§ MR. DISRAELIIt would be convenient, Sir, for the House to know what is the course of Business proposed by the Government on the re-assembling of the House?
MR. GLADSTONEsaid, that a Vote of Credit for a short period would be proposed that night, the Supply being exhausted. If that Vote were agreed to, the Water Bill would be proceeded with. To-morrow, at 2 o'clock, the Westmeath Bill would be proceeded with, and if that Bill did not occupy a long time the Water Bill would be proceeded with if it were not disposed of that night. The Government propose to take the Civil Service Estimates on Thursday, when the House re-assembles. It would be very desirable to go forward with the Prayer Book and Lectionary Bill, and he proposed to take that Bill at 11 o'clock on Thursday. On Friday they proposed to go on with the Civil Service Estimates, and on Monday to resume the Army Bill. With reference to a Question of which Notice had been given by his hon. Friend the Member for Warrington (Mr. Rylands)—whether Her Majesty's Government will give an opportunity for a discussion on the Treaty with the United States of America, that Treaty has been presented to Parliament, and therefore it was in the power of his hon. Friend to take any of the usual opportunities for discussing it, he might take that occasion, however, of stating to the House that the Government had heard to-day from the other side of the water that the Treaty had been ratified by the Senate, not unanimously, but by a very large majority—namely, 50 votes to 12.