Ordnance Select Committee

Moved, That, in the opinion of this House,
it is advisable the Government should re-
appoint the Ordnance Select Committee "
(Mr. Hanbury-Tracy) June 22, [225] 317
Amendt. To leave out from 'House," and
add "the condition of our heavy ordnance
is such as to demand the serious considera-
tion of the Government; and that a Select
Committee be appointed to inquire into the
best means of supplying the Navy with guns
of a more reliable and efficient nature"
(Captain Price) v.; Question proposed,
"That the words, &c.;" after debate,
Amendt. and Motion withdrawn

O'REILLY, Mr. M. W., Longford Co.
County Boards (Ireland), 2R. [225] 757
East India-Roman Catholic Chaplains, Res.
[225] 350

India-Roman Catholic Chaplains, [223] 224
International Obligations-Germany and Bel-
gium, [223] 1212

Ireland Constabulary, [222] 838

Land Tenure in Ireland, Res. [224] 1738
Parliament-Whitsuntide Holidays, [223] 1224
Peace Preservation (Ireland), 2R. [223] 178,
190, 192

Primary Education (Ireland) Commission 1870,
Res. [222] 1289, 1309, 1341

Regimental Exchanges, 2R. [222] 680, 997
Superannuation Act, 1859-Pensions, &c. [223]

O'SHAUGHNESSY, Mr. R., Limerick

Consolidated Fund Appropriation, Comm. [226]
686

Coroners (Ireland), 2R. [224] 523
Ireland-Miscellaneous Questions
Constabulary, [222] 1609

Criminal Law-Mary McMahon, Case of,
[225] 783

Customs Out-door Officers, [224] 396
Intermediate Education, [222] 1181

Poor Law-System of Rating, [222] 214
Poor Law Taxation, [223] 78

Elementary Education Act (1870)-Religious
Instruction, [225] 819

Friendly Societies, Comm. cl. 11, [224] 1254 ;
cl. 22, Amendt. 1383; Consid. cl. 12, [225]
307
Mitchel, John-Tipperary Election, Res. Mo-
tion for Adjournment, [222] 493, 535
Peace Preservation (Ireland), 2R. [223] 172,
177; Comm. cl. 2, 1672; cl. 3, 1852, 1898,
1977, 1978; Consid. Amendt. [224] 402
Political Offenders, Imprisonment of, [225]

1203

Sale of Food and Drugs, Comm. cl. 28, [224]

602

Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday (Ire-
land), 2R. [224] 129, 134, 1714
Supply-Queen's University in Ireland, [226]

527

O'SULLIVAN, Mr. W. H., Limerick Co.
India-Banda and Kirwee Prize Money, [223]

972

Ireland-Miscellaneous Questions

Constabulary, [222] 749

Customs Duties-Bank Notes, [222] 621,

1285

Inland Revenue-Irish Whiskey, Adultera-
tion of, [222] 1048

Post Office-Sunday Labour, [223] 1282
Prisons in, [223] 781

Land Tenure in Ireland, Res. [224] 1727
Lunatic Asylums (Ireland), Comm. cl. 8, [225]

1209

O'SULLIVAN, Mr. W. H.-cont.

Mitchel, John-Tipperary Election, Res. [222]
498

Peace Preservation (Ireland), Comm. [223]
1657; cl. 3, Amendt. 1849, 1850, 1852, 1897;
cl. 5, [224] 29; Consid. cl. 3, Amendt. 416,
417, 420; Amendt. 429

Sale of Food and Drugs, Comm. cl. 3, Amendt.
[223] 1268, 1270

Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday (Ire-
land), 2R. [224] 135

Women's Disabilities Removal, 2R. [223] 469

MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Feb 5
The Parliament opened by Commission
Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech
222] delivered by The LORD CHANCELLOR Feb 5, 2
. An ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY thereon moved
by The Earl of DONOUGHMORE (the Motion
being seconded by The Lord RAYLEIGH), and,
after debate, agreed to, Nemine Dissentiente
Feb 5, 7

. HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS
reported Feb 12, 241

. ROLL OF THE LORDS-Garter King of Arms
attending, delivered at the Table (in the
usual manner) a List of the Lords Temporal
in the Second Session of the Twenty-first
Parliament of the United Kingdom Feb 5, 7
Chairman of Committees-The Lord Redesdale
appointed, Nemine Dissentiente, to take the
Chair in all Committees of this House for
this Session Feb 5

Moved that the Lord Hampton be appointed to
take the Chair in the Committees of the
Whole House in the absence of the Lord
Redesdale May 7; agreed to

Clerk of the Parliaments, Sir William Rose,
K.C.B., appointed Clerk of the Parliaments,
made the prescribed declaration April 27,
[223] 1684

