§ This Act may be cited as the Municipal Corporations (Qualification of Clergymen) Act, 1912.
§ Mr. LANSBURYrose in his place, and claimed to move "That the Question, 'that the words of the Clause stand part of the Bill' be now put."
Captain CRAIGOn a point of Order. Are we not to have an opportunity first of all of discussing the Amendments to Clause I?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Member has moved the Closure on Clause II.
| Division No. 116.] | AYES. | [5.15 p.m. |
| Acland, Francis Dyke | Dawes, J. A. | King, Joseph (Somerset, North) |
| Agg-Gardner, James Tynte | Delany, William | Lambert, Richard (Wilts, Cricklade) |
| Allen, A. A. (Dumbartonshire) | Duncan, C. (Barrow-in-Furness) | Lewis, John Herbert |
| Allen, Rt. Hon. Charles P. (Stroud) | Edwards, John Hugh (Glamorgan, Mid) | Lockwood, Rt. Hon. Lt.-Col. A. R. |
| Bagot, Lieut.-Colonel J. | Esmonde, Sir Thomas (Wexford, N.) | Low, Sir Frederick (Norwich) |
| Baker, Joseph Allen (Finsbury, E.) | Falconer, James | Lundon, Thomas |
| Barlow, Montague (Salford, South) | Fell, Arthur | Lynch, Arthur Alfred |
| Barran, Sir J. N. (Hawick) | Fiennes, Hon. Eustace Edward | MacVeagh, Jeremiah |
| Beauchamp, Sir Edward | Flavin, Michael Joseph | M'Kean, John |
| Beck, Arthur Cecil | Fletcher, John Samuel (Hampstead) | Mallaby-Deeley, Harry |
| Benn, W. W. (Tower Hamlets, St. Geo) | Gibbs, George Abraham | Marshall, Arthur Harold |
| Bentinck, Lord Henry Cavendish- | Gladstone, W. G. C. | Munro-Ferguson, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Black, Arthur W. | Glanville, H. J. | Nield, Herbert |
| Bowerman, C. W. | Goldman, C. S. | Norton, Captain Cecil W. |
| Bridgeman, W. Clive | Goldstone, Frank | O'Grady, James |
| Brocklehurst, William B. | Goulding, Edward Alfred | Pearce, Robert (Staffs, Leek) |
| Bryce, J. Annan | Griffith, Ellis J. | Pease, Herbert Pike (Darlington) |
| Bull, Sir William James | Guinness, Hon. W. E. (Bury S. Edmunds) | Philipps, Col. Ivor (Southampton) |
| Burn, Col. C. R. | Gulland, John William | Rawson, Colonel Richard H. |
| Burns, Rt. Hon. John | Hall, E. Marshall (E. Toxteth) | Rea, Walter Russell (Scarborough) |
| Campion, W. R. | Harcourt, Robert V. (Montrose) | Richardson, Albion (Peckham) |
| Carlile, Sir Edward Hildred | Hardie, J. Keir (Merthyr Tydvil) | Roberts, S. (Sheffield, Ecclesall) |
| Cautley, Henry Strother | Harmsworth, R. L. (Caithness-shire) | Robertson, J. M. (Tyneside) |
| Cecil, Evelyn (Aston Manor) | Harvey, T. E. (Leeds, W.) | Smith, H. B. Lees (Northampton) |
| Chancellor, Henry George | Henderson, Major H. (Berks, Abingdon) | Soames, Arthur Wellesley |
| Chapple, Dr. William Allen | Herbert, Hon. A. (Somerset, S.) | Spear, Sir John Ward |
| Clough, William | Hodge, John | Stewart, Gershom |
| Clynes, John R. | Holmes, Daniel Turner | Talbot, Lord Edmund |
| Collins, Stephen (Lambeth) | Houston, Robert Paterson | Terrell, George (Wilts, N. W.) |
| Craik, Sir Henry | Howard, Hon. Geoffrey | Thynne, Lord Alexander |
| Crooks, William | Illingworth, Percy H. | Ward, John (Stoke-upon-Trent) |
| Crumley, Patrick | Jones, Leif Stratten (Notts, Rushcliffe) | Wardle, George J. |
| Dalrymple, Viscount | Jones, William (Carnarvonshire) | Waring, Walter |
§ Mr. HERBERT CRAIGWe have not yet arrived at Clause II. Are we not, to have an opportunity of discussing Clause I.?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Member will have plenty of opportunity.
§ Question put, "That the Question 'that the words of the Clause stand part of the Bill' be now put."
