The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
lGn1pses of Men Nov Prominent in British AiIairs
] William Jennings Bryan Much Ta lk 81 slsS
About III London 2 anssA
.AboutBin London

So unoovcrod though At s5
permitted To wear his hae. hA Il u
cog ised NOT as II ) mem ar FROM l
Oh that place but q Lord scsei x !sS
50. 3S5 5S LINN
Familiar \ ace. sa ssSSs
558B syyith N Nj, INV. i. flaiatd !, ot 4sISiyysA
fnond, I went to the lioMse abo ISL
n M, N whe 1, the session had Just gnA3iA
Tho courtesy ON Colonel Art hur Lge AtlSSAA
eminent CONSERVE tive member etiA blsAaaa
5us to secure the best seats III the rs sssS
served gallery; Colonel Lee was otssseSS
connected with the Bri fish p NH eA
Washington, and was ter
nut 1 ,noment when n mott Iced n On tliS s3
floor Sir Henry homas Ora ttony Egfi ona.8
ono the members from Dubltn 6syo feltt SH
years ago during my servio0 In the s1SelesAA
Senate, no was In r lohmond ana 0nS WI!
II Sunday afternoon ad drssse ed aaA Sg
League meeting, being intro 1864 u ~ jsa
Mr. Richard Belrne, a and the Il nsxt Aays%
Shovisted the Capitol gsi Ssssas
SSs The membership 81 the house include
young. mi d1e-aged, and old & shout Ia
the same i proportion M our House n df43NN
II epresent ativss.s 10 youngest 1,snntslN
Bis8 the Visoount Turn our, ana n the R1trsskN
$episode OF any, interest. altar our arr
4 was hid ironlcal question n TO the sPriEAeM
Il Minister, Sir Henry Clnpbe -BAnAsfs%
man, "a TO whethsrstils sovsrnmsntsap l'ss#
tends 70 intervene In tbs Rusasns affatr.sa
This question was inspired BY che rscentS
speech Of the Prime NJ tier before SthSM
BInterparliauo 81 taryS s Con ference. Ia which,
Il 9 sal ,Si The DumA q ldead, Long liye9
the sDuma. The Prime Minister tM
am Il ,ot sure VIII thar the noble 3ofd
d \ erlou sly3 irtondsE the question to DO pNtg
h IN IN Nv 81 ia ,'ss5 At this III those ao on N thu
sministerlal benches made S q NOISY de-
monstra tion. and being pressed By thsM
sViscount. who was scheersd by the oppos@
sition, the Prime Aflnistsr ainally SsaynegMs
aSnesative answer.
" man 81 III rather ordinar abiilty,3
exec pt 8 that he pos sses infintteessSS
capacity for hard work ana disputat
When other Liberals have Waversd and
$slokened, he 4 has stood firm and sfou9h0
on and now he realizes the Samhitioa &0a
his life In filling the highest once that
As open to an Eng ishman. He issS not
tai, but is sturdil bull, and speakas
clearly and pointed y. He was sA$ Hen1 E1S
Der Of the house during the time quss'-:ll
ations were being pounded 10 Smembsrss
bof his Cabinet, III
ES% such que stions whom brough TO the sahs
gtention Of the house are ordered to DO
printed, ana lie N over . future day.
forss answer. sss Tho printed list on the day.
4 81 my visit contained seventy uusstioas
Any question that 10 not wholly imlnasss#
Fterial 81 impertinent; u perm issihle OnASA
mem her of the abinst, no read SsBh AZ
MI. j ohm Burns, the Ia Dor Leader. yyhos
sis a serious. HI determine loo king Inan.lS
Rhisf ri appearances NTH esaing ss$s to SSs the
strenuous life nj he III has led. SS2 a he
hou Is " wore AZ the conventional ssaH bla clt&
frook cont and silk hat, but he old order
changed, N and now here isSevery; variety
$ofs dress. IN the oialist5 group s Mt
$consp iouous IN their 81 uch $hat It's an red
/ neckties, TheraEareEn no allo tied seat and
no desks In the house, q and Is q IN emberM
takes the chance $ot Finding 81 sea- en- ,Ss
Tho comes IN.
The Forrne rel1lie 5sls
4; IL a dellberat tive bod " and carefully&
"A tied down to the busine ss In han ana
IL a member. remains 4 In the chambe sheS
must q either be speaking, 5A steninaa AM
sleeping, From what u 4 observed SsSye esq.,
Il terday. II doubt whether an u u ure 1or'sss
Y insomnia can rival service In 4 the Housass@
Hor Commons. s Few OF \ the members Sit
upright, Most OF n them lounge Il on y, the
benches. IT AXE Mr.. Balfour as example,
SIS a tai, slen del, " rather deliost rnnsIa,
and shortly after the ssession opened he
came IA With z weary atr. took !. gssas
on the front opposition bench 4 and then
proceeded TO slip Down and AS stretch
&out until his feet almost touched
those n of Mr.. Birrell he ssS N nissis
h ter for Educa ton. who was en- Gagged Inv
az somewha 81 similar pert ormanceH on tho
other side OF the Il table Mr. Bal -four ~
then closed his feyos and remained abso-s
#lutely motionless until ministerial aut.AS
#terance aroused him, when he was soon
mot only wide awaks.5 but res less and 81
apparently nervous until recognised by
the Speaker. These leadlng members
who contest at short rang %. only the ShissSsa
Etorio table separating them, do not Shesiss
tate to rest the Sextremities against the HI
upper edges Of that same # table II will
never be charged that the House Of Com
mons Is unduly dignified heard Nths
closing debate on the education bill Many
#or the members spoke and not one OF the
speeches consumed al much ~ half ~
hour. II Mr.. Ralfour II very cultivated. ss
fluent, ard bright, and his not III atursd
sarcasm interestsL and dlyerts 10th I'D es.sia
ff FOR a few minutes he tai kz along slow
~ as IL bored to death. but aoon he be-
comes emphatic, lets out his voice, and
Eesticulates with & g q good y dsnl u Of free
dom. Probably no v 9enbsr Of the house
SGeph hanberlain, who Il said to DO = Nv
very siok man. Mr.. Birrell being I'M 4S
charge OF the bill spoke several times, ls
and always forcibly. Il! He. like MI, Bali
four. has discovered that the i house Il q S
GLAD to be amused, Any touch OF humor@
or WIT Ia quickly appreotat ted Tha #
Brtlsher Is not as slow To catch on ~ 81
We have been taught to believe. Several 3
OF the younger men spoke sxtrsmslys
we'll, i. N y 33ss KS
N NY There were NO peeohes read, ana notes s
Nv ere rarely used, II was all oft-hand
.speak king, The after low OF sunset fingers 3
long IN England q, but before the electric ~
lights wore turned on at 81 81 look he s55
twilight was deepening In the house. ana M
atrnn r. N AVAa vera n aed All 81 for rAah In ~ 4