§ Order for Committee read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair."
953§ MR. HIBBERTappealed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to withdraw the principal clause legalizing the conveyance of voters in boroughs, on the ground that hon. Members had not had sufficient time to consider its effect. There were no less than 14 Notices of Amendment on the Paper.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERdid not think that the suggestion of the hon. Member opposite (Mr. Hibbert) to go on with the Bill, leaving out the clause referred to, would be of much good. Without the clause there would be no necessity of hurrying the passage of the Bill. He understood there was a great desire to have the question settled one way or the other, and that hon. Members preferred to have the measure introduced even now, than to leave the point unsettled. It would be better to withdraw the Bill itself than to adopt the suggestion of the hon. Gentleman. He proposed to fix the Committee on the Bill for Monday, and they would be able in the meantime to see what could be done.
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERsupported the appeal of his hon. Friend (Mr. Hibbert), for there was too much dispute on the matter to settle it off hand.
§ Question put, and negatived.
§ Committee deferred till Monday next.