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Show English Parliamentary Debaters. Old members of the House ot Commons Com-mons are usually of opinion that tho delmtcs, compnied with twenty or thlity years ago. are now more businesslike busi-nesslike and less otatorlcal than they were. Some welcome tho change, nnil, rejoicing In tho greater efllclency of the House as a governing assembly, prnlse tho conversational style ot speaking now so much In oguo as I less stilted than the old. Others, re-i re-i grettlng the loss hi the picturesque, I illstiessed that the House should bo less attrnctivo as a show, condemn ! the new manner as more slipshod. There Is agreement that tho average member takes less trouble with tho form and phrasing of his speeches. |