HC Deb 15 June 1906 vol 158 cc1315-6

Order for the House to be put in Committee, read.

Objection was taken by Mr. HARWOOD (Bolton).

MR. T. P. O'CONNOR (Liverpool, Scotland)

appealed to the hon. Gentleman to withdraw his objection. The Secretary of State for the Home Department and, in fact, the whole House were willing that the Bill should be considered. He would undertake to meet his hon. friend in every possible way.

MR. HARWOOD

said, whilst he did not in the least object to his hon. friend's aim, and had the greatest possible sympathy with it, he distinctly objected to the method by which it was sought to be carried out. This was the fourth Bill dealing with the subject, and it was the most drastic of any proposed in this House, and he resisted it on that ground.