DEMISE OF THE CROWN BILL.

HC Deb 28 March 1901 vol 92 cc88-9

MR. EDMUND ROBERTSON (Dundee)

I beg to ask Mr. Attorney General whether he will, before the Second Reading of the Demise of the Crown Bill, circulate a memorandum explanatory of its provisions.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir ROBERT FINLAY,) Inverness Burghs

No, Sir. I have already explained the provisions of the Bill.

MR. EDMUND ROBERTSON

May I ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, considering the most important nature of this Bill, and the serious consequences which its rejection might have upon right hon. Gentlemen on the Front Bench, the motion for the Second Reading will be postponed until we have the official report of the explanation of the Attorney General.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I think the request of the hon. Gentleman is rather an unusual one. This is a short Bill, and hon. Members will be able to discuss it adequately.

MR. EDMUND ROBERTSON

Does the right hon. Gentleman understand that this Bill deals with the question whether he himself has not, by accepting re-appointment—

* MR. SPEAKER

Order, order! A discussion on the Bill cannot be allowed.