Mr. Fosterwished to call the attention of the house to this bill, the fate of which had been decided yesterday. Situated as he was, in his official capacity, lie could not suffer the subject to drop, particularly as it affected so considerably the revenues of Ireland. He feared he could not prosecute his views without infringing on the rules of the house; but as this bill consisted of three pails, upon three modes of distillation, from malt, corn, and sugar, he conceived he might call their attention to that part relative to distillation from sugar, on which he wished to make certain regulations. Having candidly laid his sentiments before the house, he thought of proposing that the house should go into a committee to consider of the propriety of introducing a bill upon the subject, if the standing orders of the house would admit it. He concluded with moving: "That this house do, to morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole house, to fake into consideration the laws respecting the duties on spirits consumed in Ireland, distilled from sugar."
§ The Speakersaid, as it was probable he might be expected to deliver his sentiments upon the regularity of the proceeding, he should observe, that it was the rule of the house, when a question had been once decided, it should not, in the same session, be again introduced in any shape. But, if only a part of the subject was to be taken up, he conceived it might be consistently done, as the house would determine, when it was brought forward, whether it trenched upon their orders, and in what degree.
§ The motion of Mr. Foster was then put, and carried.