Mr. Huddlestonesaid, he rose to move for certain papers relative to the Affairs of India; whereupon,
§ The Speakerfelt it his duty, as the hon. member had given no notice of his motion, to state to the hon. gent. what he conceived, after what had recently passed on this subject, the practice agreed on by the house to be: first, he understood it to be settled, that any member was entitled to move for any of the returns, or public accounts usually returned to parliament every session, without giving any notice; secondly, that any of his majesty's servants in that house had a right to move for any return they chose, at the same time, stating it to be for the use and information of that house, without any previous notice; thirdly, any gentleman might move for any official document, without notice, without giving any notice; secondly, that any of his majesty's servants in that house had a right to move for any return they chose, at the same time, stating it to be for the use and information of that house, without any previous notice; thirdly, any gentleman might move for any official document, without notice, if he at the same time stated that he had communicated his intention to some one or more of the persons in whose departments such document was deposited, and that there was no likelihood of objection to such motion. But in all other cases, he understood it to be the practice, as now settled, that no motion for any such document could be entertained by the house, without previous notice. This, until he should be further instructed by the sense of the house, 522 he held to he the practice agreed on; and, until the house should be pleased to give directions to the contrary, he should feel himself by duty precluded from putting the question on any such motion, of which no previous notice shall have been given.
Mr. Huddlestonesaid, he willingly submitted to the established practice of the house. The reason why he had not communicated with any of the gentlemen belonging to the department was, that he conceived there could not be the least objection made to their production. He then gave notice, that he would, on Tuesday, bring forward his motion, which was for certain papers relative to the affairs of Oude.