Sitting of 13 March 1880

MINUTES.
PUBLIC BILLS—First Reading—Facilities for Interment* (45).
Second Reading—East India Loan (East Indian Railway Debentures)* (36); India Stock (Powers of Attorney)* (37); Army Discipline and Regulation (Annual).
Second Reading—Committee negatived—Third Reading—Consolidated Fund (No. 1)*, and passed.
Committee—Report—Road Debts on Entailed Estates (Scotland)* (29).

PARLIAMENT—BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Ordered, That for the remainder of the Session the Bill or Bills which are entered for consideration on the Minutes of the Day shall have the same precedence which Bills have on Tuesdays and Thursdays.—(The Viscount Cranbrook.)
ARMY DISCIPLINE AND REGULATION (ANNUAL) BILL.
(The Viscount Bury.)
ARMY DISCIPLINE AND REGULATION (ANNUAL) BILL.

  SECOND READING.
  Order of the Day for the Second Reading, read.
  Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2a."—(The Viscount Bury.)
  THE EARL OF LONGFORDsaid, he regretted that the Bill could not have been brought forward at an earlier period, when it might have undergone discussion, especially as the Bill of last year had been passed after only a few hours' consideration. By certain of its provisions commanding officers were prevented from adopting measures which

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  they might deem necessary to restrain disorder; and then complaint was very unfairly made if disorderly conduct on the part of the troops occurred. Some fresh regulations were also required in respect to the distribution of prize money and booty; he thought that clauses to amend the defects of the Bill in these particulars might very properly be inserted in a future Bill. The measure would require amendment in the next Parliament.
  Motion agreed to: Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.

  FACILITIES FOR INTERMENT BILL [H.L.]
  A Bill to facilitate interments and permit religious services in churches, chapels, and elsewhere, and to allow silent burials with certain exceptions—Was presented by The Lord DENMAN; read 1a. (No. 45.)

  CONSOLIDATED FUND (NO. 1) BILL.
  Read 2a(according to order); Committee negatived: Then Standing Orders Nos. XXXVII. and XXXVIII. considered (according to order), and dispensed with: Bill read 3a and passed.
  House adjourned at a quarter past Two o'clock, to Monday next, Eleven o'clock.