§ Order for Committee read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House will, To-morrow, resolve itself into the said Committee."—(The Marquess of Hartington.)
§ MR. WARTONsaid, he again protested. He had yielded on the last Bill; but why should the Government press this one also? Why should not the Government take their chance on Monday? He had no particular objection to the Bill; but he did protest against going on with Business of this kind on a Saturday without Notice.
§ Amendment proposed, to leave out the word "To-morrow," in order to insert the words "upon Monday next,"—(Mr. Warton,)—instead thereof.
§ Question proposed, "That the word 'To-morrow' stand part of the Question."
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONThe Prime Minister most distinctly declined to give any pledge such as the hon. and learned Member is now attempting to attribute to him. In answer to the hon. Member for Hertford (Mr. A. J. Balfour), my right hon. Friend declined to give an undertaking that the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge (Statutes) Bill would not be taken to-day.
§ MR. WARTONMy recollection is entirely different. I took down at the 504 time the Bills the right hon. Gentleman said he would proceed with.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Main Question put, and agreed to.
§ Committee deferred till To-morrow.
§ House adjourned at a quarter after Three o'clock.