New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-30
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
AND WHAT THE ENGLISH PEOPLE MEAN TO
DO ABOUT IT.

DO ABOUT II.
ltBoM uH RlnuIAn oonrfsroSprNr or rln Il,iu' -r'
II would 10 too much to ask you 10 follow
in dotat oach elop ~ tho tremendous
agitation which now con,ulaos this kiogl om. I't
thoro occurs every now and then dcmonf'la, ION
which ia peculiarly significant Such ono Wns the
great procession aud greater cunoouiHo oi people ~
London on tho 3ist Of l4nl lnonth which ldcaclh''
nj Tho time Such a one VIVA tho calculation u u"e
,ho word winch etptos'ca the epifit "i iu' lhu''-
tudoD at birmingham yesterday need hardly eN-
plain 60 au American audience the position WW'h
birmingham holds ia the politics OF Tho country
TIA nlme has long boon idenulfd Win
Mr. BnghrA II + tho centre from which lnNo
proceeded some oi the most powerful movements
If public opinion during the last Two generations
What Brmng CHAM thinks odly tho connlIy WIZ
be expressing tomorrow hs Mr. Bright retired
gradually, not. indeed from the contest but rom
the van of the battle winch hs has boon aords-
toned to regard war, Mr. Chamberlain stepped
Ia the front. Ilc organized ths forces winch MT.
Bright had announced The caucus first reared its
formidable aud hated figure In Birmingham, and
whatever else may he said of the caucus it must bo
SAID tsat it offers worry ready aud convenient means
for the rapid ex pression and rapid diffusion OF the
iu1uoaces which arc potent in the formation OF
pubic opinion. London is the metropolis and BIZ
mingham T. not but 1t may be doubted whether
even London can tcUro hearing so general ana
immediate for every object on which its population
have set their hearts Is can the chief city OK the
NlidlaudS
Nothing was wanting yesterday to mako the
I occasion impressive. II was holiday; the weather
was perfect, 1t was political picnic. such a.
Birmingham delights in; there wero outdoor gain
crinqs and indoor meetings; and the two taN'riies
of tho people or tins great city to take part
Z q. Al. A az
for there s after all 10 answer 10 Lord Sals1urys
sneor about pi,nics. liao holding more piruics.
There ,4or. professions with music. People poured
N from the country about. Again, rs III London
the other day the trade societies joined ia the do
men,tratiOnI and nothing is more significant OF The
force OF this movement than the fact that the
trades unions are actively concerned in IT, They
commonly hold sloof from politics. They have thu
most coup3ct the most widespread, tic mos, e.li-
cieBt organization In the kingdom If they once
decide 10 put their machinery IN motion, they can
do what 10 caucu. or combination ofcaucusos could
achieve They have shown thcm.elye. i'm force
London and in Birmingham. and If that is not
enough T. set Lord Salisbury thinking, its difficult
to know what would. Still, with all this and much
more which cauaot stop to mention, tho chief IN
terest of yesterdays work at Birmingham IS NM
doubolly to be found in the sp@oe h, of Mr. Bright
and Air Chamberlain. Even in ordinary times -ew
political events are moro picturesque than pa" pros-
Cnco ou the same platform OF these two Idol, oi Dir
mincham. II is tho past and Che iu u.e SHAKING
hands 1'bev mot olr,,,s of Inc s.,uo mind Inf
Yesterday thew were in clriou.'v couplcte accord
Tiero an, mot tyo mon io ENGLAND who moro 5..r,
ilv ,Io,es. tho Hovse Of Lords They NAV differ as
to what shoId he do,letorer,o7. tIe admitted evils
growing ont Of ifs present political constitution
brt thcy arr,o - mt the evils and tNo ra f. de-
tail Oncoletrp.I,,du u3or their lead u..,.s. ,,,
isiniad Io,ifrl. that fine iiou.c of Lord. .,.i,f,
Ici.,csr and ,.,iI If ,bo p.,...o aud
for.rp, Of .o,rc s,r y,il came ouicl.'v ou.gtb
Mr. Hrirbt's l,t.4, contribution fl, tbp ..cu.eio,
is in two paris. First. he describe, the Lorae.
crrineratcs tho riaGoeds Of tlair House. and cv-
plains the difficulties IN legislation of which they
are the cause. 1hcn no proposes means 81 euro
for these il% Tho catalogue Of Che iog la.iyc IN
iquitios IL the Lords IS q long one, bat sui'ds ~
Eusi 81 history arc familiar with .t, aud i.td,.,
II Mr. Bbghis speeches hsyo long since
head hs account OF Tho matter. ITO stat b,
10 frcibly now. bat not moro f'r'lby thIn
iu earlier DAYS whom tho question handy ''c""".
~ 81 nov docs. ono of practical pplur' "r' Mr.
Bright Na. Thought I@icaj OF "a" '''''' ON
tais particular question. To-day ho 10 moderate.
tie oimi dehucd, not To say narrow All h' asks
isthp' thsr' .'dl DO mo- permanent obs '''' I' '1'
VIII OF the nation "a freely expressed ih ih' l'o'.'
on Comm'n~ 10 that era h"piopo'c' 10 lN"'I l"ei
present "n"n''i'' "RN' o. I'J''O"R p"' p''."" ~
''' ''o''' VI '' "'''''
d" now q" a'''" "'l u'" '"'' u '''N ~ INV
Commons ot go reject TO- II tho Same bill vcro sent
| nm ryotu to the Lords ne,t session
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'h''" Any ""h"' '"'' -" 80 wa, - '"0
should not hrreo to Uhe7o amendments th"h the
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