The Personal Story, of the Upper House (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Personal Story, of the Upper House Descending in contemporary direction, I shall Show how differences of opinion between the two Chambers, arising out of the great issues raised in the seven teenth century, gradually became a parliamentary tradition and periodically reappeared in varying degrees of intensity. Of late years, indeed, the tendency in the relations of the Houses markedly has been towards compromise. Since 1880 the Peers have only cared to insist on their dissent from the Commons when they could point to some evidence of national opinion being in sympathy with themselves. For the most part, the Peers are content to Show their activity and statesmanship within limits, in which the Commons readily acquiesce. The informal arrange ment, thus arrived at, may perhaps remind one of the terms on and the result with which the authority and in¿uence of the Crown are to-day satisfactorily exercised. The monarchy has been more than com pensated for loss of political prerogative by the initiative and control that, in all matters touching the social welfare of the people, it is permitted, or rather expected and asked, to take. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.