Speaker-cont.

Amendments-cont.

Lords Amendments-cont.

Privilege see that subheading.
Underlined words within brackets

and the statement in regard
thereto that "it was proposed
that these words should be
omitted by the Commons
The words had been inserted
in accordance with a general
arrangement made a long
time ago between the Officers
of the House of Lords and
the Public Bill Office, with a
view to conveying to the
Commons the nature of the
proposal-Some such notice
was convenient, but in rela-
tion to a highly contentious
measure like the Education
Bill, the words used ought
not to assume beforehand
what the action of the House
of Commons would be
Whether some other form of
words could be devised for
use in the future was a Ques-
tion deserving consideration,
Dec. 16, 1346.

Rates--Amendments

which would
modify existing Rating Arrange-
ments and therefore were out of
order on the Report Stage, Dec.
12, 1050, 1051.

Lords Amendments, Rule as to,

differed-If the result of an
Amendment by the Commons
of a Lords Amendment was
to create a charge which was
not in the Bill when it went
up to the Lords, that was
perfectly legitimate-It had
been done over and over
again, Dec. 16, 1404, 1411.
Scope of Amendment-The Member
was right in his contention, and if
those lines were adhered to the
discussion would be in order, Dec.
17, 1517, 1518.

Local Government

..Clauses-
(No. 2) Bill.

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(Ireland)

Clause providing that payments should
not be made out of the Local
Taxation Account, Introduction
on Report Stage-It dealt with
future appointments and increases
only, and did not affect existing
ones, and, therefore it was in
order although very near the line,
Dec. 12, 1037.

Clause relating to Disqualification of
Justices of the Peace to act as
Solicitors, was out of order, Dec.
12, 1043.

Members who had given notice of

new clauses not being in their
plares, it was not in order for
these clauses to be moved by other
Members, Dec. 12, 1040.

Speaker -cont.

Irrelevant Observations.

Education (England and Wales) Bill,
Dec. 16, 1440; Dec. 17, 1537, 1571.
Local Government (Ireland) (No. 2)
Bill, Dec. 12, 1041.

Time fixed for Report Stage-
Discussion on Motion for
adding a Clause to the Bill,
Dec. 12, 1036, 1037.

London Water Bill, Dec. 10, 741.
Militia and Yeomanry Bill, Dec. 9, 473.
Good or Bad Measure, Question

of, was not before the House
-Question was whether the
Debate should be adjourned,
Dec. 9, 478.

Uganda Railway Vote-Discussing
Pearl Fisheries on the Coast of
the Protectorate, Dec. 11, 933.
Members' Seats, Appropriation of-The
practice was that in order to keep a
seat the Member must be present at
prayers-If a Member was not present
at Prayers the card was not effectual,
Dec. 16, 1322.

Order, Point of Church of Rome and Free
Churches were not under the Crown—
That was not a point of order, Dec. 17,
1550.

Privilege-Lords Amendments to
Education Bill.

the

Amendment would have been out of
order without the words at the
end, but those words prevented
any Breach of Privilege, Dec. 16,
1384.

No Breach of Privilege arose out of
something done in the House of
Commons-If the Lords send
down a Bill to a Committee which
contained no Breach of Privilege
and the Commons did something
to it to put it into a different con-
dition, that could not be a
Breach of the Privileges of the
House of Commons, Dec. 16, 1403.
Rent, Apportionment of, in addition
to Capital Expenditure — This
involved an addition to the ex-
penditure, the incidence of which
was affected, it was therefore a
Breach of Privilege, Dec. 17, 15,9.
-The same remarks applied to
the Amendment which inserted
or rent after Loans, Dec. 17,
1583.

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Speaker-cont.

