Lords Sitting of 6 November 1911

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 1) BILL.
The CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES informed the House that the opposition to the Sheffield Order was withdrawn: The Orders made on the 10th of August and Thursday last respecting the commitment of the Bill to a Select Committee, discharged.
LORD ACTON'S NATIONALITY BILL. [H.L.]
Returned from the Commons, agreed to.
WATSON'S DIVORCE BILL. [H.L.]
Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings before this House on the Second Reading, together with the documents deposited in the case, returned from the Commons.

TELEGRAPH (CONSTRUCTION) BILL.
[SECOND READING.]
Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL: My Lords, the object of this Bill is to enable the Postmaster-General to maintain his own telegraphs where they are constructed on roads at cross lines of railway. In asking your Lordships to give the Bill a Second Reading I may say that all the great trunk lines have agreed to the passing of the Bill, with the exception of two Scottish railway companies, who contend that they have special interests. That, of course, will be a matter to be dealt with by the Select Committee of your Lordships' House.
Moved, That the Bill be now read 2a.—(
The Earl of Liverpool.)
On Question, Bill read 2a, and committed: The Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.

MERCHANDISE MARKS BILL.
[SECOND READING.]
Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL: My Lords, this is a small and quite uncontroversial Bill framed to effect an amendment of Clause 16 of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887. I move that the Bill be now read a second time.
Moved, That the Bill be now read 2a.—(The Earl of Liverpool.)
On Question, Bill read 2a, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow.

EDUCATION (ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS) (No. 2) BILL.
[SECOND READING.]
Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (EARL BEAUCHAMP): My Lords, this is a small measure which has been treated as non-controversial in another place, and I hope your Lordships will give it a Second Reading without any lengthy discussion. The four clauses of which it consists do not deal with the same subject; they are intended to deal with certain small difficulties which have arisen in the administration of the Education Acts, and it has been thought more convenient to cure these four small defects in one single Bill. Therefore it might, I think, be more convenient, as the clauses have no reference to each other, to deal with them in the Committee stage, should any of your Lordships desire to do so, rather than on the present occasion.
Moved, That the Bill be now read 2a.— (Earl Beauchamp)
On Question, Bill read 2a, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow.

TELEGRAPH (CONSTRUCTION) BILL.
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 Bill; (viz.),

E. Cromer (Chairman),

V. Falkland,

L. Stewart of Garlies (E. Galloway),

L. Plunket,

L. Congleton;

agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly. The Committee to meet To-morrow, at Eleven o'clock; and all Petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the Petitioners praying to be heard by Counsel against the Bill to be heard as desired, as also Counsel for the Bill.
House adjourned at twenty-five minutes before Five o'clock, till To-morrow, half-past Ten o'clock.