HC Deb 31 May 1880 vol 252 cc787-8

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Orders of the Day subsequent to Committee of Supply he postponed until after the Notice of Motion relating to the Parliamentary Oath (Mr. Bradlaugh) Committee."— (Mr. Gladstone.)

MR. WATKIN WILLIAMS

expressed his belief that the Motion, as it stood, would not accomplish the object in view, inasmuch as a number of Notices of Motion intervened between the Orders of the Hay and the Motion of which Notice had been given by the hon. and gallant Baronet the Member for West Sussex (Sir Walter B. Bart-telot). Therefore, he proposed to amend the Motion by adding, after "Committee of Supply," the words— And the Notices standing before the Notice of Motion relating to the Parliamentary Oath (Mr. Bradlaugh) Committee.

Amendment proposed, To leave out from the word "Supply" to the end of the Question, in order to add the -words "and the Notices of Motion standing before the Notice of Motion relating to the Parliamentary Oath (Mr. Bradlaugh) Committee ho postponed until after that Notice of Motion,"— [Mr. Watkin Williams,) —instead thereof.

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

SIR H. DRUMMOND WOLFF

said, that by one of the Standing Orders of the House it was laid down that in the case of a Select Committee concerning the Privileges of the House a Member might be appointed and nominated at once without Notice. The Notice of additional names proposed by his hon. and gallant Friend the Member for West Sussex to the Committee on the Parliamentary Oath only appeared on the Paper on Saturday; and, therefore, it was impossible to move any Amendment to the names. In these circumstances, he wished to know whether it would be competent to any hon. Member to propose to change one of the names without giving Notice?

MR. SPEAKER

said, he had already stated, in answer to a Question put to him on Friday, that every proceeding with reference to this Committee, after what occurred on the first occasion, could not be regarded as a question of Privilege. It seemed to him, therefore, that it was necessary to give Notice of the addition of any names to this Committee.

MR. GLADSTONE

pointed out that the Notice of Motion just given with reference to the Order of Business was couched in the usual terms, and would produce the desired result.

SIR JOHN E. MOWBRAY

contended, on the other hand, that it would be necessary to amend the Motion in the way proposed by the hon. and learned Member for Carnarvonshire.

MR. SPEAKER

expressed his opinion that the original Motion would accomplish the object which was aimed at.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Main Question put. Resolved, That the Orders of the Day suh-sequent to Committee of Supply he postponed until after the Notice of Motion relating to the Parliamentary Oath (Mr. Bradlaugh) Committee,

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