§ Bill reported from the Select Committee with Amendments.
THE EARL OF CAMPERDOWN,in moving that the Bill, after Report, be re-committed to the same Committee, said, that the Motion was of an unusual character. The East and West India Dock Bill was one which affected rival Companies. It was submitted to a Select Committee, of which he was the Chairman. In the course of the inquiry a clause was proposed by one of the parties, and assented to by the other, that no Railway Company should give a preference to one Company over the other in the matter of rates and facilities. As there appeared to be no objection to the clause on public grounds, the Committee assented, the clause was introduced, and the Bill reported. After the Committee had reported, the Railway Company made an application representing that they had received no notice of the matter, and that their interests were concerned. Thereupon the Committee, after consideration, came to the conclusion that the Company ought to have an opportunity of stating their objections to the clause; and, in order to give a fair hearing to their case, he now moved that the Bill be re-committed.
§ Moved, "That the Bill be re-committed to the same Select Committee."—(The Earl of Camperdown.)
§ THE EARL OF REDESDALE (CHAIRMAN of COMMITTEES)said, there was no objection to the course proposed by the noble Earl, who had been Chairman of the Committee.
§ Motion agreed to; Bill re-committed accordingly.
§ The Committee to meet on Monday the 12th instant, at Eleven o'clock.
§ House adjourned at half past Four o'clock, to Monday next, a quarter before Eleven o'clock.