§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKEasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reference to a suggestion made by him to the Public Business Committee, adopted by that Committee, and reported to the House, that it might be well that the House should in the case of certain Bills return to the ancient 1239 practice of omitting the Committee stage, Whether, seeing that no instance of the practice has occurred since 1766, he will undertake that notice shall be given to the House before such return to such ancient practice takes place?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERThe suggestion to which the hon. Baronet alludes has reference, of course, to cases in which it may be thought desirable that certain Bills should be referred to Select Committees upstairs, and in which it may not be thought necessary that they should be, after having passed the Select Committee, again submitted to the Committee of the Whole House. That would be a substantial change in the conduct of the Business here, and one which could not be entertained without the full approbation and consent of the House; and I would, of course, undertake that nothing of the sort should be done without full Notice.