§ Lords Message [19th March] considered: —
§ Ordered, That a Select Committee of Five Members be appointed to join with a Committee to be appointed by the Lords to consider the accommodation available in the House of Lords when the Sovereign is personally present in Parliament, and the advisability of substituting Westminster Hall on such an occasion for the House of Lords (King's Consent signified).
§ Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.
§ Ordered, That Mr. Akers Douglas, Sir William Hart Dyke, Mr. Herbert Gladstone, Mr. Holland, and Mr. James William Lowther be Members of the said Committee.
§ Ordered, That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers, and records.
§ Ordered, That Three be the quorum.—(Sir William Walrond.)