Clerk Assistant, Ralph Disraeli, esquire, ap-
pointed Clerk Assistant April 27, [223] 1685
Committee for Privileges-appointed Feb 5
Sub-Committee for the Journals-appointed

Feb 5

Appeal Committee-appointed Feb 5

Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments and
Office of the Gentleman Usher of the Black
Kod-Select Committee on, appointed Feb 22;
The Lords following were named of the
Committee:-Ld. Chancellor, Ld. President,
Ld. Privy Seal, D. Saint Albans, Ld. Cham-
berlain, M. Lansdowne, M. Salisbury, M.
Bath, Ld. Steward, E. Devon, E. Doncaster,
2 P 2
[cont.

PARLIAMENT-LORDS-cont.

.

E. Tankerville, E. Stanhope, E. Carnarvon,
E. Granville, E. Kimberley, E. Sydney, V.
Hawarden, V. Eversley, L. Colville of Cul-
ross, L. Ponsonby, L. Redesdale, L. Col-
chester, L. Skelmersdale, and L. Aveland
Reports.
P.P. l. 142, 176
Opposed Private Bills-The Lords following,
viz.-M. Lansdowne, L. Colville of Culross,
L. Ponsonby, and L. Skelmersdale, were ap-
pointed, with the Chairman of Committees, a
Committee to select and propose to the
House the names of the five Lords to form
a Select Committee for the consideration of
each opposed Private Bill Feb 22

Private Bill Legislation

222] Orders in relation to Petitions Feb 22, 620;
223] Further Orders Mar 18, 1

. Ordered, That no Private Bill brought from
the House of Commons shall be read a
second time after Thursday the 17th day of
June next [And other Orders] April 23,

1493

224] Further Orders in relation thereto May 10,
371; June 14, 1774

Private Bills-Standing Order Committee on,
appointed Feb 22; The Lords following,
with the Chairman of Committees, were
named of the Committee :-D. Somerset,
Ld. Chamberlain, M. Winchester, M. Lans-
downe, M. Bath, M. Ailesbury, E. Devon, E.
Airlie, E. Carnarvon, E. Cadogan, E. Bel-
more, E. Chichester, E. Powis, E. Verulam,
E. Morley, E. Stradbroke, E. Amherst, E.
Sydney, V. Hawarden, V. Hutchinson, V.
Hardinge, V. Eversley, V. Halifax, V. Port-
man, L. Camoys, L. Saye and Sele, L. Col-
ville of Culross, L. Ponsonby, L. Digby, L.
Sheffield, L. Colchester, L. Silchester, L. De
Tabley, L. Skelmersdale, L. Belper, L.
Ebury, L. Egerton, L. Ilartismere, L.
Hylton, and L. Penrhyn

Private Bills-Standing Orders, Observations,
Lord Redesdale August 3, [226] 432
Ordered, That the Standing Orders relating to
Private Bills be vacated for the purpose of
re-arranging and amending the same, and
that the said Orders so re-arranged and
amended be adopted (Lord Redesdale)
August 10, [226] 845
(No. 285)

Business of the House, Observations, The
Duke of Richmond, Viscount Cardwell
May 13, [224] 543:- The Merchant Shipping
Bill, Question, Observations, Earl De La
Warr; Reply, The Earl of Malmesbury;
short debate thereon July 27, [226] 88

Business of the Session, Question, Observa-
tions, Earl Granville; Reply, The Duke of
Richmond July 23, [225] 1868

PARLIAMENT-LORDS-Cont.

Privilege

Reporting of Debates, Observations, Lord
Denman April 23, [223] 1494

Appellate Business of this House, Moved
for, "A Return of Number of Causes
effective for Hearing at the commencement
of the present Session; number of Causes
set down for Hearing from the commence-
ment of the present Session up to the Whit-
suntide Recess; total number of effective
Causes before Whitsuntide; total number
of Causes heard during the present Ses-
sion, distinguishing the number of such
Causes as were brought into the House
during the present Session; and the number
of Causes set down for Hearing subsequently
to the Whitsuntide Recess (The Lord
Redesdale) August 9, [226] 727; Motion
agreed to
(P.P. 283)
PROROGATION OF THE PARLIAMENT August 13
HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH delivered to both
Houses by The LORD CHANCELLOR, 873
The Parliament prorogued to Friday, the 29th
day of October next

COMMONS-

222] The QUEEN'S SPEECH reported; An humble
Address thereon moved by Mr. E. STANHOPE
(the Motion being seconded by Mr. WHITE-
LAW) Feb 5, 37; after debate, Motion agreed
to; and a Committee appointed to draw up
the said Address

