FORMER ROWS WITH THE LORDS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 52, 11 February 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

FORMER ROWS WITH THE LORDS.

WHEN THE PEERS IMPRISONED THE SPEAKER AND M.P.’s JUMPED ON A BILL. Jealousy between the tub English Houses of Parliament i.s no now thing, a-id over and over again there have been -luavi -is between the two Houses. Bomctimes re-tilting in strained relations. In the days nf Henry VI. Speaker Thorpe incurred the enmity of the then Duke '>f York, and in tie year 1453, during the Parliamentary recess, was :.r—-sto I >n a suit of trespass, and throw r. into prison. He was lined a tlaatsand pouo'ls damages, a sum he was unr.l»le tc pay. When Parliament met r.ga n in the following Feb-u rv he was still in prison, and the Commons, unable to proceed with business without a Speaker. petitioned for his release, and also for that of another member who was also in prison. The judges consulted, but eventually refused tho petition, and th* Commons thereupon had to choose a new Speaker. THE BISHOP APOLOGISED. Later, ir the year 1613, we find the Commons ii* a far more powerful position. A certain bishop, speaking in the Lords, made a r- ferencr* to the Commons which members considered disr.'p'ctfal. At once a message was sent to the Peers, comnlainin" of the words used. Tim answer was a prompt apology, the bishop averting “on his hop" of salvation” that he had meant no disrespect tn that House Ru> the Lords .always insisted on due t'D-'Ct fram th*' Commons. Tn old days there were frequent conferences Ixv-t-vcen the two Houses, which were held in the Pniiit-M Chamber.

An nld st inding order .**ots forth that the Comnw. st-* expected to lie tlmro “Infor' we <omc, and await our leisure. We are to com" thither in a nlw-L' bedy. and not «ome Lords sc-at-t* r ; ng before the rest. which doth take from the gravity of I the Lords anil, besides, may bin- ! •’er the Lords from taking their ! proper places. Wo are to sit there nnd ' to cohered L.°.. to wear onr hats), but ! they arc not either to sit down or be ‘ is.verod i i r-tt r pre-enc' unless it to : s'ni** infirm person, nnd that by con- 1 nivanc**. in n corner, out of sight, but m t t' V c-vered.” OF co'irs-' this absurd bit nf snob- I lery is !>: ig obsolete, and no one would nor' d*enly condemn it than the peer of to day. A RUMPUS OVER HAT*.

Rut it led io n great row e-irlv tn t!ie cicl teenth <e:*tit>-v. mid. the Com n.nns line mg ol*j»-et.-d. vycre onlv pacified t,v i '-mart explanation on tho part nf Spanker Onslow. Ho declared that, th' r -J ici'fii why tho Peers wore •h*»ir tot- was that they «it with their t.rek to ,h*' thr* no. and consoqnont’y yrri* not rxprrted to *cc it. while the Cmtrons. with-thc throne toforo their etr-s. r ( ,-. ? d n* ♦ i*i d e ucy keep th»ir l:n*< w tho : r lend.

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