9. Captain O'NEILLasked what would be the number of Members, respectively, in English, Scotch, and Welsh Parliaments on the same basis of population as that adopted in the Government of Ireland Bill for representation in the Irish House of Commons?
§ Mr. RUSSELLThe Bill contemplates a House of Commons of 162 Members for county and borough constituencies in Ireland, or one representative for every 27,100 inhabitants. If separate Parliaments were established for England, Scotland, and Wales on the same basis of population, the number of Members in each House of Commons would be 1,256, 175, and 74, respectively; but there does not appear to be any reason whatever for adopting a uniform basis in each case.