§ Considered in Committee.
§ [Mr. J. W. LOWTHER (Cumberland, Penrith), CHAIRMAN of WAYS and MEANS, in the Chair.]
§ (In the Committee.)
§
Motion made, and Question pro posed—
That towards making good the Supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the years ending on the 31st day of March, 1898 and 1899, the sum of £1,860,115 5s. 1d. be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom."—(Mr. Hanbury.)
§ MR. LEWISI understand, Mr. Lowther, that upon this, the first stage of a Consolidated Fund Bill, Members have the opportunity of raising questions of an administrative character.
THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANSNo question can be raised on this proposal, the House having already decided to appropriate this money to particular Votes.
§ Question put.
§ The Committee divided:—Ayes 136; Noes 27.—(Division List No. 57.)
| Lyttelton, Hon. Alfred | Pollock, Harry Frederick | Strutt, Hon. Charles Hedley |
| Macartney, W. 6. Ellison | Powell, Sir Francis Sharp | Talbot, Lord E. (Chichester) |
| Macdona, John Cumnring | Pryce-Jones, Lt.-Col. Edward | Thornton, Percy M. |
| Malcolm, Ian | Purvis, Robert | Tollemache, Henry James |
| Massey-Mainwaring, Hn.W.F. | Rasch, Major Frederic Carne | Valentia, Viscount |
| Meysey-Thompson, Sir H. M. | Ritchie, Rt.Hn. Chas.Thomson | Webster, R. G. (St. Pancras) |
| Middlemore, John Throgmorton | Robinson, Brooke | Webster, Sir R. E. (I. of W.) |
| Miklniay, Francis Bingham | Royds, Clement Molyneux | Welby, Lieut.-Col. A. C. E. |
| More, Robt. Jasper (Shropsh.) | Russell, T. W. (Tyrone) | Wentworth, Bruce C. Vernon- |
| Morrell, George Herbert | Ryder, John Herbert Dudley | Williams, JosephPowell(Birm.) |
| Morton, Arthur H. A.(Deptf 'd) | Sassoon, Sir Edward Albert | Willox, Sir John Archibald |
| Muntz, Philip A. | Scott, SirS. (Marylebone, W.) | Wilson, John (Falkirk) |
| Murray,RtHnA.Grahom(Bute) | Seton-Karr, Henry | Wodehouse,RtHn.E.R.(Bath) |
| Myers, William Henry | Shirpe, William Edward T. | Wylie, Alexander |
| Nicholson, William Graham | Sidebottom, Wm. (Derbyshire) | Wyndham-Quin, Major W. H. |
| Nicol, Donald Ninian | Simeon, Sir Barrington | Wyvill, Marmailuke D'Arcy |
| Northcote, Hn. Sir H. Stafford | Smith, Abel H. (Christehureh) | |
| Pease, Herbert Pike (Dringtn.) | Smith, Hn. W. F. D. (Strand) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES— |
| Penn, John | Stanley, Lord (Lanes.) | Sir William Walrond and |
| Pierpoint, Robert | Stock, James Henry | Mr. Anstruther. |
| Pilkington, Richard | Strauss, Arthur |
| NOES. | ||
| Allen, Wm.(Newe. underLyme) | Macaleese, Daniel | Ure, Alexander |
| Ashton, Thomas Gair | Morton, Edw.J.C.(Devonport) | Walton, Joseph (Barnsley) |
| Billson, Alfred | O'Brien, Patrick (Kilkenny) | Weir, James Galloway |
| Clark, Dr. G. B. (Caithness-sh) | Pearson, Sir Weetman D. | Williams,John Carvell (Notts.) |
| Colville, John | Provand, Andrew Dryburgh | Wilson, Jos. H. (Middlesbro') |
| Goddard, Daniel Ford | Richardson, J. (Durham) | |
| Horniman, Frederick John | Roberts, John Bryn (Eifion) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES— |
| Jones, Wm. (Carnarvonshire) | Roberts, John H. (Denbighs.) | Mr. Herbert Lewis and |
| Lambert, George | Samuel, J. (Stockton-on-Tees) | Mr. Caldwell. |
| Lloyd-George, David | Shaw, Chas. Edw. (Stafford) | |
| Lough, Thomas | Sullivan, Donal (Westmeath) |
§ Resolved, That towards making good the Supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the years ending on the 31st day of March 1898 and 1809, the sum of £1,860,115 5s. 1d. be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.
§ The Committee divided:—Ayes 135;
| AYES. | ||
| Arnold, Alfred | Beaeh.Rt.Hn.SirM.H.(Bristol) | Bowles, Capt. H. F. (Middlesex) |
| Atkinson, Rt. Hon. John | Beckett, Ernest William | Brodrick, Rt. Hon. St. John |
| Bagot,Capt Josceline Fitzroy | Bemrose, Sir Henry Howe | Cavendish.V. C.W. (Derbysh.) |
| Balfour, Rt Hn. A. J. (Manc'r) | Bentinck, Lord Henry C | Cecil, Evelyn (Hertford, East) |
| Balfour RtHnGeraldW.(Leeds) | Bethell, Commander | Cecil, Lord Hugh (Greenwich) |
| Banbury, Frederick Gecrge | Bhownaggree, Sir M. M. | Chaloner, Captain R. G. W. |
| Barton, Dunbar Plunket | Bill, Charles | Chamberlain, Rt.Hn.J. (Birm.) |
| Bathurst, Hn Allen Benjamin | Bond, Edward | Chamberlain. J. Austen (Wor.) |
§
Motion made and Question put—
That towards making good the Supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March 1900, the sum of £29,596,900 be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom."—(Mr. Hanbury.)
