HC Deb 04 March 1873 vol 214 cc1364-5

Order for Committee read.

MR. STAVELEY HILL

rose to move that the House go into Committee on this Bill; but

MR. MELLY

asked Mr. Speaker, if it was consistent with the Resolution just adopted by the House to proceed with this Bill, on which various Amendments were to be proposed?

MR. SPEAKER

said, that the Resolution ought not to apply to Orders of this Day standing on the Paper before the Resolution was adopted by the House. The House ought to have full knowledge of the passing of the Resolution before it was enforced.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair (Mr. Staveley Hill.)

MR. HINDE PALMER

said, that this Bill had by accident got precedence over a more comprehensive Bill of his own with a similar title, and as the hon. and learned Member would not postpone his Order, as he had previously understood he intended to do, he should move that the House go into Committee on the Bill that day six months.

Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word "That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words "this House will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the said Committee,"—(Mr. Hinde Palmer,)—instead thereof.

Question proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question."

COLONEL BARTTELOT

moved the adjournment of the debate.

Motion agreed to.

House resumed.

Debate adjourned till Tuesday 22nd April.