The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-12
MADE A STUDY OF PARLIAMENT.
Mr. Smith Thinks The American House Should
Have a Deputy sp:aker

Mr.. Harry III. Smith, ex-journal clerk
OF the House of Representatives, who
has returned to Washington after q
two months tour OF Europe, was inter
viewed by a Washington Post reporter.
I'VE had a most delightful trip
said Mr.. Smith. having visited France.
I3elg um, the Netherlands, England and
Scotland and doing the principal
cities aDI places OF special interest to
the tourist. We Spent three weeks In
London. studying the personnel and
rules and practice of both houses of
Parliament as we'll as committee pro-
cedure We were shown special at
tention by Speaker Gully and Sir Regi-
nald PalgIaVe, clerk OF the House of
Commons as well as by Mr.. Graham.
clerk OF Parliament. who is also clerk
OF the House Of Lords. We also met
several leading members OF Parliament
and got pretty good idea of the situa-
tion in England.
I'm spite OF the discomfort and dis
satisfaction with tariff conditions in
Great Britain, | observed that climatic
conditions. J. e., not weather, accom-
plish the same result In respect to ses-
slons or, and legislation by. Parliament
| That they do with sessions of the Amer
| t,rminably through the winter and
| spring months I'm the House of Com
mons, and early In July the government
| leader. who Is chairman OF the Wavs
| ana Means Committee and ex-offlcio
| deputy speaker gives notice that gov
! ernment business must have prefer
ence. The House. which usually meets
aoVut p M, changes its hour OF meet
lhs 10 ana then 20 ! y. M meeting
une uay IN each week at II m.,while the
, hOur or adjournment Is later. u.uallv
a. m, I'm spite OF the earlier p,rating
As result nearly all OF the Important
business or The ssiOns is transacted
between May 10 and prOrOgation. or ad-
Joufnmcnt, which usually Occurs ahout
August Is. This year il was Aurust 3
House OF Lords takes up these rnea sures
and IN few hours runs through t,e
legislative hopper so 20 speak what
II mas taken the House OF Commons as
many weeks 10 pass. AS the lords can
not amend IN any respect the supply
or approximation bills their work is
comparatively easy. and that BODY slts
IN a legislative capacity only about
one-third the time the House ~ Cor,-
mons sits. The lords sit however
quite as long In judicial capacitv 60
that time Is 'evcned up with the Com
mons.
Ihere are many things VIII ch ON
House of Representatives could ronv
with advantage from the rules and
practice OF theHouse OF Commons no,a-
bly IN giving preference % government
administration measures: by creating
the Office of deputy speaker who
should. ex-oficio. preside in Committee
OF the Whole on the state OF the Union
when revenue and general approprta-
ton bills are under consideration and
by making the Speak r. a purely par
hamentary and administrative officer"
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Well II YOU work for the govern
ment and arc In hard luck. here ia a
dime FOR YOU"
Thanks. madam THOUSAND
Wow tell me what YOU do"
rtainly. I help keep the money in
circulation by spending all I get az
once"
And the deceiving creature depar,ed
Tor the nearest saloon. cleveland
Leader.
She-I see. doctor. that ihc learnes
,i i tmbefs OF your profession object ~
KISSING cause liable - transmit d's-
ease. Now. honestly. doctOr. does sell
az kiss9
DOctor-Oh. Yes. certainly. 4 kiss 4
an enlargement Of the heart. accom-
panied by moro or less palpitation and
? contraction Of the lablai muscles. For
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