Lords Sitting of 29 May 1894

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (The Marquess of RIPON): My Lords, in the absence of my noble Friend Lord Resebery, I beg to make the Motion placed on the Paper in his name. The purpose to enable the House to deal with a Money Bill which will come up shortly, but has not yet reached this House.
Moved,
"That Standing Order No XXXIX. be considered in order to its being dispensed with for this day's sitting."—(The Marquess of Ripon.)
Motion agreed to.

TROUT FISHING (SCOTLAND) BILL. (No. 49).

  COMMITTEE.
  Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee, read.
  Moved, "That the House do now resolve itself into Committee upon the said Bill."
  THE EARL OF GALLOWAYsaid, as the Bill came on within 10 minutes of the Sitting of the House yesterday, he was not in his place for the Second Reading. He had no wish to in any way oppose the Bill, but hoped the noble Lord in charge of it would see his way to extend the close time by another month. There could be no object in limiting it to the 1st of February; and the object of the Bill being to afford protection during breeding time, he hoped the noble Lord would make that extension.
  LORD LAMINGTONsaid, the objection raised by the noble Lord was also raised by the Marquess of Huntly yesterday, and he had already undertaken to see whether it would be consistent with the character of the Bill to make the proposed alteration.
  Motion agreed to; House in Committee accordingly.
  Bill reported without Amendment; and re-committed to the Standing Committee.

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES ACT, 1893, AMENDMENT BILL. (No. 28.)

  THIRD READING.
  Read 3a (according to Order).
  THE MARQUESS OF RIPON: My Lords, I have a few drafting Amendments which has been suggested to me by my noble and learned Friend on the Woolsack, of which I have given notice, and they have been circulated. I beg to move that they be inserted.
  Amendments agreed to.
  Bill passed, and returned to the Commons.

RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN BOARD SCHOOLS.

  MOTION FOR A RETURN.
  LORD COLCHESTER,in moving for a Return of the Regulations upon this subject, said similar Returns had been conceded on several previous occasions, once or twice upon his own Motion, and once or twice moved for by Lord Harrow by. That was now some years ago, and in some respects the matter had become of more importance than formerly, having regard to the increase of Board schools, and to the fact that the education of the country now mainly depended upon the action of the School Boards. He was not raising the question at all with reference to the action taken by the London School Board. They had adopted their own course, and no doubt each Board was influenced by the circumstances of its own neighbourhood in using the liberty now given them in the matter. Their Lordships knew that under the Cowper-Temple Clause the powers were very large with regard to the giving or omission of religious teaching in these schools. He was informed that, in a large number of schools in England and Wales, Bible instruction was not given, and in some cases it had been found very difficult to carry on the instruction in the schools. Much dissatisfaction existed with the existing state of affairs under the Act, and the House was aware that a Bill brought in by a right rev. Prelate was passed by that House last year, proposing some alteration in reference to religious teaching. He was not concerned with the

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  terms of any measure of that kind; but he thought it was desirable to have the fullest information as to what the School Boards in the country were doing, and he therefore trusted the Government would see their way to granting this Return.
  Moved for,
  "Return of the regulations with regard to religious instruction of the School Boards for England and Wales."—(The Lord Colchester.)
  LORD PLAYFAIRsaid, there had been two Returns of the kind granted: one moved for by the noble Lord himself in 1883, and the other by Lord Harrow by in 1888. Both contained copious Returns, and he did not know that there was much to add to them, but the Government had no objection to give the Return in the form asked for by the noble Lord.
  Motion agreed to: Ordered to be laid before the House.

  GAS ORDERS CONFIRMATION (No. 1) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 41.)
  Read 2a (according to Order).
  GAS ORDERS CONFIRMATION (No. 2) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 42.)
  Read 2a (according to Order).
  TRAMWAYS ORDERS CONFIRMATION (No. 1) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 43.)
  Read 2a (according to Order).
  WATER ORDERS CONFIRMATION BILL. [H.L.]—(No. 44.)
  Read 2a (according to Order).
  ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 3) BILL [H.L.]
  Read 2a (according to Order).
  ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 4) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 47.)
  Read 2a (according to Order).
  ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 5) BILL [H.L.]—(No. 50.)
  Read 2a (according to Order).
  CONSOLIDATED FUND (NO. 2) BILL.
  Brought from the Commons; read 1a: Then (Standing Order No. XXXIX. having been dispensed with for this day's sitting) Bill read 2a: Committee negatived: Bill read 3a, and passed.
  POLICE (SLAUGHTER OF INJURED ANIMALS) BILL.
  Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed.—(The Earl of Camperdwon.) (No. 74.)
  ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (NO. 1) BILL.
  Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 75.)

  PIER AND HARBOUR PROVISIONAL ORDERS (NO. 2) BILL.
  Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed. (No. 76.)
  House adjourned at twenty minutes before Five o'clock, to Thursday next, Twelve o'clock.