Lords Sitting of 11 March 1901

LORD HENLEY.
Petition of Frederic Henley, Baron Henley of Chardstock, in the Peerage of Ireland, claiming a right to vote at the elections of Representative Peers for Ireland; read, and referred to the Lord Chancellor to consider and report thereupon to the House.
The Lord Gerard took the Oath.

PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House that the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificates from the Examiners that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with:—
Brampton and Piccadilly Circus Railway [H.L.].
The same were ordered to lie on the Table.

PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.

  STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
  Report from, That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the
  Cambrian Railways Bill
  ought to be dispensed with.
  That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the
  South Yorkshire Electric Power Bill
  ought to be dispensed with, provided that the proposed exemption of the undertaking from the provisions of Section 81 of the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act, 1899, be struck out of the Bill.
  Read, and agreed to.

  HARROGATE WATER BILL [H.L.]
  A petition of Messrs. Sharpe, Parker, Pritchards, Barium, and Lawford, of 9, Bridge Street, Westminster, parliamentary agents, praying for leave to present a petition of Leeds Corporation, praying
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  to be heard by counsel against the Bill, although the time limited by Standing Order No. 92 for presenting such petition has expired; read, and ordered to lie on the Table; and Standing Order No. 92 to be considered To-morrow, in order to its being dispensed with in respect of the said petition.

  OTLEY GAS BILL [H.L.]
    COWES FERRY BILL [H.L.]

      HARROGATE CORPORATION BILL [H.L.]
      MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD (CANADA DOCK WORKS, ETC.) BILL [H. L.].
      SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD URBAN DISTRICT (WATER) BILL [H. L.].
      TYNESIDE TRAMWAYS AND TRAMROADS BILL.
      CHESTER CORPORATION TRAMWAYS BILL [H.L.].
      ALFRETON GAS BILL [H. L.].
      CHARING CROSS, EUSTON, AND HAMPSTEAD RAILWAY (No. 1.) BILL [H.L.].
      CHARING CROSS, EUSTON, AND HAMP STEAD RAILWAY (No. 2.) BILL [H. L.].
      EASTON AND CHURCH HOPE RAILWAY BILL [H.L.].
      LYNTON AND BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY BILL [H.L.].
      BROMPTON AND PICCADILLY CIRCUS RAILWAY BILL [H.L.]
      SOUTH WESTERN AND ISLE OF WIGHT JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL [H. L.].
      DOVER GAS BILL [H. L.].
      BIRMINGHAM (CITY) TRAMWAYS BILL [H. L.].
      WIGAN CORPORATION TRAMWAYS, ETC., BILL [H. L.].
      Read 2a

  DONCASTER TITHE TRUST BILL [H.L.]
  Read 2a (according to Order).
  PORTMADOC, BEDDGELERT, AND SOUTH SNOWDON RAILWAY BILL [H.L.]
    STRATTON AND BUDE GAS BILL [H.L.]
    Committed; the Committees to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
  RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
    EDUCATION (SCOTLAND).
    Code of Regulations for Day Schools, 1901.
    NAVY (WATER-TUBE BEILERS).
    Interim Report of the Committee appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to consider certain questions respecting modern types of boilers for naval purposes.
    EXPLOSIVES (EXPLOSION AT MESSRS. CURTIS AND HARVEY'S FACTORY AT TRIMLEY MARSH, SUFFOLK.
    Report to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by Captain M. B. Lloyd, His Majesty's Inspector of Explosives, on the circumstances attending explosions which occurred in the mixing house and stove at the factory of Messrs. Curtis and Harvey, Limited, at Trimley Marsh, Suffolk, on the 28th November, 1900.
    ARMY (YEOMANRY CAVALRY).
    Training Return for 1900.

    PATENTS ACTS.
    Report of the Committee appointed by the Beard of Trade to inquire into the working of the Patents Acts on certain specified questions.
    Presented (by Command), and ordered to lie on the Table.

    LUNACY.
    Return of all sums received by the Visitors of Lunatics for travelling expenses or upon any other account from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1900.

    POLLING DISTRICTS (COUNTY BOROUGH OF BRIGHTON).
    Orders made by the Council of the County Borough of Brighton on 4th June,1896, 19th January, 1899, and 21st January, 1901, altering certain polling districts in the borough.
    Laid before the House (pursuant to Act), and ordered to lie on the Table.

