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Show Tin: srrikrit in lk.isutio. In the Arll -Ircna Henry George Jr., has an a rtlrle on the "Hi aker It! Hngland and America," It Is some what anomalous that the itilclat denominated de-nominated "Hpsske!" u our legislative legisla-tive Udles Is. the only Vernier who docs not steak on nnv iiurstion tr,..a Iho assembly, nnd should ho desire to rpeak be mutt abrogate his fumllons a Speaker for tbo lime nnd call tome other member to tako thn chair. The term "Hprtker" a applied lo the rnlJIng ofllccr of an American legislature I borrowed from England, In tho Ilrltlth Parliament the lieakr I thonprisentatlveof the Common, whu speak to Iho Crown. Aa nrly as Kdwardlll the House okman wa known at "Mr. Bpcskrr." At the present tlmnwlunn new rarllamcri meils, lhiitiieeti, .through tho Lord Commlslonerr,suiumonthe Commons to the bar of II e Lords, nnd rlgulf!.., her leasure that the former chooie a representative to ak for them. The Common return tu Ihrlr Houir, ilcct or choose a Hpiakrr, whom narai. I tiibmltted to h tr Majesty, w ho general ly ratified the appointment. TI n gentleman gen-tleman then become "Mr. Hj eaket" and I also rrldlug cilice r of the I louse of fommnns. Kxciqt In the nutter of rpcaklng for the House lo the Crow n.the Hngllsh oDIclal hat. little ruoru to do than ait a chairman of Ihe tod;. Huha noiw e r ovi r commltlio plntmcnts, lie cannot alvancn or relanl bill he tannut ullict legislation In anyway. any-way. Hladutyhl elm ly to Interptet forms.order and rule. He- mustrecog. nlze anew member,and must give the lloor tn n member who bat not ajoken tu the House In pnferunce to other member rising at the taiuetlme. In case of u tie liu hasu lasting vote, but III vele I subject to tuhtiquent revision re-vision by the House. The Intention I to ileprlte the ofllce entirely of political artl nth Ip, aud It baa tuc-cccdcd. tuc-cccdcd. The Hpcaker of Iho lloilao of lie. prosei.totlvn at Wn.hlngton I a much more Im-urUnt funillonary than hi Kngllsli broth u, He ap tolntisll thucommllteis which dlrci andhaeligl.latlon. He ran retard or promolu bills, thrcugh these com mlttua of ci urn, Thu manner oj iroccduroln Ihe Houio I largely of hit creation, Inasmuch at ho I thu supposed font ot Imilrutlon for thu committee on ruin. He can recog. ultoorlgnotuany member at dhcro-tlon. dhcro-tlon. Ho I a urty man In eviry nse, and hi great ulin I usually to roraoloarlypollcy. The English Haker receive a sal. ary of Jtrt.Oiw, annually, (aid from the cotuolldatml fund, Ho la provldid with magnlllieut ofllclol residence, ul on retirement la illglblo to a pension of JW.OOO a year. Tlio Auieileau Heaker recelvis-su recelvis-su a year, only $1000 more limn tho ordinary member. Ho mutt hud hi own lodging nnd hear all hi ex-perise. ex-perise. Then- I not oven an ullclal corner ol any kind t rovlded for him, except hi dek and room In the House, aud when ouul lu the House ho rarrlit hi tfilee lu hi hii. Hu I not a "Bakcrln tho 1 ngllth ru.se, and really there 1 little sense In railing him anything ,ul jjr. Chairman. |