Suspension of the Sitting at Ten Minutes
past 4 o'clock-There was no other
Business before the House at the
Morning Si ting, the Sitting did not
technically come to an end till 7.30,
but with the permission of the House
he would leave the Chair, and would
return to it if any formal Business had
to be transacted, such as receiving a
Bill coming from the House of Lords,
Dec. 15, 1245.
Unparliamentary Language Members
who disgrace the House, that was not
a proper expression, and it must be
withdrawn before the Member made
any further observation, Dec. 15, 1254.
Spencer, Earl

Education (England and Wales) Bill. 2R,
Dec. 5, 6, 10, 85; com. Dec. 9th,348, 356,
360, 379, 386, 390, 405; Dec. 10th, 540,
546, 549, 554, 557, 569, 574, 615, 623, 625,
642; Dec. 11th, 775, 792, 798, 799, 833,
842, 846, 853, 856, 864,867, 875, 878, 881,
882, 887, 889; con. Dec. 13th, 1066, 1084,
1088, 1100, 1101, 1102; 3R. Dec. 15th,
1109, 1125, 1126, 1129, 1130, 1138, 1139,
1140; Commons Amendments, Dec.
17th, 1466.

Uganda Railway Bill, 2R. Dec. 17, 1461,
1462, 1465.

Venezuela, British and German Claims
against Anglo-German Joint
Naval Action, etc.

Coercive Measures to enforce Claims
-Nature of further Measures to
be taken, Dec. 16, 1289.

Diplomatic Service -Publication of Infor-
mation officially obtained by Mem-
bers of the Service, Dec. 8, 203.

Education (England and Wales) Bill,
com. Dec. 9, 369; Dec. 11, 781; 3R.,
Dec. 15, 1118.

Queensland, Repartriation of South Sea
Islanders, Dec. 17, 1459, 1460.

1105, 1107, 1109.

Spiddal Pier, Galway

Amount expended on, Number of persons

employed, etc.

Q. Dec. 9, 445.

Contractors obliged to take Materials from
the Department, Delivery of Materials
free of Charge, proposed.

Q. Dec. 17, 1506.

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Sugar-cont.

Bounties-cont.

Brussels Convention-cont.

Colonies-cont.

to

Countervailing Duties contrary
most favoured - nation
Clause of Commercial Treaties
--Effect on Treaty with
Russia of 1859, Opinion of
Law Officers of the Crown.

Qs. Dec. 5, 126; Dec. 15,
1215.

Personal explanation (Mr.
A. J. Balfour), Dec. 11,
922.

921,
Motion (Mr. G. Bowles) Dec. 5,
132; Debate [Lords] Dec.
16, 1314.

Colonies, Position of, under
the Convention, 135, 141.
Commercial Treaties, Diffi-

culties in connection with
Most favoured - nation
Clause, 133, 135, 1314.
Continental Sugar, Pre-
ferential Treatment of,
142.

Countervailing Duties-
Adoption of Principle by
United States and India,
1316.

Disagreement on an essential
point among the high
contracting parties, al-
leged, 141.

Non Signatory Powers-
Number sending Sugar to
this Country, 1317.

-

Russia and the Treaty of
1859 Russian Protest
against Convention, etc.,
133, 134, 1317.

Translation of Text, Mis-
takes in, 133.

Opportunity for further discus-
sion in the House prior to
ratification of the Con-
vention.

Surveyors of Taxes

Staff-Increase in Clerical Staff.
Q Dec. 10, 651.

Sussex Regiment

Second Battalion-Date of Arrival from
India, Arrangements for quartering,

etc.

Q Dec. 10, 650.

Thompson, Dr. E. C.-cont.

Ireland-cont.

Dublin Corporation Medical Officers
-Increase in Salary, proposed,
Dec. 16, 1332.

Dublin Licence Holders continuing to
trade pending the Confirmation of
their licences-Refusal of Police
to prosecute, alleged, Dec. 18,
1613.

Grazing and Evicted Farms, Number

held by Officials of the United
Irish League, Dec. 18, 1617.
Local Government (Ireland) (No. 2) Bill,
Re-com., Dec. 12, 1054.

Members' Seats in the House of Commons,
Appropriation of before Prayers-
Removal of Card by Dr. Thompson,
Dec. 16, 1322.

Thornton, Mr. P. M. [Clapham]

London Water Bill, com. Dec. 5, 169,