§ MR. HENRY H. FOWLER (Wolverhampton, E.)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Why the Land Purchase (Ireland) Bill, to which six clauses had been added in Committee and on Report, had not been reprinted before the House was asked to read it a third time.
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)in reply, said, he was really not responsible for the Bill not being printed. There was no expression of opinion on the part of the House that it was desirable to reprint it, and he gave no direction on the subject. The Amendments which had been accepted were very well known; but, nevertheless, had there been an expression of desire that the Bill should be reprinted, undoubtedly the Government would have made every exertion to have it done.
§ MR. HENRY H. FOWLERasked the Speaker on whom the authority rested to decide whether a Bill which had been altered on the Report stage should be re-printed.
§ MR. SPEAKERThe House itself would decide when a Bill should be reprinted.
§ MR. HENRY H. FOWLER, supposing the case where there was no direction by the House, and as it was clearly the general rule of the House, asked on what official then the authority rested?
§ MR. SPEAKERIt could then be done on Motion.