Lords Sitting of 7 May 1896

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
  WATERFORD INFIRMARY BILL.
  Reported without Amendment.

  CULTER WATER ORDER CONFIRMATION BILL [H.L.]
  THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Lord BALFOUR)having presented a Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1867, and Acts amending the same, relating to Culter Water, moved that the Sessional Order of the 16th of March last—
  "That no Bill originating in this House confirming any Provisional Order or Provisional Certificate shall be read a first time after Tuesday the 28th of April next,"
  be dispensed with in respect of the said Bill, and the Bill be now read 1a. His Lordship said that the Chairman of Committees did not object to the suspension of the Standing Order, and there was not likely to be any opposition to the Bill.
  Motion agreed to.
  Bill read 1a accordingly; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.—[No. 86.]

  MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
  That they have added a Member to the Joint Committee on the Statute Law Revision Bills and Consolidation Bills to consider the Post Office Consolidation Bill, as requested by their Lordships.

  SCOVELL'S DIVORCE BILL [H.L.]
  A Bill to dissolve the marriage of George Vance Scovell, of the Grosvenor Hotel, Dublin, Esquire, with Vivienne Scovell, his now wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other purposes: Presented (on petition), and a copy of the proceedings in, and of the decree of divorce of, the Probate and Matrimonial
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  Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland, delivered (on oath); Bill read 1a, and to be read 2a on Tuesday the 19th instant: The usual Orders made.

  PUBLIC HEALTH (SCOTLAND) (No. 2) BILL [H.L.]
  Committee of the Whole House (which stands appointed for this day) put off to Tuesday next.
  ARCHDEACONRY OF LONDON (ADDI TIONAL ENDOWMENT) BILL [H.L.]
  House in Committee (according to Order: Bill reported without amendment; and re-committed to the Standing Committee.
  RETIREMENT OF VESTRYMEN AND AUDITORS (LONDON) BILL [H.L.]
  Amendments reported (according to Order), and Bill to be read 3a on Tuesday next.
  ARCHDEACONRY OF CORNWALL BILL [H.L.]
  Read 2a (according to Order), and committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow.
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DETERMINA TION OF DIFFERENCES) BILL.
  Read 3a (according to Order), and passed.
  SHORT TITLES BILL [H.L.]
  Reported from the Joint Committee on Statute Law Revision Bills and Consolidation Bills with Amendments, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow.

  ARMENIA.
  LORD STANMOREsaid, that in the absence of the Prime Minister, he would postpone till to-morrow the Question of which he had given notice.
  House adjourned at Twenty minutes before Five o'clock, till To-morrow, a quarter past Ten o'clock.