POOR LAW AMENDMENT (No. 2) BILL.

HC Deb 23 May 1856 vol 142 c616

MR. BOUVERIE

presented the Poor Law Amendment (No. 2) Bill, to amend the Laws for the Relief of the Poor.

Bill read 1°.

On the question that the Bill be read a second time on Friday, 6th June,

MR. BARROW

expressed his satisfaction at the withdrawal of the original measure, but strongly objected to the practice of introducing important Bills without due notice being given to the House, and of placing them among the Orders of the Day, when there was no serious intention of proceeding with them. Somewhere about two years ago he moved for a return connected with the operation of the Poor Law, but it had not yet been produced, and only a few days ago he was informed that it would not be ready for some time. He hoped the House would not consent to read No. 2 Bill a second time until that return had been laid on the table.

Bill to be read 2° on Friday, 6th June.