§ MR. W. H. SMITHasked the Prime Minister if he could give the House any information respecting the course of Public Business, and specially the Navy Estimates?
§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORasked if it was intended to take the Irish Votes in Class IV. to-night?
§ LORD FREDERICK CAVENDISHIt is our intention to take the whole of Class IV., including the Irish Votes.
MR. GLADSTONEI think it is already understood—and what has happened since I last spoke on the subject would rather sustain and confirm the impression—that the proceedings in the House of Lords may terminate to-night with respect to the Irish Land Bill, and, 1210 therefore, that we shall be in a position to consider the question of the Lords' Amendments to-morrow as the first and principal Business for Tuesday evening. How long they will take I do not know; but we shall propose to proceed with the Navy Estimates immediately after the conclusion of the question of the Lords' Amendments.
§ MR. HEALYasked if it was impossible to get the Lords' Amendments that night, so as to give time to consider them prior to the meeting of the House on Tuesday? He presumed there would be no Morning Sitting.
MR. GLADSTONEThe Lords' Amendments, I understand, will be in the hands of Members to-morrow morning. There will be no Morning Sitting. I do not entertain any doubt that any Member can, as a matter of courtesy, obtain a copy of the Lords' last print of the Bill; but we have no power to make an order requiring copies of that print to be furnished to Members of the House of Commons generally.