Then the House was crowded, and there was a tremendous demonstration; but on the opening day of the Session just ended, the ceremony came off a little earlier than had been expected, and the House was not as full as one would have anticipated.
Then there was a great deal of work to be done; every section of the House was busy with the attempt to get an opportunity of bringing in Bills.

The Irishmen are always to the front on these occasions, with the list of a dozen Bills, which they seek to bring forward on Wednesdays--the day that is still sacred to the private member anxious to legislate.

The Welsh members have now taken up the same lesson; the London members are likewise on the alert.

Now, in order to get a chance of bringing in a Bill, it is necessary to ballot--then it is first come, first served.

To get your chance in the ballot, you must put your name down on what is called the notice paper, where a number is placed opposite your name.