§ Mr. Hume,pursuant to notice, rose to move a series of Resolutions for the future regulation of proceedings on Private Bills. He stated, that it was not his intention to do any thing more than move the assent of the House to them during this session; but that, early in the next, he would move for their regular adoption. The hon. member then moved the following Resolutions:—
1. "That all Private Bills directed by the Standing Orders to be printed shall have the blanks filled up in Italics.
2. "That in all cases (except specially agreed upon by the parties in writing) every Private Bill shall be read a second time, ten days after the first reading, if a day shall not have been fixed by the House at the first reading of the Bill, or the Bill to be abandoned for that Session.
3. "That there be fourteen days between the first and second reading of all Private Bills relating to Ireland.
4. "That there be six clear days between the second reading of every Private Bill and the sitting of the Committee thereupon.
5. "That the promoters or opposers of every Private Bill do provide (where practicable) printed copies of any new Clauses to be submitted to the Committee, or proposed to be added to the Bill on the report or third reading.
6. "That there be seven clear days between the day on which every bill within the Standing Orders is reported, except Names' Bills, Naturalization and Estates Bills, and the day when the Report shall be taken into consideration.
7. "That every Private Bill, as amended by the Committee, be printed at the expense of the parties applying for the same, and be delivered to the Members three clear days, at least, before such Report shall be taken into consideration.
8. "That due notice be given by the promoters or opposers of any Private Bill of their intention to move any new clause, or make any alteration in the Bill, on the report or third reading.
9. "That there be one clear day's notice given of the third reading of every Private Bill."
§ Mr. Wynnsaid, he would not be pledged to the adoption of the resolutions, though he had no immediate objection to urge to 1343 them. He thought, however, that there might be some danger in the limitation which they went to operate on the power of members to introduce amendments into private bills. It would be better that the resolutions should stand as a notice of motion for next session.
§ Mr. Humesaid, that that was the very thing he had proposed to the adoption of the House.
The further debate upon the resolutions was then adjourned until this day month.