§ SIR JOHN WALSHsaid, he would beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is in the contemplation of the Government to take any steps in consequence of the Resolution which passed the House on Tuesday, in favour of placing the whole administration and control of the Army under the undivided authority of a single Minister?
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, Her Majesty's Government will be happy always to treat with great and due respect any Resolution come to by this House; but, considering the great importance of the question under discussion on Tuesday, the comparatively small number of Members in the House when the division was taken, and the bare majority by which that decision was come to, Her Majesty's Government do not feel that it is their duty to recommend any measure in consequence of the Vote which the House then advised.
§ MR. P. O'BRIENsaid, he wished to know whether Her Majesty's Government intend to afford an opportunity for another discussion on the subject?
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, I do not understand exactly the purport of the hon. Member's inquiry. It is not the intention of Her Majesty's Government to take any measure, either in this House or out of it, in consequence of the Vote which the House arrived at on the Motion of the hon. and gallant Member for Bodmin (Captain Vivian) on Tuesday night.