MR. J. E. ELLISI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, for the convenience of the House, he will now state when the Government intend to propose adjourning for Whitsuntide and re-assembling again after?
§ MR. DILLON) (Mayo, E.Will the right hon. Gentleman, in answering the question, be kind enough to say what will be the business for next week, and especially if any Irish Supply will be taken before Whitsuntide?
§ *MR. W. H. SMITHI regret to say that in the present state of business it will not be possible for me to propose the adjournment for Whitsuntide before Friday, and it will then be necessary for me to ask the House to re-assemble on the following Thursday. The Irish Estimates will certainly not be taken until after the Thursday on which the House re-assembles.
§ *MR. CHILDERSWill the House adjourn on Friday after the Morning Sitting or after the Evening Sitting?
§ *MR. W. H. SMITHThat must depend upon the progress of business.
§ MR. DILLONWill the right hon. Gentleman give any indication of what the business next week will be?
§ *MR. W. H. SMITHWe must ask the House, in the first place, to pass the Budget Bill, which is the most important business to be dealt with. There will be other business also—namely, Supply, possibly a Vote on Account, to be taken before the Adjournment. We propose to proceed with the Budget Bill tomorrow.
§ MR. H. GARDNER (Essex, Saffron Walden)Does the right hon. Gentleman propose to take the Tithes Bill at a Morning Sitting?
§ *MR. W. H. SMITHThe Tithe Bill will not be taken before the Whitsuntide Recess.
DR.TANNER (Cork Co., Mid)I trust that, considering the congested state of business in this House, there will be no adjournment over the Derby Day.