§ MR. PIMasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he can fix a day for the consideration of the Report from the Select Committee on the best means of promoting the despatch of Public Business in this House?
MR. GLADSTONESir, the Government have some time ago considered the course which they should take with respect to the Report of the Select Committee on the best means of promoting the despatch of Public Business, and they have been anxiously waiting for the opportunity of finding a day for the purpose of submitting it to the consideration of the House; but I am compelled to state that, although I still look for the earliest opportunity it will be in our power to find, yet it is not in our power to fix any day for that or for any Public Business, except such as can be taken at the close of the business of the evening, until the Army Regulation Bill shall have passed through Committee.