Lords Sitting of 20 March 1902

OFFICE OF LORD GREAT CHAMBERLAIN.
The Minutes of Proceedings before the Committee for Privileges to be printed.
PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.
  BROMPTON AND PICCADILLY CIRCUS RALLAWAY (NEW LINES, &c.) BILL [H.L.]
  A petition of Moss' Empires, Limited, praying for leave to present a petit on praying 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 tomorrow, in order to its being dispensed with in respect of the said petition.

  STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
  Report from, That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the following Bills ought to be dispensed with and the Bills allowed to proceed:—
  Mexborough and Swinton Tramways [H.L.].
  Newcastle upon Tyne Corporation Tramways [H.L.],
  South Shields, Sunderland, and District Tramways [H.L.].
  That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the
  London County Council (Tramways and Improvements) Bill
  ought to be dispensed with, provided the powers to construct Tramways Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6A, 6B, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13 be struck out of the Bill.
  That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the
  Hastings Tramways Bill [H.L.]
  ought to be dispensed with, and the Bill allowed to proceed, provided all powers for the construction of the proposed extension Tramway be struck out of the Bill.
  That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the
  Birmingham and Midland Tramways Bill [H.L.]
  ought to be dispensed with, and the Bill allowed to proceed, provided all powers to construct Tramways Nos. 1, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 9A, and 9P, be struck out of the Bill, unless the consent of the Oldbury Urban District be proved before the Committee on the Bill.
  That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the
  Exeter and District Tramways Bill [H.L.]
  ought to be dispensed with, and the Bill allowed to proceed, provided the powers to construct Tramways Nos. 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10, and so much of Tramways Nos. 2 and 3 as lie within the boundaries of the City of Exeter, be struck out of the Bill.
  That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the
  Croydon and District Electric Tramways Bill
  ought to be dispensed with, and the Bill allowed to proceed, provided the powers to construct Tramways Nos. 1, 23, and 24, be struck out of the Bill.
  That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the
  London and Brighton Electric Railway Bill [H.L.]
  ought not to be dispensed with.
  Read, and agreed to.

  WADHURST GAS BILL,
  Read 2a, and committed.
  DERBYSHIRE AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ELECTRIC POWER BILL,
    ABERCARN URBAN DISTRICT GAS BILL.
    Read 2a, and committed; The Committees to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
    WREXHAM WATER BILL [H.L.]
    Read 3a and passed, and sent to the Commons.
CHARING CROSS, HAMMERSMITH AND DISTRICT ELECTRIC RAILWAY (No. 1.) BILL [H.L.],
  CHARING CROSS, HAMMERSMITH AND DISTRICT ELECTRIC RAILWAY (No. 2.) BILL [H.L.],

    CITY AND NORTH EAST SUBURBAN ELECTRIC RAILWAY (No. 1.) BILL [H.L.],
    CITY AND NORTH EAST SUBURBAN ELECTRIC RAILWAY (No. 3.) BILL [H.L.],
    KING'S ROAD RAILWAY BILL [H.L.],
    KING'S ROAD RAILWAY (PUTNEY EXTENSION) BILL [H.L.],
    NORTH EAST LONDON RAILWAY (No. 1.) BILL [H.L.],
    NORTH EAST LONDON RAILWAY (No. 2.) BILL [H.L.],
    PICCADILLY AND CITY RAILWAY (No. 1.) BILL [H.L.],
    PICCADILLY AND CITV RAILWAY (No. 2.) BILL [H.L.],
    WEST AND SOUTH LONDON JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL [H.L.].
    LONDON UNITED ELECTRIC RAILWAYS BILL [H.L.],
    BROMPTON AND PICCADILLY CIRCUS RAILWAY (NEW LINES, &c.) BILL [H.L.],
    CENTRAL LONDON RAILWAY (NEW LINES) BILL [H.L.].
    Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be proposed to the House to form the Select Committee for the consideration of the said Bills, viz.:—
    M Bath,
    E. Lauderdale,
    V. Knutsford,
    L. Zouche of Haryngworth.
    L Windsor (chairman);
    agreed to, and the said Lords appointed accordingly; the Committee to meet on Wednesday, the 16th of April, at eleven o'clock; and all petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bills to be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bills.

