Lords Sitting of 6 August 1894

STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL. (No. 161.)

  COMMITTEE.
  House in Committee (according to Order).
  The Amendments proposed by the Joint Committee, made; Standing Committee negatived.
  THE LORD CHANCELLOR (Lord HEKSCHELL): My Lords, this is the ordinary annual Statute Law Revision Bill. It is the result of the deliberations of the Committee, and it is important it should go to the other House as soon as possible. I propose, therefore, that Standing Order 39 be considered in order to its being dispensed with.
  Standing Order No. XXXIX. considered (according to Order) and dispensed with; Amendments reported; Bill read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.

CANAL TOLLS AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 1) (CANALS OF THE GREAT NORTHERN AND CERTAIN OTHER RAILWAY COMPANIES) BILL. (No. 184.)
  CANAL RATES, TOLLS, AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 2) (BRIDGWATER, &c. CANALS) BILL.—(No. 185.)

    CANAL TOLLS AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER (No.3) (ABERDARE, &c. CANALS) BILL.—(No. 186.)
    CANAL TOLLS AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 5) (REGENTS CANAL) BILL.—(No. 187.)
    CANAL TOLLS AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 7) (RIVER ANCHOLME, &c.) BILL.—(No. 188.)
    CANAL TOLLS AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 8) (RIVER CAM, &c.) BILL.—(No. 189.)
    CANAL TOLLS AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 10) (CANALS OF THE CALEDONIAN AND NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY COMPANIES) BILL.—(No. 190.)
    CANAL RATES, TOLLS, AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 12) (GRAND CANAL, &c.) BILL.—(No. 191.)
    Moved, That the Order made on the 19th day of March last—
    "That no Bill brought from the House of Commons confirming any Provisional Order or Provisional Certificate shall be read a second time after Tuesday the 26th day of June next,"
    be dispensed with, and that the Bills be read 2a; agreed to: Bills read 2a accordingly, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow.

    UNIFORMS BILL.—(No. 175.)
    House in Committee (according to Order): Bill reported without Amendment: Standing Committee negatived.
    EDUCATION PROVISIONAL ORDER CONFIRMATION (LONDON) BILL [H.L.] (No. 55.)
    Commons Amendments considered (according to Order), and agreed to.
    ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROVISIONAL ORDERS CONFIRMATION (BARRY, &c.) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 54.)
    Commons Amendments considered (according to Order), and agreed to.
    NAUTICAL ASSESSORS (SCOTLAND) BILL.—(No. 193.)
    Read 3a (according to Order), with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
    PUBLIC LIBRARIES (IRELAND) ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.—(No. 194.)
    Read 3a (according to Order), with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
    CROWN LANDS BILL.
    Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed; and to be read 2a on Monday next (The Lord President [E. Rosebery.].)—(No. 199.)

  BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
  THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (The Earl of KIMBERLEY)THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (The Earl of KIMBERLEY) moved that the House do meet to-morrow at a quarter past 4 instead of half-past 5, as he was informed there would be no Standing Committee sitting.
  Motion agreed to.
  THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY: Before the Motion for the Adjournment is put, as I understand there is no business after to-morrow until Monday next, I would suggest, if the Government does not object, that we should not sit until that day.
  THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY: I propose that the House, after sitting tomorrow, should adjourn until Monday next, and that the Second Reading of the Evicted Tenants Bill should be taken on that day.
  THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY: Oh, yes; to that we are quite agreeable.
  House adjourned at twenty minutes before Five o'clock, till To-morrow, a quarter past Four o'clock.