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Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Question [24th June]:
That the Bill be committed to a Select Committee of Nine Members, Five to be nominated by the House and Four by the Committee of Selection."—(Mr. Arthur Balfour.)
§ Question again proposed.
§ MR. STOREY (Sunderland)As I understand, this Bill, when relegated to the Committee to which it is proposed to refer it, will be entirely removed from the purview of the whole House.
§ * MR. A. J. BALFOURThe fact of the Bill being sent for consideration to a Select Committee will not remove the necessity of its coming before the whole House.
§ MR. STOREYI took the opportunity of consulting a high authority on the question before deciding on taking the course I now propose.
§ * MR. SPEAKERI would point out to the hon. Gentleman that after the Bill has been considered by the Select Committee it will come back to the whole House.
§ MR. STOREYThen, although I have strong and serious objections to the Bill, I do not think I will, under the circumstances, put the House to the trouble of a division at the present stage of the measure. Of course, in saying this I understand that after the hybrid Committee has dealt with the Bill we shall be in the same position as if it had not been so dealt with.
§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORI only desire to say that in my opinion a measure like this does more injury to those whom it proposes to subsidize than upon those who have to contribute the funds.
§ Question put, and agreed too.
§ Bill committeed to a Select Committee of Nine Members, Five to be nominated by the House and Four by the Committee of Selection.
§ Ordered, That all Petitions against the Bill presented two clear days before the meeting of the Committee be referred to the Committee; that the Petitioners praying to be heard by themselves, their Counsel, or Agents, be heard against this Bill, and Counsel heard in support of the Bill.
§ Ordered, That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers, and records.
§ Ordered, That Three be the quorum.—(Mr. Arthur Balfour.)