§ MR. BIGGAR (for Mr. HEALY)asked Mr. Attorney General, If, before reintroducing the Ballot Bill and the Corrupt Practices Bill next Session, he will consider the desirability of embodying them in one measure as an Electoral Law Bill, instead of passing them separately?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES), in reply, said, he was well aware that there might be certain advantages in bringing the Bills referred to by the hon. Member into one Act; but, at the same time, there was the difficulty of overloading the Bill, and thus getting a number of opponents to 116 it if attempted to be passed in its entirety. As far as he was personally concerned, he did not think he should have much objection to the proposal of the hon. Member; but he would give his attention to the matter.
§ SIR R. ASSHETON CROSSasked whether the Corrupt Practices Bill would be brought forward at an early period of next Session.
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES)said, he could not give any assurance on the subject; but he hoped that might be so.