§ THE DUKE OF SOMERSETsaid, that the Amendments in this Bill proposed to be moved in Committee by the Lord President occupied six pages of the Notice Paper. It was true that a number of those Amendments were merely verbal; but he thought it would be well to reprint the Bill, and give their Lordships time to look into them before the House was called upon to go into Committee on the Bill.
THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND GORDONsaid, that, while anxious to have the Bill sent down to the other House in good time, he was also desirous of consulting the convenience of the noble Duke and the rest of their Lordships. He would postpone the Committee from Tuesday to Thursday if that would suit the noble Duke, and, in the meantime, would have printed Amendments relating to the Irish part of the case. Most of the Amendments already printed were merely verbal.
§ THE EARL OF REDESDALEsuggested that their Lordships should go into Committee pro formâ on Tuesday, in order that the Bill, with Amendments, might be reprinted by Thursday.
THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND GORDONsaid, he would adopt that arrangement if it would meet the views of he noble Duke.
§ THE DUKE OF SOMERSETsaid, he was satisfied with that arrangement.
§ THE MARQUESS OF RIPONasked, whether, before Thursday, his noble Friend the Lord President would be able to produce the Correspondence with foreign countries on the subject of the Bill.
THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND GORDONsaid, there would be no unnecessary delay in producing the Correspondence, but there had been very 126 little time to obtain the consent of the foreign Governments since the request for its production was made by his noble Friend.