§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTON (Tower Hamlets, Poplar)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether his attention has been called to the fact that, in the Debate on the Motion of the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Mr. John Morley) on Monday and Tuesday nights, the 16 hours devoted to the debate were occupied by 15 speakers only; and, what steps he proposes to take in order, without prolonging the Sittings of the House, to enable a larger number of Members to take part in the set debates of the House?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster), in reply, said, that this was a question in which 1729 the Government ought to be exceedingly slow to interfere with the general discretion which must rest with hon. Members themselves. It was for hon. Members themselves to proportion their speeches to the importance of the questions with which they were dealing, and to the claims of other hon. Members to be heard. He thought he could best answer the Question by expressing the hope that all hon. Members would have regard to the claims and rights of other hon. Members and the due despatch of Public Business.
§ THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN (Mr. SEXTON) (Belfast, W.)asked, Whether the right hon. Gentleman would prevent the Chief Secretary for Ireland in future taking up all the time of the House on the last night of an important debate?
§ MR. SPEAKEROrder, order!