HC Deb 15 May 1867 vol 187 cc604-5

Order read, for resuming Adjourned Debate on Amendment proposed to Question [8th May], "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair;" and which Amendment was, To leave out from the word "That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words "the Bill be committed to a Select Committee,"—(Sir Henry Winston-Barron,) —instead thereof.

Question again proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question."

Debate resumed.

LORD NAAS

said, that when the Bill was last before them be objected to proceed with it until the Convention with France was before them. He now understood that some delay would take place before the Convention was agreed to; and on the understanding that the inquiry by the Select Committee would be into the whole of the deep-sea fisheries of Ireland, he did not object to the Bill being referred to a Select Committee.

Question put, and negatived.

Words added.

Main Question, as amended, put, and agreed to.

Bill committed to a Select Committee.

And, on May 21, Select Committee nominated as follows:—Mr. BLAKE, Sir GRAHAM MONTGOMERY, Mr. KAVANAGH, Mr. BONHAM-CARTER, Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE, Sir HENRY WINSTON-BARRON, Colonel ANNESLEY, Mr. MAGUIRE, General DUNNE, Mr. GEORGE CLIVE, Lord CLAUD J. HAMILTON, Mr. HERBERT, Sir JOHN GRAY, Mr. MALCOLM, Colonel VANDELEUR, Sir JAMES FERGUSSON, and Colonel TOTTENHAM:—Power to send for persons, papers, and records; Five to be the quorum:—And, on May 31, Lord DUNKELLIN, Mr. ION HAMILTON, and Mr. COOPER added.