pulled 1t aside and held him, y
ihere IS nothing 80 bad ~ this in the p,r-
llamentary annals OF the Georgian era.
Chatham Is .td TO have been more feared
.hah any orator oil his time, but hi. invectiye
WIS carefully measured. Speaking of New.
d
"net '" parliament set only to register tho
go one too powerful subject Here.
/ ..,.in Newcastle Is reported To- have bean
frightened almost out OF his Wits But thi,
was iair ii8hting. There was no imputation
upon ohalham' part Of ignoble motives; he
simply accused hi, adversary OF the SPLEEN
did sin OF ambition.
our parliamentary history abouuds with
encounters OF this sort, in which the thru,I,
delivered, whether in earnest or in lest
were often hard, but always bestowed
according TO fair rules, ard WITH au absence
OF That tmplacable animu, which Leave.
GomDatants enemies when the fight IS over.
n.eryoody knows the story of Sir Robert
Walpoie having a dispute with Pultenev
ABOUT quotation from Horace. The min.
lster oet guinea that his own version was
rishti a Horace was sent for, and Sir
Robert, proving to be wrong, threw down !,
guinea, VIII CHI Pu teney pocketed with ibr
remark that II wa, the only money ever
paid oy minister which member could
accept without shame. Thewo were NJ /
III the best taste, perhaps: Tut how English
vne Wno,e scene was, aud how suggestive 4
.ne Soou'humored sparring With the glove,
on hlhghne VITA the chronicle, Of
parliamentary Iousts. however. are many
stoiies OF downright kindiiness and
chlvSlry In debate, upon which
students OF parliamentary history must nj.
ways uWtll with "A sincere pleasure. Comin-
20 Iecent times, nothing could nave been
oet'er than Mr.. Disaeli's psnervrlc on
Snoden efer tho latler's death, or than
Mr. uIadstoue's reference in parliamens tn
Tue death OF Lady Beaconsdeld, On this
OCCASION the liberal leader quoted The
WORDS, stunt lacrymN rerum, ct mentsn
noria,la tangunt,' which Fox had Also
quoted IN 1876 during Pitts last Hines, re.
.HsinE Al the same time (thouGh unaware
tual his great rival was actual, dyinvl "a
support an amendment to the address
winch was going to- be moved nv iori
liehry Fetty Mr. Dlsrseli was not lonr in
repay lng Nj, Glad,tono's generous tribute
Oh respect, for he alluded to hin as HtGS
noSt emlnent member OF this house" and
the same compliment was pa,d Oh snothn'
o sV, to the present premcr by the pres.
gu. uorl petos, then Lord Stanley, whu
T Jaw that ON whatever points they mirhr
uIuer, everyone would scknowie1ps s ,hs
riSh, honorable gentleman to be one of tho o
greatest orators England had produced ." '