The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02
Need Coaching TO Enter the
British House Of
Commons.
HAT IS A STUMBLING BLOCK.
Unless One Is Careful He Will Sit Down
On It--DsraeIfs Advice 10
the Younger Set.

- HERE win be so many new mem
bers In the British parliament re-
Gently chosen that some time viii
be required before the house OF
commons settles down 20 business
For, no matter how capable a man may
be, he has great deal to learn before he
can be regarded as capable OF filling his
position TO his own credit or to the sat
isfaetion OF his constituents.
First OF all, the new pariiamentarian
has TO learn never TO mention another
member by his name. II often happens
that during the first weeks Of q new par
lament a member Is called 10 order by
the shouts Of the house and by the in
PREVENTION Of the speaker because he in
sIsts on talking OF my friend Mr..
Jones" or my friend Mr. Smith" what
he should say, is my honorable friend
the member for Blankshlre." or my
honorable friend tho member for Baily-
burg" In order TO do this the new mem
Der. when he IS thinking OF rising TO
speak, should get a loan OF bod" from
the sergeant at arms. who always has
copy. and should there find out tho name
OF the constituency which the gentlemen
represent 10 whom he has some idea Of
abiding.
Secondly. tho new member must learn
the use ~ his hat. lie must take II on
when he enters the house and he must
keep 8, on as long a. he remains standing
at the bar OF the house and. indeed. until
he reaches his seat He must also. Of
course take on his hat when he rises TO
speak II he wish 70 attain n the court
illness ~ the old politician. he must also
take on his hat when he leans forward
70 speak 20 another member, II used %
be the custom for every member 20 take
Of his hat whenever any other member
alluded 20 BIN.
There "a Just one other hint which II n
necessary 70 give the young LEGISLATOR as
20 his hat lie must take good care TO
see whore he puts n before he Teis 40
10 speak. and even ~ the midst - his
widest periods and wheu he g. almost
choking with his meiodramatic pNrnra-
ton he must never forget 30 keep looking
on, az the corner ~ bis ere nt his haf
II he doesn't 10 r. sure 70 81 up9n u
when be resumes his seat and although
The gake Is as Old az the house itsrlf.
there 81 nothing over which The house of
ronraana laughs - conaumoaly ~ a
crushed hat
The Young member when ne enters thf
lebhv FOR the arst time may expect e9Fpe-
hoAy there 60 meet him ard take care ~
him. and perhaps ha may even imagine
ska. therp "a curtc mystic ceremony % he
rone through before he eaters inside hat
riaes door. aus sncreAnesH ~ which has
haunted his dreams Tor many dag
I remember the arss day I entered that
totbv stood outside the housef MAS
positively con shv 90 enter fhe a9ufo-9nA
vraiteA Tor somebody 20 take me along
NOBODY took me along. and the Sitting
was over and had never entered
All the Young member has 20 10 Il tugt
~ wals rirht into the house. " e. only
when there has been a bye-elsctiou that
a member needs sponsors. In rev
parliament every member is on iha same
footing every member accordlnEiy, bias
20 ID hls rHn INTRODUCING
Tho Young member had better Do; say
Hear. hear" for some time after he has
entered the assembly. / remember the
arst time heard a member utter these
Eypras-he had about two seGgs seniority