§ THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY (Sir A. ACLAND-HOOD, Somersetshire, Wellington), in moving the adjournment of the House, said it would be necessary at the commencement of business that day (Wednesday) to move that the House do appoint a new Chairman of Ways and Means. For that purpose it would be necessary that some Vote of Supply should be the first order of the day. He would, therefore, put down Class I, Vote 12, Peterhead Harbour, which he believed was non-contentious. It was in accordance with precedent that notice should be now given that the First Lord of the Treasury would move "That Mr. Grant Lawson do take the chair." If that Resolution was carried Progress would be immediately reported, and the House would be asked to go into Committee upon the proposal for a Vote for a pension for the late Speaker. The business immediately afterwards would be the Indian Budget, and the Secretary of State would make his statement of revenue arid expenditure with the Speaker in the Chair.
§ Adjourned at twenty-seven minutes after Twelve o'clock.