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Moved, That the Order made on the 5th day of March last—
That no private Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after Friday, the 21st day of June next,
be dispensed with, and that the Bill be read 2ª.—(The Earl of Wemyss.)
LORD DENMANMy Lords, I oppose the Motion on the ground that Bills should not be hurried through the House. I must protest against business being done in a hurried manner. A noble Lord opposite has said that at the end of the Session it is perfectly impossible for any opposition to properly check the progress of measures, and he said, at the same time, he wished some Resolution could have been adopted on the subject. I know that other noble Lords have complained of the same thing, and the difficulties are increasing. On one occasion a Bill was carried in a single day, and though I opposed it, my speech would not have been reported if the reporters had not sent down to me to know what I said.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill read 2ª accordingly, and committed.