§ DR. THOMPSON (Monaghan. N.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if, after the Second Reading of the Irish Land Act he will consent to refer the Bill for consideration to a Joint Committee of the Irish Members of the Houses of Lords and Commons.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThe proposal made by the hon. Member is not of a character which could be entertained on a Bill of this kind.