HC Deb 17 April 1866 vol 182 c1508
MR. OTWAY

said, he would beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether the Government adheres to its intention of disfranchising the Artizans in Her Majesty's Dockyards, Arsenals, and Factories?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

I have to state, Sir, in reply to the Question of my hon. Friend, that I do not think it would be for the convenience of the House that I should state at the present moment what the course is which the Government are prepared to take with reference to particular clauses of the Franchise Bill. That observation I would apply to all the clauses of the Bill even the most vital, and of course it is still more applicable to a clause which is beside the main purpose of the measure and independent of its essence.