§ MR. HENRY SEYMOURmoved—
That a Message be sent to the Lords requesting their Lordships to communicate to this House the Minutes of Evidence which may be taken before every Committee on a Private Bill originating in the present Session with their Lordships, and sent down to this House.He said, that his object was to diminish the labour without diminishing the efficiency of the inquiries before their Private Bill Committees. With the Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Lords' Committee in his hands, the Chairman of a Private Bill Committee of that House would be able to indicate to Counsel the points to which their attention should be restricted.
§ Motion agreed to.