Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-09-20

Bile in that career shall ire sitfe, receive
honorary titles from the crown, and pass into
the house of lords as matter of course IN
some such way. and only In some such way,
- isf as can see, is Il possible TO bring the
house of lords into such position oi harmony
With tho house NJ common, and with the na
tion o. To enable the legislative machine Ia
work smoothly In the career OF progress On
which. IN this agc of social criticism, il is iney
ihbly launched. As mallen At present stand.
the only Junction that seems 10 he performed
Ivy the house of lords Is that u . drag TO tho
coachi . yety useful one, no doubt, when the
coach happens to I've going violently down hill
but what " the right honorable gentlemen who
have the power Of the drag insist upon putting
It ON on oil acessions, and specially when the
coach Is driving quietly along perfectly level
road isthefe not likelihood In such case that
travellers who arc pressed to get 10 the end Of
their journey may insist On 1inging the drag
away altogether, OF, At least. In taking the man.
agement of II into their own hands, let Iofd
Salisbury consider this
Apropos the same subject, Mr VII
liam Bond, Of the Glasgow Liberal As.
sociation, who last winter addressed the
Liberals of tina, city IN favor Of the abo
lltlon Of the house OF lords, and the
formation of second chamber on a
purely representative basis, having re
Gently forwarded a copy OF his address
with letter, TO Mr.. Herbert Gladstone,
NJ, T., has received reply to his plan,
which Is as iollows
o. would pass a bill call it I,lo Nc ~.
II you like -aholishing the house Of lords and
the house Of commons. (sl, would institute
an assembly, the membership ~ which, with.
ont presently fixing numbers, would throw
open to all classes Of the people, except laj
soldiefs--who would be Interested in making
wars tbl clergymen- who would neglect their
ecclesiastical duties and 10 government con.
,rrctors who would legislale with an eye to
their pockets l3.l would dissolve the as.
sembly every three years. ~ would insti-
tutc a senate Tor second chambcr), the mem
bership OF which, in the first instance would
consist of all those who had been members OF
the house Of commons for fifteen years mme.
dia,ey preceding the abolition OF that house.
ls) The membership Of the senate would be
maintained from time to time, by the addition
Of all members who had completed fifteen
years service in the lower house. In this way,
without any election or expense, a member Of
the assembly on the completion Of his fifteenth
year as an assemblyman, would become de jhy<
as we'll as dc fdtio senator (6.) The senate
would have power to adjourn al any time, but
would never be dissolved. W Members Of the
senate would only sit for ten years. 49, Mem
bers OF the assembly would be free to remain
there-if il were their desire-although quail.
fed forthe senatorship on two conditions FIrif
Any member foregoing his rieh, to senatorshp
must remain in the assembly until it is dis
solved or, Strona, on going to the senate be.
tween terms, his term OF membership there
would date from the time when he first became
eligible--no, from the time Of entry. (9.) Ex.
senators would be eligible for reelection TO the
assembly after completing their term as sena.
tors. Io.l Members Of the cabinet would be
chosen as far as possible from both houses.
UI) All serious differences, should any arise,
between the two houses, and all legal disputes
would be referred TO special judicial court,
consisting of all the judges Of the high courts
Of the three kingdoms. The judges, however,
would only be allowed to advise; any decision
they migh, come TO would not be binding un.
less sanctioned by the two houses and the
crown
Mr. Herbert Gladstone's reply shows
the son of his father, while not less 4
good Liberal, is sufficiently Conserva-
tive to desire to look before leaping;
DEAR Sm:--.i have 10 thank you for sending
TO me your paper on the house OF lords Per.
sonally, regret to say am utterly unable to
approve Of your proposals. In the first place,
they cannot be carried out; and secondly, a
second chamber such as you propose would
have mss, Of the vices of the house of lords,
without any Of its distinctive merits. | should
be very glad to see considerable and thorough
reforms in the house OF lords in order 10 ex-
clude incapable members, and to bring the
house itself into touch with the people. But |
believe that, with all its defects, our paria.
mentary system is the finest in the world, and
by jsut and careful reforms can be made yet
stronger. There is no evidence to show that
your scheme, while it proposes to upset every
thing, would in any single respect be prefer.
able to our present institutions. For my own
part, therefore, l can only condemn it in the
s,ronges, possible manner.-I am, dear sir,
yours very faithfully,
HERBERr ]. GLADSTONE.
William Bond, Esq