§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Select Committee on Emigration and Immigration (Foreigners) do consist of Seventeen Members."—(Captain Colomb.)
§ MR. ESSLEMONT (Aberdeen, E.)complained that there was no Scotch Representative on the proposed Committee.
§ MR. FENWICK (Northumberland, Wansbeck)objected to the appointment of the Committee unless there were a Labour Representative upon it. He moved that the number should be 19.
§ Amendment proposed, to leave out the word Seventeen," in order to insert the word "Nineteen."—(Mr. Fenwick.)
§ Question proposed, "That the word 'Seventeen' stand part of the Question."
§ CAPTAIN COLOMB (Tower Hamlets, Bow, & c.)pointed out that the number of Members constituting the Committee did not rest with the Mover of the Motion. If the hon. Member was dissatisfied be should confer with the Whips of his own Party.
§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT (Derby)said, he thought the demand of his hon. Friend was a most reasonable demand, which the Government should desire to meet.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)said, so far as the Government were concerned, they had not the slightest objection to the proposal of the hon. Member.
§ Question put, and negatived.
§ Question, "That the word 'Nineteen' be there inserted," put and agreed to.
§ Main Question, as amended, put.
§ Ordered, That the Select Committee on Emigration and Immigration (Foreigners) do consist of Nineteen Members.
§ MR. SPEAKERintimated that Notice must be given of the two additional names of Members proposed to be added to the Committee.
§ The Committee was accordingly nominated of,—Mr. Bartley, Mr. Bradlaugh, Captain Colomb, Baron Henry De Worms, Mr. Fergusson, Dr. Fox, Mr. Honeage, Sir U. Kay-Shuttle-worth, Mr. William Lowther, Mr. Marriott, Mr. Montagu, Sir William Poarce, Baron de Rothschild, Mr. Seton-Karr, Mr. Samuel Smith, Mr. John Talbot, and Dr. Tanner, with power to send for persons, papers, and records.
§ Ordered, That Five be the quorum.