New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-06

renltred the Lords incapable Of dissenting from
the repeal of the paper duties without refusing
r. Grant the Crown the revenues necessary for
carving On the Go,ornmert. This was the
last occasion on which the upper House Joined
issue with The CommonS on financial
measure.
Ten wears afterWard Mr.. Gladstone led an
Other s,ltc against the House OF Lords. The
Commons had passed Il bill iar the abolition
or purchase OF commissions in the army. The
orIS rejected the bill and thereby sought ID
,o.,n.uo.e , ,.ic;nu, s,>tem fIaught with scan
d,, and il,pcllitv. Mr. Gladstone tcad Of
continuing The struggle in Parliament. had re-
ccansc T. ,hc direct prerJgafive OF the Crown.
p, suing y royal variant ne abolished arm,
purchase without obtaining the assent O. the
Lords. This bold step was denounced as
ragrart violation Of toe authority &. pariia-
r,.ot and the uic> eminent llwycr> of beth
f,n.c> engaged for many wc"k> in hair-srlit-
ting argument over the "hS''"'ohihtN "l
fro u.ocedurc. Mr.. Giad>t ms Government
held if. ground and mace ~ apologies Tor H.
deliberate indifference II the opin'on % the
unr,r House when p.ttol against thc elective
chamber
II i NOT. fhcn. new experience fer the
ro,o,.p Comm,ner +, find himself in cppOsl-
fin to the House Of Lords. The great reform
measures which have been the llrdmolkS of
the political progress Of the Victorian reign.
have been cstlblSnCd with BIS cp-opcTiI0n
and nst inflcqucndy under his leadership: and
t,c Lords have blocked enlightened logiSla-
fin, - lcne A. they cHa ar rs often rs they
a.. IL NO. D. II . b1. bgpn
over,oup. In rejecting the liCm' Rule bill
thr privileged cIl,ScS will exercise the n"hI
Of sus' ersivc veto Of a co@tIoveisIa' measure.
which has passed the Commons with = small
m1i,rity after prolonged and cmhitcrcd
struggle. VI. Gladstone cann@; have ro'ouIse
{, any o. the cxpodicrt> aiopted when the
manor Jut;c. wore repealed 0r wh,n army pur
chas, Wa abolish lis appeal must hc made
50 nrr or Later 10 the g'n rll eject >at': ana
If Home Rule he sustained III" S"'p'nSiNe veto
will n.i be repeated Whatever may be L0fd
S9li>bur,'> mcn1ce> n this time.
+ WIS IN the threshold Of the \ic;Ol11n
Icien that ri Naclulay wrote: " Nobody
seems +, care the .tiaw for what the peers -!
about an, public matter. \ resolution Of The
Cou1t Of Common Council. or of = meeting at
EIc ma, On : IldIl. Ms VIl'h Hi"' i -'''''
sensation than this declaration Of the bIanoa
Of the Lc.i.htuIc against the Executive Gov
eminent. The nSttmion OF the pcciage Is
evidently diving a natural death. If the in
stitnticn HIS survived for longer period than
that cminert political philosopher considered
possible. il has been because the Lords under
the advice e the Queen have never pcrS"yrrcd
in holding out ohStinately against the repre-
sentativcs f the people. The chamber elected
bv rapular vote is the single foundation 81
The British Constitution. An election can be
brought on. but the people cannt he dciicd.
The Lords cannot 0bstruct the enactment Of
, Home Rn,c bill by new Glad.t0nan PaI1ia
mont without ondangeling thcir legislative eX-
stence Their power begins and cnd> with
forcing an appeal to the people.