§ MR. CHILDERS (Edinburgh, S.)said, he understood that the right hon. Gentleman the Leader of the House (Mr. W. H. Smith) had undertaken, if the Papers were printed, to propose tomorrow for the consideration of the Report of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the circumstances connected with the attempt, by an Irish police sergeant, to serve a summons on the hon. Member for Galway (Mr. Sheehy) within the precincts of the House. Might he ask what Motion, if any, the right hon. Gentleman proposed to make?
§ THE FIRST LORD or THE TREASURY (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)replied, that the Report would be considered, if it was the desire of the House that it should be considered, but, so far as the Government were concerned, they had no Motion whatever to make upon the consideration of that Report. The Government did not call in question the Report in any respect, and, so far as the paragraph which rather suggested that instructions should be given to prevent a repetition of the events which occurred within the precincts of the House a few days ago was concerned, there would not be the slightest hesitation on the part of the Government to give the most absolute assurances to that effect; but he had no Motion to make in the matter. It was proposed that the consideration should be put on the Paper, if that was in form, with the distinct understanding that the Government had no Motion to make.
§ MR. CHILDERSsaid, probably it would be satisfactory that the consideration of the Report should be the first Order of the Day for Thursday, it being understood that it would be possible to speak upon that Order.
§ MR. W. H. SMITHThat remains with you, Sir.
§ MR. SPEAKERI now put the Question—that the Report be considered to-morrow.
§ Question put, and agreed to.