Lords Sitting of 10 May 1894

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE BILL. [H.L.]

  BILL PRESENTED. FIRST READING.
  LORD DENMANintroduced the Women's Suffrage Bill (1894): He said, it ought to have been passed much earlier, but the promoters had been endeavouring to find out who opposed it.
  Bill for extending the right of voting at Parliamentary, Municipal, and County Council elections in the United Kingdom to duly qualified women—Was presented by the Lord Denman: read 1ª and to be printed. (No. 61.)

TROUT FISHING (SCOTLAND) BILL. [H.L.]

  SECOND READING.
  LORD LAMINGTONsaid, this Bill had only been circulated that day, and as he understood further time was desired on the part of the Government for the consideration of the Bill, he begged to postpone it until the 28th instant.
  Second Reading put off to Monday, the 28th instant.

  PIER AND HARBOUR PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 1) BILL.—(No. 46.)
  Read 2ª (according to Order), and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday, the 28th instant.
  SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE (PROCEDURE) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 26.)
  Read 3ª (according to Order); Amendments made: Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.
  LIMITATION OF ACTIONS BILL [H.L.] (No. 39.)
  Order of the day for the Third Reading, read, and discharged.
  INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES ACT, 1893, AMENDMENT BILL. (No. 28.)
  House in Committee (according to Order): Bill reported without Amendment: Standing Committee negatived; and Bill to be read 3ª on Monday, the 28th instant.
  TRAMWAYS ORDERS CONFIRMATION (NO. 2) BILL. [H.L.]
  A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Tramways Act, 1870, relating to Croydon Corporation Tramways, Croydon Tramways (Extensions), and South Staffordshire Tramways—Was presented by the Lord Playfair; read 1ª; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 59.)
  CANAL RATES, TOLLS, AND CHARGES PROVISIONAL ORDER BILLS.
  Commons Message considered (according to Order): Moved, that this House do concur in the Resolution communicated by the Commons, viz., "That all Bills of the present Session to confirm Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the 'Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888,' containing the classification of merchandise traffic and the schedule of maximum rates, tolls, and charges applicable thereto, be referred to a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons" (The Lord Playfair); agreed to; and a Message sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.
  COUNTY SECRETARIES SUPERANNUATION (IRELAND) BILL [H.L.]
  A Bill to enable Grand Juries in Ireland to grant superannuation allowances to county secretaries—Was presented by the Lord Castletown; read 1ª; and to be printed. (No. 60.)

  PUBLIC LIBRARIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
  Brought from the Commons; Read 1ª, and to be printed. (No. 62.)
  House adjourned at twenty-five minutes before Five o'clock, to Monday, the 28th instant, a quarter past Four o'clock.