HC Deb 09 August 1883 vol 282 cc2247-9

Order for Committee read.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the said Order be discharged."

SIR WILFRID LAWSON

said, he heard the Clerk call the Motion that this Order be discharged. He should like to know what hon. Member moved the discharge of the Bill?

MR. SPEAKER

The discharge of the Order is proposed in pursuance of the directions by telegraph of Mr. Theodore Fry, whose name is on the back of the Bill.

SIR WILFRID LAWSON

said, was it possible to make a Motion in relation to a Bill by telegraph? Was it not possible to put down the Bill for tomorrow? As a point of Order, he wished to know if an hon. Member, whose name was on the Bill, proposed to put it down for to-morrow, would the telegram stand in the way?

MR. SPEAKER

The House will take what course it thinks best.

MR. COURTNEY

said, there was a Bill to make provision against false telegrams, and which the Postmaster General much desired to proceed with, but which had been blocked by the hon. and learned Member for Bridport (Mr. Warton).

MR. T. RICHARDSON

said, his name was on the Bill, and he begged to propose that the Bill be deferred till tomorrow.

Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word "That," to the end of the Question, in order to add the words" this House will, To-morrow, resolve itself into the said Committee."—(Mr. T. Richardson.)

Question, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question," put, and negatived.

Question proposed, "That the words this House will 'To-morrow ' resolve itself into the said Committee."

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amendment, to leave out the word "To morrow," in order to insert the words "Monday nex t,"—(Sir R. Assheton Cross,)—instead thereof.

Question proposed, "That the word. To-morrow' stand part of the Question."

MR. STUART-WORTLEY

said, he hoped the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr. T. Richardson) would give an undertaking that he would not try to smuggle the Bill through at the— end of a Saturday Sitting.

Question put.

The House divided:—Ayes 35; Noes 19: Majority 16.—(Div. List, No. 271.)

Main Question, as amended, put, and agreed to.

Committee To-morrow.

MR. WARTON

said, the Secretary to the Treasury said just now that there was a Bill before the House relating to forged telegrams which he had blocked. He wished to say there was no Bill before the House containing any such provision.

MR. COURTNEY

said, he believed the Post Office (Protection) Bill contained such a provision. If that was not the case, he would apologize for his mistake.

MR. WARTON

said, he rose to a point of Order

MR. SPEAKER

There is no Question before the House.

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