LANCASHIRE COUNTY (LUNATIC ASYLUMS) BILL [H.L.],
  BRISTOL WATER BILL [H.L.],

    LONG WOOD GAS BILL [H.L.],
    RICKMANSWORTH GAS BILL [H.L.],
    NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE TRAMWAYS BILL [H.L],
    BUXTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL [H.L.],
    NORTHUMBERLAND ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS BILL [H.L.],
    TYNESIDE TRAMWAYS AND TRAMROADS BILL [H.L.].
    Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be
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    proposed to the House to form the Select Committee for the consideration of the said Bills, viz.:—
    E. Carnwarth.
    E. Camperdown (chairman),
    L. Crofton,
    L. Denman,
    L. Monteagle of Brandon;
    agreed to, and the said Lords appointed accordingly; the Committee to meet on Thursday, the 17th of April, at eleven o'clock: and all petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bills to be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bills.

    PRIVATE AND PROVISIONAL ORDER CONFIRMATION BILLS.
    Ordered, that Standing Orders Nos. 92 and 93 be suspended: and that the time for depositing petitions praying to be heard against Private and Provisional Order Confirmation Bills, which would otherwise expire during the adjournment of the House at Easter, be extended to the first day on which the House shall sit after the Recess.
  RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
    AFRICA: No. 3. (1902.)
    Correspondence respecting the rising of the Mullah Muhammed Abdullah in Somaliland and consequent military operations, 1901–1902 (in continuation of Africa, No. 5, 1901).
    COLONIES (ANNUAL), No. 350.
    St. Vincent: Report for 1900.
    QUEEN ANNE'S BOUNTY.
    Animal report and accounts of the Governors, for the year ended 31st December, 1901.

    BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
    I. Annual report of proceedings under the Tithe Acts, 1836 to 1891, the Copyhold Act, 1894, the Inclosure Acts, 1845 to 1899, the Metropolitan Commons Acts, 1866 to 1898, the Drainage and Improvement of Land Acts, the Universities and College Estates Acts, 1858 to 1898, the Glebe Lands Act, 1888, &c., &c., for the year 1901.

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    II. Annual reports of proceedings under the Diseases of Animals Acts, the Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Acts, &c, &c, for the year, 1901.

    BUTTER REGULATIONS.
    Minutes of evidence to the interim report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Board of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture, and other industries and technical instruction for Ireland, to inquire and report upon the desirability of regulations under section 4 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, for Butter; with a digest of the evidence and appendices.
    Presented (by Command), and ordered to lie upon the Table.

    GENNRAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (RECRIPTS AND EXPENDITURE.).
    Returns of receipts and expenditure of the General Medical Council and of the branch councils; also of receipts and expenditure of the Dental Registration Fund for the year ended 31st December, 1901.

    FRIENDLY SOCIETIES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION SCHEMES, INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES AND TRADE UNIONS.
    Reports of the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, for the year ended 31st December, 1901.
    Laid before the House (pursuant to Act), and ordered to lie on the Table.

    COUNTY COURTS (IRELAND) BILL. [H.L.]
    Order of the day for the Second Reading read.
    The LORD CHANCELLOR OF IKE-LAND (Lord ASHBOURNE): My Lords, this Bill proposes to amend the law and practice in the County Courts in Ireland, and it deals largely with matters of detail which are of interest and importance to those concerned in the administration of those Courts. I introduced the Bill last year, and it passed through all its stages in this House, being substantially amended in its progress. The Bill, which I am now asking your Lordships to read a second time, is in precisely the same form as the Bill which left this House last year, with the exception of some drafting Amendments to one clause.
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    Bill read 2a (according to Order), and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday, the 22nd of April next.

    FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901, AMENDMENT BILL [H.L.]
    Read 3a (according to Order); Amendments made: Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.
    HOUSE OF LORDS OFFICES.
    First Report from the Select Committee; considered (according to Order), and agreed to.

    BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
    Standing Orders Nos. 39 and 57 to be considered tomorrow in order to their being suspended for that day's sitting.
    House adjourned at twenty minutes before Five o'clock till tomorrow Eleven o clock.