Lords Sitting of 13 October 1915

EARL OF JERSEY.
Petition of George Henry Robert, Earl of Jersey, and Viscount Grandison, 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.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (TRAMWAYS AND IMPROVEMENTS) BILL.
Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) BILL.
Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.

REPORTS.
Local Government Board (Forty-fourth Annual Report, 1914–1915)—Supplement in continuation of the report of the Medical Officer of the Board for 1914–1915, containing a report on Maternal Mortality in connection with Child-bearing and its relation to Infant Mortality:
Colonies (Annual)—No. 861. Gambia (Report for 1914):
Presented (by command) and ordered to lie on the Table.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Standing Order No. XXXIX considered (according to Order), and suspended for this day's sitting.

AMERICAN LOAN BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a, and to be Printed: Then (Standing Order No. XXXIX having been suspended) Bill read 2a, (The Lord Islington): Committee negatived: Bill read 3a, and passed. (No.162.)
House adjourned during pleasure.
House resumed.

ROYAL COMMISSION.
The following Bills received the Royal Assent—
American Loan.
Clackmannan County Water Order Confirmation.

VOLUNTEER BILL. [H.L.]
A Bill to enable the services of Volunteers to be accepted in certain cases by His Majesty for purposes in connection with the present War, and to make provision in relation thereto—Was presented by the Marquess of Lincolnshire; read 1a and to be printed. (No. 163.)
House adjourned at twenty minutes before Six o'clock, till Tomorrow, half-past Ten o'clock.