    SOUTH AFRICAN WAR—HOSPITAL TENTS AND WAGONS.
    LORD TWEEDMOUTH: Perhaps the noble Lord the Under Secretary of State for War can now give me the result of his inquiries with regard to the despatch of tents and ambulance wagons to South Africa.
    *THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (LORD RAGLAN): My Lords, the Hospitals Commission, as your Lord ships will remember, mentioned favourably only the tortoise tents, tents of the Indian pattern, and ordinary Ordnance Store pattern; 429 of these latter have been sent to South Africa, of which 153 have been despatched since 1st December last; 1,210 Indian pattern tents have been already sent, and 1,000 more have been ordered from India. No tortoise tents have been sent out lately. I think I explained in my speech that this pattern has not realised the expectations at first formed in regard to it. As to wagons, eighty-five of a new pattern were sent out early last year, and thirty wagons which are considered superior to the Ordnance Store pattern have been built by the Ordnance Store Department at Pietermaritzburg, but no new pattern wagons have been sent out from here since the issue of the Report.

    LORD WOLSELEY'S MEMORANDUM TO LORD SALISBURY.
    THE EARL OF NORTHBROOK: I wish to put a question to the noble Marquess the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of which I have given him private notice—namely, whether he is prepared to lay upon the Table of the House the Minute written by the late Commander-in-Chief of the Army which he quoted in his speech on Monday last.
    *THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (The Marquess of LANSDOWNE): The Paper will, I understand, be presented by the War Office. I only received notice a few minutes ago that the noble Earl would ask this question, and I therefore have not been able to ascertain when it will be presented. But the Paper is in existence, and I imagine it will be presented forth with.

  NEW BILLS.
    COUNTY COURTS (IRELAND) BILL [H.L.]
    A Bill to amend the law relating to county courts in Ireland—was presented by the Lord Ashbourne; read 1a; to be printed; and to lie road 2a on Friday next. (No. 17.)
    OATH AGAINST ROMAN CATHOLIC DOCTRINES REPEAL BILL [H.L.]
    A Bill to repeal the Oath against Roman Catholic doctrines—was presented by the Lord Braye; read 1a; and to be printed. (No. 18.)
    SHOPS (EARLY CLOSING) BILL [H.L.]
    A Bill to provide for the earlier closing of shops—was presented by the Lord Avebury; read 1a; and to be printed. (No. 19.)
    MESSAGE FROM THE KING.
    His Majesty's message considered (according to Order). Then it, was moved that an humble address be presented to His Majesty to return to His Majesty the thanks of this House for His most gracious message, and to assure His Majesty that this House will immediately proceed to the consideration thereof in such a manner as shall demonstrate their zeal, duty, and affectionate attachment to His Majesty, and a due regard to the rank and dignity of the Queen and the Royal Family (The Lord Privy Seal (M. Salisbury); the same was agreed to nemine dissentiente; the said Address to be presented to His Majesty by the Lords with white staves.

    CREMATION BILL [H.L.]
    House in Committee (according to Order). Bill reported without amendment.
    LORD MONKSWELL: This Bill is word for word the same as that which passed through your Lordships' House last year. On that occasion it went to the Standing Committee and was very carefully considered. I do not think it will be necessary, therefore, that it should go to the Standing Committee again.
    THE LORD CHANCELLOR (The Earl of HALSBURY): If the Bill, as the
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    noble Lord says, is word for word the same as that which was examined by the Standing Committee last year, I agree that it is quite unnecessary that it should go to the Standing Committee again.
    Standing Committee negatived; Bill to be read 3a To-morrow.

    PRIVATE LEGISLATION PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1899.
    Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be proposed to the House as the panel of Lords to act as Commissioners under the Act, viz.:—

    E. Mansfield.

    E. Camperdown.

    L. Clifford of Chudleigh.

    L. Torphichen.

    L. Belhaven and Stenton.

    L. Fairlie (E. Glasgow).

    The said Report to be considered Tomorrow.
    House adjourned at twenty minutes before Five of the clock, till To-morrow, half-past Ten of the clock.