Show Lotteries Taboo but Parliament Holds Drawings Legislators Gamble fo for lor Places at Opening Ceremony Priority Priority Prior Prior- ity of Bills LONDON De Dec 22 United Press Officially OfficIal lotteries and sweepstakes sweep sweep- stales stakes are taboo in England ye yet Whenever parliament is opened members take part in two of th the biggest lotteries in the tho country These lotteries have prizes prize which are of use only to members member of ot parliament and such is their size siz that one member even went so fa faas far faras faras as to suggest that a a lottery wheel whee be introduced in ib one o of the committee commit commit- tee rooms The first lottery is drawn before parliament opens The ceremony o of opening which takes place in th the house of oC lords in the presence o of oC peers in their robes and peeresses wearing diamonds worth hundreds hundred of thousands of oC dollars is never neve neverseen seen by the public However members of parlIament are keen to get places in the gai galleries gal gal- where they can see so muc much better than from the b bar lr if iC the they follow the speaker from the house hous of oC commons Therefore as usually outnumber th the available places a ballot is resorted to The interest in the result o othis of this prize drawing is always ver very ery keen The second lottery lotter which takes take place early in each session is easily the tho larger of the two Its prizes consist consist consist con con- of ot time and opportunity to Introduce in introduce introduce In- In legislation This draw is staged in one o othe of oC oCI I the committee rooms At the to top table the chairman of committee takes charge Beside him hint are offIcIals officials I with a black box The rhe room i is filled tilled by members of parliament who wh have ha put iut their names down for chances and each is in possession possession posses posses- sion slon of a printed list of ticket holders The clerk dips into t the e box and produces a slip of paper laper with a number on It He lIe announces th the number and members hunt down their lists to find th the lucky winner His prize Is a n. particular part parliamentary parlia- parlia I a day on which he as a n. private private vate member will vill be bo able to bring in any bill he chooses If lf ho he has lIas a apet apet apet pet panacea for the amelioration o ot of any political Industrial or national ill m. he ho will vill turn it Into legislative form and it will be debated b by par par- |