Committee nominated as follows:-Mr. Edward

Stanhope (Chairman), Sir Charles Adderley,
Mr. Attorney General, Viscount Barrington,
Mr. Stephen Cave, Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Cross, Mr. Disraeli,
Mr. Dyke, Sir James Elphinstone, Mr. Se-
cretary Hardy, Mr. Ward Hunt, Viscount
Sandon, Mr. Sclater-Booth, Mr. Solicitor Ge-
neral, Mr. William Henry Smith, and Mr.
Whitelaw

Report of the Address brought up and read
Feb 8, 78; after debate, Address agreed to;
to be presented by Privy Councillors

Her Majesty's Answer to the Address reported
Feb 12, 271

Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms (House of
Commons)-Standing Committee appointed
and nominated Feb 9, as follows:-Mr. Adam
(Chairman), Mr. Dick, Mr. Dyke, Mr. Ed-
wards, Mr. Goldney, Mr. Hayter, Lord Ken-
sington, Mr. Muntz, Mr. Stacpoole, and Sir
Henry Wolff

Printing Select Committee appointed and
nominated Feb 9, as follows:-Mr, Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Dodson, Mr.
Henley, Mr. Ward Hunt, Mr. Massey, The
O'Conor Don, Mr. Sclater - Booth, Mr.
William Henry Smith, Mr. Stansfeld, Mr.
Spencer Walpole, and Mr. Whitbread
Privileges-Ordered, That a Committee of
Privileges be appointed Feb 5

Public Accounts Committee appointed and
nominated Feb 12, as follows:-Mr. Dodson
(Chairman), Sir W. B. Barttelot, Lord Fre-
derick Cavendish, Mr. Cubitt, Lord Esling-

PARLIAMENT COMMONS-cont.

ton, Mr. Goldney, Mr. Hankey, Mr. O'Reilly,
Mr. Salt, Mr. Seely, Mr. William Henry
Smith

Public Petitions-Select Committee appointed
and nominated Feb 9, as follows:- Sir
Charles Forster (Chairman), Mr. Cavendish
Bentinck, Viscount Crichton, Mr. William
Ormsby Gore, Earl de Grey, Mr. Kay-
Shuttleworth, Mr. Kinnaird, Mr. M'Lagan,
Mr. O'Conor, The O'Donoghue, Lord Arthur
Russell, Sir Charles Russell, Mr. Sandford,
Mr. Simonds, and Mr. Reginald Yorke
Selection-Committee of, nominated as follows:
Mr. Mowbray (Chairman), Mr. Hankey, Sir
Graham Montgomery, The O'Conor Don,
Mr. Scourfield, and Mr. Whitbread
Standing Orders-Select Committee nominated
as follows:-Mr. Mowbray (Chairman), Sir
Edward Colebrooke, Viscount Crichton, Mr.
Cubitt, Mr. Floyer, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Henley,
Mr. Charles Howard, Sir Graham Mont-
gomery, The O'Conor Don, Mr. Scourfield,
and Mr. Whitbread

Order

Opposed Bills-Order, Question, Mr. Dillwyn;
Answer, Mr. Speaker June 9, [224] 1616
Private Bill Legislation, Question, Mr. Rod-
well; Answer, Mr. Sclater-Booth Mar 15,
[222] 1803

Public Bills-Lords Amendments to Commons
Bills, Question, Observations, Mr. Goldsmid;
Reply, Mr. Speaker June 28, [225] 649

Privilege

222] Rules and Orders as to Introduction of New
Members, Mr. Edward Vaughan Kenealy
came to the Table to be sworn without being
introduced by two Members, according to

custom-

Whereupon, Resolution [23rd February 1688]
read Feb 18, 486

Moved, "That the said Resolution of the House
be dispensed with on this occasion" (Mr.
Disraeli); after short debate, Motion agreed
to

Then Dr. Kenealy called to the Table and

sworn

Offensive Language referring to Irish Members,
Question, Mr. Sullivan; Answer, Mr. Lopes
Feb 12, 269

Complaint made to the House by Mr. Sullivan,
Member for the county of Louth, of expres-
sions used in a speech by Mr. Lopes, Member
for Frome, and contained in a paragraph in
"The Times" newspaper of the 11th day of
September, 1874, Feb 15, 313

Moved, "That the passage complained of
be read by the Clerk at the Table "
(Mr. Sullivan); Motion agreed to; The
said paper was delivered in, and the para-
graph complained of read, as follows:-
"What was the present position of the Liberal
party? In the House of Commons they
were deserted by their Chief, who, by his
fitful appearance in the House, disappointed
their hopes. They were allied to a disre-

[cont.

PARLIAMENT COMMONS-cont.

