§ MR. WALPOLEsaid, he would beg to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider and Report to the House whether any and what improvement might be made in the providing for the execution of the office of Speaker, in the event of the Speaker's unavoidable absence by reason of illness or other cause.
§ LORD HOTHAMsaid, he wished, before acceding to the Motion, to know what was the particular signification to be attached to the words "other cause." He viewed with the greatest apprehension any alteration that might have the effect of diminishing the importance of the office now so satisfactorily filled.
§ MR. WALPOLE, in explanation, said, it might refer to absence caused by the death of a near relative, as was the case with Mr. Manners Sutton while occupying the Chair, who lost his father during that time.
§ Motion agreed to.
§
Select Committee appointed—
To consider and Report to the House whether any and what improvement may
be made in the providing for the. execution of the Office of Speaker, in the
event of the Speaker's unavoidable absence by reason of illness or of other
cause.
§ The House adjourned at one minute before Six o'clock.