HC Deb 16 May 1906 vol 157 cc487-8
MR. CHARLES CRAIG

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the speech made by the hon. Member for North Mayo, at a public meeting of the United Irish League, held on the 4th instant at Ardagh, near Ballina, county Mayo, to protest against the sale which was about to be hold of Crannagh farm; and whether he intends to take any, and, if so, what action to prevent intimidation and inciting to boycott such as this.

MR. BRYCE

I have nothing to add to the Answer which I gave to the Question on the subject put by the hon. Member for Mid. Armagh on Monday. ‡

‡See Col. 151.

MR. DILLON (Mayo, E.)

Is it in order to make the Notice Paper of this House a vehicle for conveying charges against hon. Members? I refer to the last few words of the Question.

MR. SPEAKER

Had my attention been called to the Question I should certainly have deleted the words.

AN HON. MEMBER

If it is a Nationalist Member's Question the Clerks take care to do it always.

† See (1) Debates,c.vl., 56.

MR. SPEAKER

The original Question contained a variety of quotations which were cut out, and those words which referred to them should also have been omitted.

MR. LONSDALE

Is it within the province of any Member of this House to attend public meetings outside and use inflammatory language?

MR. SPEAKER

I am afraid that a good deal of inflammatory language is used outside and inside this House.