§ MR. DILLWYNasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer at what hour the House would meet to-morrow, and what would be the Order of Business up to the day of Dissolution?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERsaid, he would take that opportunity of moving—
That, for the remainder of the Session, Orders of the Day have precedence of Notices of Motion, Government Orders having priority, and that Government Orders have precedence on Wednesday.He thought that it would probably be convenient for the House to meet somewhat earlier than usual on Tuesday and Thursday. They might sit either at 2 o'clock or at 3 o'clock, and he thought the latter hour preferable. The course of Business would be to take day by day the different stages of the various Money Bills now on the Order Paper. They had before them the Probates of Wills, &c, Bill, which, he hoped, might be read a second time that evening, the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill, and the Sinking Fund Bill, which would require a short time every day up to Friday. He was not aware of any necessity for the House to meet on Monday or Tuesday in next week, unless the state of Public Business required it. As far as he could judge, by sitting every day they might be able on Friday to send the last of the Money Bills to the House of Lords, who would sit on Saturday, and those Bills might receive the Royal Assent in time for the Dissolution on the Wednesday. On that day the House would meet, probably at 1.30 p.m., to be prorogued, and immediately after the prorogation the proclamation of Dissolution would be made 1018 and the Writs would go out that same evening.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Ordered, That, for the remainder of the Session, Orders of the Day have precedence of Notices of Motions, Government Orders having priority; and that Government Orders have precedence on Wednesday.—(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)