§ Order for Committee read.
§ MR. T. M. HEALY moved that the Committee stage of this Bill should be taken, but several hon. Members objected.
§ MR. BARTLEYappealed to his hon. Friends to allow the Bill to pass through Committee. They ought to allow Irishmen to read books, and then they would become more convinced of the demerits of the Homo Rule Bill.
MR. T. M. HEALYsaid, that the Bill was only an attempt to extend in Ireland the provisions of the English Libraries Acts. While they were Members of the United Kingdom lot them have common laws.
§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENTasked whether the hon. and learned Gentleman would allow his Irish Police Enfranchisement Bill to pass if he withdrew his objection to this Bill?
§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENTsaid, he would withdraw his objection if the hon. and learned Gentleman would use his influence with the Parnellite Member in question to allow the Irish Police Enfranchisement Bill to pass.
§ SIR FRANCIS POWELLbore testimony to the services rendered by the Irish Members in passing the English Libraries Act, and hoped hon. Members would allow the clauses to pass through Committee.
§ Bill considered in Committee, and reported, without Amendment.
MR. T. M. HEALYThe House may now complete its gracious work by allowing the Bill to pass the Third Reading.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read the third time."—(Mr. T. M. Healy.)
1212§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENTobjected, but withdrew the objection on the hon. and learned Member for Louth (Mr. Healy) agreeing that he would not oppose the Irish Police Enfranchisement Bill.
§ MR. MACARTNEYobjected to the Third Reading, in order that he might consider some communications he had received from Ireland on the subject.
§ Bill to be read the third time Tomorrow.