§ MR. ESSLEMONT (Aberdeen, E.)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he received a Memorial very numerously signed, and in which a majority of Scotch Members concur, requesting an opportunity to move the second reading of the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Expenses) (Scotland) Bill; whether he is aware that the second reading of the Bill has been repeatedly objected to by the supporters of Her Majesty's Government; and, whether, in all the circumstances, he will arrange for an opportunity (if otherwise impossible) on some Saturday to consider this and other Private Bills in charge of Scotch Members?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster), in reply, said, he was not aware that any Memorial of the kind to which the bon. Member referred had been received by him during the course of the present Session. [Mr. ESSLEMONT: It has.] He was sorry it had escaped his recollection. Nor was he in a position to give any information as to the other circumstances referred to in the Question. He should have very considerable hesitation in asking the House for a Saturday Sitting for the Bills of private Members.