Lords Sitting of 25 April 1898

Preamble
THE LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at a Quarter-past Four of the Clock.
PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.
  CROWHURST, SIDLEY, AND BEXHILL RAILWAY BILL. [H.L.]
  The Chairman of Committees informed the House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn; Orders made on 8th March last and 1st instant discharged; Bill committed.
  WALKER'S ESTATE.
  Petition for a private Bill, together with a copy of the proposed Bill annexed thereto; Read, and referred to two English judges.
  HULL, BARNSLEY, AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION RAILWAY AND DOCK BILL. [H.L.]
  Report from Select Committee, That the Committee had not proceeded with consideration of Bill, no parties having appeared in opposition thereto; Read, and ordered to lie on the Table; Orders made on 11th and 31st March discharged; Bill committed.
  CITY AND SOUTH LONDON RAILWAY BILL.
  Read second time, and committed for To-morrow.
  NORTHAM URBAN DISTRICT WATER BILL.
  Read second time, and committed.
  NORTH WARWICKSHIRE WATER BILL.
  Read second time, and committed.
  ST. DAVID'S RAILWAY BILL.
  Read second time, and committed; Committee to be proposed by Committee of Selection.
  NORWICH CITY WATER BILL.
  Read second time, and committed.
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IRELAND) PROVISIONAL ORDER (NO. 1) BILL.
  Brought from Commons.
  CRAWLEY AND DISTRICT WATER BILL.
  Brought from Commons; Read first time, and referred to Examiners.
  ST. ANNE'S-ON-THE-SEA GAS BILL.
  Brought from Commons; Read first time, and referred to Examiners.
RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.

  COLONIES (ANNUAL).
  No. 226. Bechuanaland Protectorate; Annual Reports for 1896–97.
  No. 227. Leeward Islands; Annual Report for 1896.
  Presented (by command), and ordered to lie on the Table.

  TUBERCULOSIS (ROYAL COMMISSION).
  Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the administrative procedures for controlling danger to man through the use as food of the meat and milk of tuberculous animals (Part II. Minutes of evidence and appendices).
  Presented (by command), and ordered to lie on the Table.

  IRISH LAND COMMISSION (PROCEEDINGS).
  Return of proceedings during the month of August, 1897.
  Presented (by command), and ordered to lie on the Table.

  LICENSING (DISQUALIFICATION OF JUSTICES REMOVAL) BILL.
  LORD LAWRENCE: My Lords, I beg to present, on behalf of Earl COWPER, a Bill entitled the Licensing (Disqualification of Justices Removal) Bill, to remove the disqualification of justices in certain cases under the Licensing Acts, 1872–1874, and to move that the Bill be read a first time.
  Read first time, and to be printed. [No. 41.]

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IRELAND) PROVISIONAL ORDER (NO. 1) BILL
  Read first time; to be printed, and referred to Examiners. [No. 42.]
  House adjourned at 4.30