HC Deb 03 September 1880 vol 256 c1190
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL

asked when the third reading of the Appropriation Bill would be taken, and whether, if the Committee stage of that Bill was not passed before midnight, it would be possible to take the remaining stages of the Bill before Monday? Was it necessary that there should be a separate day for each stage of the Bill?

THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON

said, that it was intended to take the third reading of the Bill to-morrow. As to the second question of the noble Lord, it was one which should more properly have been put to the Speaker. He would take that opportunity of announcing that the Sitting to-morrow would begin at 2, in order to enable the Members of the Government to attend the Cabinet Council at noon.

In reply to Lord RANDOLPH CHURCHILL,

MR. SPEAKER

said, that it was not necessary that a clear day should intervene between the Committee stage of the Bill and the third reading.

SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE,

wishing to ascertain exactly how the matter stood, said, that supposing the stage of Committee upon the Appropriation Bill should be prolonged to 12.30 or 1, would it be competent for the House, when it met again at 2 to-morrow, to take the reading, or would the fact of the discussion in Committee having extended beyond midnight preclude the House from proceeding to the third reading?

MR. SPEAKER

explained that if the House adjourned till 2 to-morrow, it could, on meeting again at that time, take the reading of the Bill.