§ MR. MARJORIBANKS (Berwickshire)I wish, Sir, to put a Question to you on a point of Order. Yesterday, at the commencement of Business, the right hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury moved the suspension of the Standing Orders which apply to Wednesday Sittings with regard to all Bills on the Order Book. After you, Sir, had put the Question, I rose to make a few remarks on the course proposed by the right hon. Gentleman, when I was met by ejaculations of "No debate." I am sorry to say that some of them came from this side of the House as well as the other. In response to 118 those ejaculations I sat down, thus showing that I was rather wanting in confidence in my own argument. What I wish to ask you now, Sir, is whether the Motion of the right hon. Gentleman was one which could be decided without debate, under the New Rules, or whether I was not entitled to continue my remarks if I had persisted in doing so?
§ MR. SPEAKERUnder the circumstances specified by the right hon. Gentleman he would have been perfectly entitled to make any remarks, or to move an Amendment. The Rule which applies to the suspension of the Standing Orders has reference to the Business which stands on the Paper at 12 o'clock, and not to an ordinary Wednesday Sitting.