§ Mr. SPEAKERClause I. has been disposed of some little time ago.
§ The House divided: Ayes, 108; Noes, 50.
| Whitehouse, John Howard | Wortley, Rt. Hon. C. B. Stuart- | Younger, Sir George |
| Williams, Col R. (Dorset, W.) | Wyndham, Rt. Hon. George | |
| Wolmer, Viscount | Yate, Colonel C. E. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES—Mr. |
| Wood, John (Stalybridge) | Young, Samuel (Cavan, East) | Lansbury and Lord Robert Cecil. |
| NOES. | ||
| Ashley, Wilfrid W. | Joyce, Michael | Roberts, George H. (Norwich) |
| Baird, John Lawrence | Lardner, James Carrige Rushe | Rowlands, James |
| Banbury, Sir Frederick George | MacCaw, Wm, J. MacGeagh | Royds, Edmund |
| Beach, Hon. Michael Hugh Hicks | Macpherson, James Ian | Scott, A. MacCallum (Glas., Bridgeton) |
| Booth, Frederick Handel | McCallum, Sir John M. | Summers, James Woolley |
| Cassel, Felix | Menzies, Sir Walter | Sutherland, John E. |
| Craig, Captain James (Down, E.) | Morgan, George Hay | Swift, Rigby |
| Cullinan, J. | Munro, Robert | Thomas, Abel (Carmarthen, E.) |
| Dalziel, Sir James H. (Kirkcaldy) | Needham, Christopher T. | Wason, John Cathcart (Orkney) |
| Doris, William | O'Brien, Patrick (Kilkenny) | Watt, Henry A. |
| Duffy, William J. | Palmer, Godfrey Mark | Wedgwood. Josiah C. |
| Fetherstonhaugh, Godfrey | Pointer, Joseph | White, J. Dundas (Glasgow, Tradeston) |
| Gretton, John | Priestley, Sir W. E. B. (Bradford, E.) | Whyte, A. F. |
| Higham, John Sharp | Pringle, William M. R. | Williams, Penry (Middlesbrough) |
| Hothouse, Rt. Hon. Charles E. H. | Radford, G. H. | |
| Hughes, Spencer Leigh | Raffan, Peter Wilson | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—Mr. |
| Jones, Sir D. Brynmor (Swansea) | Rawlinson, John Frederick Peel | Herbert Craig and Mr. Martin. |
| Jones, Edgar (Merthyr Tydvil) | Rees, Sir J. D. |
§ Question put accordingly, "That the words of the Clause stand part of the Bill."
| Division No. 117.] | AYES. | [5.23 p.m. |
| Acland, Francis Dyke | Duncan, C. (Barrow-in-Furness) | Meehan, Francis E. (Leitrim, N.) |
| Addison, Dr. Christopher | Esmonde, Sir Thomas (Wexford, N.) | Munro-Ferguson, Rt. Hon. R. C. |
| Agg-Gardner, James Tynte | Falconer, J. | Needham, Christopher T. |
| Allen, Arthur A. (Dumbarton) | Fell, Arthur | Nield, Herbert |
| Allen, Rt. Hon. Charles P. (Stroud) | Fetherstonhaugh, Godfrey | Norton, Captain Cecil W. |
| Ashley, Wilfrid W. | Fiennes, Hon. Eustace Edward | O'Grady, James |
| Bagot, Lieut.-Colonel J. | Flavin, Michael Joseph | Pearce, Robert (Staffs, Leek) |
| Baird, John Lawrence | Gibbs, George Abraham | Pease, Herbert Pike (Darlington) |
| Baker, Joseph A. (Finsbury, E.) | Gladstone, W. G. C. | Philipps, Col. Ivor (Southampton) |
| Banbury, Sir Frederick George | Glanville, Harold James | Rawlinson, John Fredeick Peel |
| Barlow, Montague (Salford, South) | Goldman, C. S. | Rawson, Col. R. H. |
| Barran, Sir J. N. (Hawick) | Goldstone, Frank | Rea, Walter Russell (Scarborough) |
| Beach, Hon. Michael Hugh Hicks | Goulding, Edward Alfred | Roberts, G. H. (Norwich) |
| Beauchamp, Sir Edward | Gretton, John | Roberts, S. (Sheffield, Ecclesall) |
| Beck, Arthur Cecil | Guinness, Hon. W. E. (Bury S. Edmunds) | Robertson, John M. (Tyneside) |
| Benn, W. W. (T. H'mts., St. George) | Gulland, John W. | Roch, Walter F. (Pembroke) |
