§ MR. M. BROOKSasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether, in view of the appearance in the list of Notices of Motions of the 10th instant of the Sale of Liquors on Sunday (Ireland) Bill Second Reading, he is aware that a large number of Members of this House have been led to infer, from a statement of the First Lord of the Treasury, that the Second Reading will be deferred till the Representation of the People Bill has been read a second time; and, whether it is his intention to give the Sale of Liquors on Sunday (Ireland) Bill 1269 any priority over the Representation of the People Bill?
§ MR. TREVELYANI think I can only repeat to my hon. Friend the answer made by the Prime Minister on, I think, Thursday last. The Prime Minister then said that he could not fix a day for the second reading of the Sale of Liquors on Sunday (Ireland) Bill until after the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill.
§ MR. M. BROOKSHe intimated he did not intend to bring it forward until after the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill.
§ MR. TREVELYANThe Prime Minister gave even a stronger assurance. He said till the Representation of the People Bill had passed he would not even fix the day for it.
§ MR. M. BROOKSI would only wish to point out some of the difficulties—["Order!"]
§ MR. T. D. SULLIVANI wish to inquire why it is put upon the Notice Paper night after night if it is not to be moved until after the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill is passed?
§ MR. TREVELYANI should have understood that the positive assurance of the Prime Minister was sufficient to settle the question.