PARLIAMENT—ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. (Hansard, 24 October 1882)

MR. GLADSTONE
said, the time had arrived when, in fulfilment of his en- 70 gagement to the House, he ought to move that this House do now adjourn. He would move accordingly.

§ MR. BROADHURST,
rising, said, he opposed the adjournment. ["Oh, oh!"] He wished to move that Mr. Speaker do leave the Chair, in order that the Bill which stood next on the Orders of the Day—the Payment of Wages in Public-Houses Prohibition Bill—might be considered.

§ MR. SPEAKER
The Motion before the House is, "That this House do now adjourn."

§ SIR WILFRID LAWSON
said, he understood that the object of the hon. Member for Stoke (Mr. Broadhurst), in opposing the adjournment of the House, was that the Bill which stood next on the Orders of the Day might be proceeded with. He did not know whether the Government proposed to stop that Bill, which was a very important one.

§ MR. ONSLOW
said, he would point out that the Prime Minister distinctly stated last August that the Government would not encourage any private Member in pressing forward a Bill when the House re-assembled. He thought it was highly improper on the part of the hon. Member for Stoke (Mr. Broadhurst) or the hon. Baronet (Sir Wilfrid Lawson) to press Her Majesty's Government to break the pledges which they had given to the House. That was not the way to carry any Bill, to attempt to force it against the wishes of the House and of the Prime Minister. If they intended to do that, he should oppose them in every possible way. He hoped, however, that hon. Gentlemen opposite would agree to the Motion of their Leader, and not raise a wrangle on the Question of Adjournment.