§ MR. DISRAELIasked again for an explanation of certain Amendments. He declared that they were purely agents' Amendments, and the House ought to know what it was doing. The hon. Member for Mid Lanark was a mere dummy sitting there doing nothing.
§ * MR. SPEAKERsaid the hon. Member was not entitled to use such language. If he had any real objection the Bill could stand over. That was the understood practice and he could not expect the lion. Member for Mid Lanark to answer these Questions.
§ MR. DISRAELIHad we better not have some one there who does know about these Bills.
§ * MR. SPEAKERThe hon. Member can object, and the Bill will be ordered; for a future day when those interested will attend.
§ MR. DISRAELII have no wish to do that.
§ Lords' Amendments agreed to.
§ North Western Electricity and Power; Gas Bill [Lords]. Reported, with Amendments.
529§ Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
§ London County Council (General Powers) Bill; Watford and Edgware Railway Bill. Lords' Amendments considered and agreed to.
§ Barry Railway Bill [Lords]. Read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.
§ Dewsbury, Batley, and Birstal Tramways Bill [Lords]; Manchester Southern Tramways Bill [Lords]. Read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.
§ Pentillie Estate Bill [Lords]. Read the third time, and passed, without Amendment.
§ Worthing Corporation Tramways Bill [Lords]. Read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.
§ Bristol Corporation Bill [Lords]; West Bromwich Corporation Bill [Lords]. As amended, considered; to be read the third time.
§ Lanarkshire Tramways Order Confirmation Bill [Lords]. Read a second time; to be considered to-morrow.
§ Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [Lords]. Reported, with Amendments [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to he upon the Table, and to be printed.
§ Bill, as amended, to be considered tomorrow.
§ Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Bill [Lords]. Reported, with Amendments [Provisional Orders confirmed]; Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
§ Bill, as amended, to be considered tomorrow.
§ Salford Corporation Bill [Lords]; South Staffordshire Tramways Bill [Lord]; Hastings Harbour District Railway Bill [Lords]; Liverpool Univercity Bill [Lords]. Reported, with Amendments; Reports to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
§ Kip's Patents Bill [Lords]. Reported, without Amendment; Report to lie upon the Table.
§ Bill to be read the third time.
§ Bangor Corporation Bill [Lords]; Shropshire and Worcestershire Electric Power Bill [Lords]. Reported, with Amendments. Reports to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
§ Brighton Corporation Bill [Lords] Reported, with Amendments, from the 530 Police and Sanitary Committee. Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.