§ MR. J. A. PEASE,in moving the adjournment of the House, gave notice of a Motion for to-morrow to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule.
§ *MR. MORTON (Sutherland)said that as they had got through the business early he hoped that they might be allowed 492 to proceed with some of the Bills on the Paper. He trusted that the Government would not persist in preventing them doing business when they had got two or three hours which they might conveniently spend in discussing the Bills of private Members, some of which had bean before the House and the country for years. He could not understand why the Government should intervene and stop business being done. The Government had offered no explanation, and if the Whips were consulted they would reply that they had got orders to proceed in this way. He objected to the business of the country being stopped in that way. He would like to see some of those Bills sent to Committee. They had set up a lot of Committees for the purpose of doing business, and there was but little for them to do just now. There was one measure, the Police Superannuation (Scotland) Bill, which might conveniently be dealt with in this war. That was a measure which had been before the House for a good many years. He would not go into the merits of the Bill, but he thought they might be allowed to discuss it now, especially as that might be their only opportunity. He hoped the Government would recognise that the unpaid Members of the House were willing to stop and do the business of the country, and he hoped the Government would consent to allow the House to proceed with the Orders of the Day.
§ Adjourned accordingly at twenty-five minutes after Eight o'clock.