HC Deb 05 June 1877 vol 234 cc1359-60
MR. GREGORY

moved that the Select Committee do consist of Nineteen Members:—

Mr. LOWE, Mr. EDWARD STANHOPE, Mr. CHADWICK, Mr. HUBBARD, Sir HENRY JACKSON, Mr. GOLDNEY, Mr. HOPWOOD, Mr. ASHBURY, Mr. RYLANDS, Mr. SAMPSON LLOYD, Mr. KIRKMAN HODGSON, Mr. ISAAC, Mr. SHAW, Mr. KNOWLES, Mr. ALEXANDER BROWN, Mr. ALFRED MARTEN, Mr. Serjeant SHERLOCK, Mr. ORR EWING, and Mr. GREGORY."

MR. ANDERSON

objected to the Nineteen Members proposed by the hon. Member as being, as regarded the Bill in question, all of one colour, and made a nomination of his own. He accepted most of the names, but strongly objected to having so many of those Members whose names were on the back of the Bill of this year. To show how unfair was the selection of names, he had only to state that five names that were on the back of that objectionable Bill were being put on this Committee; while not one name was taken from those who had opposed the Bill or tried to amend it. He understood the hon. Member to have said that he would accept the alterations suggested by the list he (Mr. Anderson) had placed on the Paper.

MR. GREGORY

replied that all he had said was that rather than have no Committee he would accept that of the hon. Gentleman, but he preferred his own selection.

MR. ANDERSON

moved to substitute for Mr. Rylands the name of Mr. M'Lagan, as representing certain Amendments which had been set down anent the Bill.

CAPTAIN NOLAN

said, he had no objection to the hon. Member for Linlithgowshire (Mr. M'Lagan), but as the hon. Member for Glasgow was going to strike out the name of the hon. Member for Cork (Mr. Shaw), he should vote for the original list.

Motion negatived.

Mr. LOWE, Mr. EDWARD STANHOPE, Mr. CHADWICK, Mr. HUBBARD, Sir HENRY JACKSON, Mr. GOLDNEY, Mr. HOPWOOD, Mr. ASHBURY, Mr. RYLANDS, Mr. SAMPSON LLOYD, Mr. KIRKMAN HODGSON, Mr. ISAAC, and Mr. SHAW nominated Members of the Committee.

MR. ANDERSON

moved to insert the name of Mr. Charles Lewis instead of that of Mr. Knowles.

Motion made, and Question put, "That Mr. Knowles be one other Member of the Committee."

The House divided:—Ayes 111; Noes 21: Majority 90.—(Div. List, No. 154.)

Mr. ALEXANDER BROWN, Mr. ALFRED MARTEN, Mr. Serjeant SHERLOCK, Mr. ORR EWING, and Mr. GREGORY nominated other Members of the Committee, with power to send for persons, papers, and records; Five to be the quorum.