Lords Sitting of 13 August 1879

MINUTES.
PUBLIC BILLS—First Reading—National School Teachers (Ireland)* (199); Parliamentary Elections and Corrupt Practices* (200); Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)*; Banking and Joint Stock Companies* (201); Public Works Loans (No. 2)* (202).
Second Reading—Committee negatived—East India Loan (£5,000,000)*; East India Loan (Annuities)*; Exchequer Bills and Bonds (No. 2)*.
Second Reading—Committee negatived—Considered—Third Reading—Artizans and Labourers Dwellings Improvement Act (1875) Amendment* (192), and passed.
Committee—Report—Artizans Dwellings Act (1868) Extension* (181); Endowed Schools Acts Continuance* (182); Expiring Laws Continuance* (183); Metropolitan Board of Works (Water Expenses)* (184); Vaccination Acts (Ireland) Amendment* (186); Metropolitan Board of Works (Money)* (188); St. Giles Ancient Church (Edinburgh)* (189); Lough Erne and River (Continuance)* (190).
Third Reading—Poor Law Amendment (No. 2)* (185); Prevention of Crime* (187); Regulation of Railways Acts Continuance* (176); Public Health (Ireland) Act (1878) Amendment* (177); Registry Courts (Ireland) (Practice)* (178); Shipping Casualties Investigations Re-hearing* (179); Public Offices Fees* (175), and passed.
Their Lordships met;—and having gone through the Business on the Paper, without debate—
House adjourned at half past Six o'clock, till To-morrow, a quarter before Five o'clock.