Lords Sitting of 2 May 1890

COMMISSION.
The following Bill received the Royal Assent:—
1. South Indian Railway Purchase.

BUSINESS OF THE GRAND COMMITTEES.
*THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Viscount CROSS): My Lords, there were three Bills which passed the Second Reading here not very long ago in which many of your Lordships take an interest—the Industrial Schools Bill, the Reformatory Schools Bill, and the Juvenile Offenders' Bill. I think it might he convenient if the noble and learned Lord, who is Chairman of the Standing-Grand Committee on Law, to which those Bills were referred, can state to the House
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when ho thinks that Committee will be able to take those Bills into consideration.
LORD HERSCHELL: My Lords, at the last meeting of the Committee the Open Spaces Bill still remained uncompleted, several clauses having to be considered. The Bill of my noble and learned Friend on the Woolsack also has to be considered, and the labours are yet incomplete of the sub-Committee on the Partnership Bill, which is still in progress. Inasmuch as those measures stand in front of these three Bills, it would probably be more convenient that they should not be commenced until Tuesday week.
*VISCOUNT CROSS: I understand that some noble Lords have Amendments to move upon these Bills. I think I must make an appeal to those noble Lords who wish to move Amendments that they will place them as soon as possible on the Paper, so that the Home Office officials may have time to consider them before they come on for discussion in Committee.

COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS ACT (1889) AMENDMENT BILL—(No. 63.)

  SECOND READING.
  Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
  THE LORD CHANCELLOR: My Lords, it will be in the recollection of your Lordships that the noble and learned Lord thought it right to postpone the discussion on the Second Reading of this Bill until to-day. If the object and operation of the Bill is simply to preserve existing rights further postponement would be unnecessary; but should there be any great encroachment in point of jurisdiction I should desire to have an opportunity of alleging reasons why your Lordships should not assent.
  LORD HERSCHELL: My Lords, I will, of course, at once accede to the request of my noble and learned Friend, and I will fix the Second Reading for Thursday next.
  Second Reading put off to Thursday next.

  PROTECTION OF CHILDREN BILL.
  A Bill for the better protection of children—Was presented by the Lord Chaworth (E. Meath); read 1ª; to be printed; and to be read 2ª on Thursday next. (No. 68.)

  COMMITTEE OF SELECTION FOR STANDING COMMITTEE.
  Report from, That the Committee have added the Lord Leigh and the Lord De Ramsey to the Standing Committee for Bills relating to Law, &c., for the consideration of the Industrial Schools Bill, Reformatory Schools Bill, Juvenile Offenders Bill.
  Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.
  House adjourned at twenty minutes before Five o'clock, to Monday next, a quarter before Eleven o'clock.