| Bentinck, Lord Henry Cavendish- | Hall, Marshall (E. Toxteth) | Scott, A. MacCallum (Glas., Bridgeton) |
| Black, Arthur W. | Hardie, J. Keir (Merthyr Tydvil) | Smith, H. B. (Northampton) |
| Bowerman, Charles W. | Harmsworth, R. L. (Caithness-shire) | Soames, Arthur Wellesley |
| Bridgeman, W. Clive | Harvey, T. E. (Leeds, West) | Spear, Sir John Ward |
| Brocklehurst, William B. | Henderson, Major H. (Berks, Abingdon) | Stewart, Gershom |
| Bryce, John Annan | Herbert, Hon. A. (Somerset, S.) | Talbot, Lord Edmund |
| Bull, Sir William James | Hodge, John | Terrell, G. (Wilts, N.W.) |
| Burn, Col, C. R. | Holmes, Daniel Turner | Thynne, Lord Alexander |
| Burns, Rt. Hon. John | Houston, Robert Paterson | Wardle, G J. |
| Campion, W. R. | Howard, Hon. Geoffrey | Waring, Walter |
| Carlile, Sir Edward Hildred | Illingworth, Percy H. | Whitehouse, John Howard |
| Cator, John | Jones, Leif Stratten (Notts, Rushcliffe) | Whyte, A. F. (Perth) |
| Cautley, Henry Strother | King, J. (Somerset, N.) | Williams, Col R. (Dorset, W.) |
| Cecil, Evelyn (Aston Manor) | Lambert, Richard (Wilts, Cricklade) | Wolmer, Viscount |
| Cecil, Lord R. (Herts, Hitchin) | Lardner, James Carrige Rushe | Wood, John (Stalybrdige) |
| Chancellor, H. G. | Lewis, John Herbert | Wyndham, Rt. Hon. George |
| Chapple, Dr. William Allen | Low, Sir Frederick (Norwich) | Yate, Col. C. E. |
| Clough, William | Lundon, T. | Young, Samuel (Cavan, E.) |
| Collins, Stephen (Lambeth) | Lynch, A. A. | Younger, Sir George |
| Craik, Sir Henry | MacCaw, Wm. J. MacGeagh | |
| Crooks, William | MacVeagh, Jeremiah | |
| Crumley, Patrick | M'Kean, John | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—Mr. |
| Dairymple, Viscount | Mallaby-Deeley, Harry | Lansbury and Mr. J. Ward. |
| Dawes, J. A. | Marshall, Arthur Harold |
| NOES. | ||
| Booth, Frederick Handel | Duffy, William J. | Jones, Edgar (Merthyr Tydvil) |
| Cassel, Felix | Edwards, John Hugh (Glamorgan, Mid) | Jones, William (Carnarvonshire) |
| Craig, Captain James (Down, E.) | Griffith, Ellis J. (Anglesey) | Joyce, Michael |
| Cullinan, J. | Higham, John Sharp | Macpherson, James Ian |
| Dalziel, Sir James H. (Kirkcaldy) | Hobhouse, Rt. Hon. Charles E. H. | McCallum, Sir John M. |
| Delany, William | Hughes, S. L. | Martin, Joseph |
| Doris, William | Jones, Sir D. Brynmor (Swansea) | Menzies, Sir Walter |
§ The House divided: Ayes, 116; Noes, 44.
| Morgan, George Hay | Reddy, M. | Watt, Henry A. |
| O'Brien, Patrick (Kilkenny) | Rees, Sir J. D. | Wedgwood, Josiah C. |
| O'Doherty, Philip | Richardson, Albion (Peckham) | White, J. Dundas (Glasgow, Tradeston) |
| O'Dowd, John | Rowlands, James | Williams, P. (Middlesbrough) |
| Palmer, Godfrey Mark | Scanlan, Thomas | Yoxall, Sir James Henry |
| Pointer, Joseph | Summers, James Woolley | |
| Priestley, Sir W. E. B. (Bradford, E.) | Sutherland, John E. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—Mr. |
| Radford, G. H. | Swift, Rigby | Pringle and Mr. Herbert Craig. |
| Raffan, Peter Wilson | Thomas, Abel (Carmarthen, E.) |
§ Bill to be read the third time on Monday next, 24th June.
§ And, it being after Half-past Five of the clock, Mr. SPEAKER adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 3.
§ Adjourned at Twenty-eight minutes before Six o'clock until Monday next, 24th June.