The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-16

mentary gathering OF course, ! have
had no chance to learn of your methods
Of procedure and of the relations which
one branch OF your congress bears to the
other. and considered separately and from
a mere on-lookers standpoint, | must adj
init some disappointment in my ideas of
the dignity of the American Lawmakers.
The radicals at home say that we have
too much form and too much stupid pro
ceduTe ! honestly hope we will never
have so dcuCedly little as YOU have here.
You know came here prejudited. We have
an idea over home that American public
men in their public actions are always
influenced by political motives. Perhaps
! have seen a bad week in congress, but
] do not see how you can defend your
public men as a whole from such charge.
] have never vet heard a debate or speech
that was not patiently forsa political pur-
pose and in total disregard of any serious
consideration of the welfare of the gov
eminent
Don't you think that a little more
form and rule of order would help your
house? One thing l would particularly
advise you to adopt; this is the gown and
wig which the speaker of our House
wears. The wig would be especially de-
sirable for the present speaker don't you
think?
Isn't he a jolly one, though? Is it true
that he is likely to be your next Presi-
cent: DO you people over here also
run to fat rulers? You know at home we
have had the fat HanoVers for so long
that ] believe a lean king would mean a
revolution. The people like them to look
well fed and healthy. Of course our pres
ent queen, God save her, has never looked
otherwise and the next one, If he has
chance is no bloody fairy.
Il may have seen a beastly bad week,
don't YOU know. They tell me that there
is some feeling over here among the peo-
pie against your Senate as exists at home
against the Lords. For the life of me l
can see no similarity between them. Now,
don't you see, at home the opposition is
yelling against the lords because of their
conservatism, their dignity, and what
might be called their pondcrOuS parlia-
mentary methods. There may be some
hing of this in your Senate, but l have
ialled to find IT. ] never saw such radi-
calism or heard such abusiveness even at
our election meetings as | heard upon
the iloor of your upper house. have
been fortunate enough to hear two
speeches there since 1 came here which
exceed the Wlldst ideas OF anarchy at
nome. one Of your senators seemed de-
1ermlned to he as dirty as possible, not
only TO members of the government, of
winch J suppose he is an opponent, al
though he claimed to he of the same par
" nut he abused your people and their
INSTITUTIONS until | was led to wonder why
ne ga not seek another land to live IN.
Another senator seemed to be very
much troubled about what I understood
10 be some small packets of flower and
garden seeds, which your government
gives to small farmers. ! could not for
the NE of me, understand why such
small matter should provoke 50 much at
lentlOn and such am immensely of Vitu-
peration Now, if you can explain this to
me you will probably bring me to some
sense of respect for your upper chamber.
was II all politics or was ii all puerilc
craftsmanship? 1t must have been one
patriotism.
In your lower house / was more at
sea. me Commons at home are often
very polsterOus and very noisy. but they
never behave so like conglomerate mass
u maniacs. and they never seem to have
80 Httle concern for the legislative duties
loI which they are present. Now, in eth
- mouse at home, if a member has no act
ID BUSINESS he stays away. There are
my nose men on the floor who are in
-iesteQ m what IS going on The others
a'9 AZ dinner or at their clubs. or any
q 49, else where they will not Interrupt
I proceedings Your house seems 10 be a
siaee OF resort and leisure, and there are
@i"dyS present more members engaged in
R-.Isonal occupations or in gossip than are
House.
IL seems to be more Of a club than
sV 49r work. / had heard 50 much
Sooul the great power of the present
SPEAKER and the czar-like way in which
Sc, ~ lan the House, that l was very much
,pISed to see the way the House ran
fILqI uont YOU know. He pounds on his
y and yells at them like they We're
Bo+ ,%%Iy pioody saVageS, but they pay
~. NE least attention to him. Why
be-la ne count them out and adjourn
n IL. our speaker can do this whenever
MI, "VpSes, or whenever the House is un-
ef' s, ! 4ad an impression that yOIr pres
on spedker had inaugurated a counting
h bsyStem of this kind, but it seems that
a5y 'g 5sa net What the duce is it he counts
qt Aa explanation of the famous Reed
Sma an counting was offered, and also
co9n,ir otlce taken Of the reason why 1.-THE
TO tbe X out and adjourning power" given
ben speaker of the Commons had never
" adopted here.
his w. ~, L noticed it. yet you seem to lodge
n0tce3 great power in one member l
heaie5 one day that in the midst of a
man discussion all this very powerful
asia haS 10 do was to come down the
masa ' go up his hand to the speaker and
House so5le motion and Immediately the
MAKE aaJourned. He did not seem to
agaiasf argument, and nobody rebelled
N The mans authority. He seemed to be
n obeyed 1T OF the situation, and the House
other b ala by adjourning without an
Struck go3folly word. was very much
# q Bejls%aIh his power over this crowd
could -rn@oitHltes, which even the speaker
man Wiz control He was a little fat
do.