§ SIR C. W. DILKE (Gloucester, Forest of Dean)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, seeing that no private Member has thought fit to ballot for a place at 9 o'clock on Friday, 25th August, and that there have been several occasions recently when it has been found impossible to keep a House on Friday evenings, Her Majesty's Government will, after Friday, 18th August, propose to the House to take the whole time of the House?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE,) Edinburgh, MidlothianI will read to my right hon. Friend a few words from the Order which was passed on March 30—
Provided always that whenever the Government, of Ireland Bill is appointed on Friday, except for proceedings in Committee, the House do meet at 3 o'clock, and that Bill do have precedence of the Orders of the Day and Notices of Motion.My right hon. Friend will see that, as far as Fridays are concerned, there is no occasion for any further consideration of the matter while the stages of the Government of Ireland Bill are before the House.