§ MR. CRILLY (Mayo, N.)Can the right hon. Gentleman the Chief Secretary for Ireland say when the Schedule as to Civil servants will be issued?
MR. J. MORLEYI am sorry to say I shall not be able, as I had hoped and almost promised to do, to lay the Schedule of the Government of Ireland Bill relating to the Irish Civil servants on the Table of the House to-day. I heard, during my visit to Ireland, the views of a great many gentlemen, and those views have needed consideration. The Schedule may possibly be laid on the Table to-morrow, and certainly I can promise that it shall not be later than Monday next. The delay has been unavoidable.
§ MR. KNOWLES (Salford, W.)May I ask the Prime Minister whether the Government of Ireland Bill will be the first Order of the Day on Wednesday next?
§ MR. W. E. GLADSTONEShould the Debate not terminate by that time, it will take precedence on Wednesday; in fact, until the Debate terminates, in the absence of any unforeseen event it will be the first Order of the Day.
§ MR. T. W. RUSSELLIs the House to go on with the discussion of the Hill without, knowing the terms to which the Civil servants are to be subjected?
MR. J. MORLEYI can only repeat my regret that the Schedule is not before the House, but I may remind the hon. Gentleman that in discussing the Bill of 1886 no difficulty was felt by reason of the Schedules not being in that Bill.