The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
HOUSE OF LORDS
Ut HAS RECEIVED AT THE
lbs or THE COMMONS.

u OF AGaE1 - 11AAh3 DEAANA
with the Noble Lords.
Is an idea in the minds Of very
rsons that the British house Of
supreme and can do pretty well
pleases. This, however, is a
On several notable occasions
bible lordships have been para
md have got very much the
L It in stormy arguments with
tiemen OF the house Of COM
rst occasion on which this hap
vas when the peers ventured to
nth the long parliament, which
the time engaged in life and
struggle with Charles l. The
as on this occasion wasted no
e time In talking, but promptly
ed the lords altogether and
them, archbishops, dukes, belt
Is and all the rest Of the gor-
eoroneted crowd, into the street.
ded chamber was vacant.
half a dozen years or so the
y got on without any house Of
the checks the house Of lords
eceived have not been of such a
nature as this, of course.
bus ministries, finding that the
gere unwilling to pass their pro-
bills, have resorted to the threat
tie enough new peers to swamp
use Of lords. These new peers
Of course, have been pledged
land to vote for the ministry
3 them.
III the prime minister of the
e daring and INSCRIPTIONS Wis
Bolingbroke, was anxious to ter
the desolating and ruinous war
France, which had been raging
% of for twenty years.
ffect this purpose he had drawn
treaty of Utrecht 1t was neces-
10 that time that lords and com
Should agree to a treaty before
bid become valid. The commons
led to the treaty, but the lords
ed that they would have none
and that the war must go on,
upon Bolingbroke coolly but
informed them that, rather than
Inself defied by them, he would
a whole army Of new peers to
or the treaty.
story goes that he had a regi-
Sc the Life guards paraded under
ndows Of the house Of lords and
med to make every trooper into
e lord if driven to it. He did
Twelve new peers, and then the
gave in.
Liberal government Of 1882, with
Grey as prime minister, used the
threat. They wished to pass the
eform bill. The lords hated this
tterly.
then they had been practically
garchy, with all the real power
d hands. The franchise had been
tied that only rich men, and gen
only the nominee of some great
ban. could get into parliament.
reform bill altered that. 1t gave
mailer men a chance. The lords
ssed their deliberate intention OF
ling the bill.
d Grey retorted by extorting from
William IV.-who didn't like re
bills, but dared not oppose the
of the nation for fear of a reyo-
permission to call up to the
" of lords as many new peers az
ID be necessary to carry his bill.
8 mere threat was enough for the
They had no wish to see theil
made cheap and ridiculous, al
"a have been the case had peer
he as plentiful as blackberries.
hsed to be the custom in the Brit
srmy for all officers commissions
purchased. That is, an officer, in
D of getting into the army b!
BIS of a competitive examination
rising by merit, came straigh
school, without knowing anything
be new duties he was about to as
d. and had a commission bough
him. After that, instead of beinl
aoted as a reward for his services
sed to buy each promotion.
he had no money his chances o
4 promoted were about a thousan
ne. The result was that officer
had grown gray in the service an
.ht in many battles remained sui
bates all their lives, while the son
healthy families who had not see
erter of their service jumped owe
heads by having their way pul
I'd up for them to be colonies an
ais.
/. Gladstone decided to do ava
this purchase system. The lord
not wish it to be abolished. Coz
entity. when Mr.. Gladstone intr,
- bill to abolish purchase in til
81 the house of lords was not di
81 TO give 1t a kind reception.
lev threw out the bin and imagine
they had won a glorious victor,
Mr.. Gladstone found that Quee
loria had the power to abolish pu
Re In the army by her own act
pleased. He induced the queen
Ihis by means Of a royal warrant
nd the house Of lords could no mo-
.rfere with a royal warrant this