The Chancellor of the Exchequer,adverting to the dropped order for taking into consideration the Report of the Committee on the Weavers' Petition, observed, that however the House might despair of rendering any benefit to the petitioners, it would not be treating them with due attention to take the subject up at present, when, perhaps, there were members absent who were desirous of delivering their sentiments upon it. He proposed, therefore, That the report should be taken into consideration on Monday next.
§ Mr. Whitbreadremarked, that although it was a dropped order, yet at the present period of the session, it might be advisable to proceed with it.
The Chancellar of the Exchequerrepeated the reasons which he had stated to induce the House to postpone the consideration of the subject.
§ Mr. Whitbreadexpressed his regret that he should not have it in his power to be present on Monday. He still thought that the question, for the discussion of which he had prepared himself, might immediately be proceeded with, the more especially, as it was evident that no measure of relief could be afforded. He was about to proceed with some remarks, on a subject which he stated to be intimately connected with the present, when
§ The Speakerinterposed, and said, that the question before the House must first be disposed of.
The further consideration of the Report was then fixed for Monday.