§ Noes 27.—(Division List No. 58.)
| Chaplin, Rt. Hon. Henry | Henderson, Alexander | Rasch, Major Frederic Carne |
| Charrington, Spencer | Hoare, Samuel (Norwich) | Ritchie, Rt.Hn. Chas.Thomson |
| Cochrane, Hn. Thos. H. A. E. | Jebb, Richard Claverhouse | Robinson, Brooke |
| Cog-hill, Douglas Harry | Kemp, George | Royds, Clement Molyneux |
| Colling.-;, Rt. Hon. Jesse | Kenyon, James | Russell, T. W. (Tyrone) |
| Colomb, Sir John Chas. Ready | Lafone, Alfred | Ryder, John Herbert Dudley |
| Compton, Lord Alwyne | Lea, Sir Thos. (Londonderry) | Sassoon, Sir Edward Albert |
| Corbert, A. Camtron (Glasgow) | Lecky, Rt. Hn. William E. H. | Scott, Sir S. (Marylebone, W.) |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Leigh-Benntt, Henry Currie | Seton-Karr, Henry |
| Cubitt, Hon. Henry | Lockwood, Lieut.-Col. A. R. | Sharpe, William Edward T. |
| Curzon, Viscount | Long, Rt. Hn. Walter (L'pool) | Sidebottom, Wm. (Derbyshire) |
| Dalrymple, Sir Charles | Lopes, Henry Yarde Buller | Simeon, Sir Barrington |
| Davenport, W. Bromley- | Lowles, John | Smith, Abel H. (Christehurch) |
| Denny, Colonel | Loyd, Archie Kirkman | Smith, Hn. W. F. D. (Strand) |
| Douglas, Rt. Hon. A. Akers | Lyttelton, Hon. Alfred | Stanley, Lord (Lancs.) |
| Duncombe, Hon. Hubert V. | Macartney, W. G. Ellison | Stock, James Henry |
| Elliot, Hn. A. Ralph Douglas | Macdona, John Gumming | Strauss, Arthur |
| Finlay Sir Robert Bannatyne | Malcolm, Ian | Strutt, Hon. Charles Hedley |
| Fisher, William Hayes | Massey-Mainwaring, Hn.W.F. | Talbot, Lord E. (Chichester) |
| Folkestone, Viscount | Meysey-Thompson, Sir H. M. | Thornton, Percy M. |
| Foster, Harry S. (Suffolk) | Middlemore,John Throgmorton | Tollemache, Henry James |
| Gedge, Sydney | Mildmay, Francis Bingham | Valentia, Viscount |
| Godson, Sir Augustus Frederick | More, Robt. Jasper (Shropsh.) | Webster, R. G. (St. Pancras) |
| Golds worthy, Major-General | Morrell, George Herbert | Webster, Sir R. E. (I. of W.) |
| Gordon, Hon. John Edward | Morton, Arthur H. A.(Deptf 'd) | Welby, Lieut,-Col. A. C. E. |
| Gorst, Rt. Hn. Sir John Eldon | Muntz, Philip A | Wentworth, Bruce C. Vernon- |
| Goulding, Edward Alfred | Murray,Rt Hn A. Graham (Bute) | Williams, JosephPowell(Birm.) |
| Gray, Ernest (West Ham) | Myers, William Henry | Willox, Sir John Archibald |
| Green, WalfordD. (Wednesbury) | Nicholson, William Graham | Wilson, John (Falkirk) |
| Gretton, John | Nicol, Donald Ninian | Wodehouse,RtHn.E.R.(Bath) |
| Greville, Hon. Ronald | Northcote, Hn. Sir H. Stafford | Wylie, Alexander |
| Gull, Sir Cameron | Pease, Herbert Pike (Drlngtn.) | Wyndham-Quin, Major W. H. |
| Hamilton, Rt.Hn. Lord George | Penn, John | Wyvill, Marmaduke D'Arcy |
| Hanbury. Rt. Hn Robert Wm. | Pierpoint, Robert | |
| Hardy, Laurence | Pilkington, Richard | TELLERS FOR THE AYES— |
| Hare, Thomas Leigh | Pollock, Harry Frederick | Sir William Walrond and |
| Hayne, Rt. Hn. Charles Seale- | Powell, Sir Francis Sharp | Mr. Anstruther. |
| Heaton, John Henniker | Pryce-Jones, Lt.-Col. Edward | |
| Helder, Augustus | Purvis, Robert |
| NOES. | ||
| Allen, Wm.(Newc.underLyme) | Lough, Thomas | Sullivan, Donal (Westmeath) |
| Ashton, Thomas Gair | Maealeese, Daniel | Ure, Alexander |
| Billson, Alfred | Morton, Edw.J.C. (Devonport) | Walton, Joseph (Barnsley) |
| Caldwell, James | O'Brien, Patrick (Kilkenny) | Weir, James Galloway |
| Clark, Dr. G. B. (Caithness-sh) | Pearson, Sir Weetman D. | Williams, John Carvell (Notts.) |
| Colville, John | Provand, Andrew Dryburgh | |
| Goddard, Daniel Ford | Richardson, J. (Durham) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES— |
| Horniman, Frederick John | Roberts, John Bryn (Eifion) | Mr. Havelock Wilson and |
| Lambert, George | Roberts, JohnH. (Denbighs.) | Mr. William Jones. |
| Lewis, John Herbert | Samuel, J. (Stockton-on-Tees) | |
| Lloyd-George, David | Shaw, Chas. Edw. (Stafford) |
§ Resolved, That towards making good the Supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March 1900, the sum of £29,596,900 be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.
§ Resolutions to be reported this day; Committee to sit again upon Wednesday.
§ House resumed.