§ MR. EWARTasked the hon. Baronet the Member for Carlisle, Whether he intended to proceed with his Motion regarding Local Option, which stood on the Notice Paper for to-morrow evening?
§ SIR WILFRID LAWSONsaid, that he should certainly do so if he had an opportunity; but he should be entirely in the hands of the Government if the Committee on the Arrears of Rent Bill did not close in the course of the Morning Sitting.
MR. GLADSTONEsaid, he thought, considering the extent of the material that still remained to be dealt with, that there was no reason why the Committee stage of the Bill should not be disposed of that evening; and, in that case, tomorrow evening would be available for the hon. Baronet.
MR. JOSEPH COWENasked when it was proposed to take the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill?
MR. GLADSTONESir, I do not propose to take it during the present week. I think it will be convenient to postpone it until after next week.
§ MR. CALLANasked when the Government proposed to take the Vote of Censure on a paid official of the House; and whether the Prime Minister would take the earliest opportunity of enabling the House to express an opinion as to the recent conduct of the Chairman of Committees?
MR. GLADSTONESir, we have no responsibility with respect to the Notice of Motion to which the hon. Member refers. I am not prepared, therefore, to give any answer to the Question.