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Title: Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, M.P
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Stone, John Benjamin, Sir, 1838-1914 MacDonagh, Michael, 1862-1946
Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament Statesmen
Publisher: London : Cassell
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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40 MR. SPENCER CHARRINGTON. In liis eighty-sixth year )\fr. Spencer Chamngtonshowed an example of pluck and endurance anddevotion to duty as a party man that will long be talkedabout in the lobbies of Parliament, The House of Commons opened its sitting at2 oclock p.m. on Tuesday, July 19th, 190-i, andcontinued to sit until 3.40 p.m. on Wednesday,July 20th, or for almost 25^ hours. It was the longestsitting for close on a quarter of a century. Thebusines.* was the committee stage of the Finance Bill,founded upon the Budget of Mr. Austen Chamberlain,which was stoutly opposed by the Liberals. Throughout that long sitting, all through the drearynight, Mr. Charringtou stuck to his post. There weretwenty-one divisions, and in 19 of them the old manvoted. He was cheered by his Conservative colleaguesas he walked up the floor from the division lobbies,almost bent double with age; and each time turningup the gangway, climbed to the topmost bench imderthe gallery, where he reclined until anothe

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