HC Deb 10 May 1887 vol 314 cc1580-1

Order for Second Reading read.

SIR ALBERT ROLLIT (Islington, S.)

, in moving that the Bill be now read a second time, said, that it had the support of all political Parties, and of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom, and had met with the approval of the various Trade Protection Societies, and of the commercial public generally. Under those circumstances, he thought it would be sufficient to move that it be now read a second time.

Motion made, and Question, "That the Bill be now read a second time,"—(Sir Albert Rollit,)—put, and agreed to.

Bill read a second time, and committed for Friday.

FIRST OFFENDERS (re-committed) BILL.

(Mr. Howard Vincent, Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill, Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson, Mr. Hoare, Mr. Addison, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Lawson, Mr. Molloy.)

[BILL 189.] COMMITTEE.

[Progress5th May.]

Bill considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clause 1 (Power to court to release upon probation of good conduct instead of sentencing to imprisonment).

MR. RADCLIFFE COOKE (Newington, W.)

The questions involved in this Bill are very important, altering, as they do, the Criminal Law of the country to a considerable extent. The Bill raises serious questions of law, and, that being so, I do not think we should proceed with it now, and I will therefore move, Sir, that you do report Progress.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again."—(Mr. Radcliffe Cooke.)

MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)

I do Lope that some progress will be made with this Bill. It passed through this House in the last Parliament, and was then fully discussed. It was before the Committee last week, and I trust the Committee will now allow progress to be made with it. Its provisions are well known to the Committee.

MR. T. M. HEALY (Longford, N.)

I think it would be most unreasonable that we should now be asked to proceed with this Bill, if it were only for the sake of the officers of the House, and of the Chairman of Committees, who was in the Chair until 5 o'clock yesterday morning, and will have to take the Chair again at 12 o'clock to-day.

MR. HOWARD VINCENT

If the Committee is anxious to report Progress, I shall not, under the circumstances and at this hour, stand in the way.

Question put, and agreed to.

Committee report Progress; to sit again upon Friday.