THE HOUSE OF LORDS CONDEMNED.
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Lord Monteagle of Brandon, at the close of a lecture at the Eleusis Club, expressed the following singular opinion with l regard to the House of Lords. So far as his own feelings went he should be glad if the House of Lords, were abolished to-morrow, The Upper House, he' said, had;, no power except that of vetoing tlie measures passed by ■ the Lower Chamberj and was being contmuallyv reminded that it was dangerous to exercise that power.. He felt that there was neither great honor, nor great dignity in belonging to a House which was thhs constituted, and for his own part he should prefer to have 1 the privilege of being returned as one of the people’s representatives to the House ’ of Commons. : * ! .
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2422, 21 December 1880, Page 3
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132THE HOUSE OF LORDS CONDEMNED. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2422, 21 December 1880, Page 3
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