HC Deb 30 March 1893 vol 10 cc1510-1
MR. W. REDMOND

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in view of the interruption of the Debate on the Second Reading of the Evicted Tenants Bill yesterday afternoon in somewhat peculiar circumstances, the right hon. Gentleman can see his way to altering his Motion with reference to the holidays, and to curtail them so that the interrupted Debate shall be taken on Tuesday next, or whether he will give another day?

MR. W. E. GLADSTONE

The subject might possibly be one for consideration, but the hon. Gentleman assumes that we are in possession of powers which we have not got.

MR. W. REDMOND

May I ask whether, considering the extremely pressing nature of the matter, the right hon. Gentleman will not make some arrangement for a Wednesday or Saturday Sitting for the purpose of reading the Bill a second time after the Recess?

MR. T. M. HEALY

Will the right hon. Gentleman be so good, in the first place, as to refer to the names of the promoters on the back of the Bill?

MR. SEXTON

I will ask whether, in view of the circumstances in which the Debate was interrupted, the right hon. Gentleman will consider the desirableness of giving a Saturday Sitting or adjourn the Business of the House some day at 10 o'clock, or at an hour when the Debate on the Second Reading can be concluded?

MR. W. E. GLADSTONE

Let me point out that I am not in a position to command all the time of the House. I think the question is premature.

MR. W. REDMOND

Will the right hon. Gentleman exempt from the Motion which he is about to make that Wednesday upon which stands a Tenants' Eviction Bill in the name of the hon. Member for the Harbour Division of Dublin (Mr. Harrington)?

MR. W. E. GLADSTONE

I am afraid the exemption cannot be made.