§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORasked the noble Lord the Secretary of State for India, What possible advantage there was in this Order, seeing that the Prime Minister had pledged himself to consider the whole question in the Autumn Session? The only reason he could imagine for keeping the Order on 2115 the Paper was the hope of inducing hon. Members on the other side of the House to agree to the Rule in a certain modified form. He would suggest that the Order, which had been on the Paper since February 20th and reported at intervals, much to the alarm of certain hon. Members, should now be discharged.
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONreplied that the Order could not be discharged, because it then could not be considered during the Autumn Session.
§ Adjourned Debate on Main Question [20th February] further adjourned till Monday next.