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Commons Message considered (according to order):
Moved, "That this House do concur in the following Resolution communicated by the Commons; viz., 'That a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider the best method of dealing with the Electric and Cable Railway Schemes proposed to be sanctioned within the limits of the Metropolis by Bills introduced, or to be introduced, in the present Session, and to report their opinion as to whether underground railways worked by electricity or cable traction are calculated to afford sufficient accommodation for the present and probable future traffic; as to whether any, and which, of the schemes propose satisfactory lines of route; as to the terms and conditions under which the subsoil should be appropriated; whether any, and, if any, what schemes should not be proceeded with during the present Session.'"—(The Lord Balfour.)
§ Motion agreed to; and a Message sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.