§ Mr. Laboucherereferred to an amendment which had been made by the Lords in a money clause of one of the Post-office Bills which had been sent up to their Lordships' House, and he requested the Speaker to state, whether such an amendment was contrary to the privileges of that House,
§ The Speakerwished to state what he understood by the right hon. Gentleman's question. There was a clause in one of the Post-office Bills, containing these words—"and other legal grants," for which had been substituted the words—"and other legal rights," with the view of giving an exemption in the case of certain turnpike tolls. Now, the Bill being strictly a revenue Bill, the House should be very careful how it acted in reference to this amendment; as, in the first place, he did not know to what the exemption applied; or what, in the second place, was to be its extent. He, therefore, thought, it was an exemption which the House could not sanction.
§ Mr. Labouchere moved, that the amendment made by the Lords in the Bill be read that day three months. Agreed to. The right hon. Gentleman obtained leave to bring in another Bill on the same subject—viz., the management of the Post-office.
§ The House in a Committee of Ways and Means.