§ On the motion for going into Committee on the Public Records Bill,
§ Colonel Sibthorpobjected to going into Committee at so late an hour. He moved, that the House do now adjourn.
§ The Chancellor of the Exchequerobserved, that the hon. Member had stated that the Record Commission cost the country large sums of money. He should not then stop to inquire with which side of the House that commission had originated; but should then content himself with saying, that the object of the present measure was merely the improvement of that commission, and it would be for the House to judge of the consistency of the hon. Member, who had previously made such loud complaints of the expenses attendant upon the commission, and now at once proceeded to oppose a bill, the main object of which was, to place all matters relating to the public records under the unpaid control of the Master of the Rolls.
§ The House divided on the motion of adjournment:—Ayes 2; Noes 39: Majority 37.
| List of the AYES. | |
| TELLERS. | |
| Bagge, W. | Sibthorp, Colonel |
| Blackstone, W. S. | Sinclair, Sir G. |
| List of the NOES. | |
| Ackland, T. D. | Brotherton, J. |
| Aglionby, H. A. | Bruges, W. H. L. |
| Baines, E. | Campbell, Sir J. |
| Bannerman, A. | Chalmers, P. |
| Blake, M. J. | Chichester, J. P. B. |
| Broadley, H. | Craig, W. G. |
| Ebrington, Viscount | Rice, right hon. T. S. |
| Filmer, S. E. | Rolfe, Sir R. M. |
| Freshfield, J. W. | Rushbrooke, Colonel |
| Gillon, W. D. | Salwey, Colonel |
| Hobhouse, T. B. | Sanford, E. A. |
| Hodges, T. L. | Smith, B. |
| Hume, J. | Tennent, J. E. |
| Hurt, F. | Vigors, N. A. |
| James, W. | Wallace, R. |
| Langdale, hon. C. | Warburton, H. |
| Lefevre, C. S. | Williams, W. A. |
| Maher, J. | Wood, G. W. |
| Mildmay, P. St. J. | TELLERS. |
| Parker, R. T. | Maule, F. |
| Redington, T. N. | Parker, J. |
§ The House in Committee.
§ Clauses of the bill were agreed to, and House resumed.