.

putable Irish band, whose watchword in the
House was Home Rule and the Repeal of
the Union"

After short debate, Moved, "That the language
contained in the paragraph complained of is
a breach of the Privileges of this House
(Mr. Sullivan); after further short debate,
Motion withdrawn

Observations, Sir John Astley Feb 16, [222]396
Cardinal Manning-Alleged Language, Ques-
tion, Mr. O'Connor Power; Answer, Mr.
Whalley; short debate thereon July 9, [225]
1247

Un-Parliamentary Language—" Unconditional
Allegiance," Observations, Mr. Charles Lewis;
Reply, Mr. Speaker Mar 2, [222] 1053
Dr. Kenealy-Reflections on a Member of this
House, Question, Observations, Dr. Kenealy;
Reply, Mr. Evelyn Ashley Mar 4, [222] 1185
Dr. Kenealy, Member for Stoke-upon-Trent,
having asked Mr. Evelyn Ashley, Member
for Poole, whether he acknowledged the cor-
rectness of a report of a speech made by him
on the 27th February last, at Ryde, reflecting
on Dr. Kenealy and Mr. Evelyn Ashley
having replied,

Moved, "That this House, having heard the
statement of the honourable Member for
Stoke and the explanation of the honourable
Member for Poole, do now proceed to the
Orders of the Day" (Mr. Disraeli)

64

Amendt. to insert, after " Stoke," the words
upon a question of Privilege" (Mr. Roe-
buck); Question proposed, "That those words
be there inserted;" Amendt. withdrawn ;
main Question put, and agreed to

Petition from Dublin-Fictitious Signatures,
Question, Mr. Meldon; Answer, Sir Charles
Forster May 31, [224] 1135

Suspension of the Standing Orders by the
Lords-Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act,
Question, Captain Nolan; Answer, Mr. Dis-
raeli May 24, [224] 792

Witnesses-Inspectors of Coal Mines, Question,
Mr. Serjeant Spinks; Answer, Mr. Assheton
Cross July 2, [225] 874

Public Business

223] Arrangement of Public Business, Observa-
tions, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Chaplin ; Replies,
Mr. Disraeli Mar 22, 219; Observations,
Mr. Disraeli April 16, 1114; Question,
Mr. Stansfeld ; Answer, Mr. Assheton
Cross April 30, 1915; Questions, Mr.
Whalley, The Marquess of Hartington;
Answers, Mr. W. H. Smith, Mr. Dis-
224] raeli May 10, 397; Question, Mr. W. E.
Forster; Answer, Mr. Disraeli May 11,
475; Question, Mr. Alderman W. M'Arthur;
Answer, Lord George Hamilton May 13,
584; Questions, Colonel Barttelot, The
Marquess of Hartington; Answers, Mr.
Disraeli, The Chancellor of the Exchequer
May 13, 586; Questions, The Marquess of
Hartington, Mr. Newdegate; Answers, Mr.
Disraeli, The Chancellor of the Exchequer
May 27, 926; Question, The Marquess of
[cont.

PARLIAMENT COMMONS-cont.

Hartington; Answer, Mr. W. H. Smith;
224] short debate thereon May 27, 990; Ques-
tions, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Fawcett, Mr.
Whitwell; Answers, The Chancellor of the
Exchequer May 28, 1009; Questions, Mr.
Newdegate, Mr. Whalley; Answers, Mr.
Disraeli June 7, 1467; Question, Mr. Chil-
ders; Answer, The Chancellor of the Exche-
quer June 8, 1561; Questions, Mr. W. E.
Forster, Mr. Campbell - Bannerman, Mr.
Lowe, Mr. Newdegate; Answers, Mr. Dis-
raeli, The Chancellor of the Exchequer
June 10, 1626; Observations, Mr. W. H.
Smith June 10, 1689

66

Moved, That the Order be discharged" (Mr.
Disraeli); after short debate, Motion
agreed to; Order discharged

. Observations, Mr. Disraeli June 25, 551
Moved, "That Government Orders of the Day
shall have precedence on Tuesdays and Wed-
nesdays for the remainder of the Session "
(Mr. William Henry Smith) July 27, [226]
92; after short debate, Moved, "That the
Debate be now adjourned" (Mr. Newdegate);
after further short debate, Question put, and
negatived; original Question put; A. 173,
N. 19; M. 154

State and Progress of Public Business, Ques-

tion, Observations, The Marquess of Harting-
ton; Reply, Mr. Disraeli July 19, [225] 1658
Moved, "That this House do now adjourn"
(The Marquess of Hartington); after short
debate, Motion withdrawn

Question, Observations, Mr. Mitchell Henry;
Reply, Mr. Speaker July 28, [226] 126
Moved, "That the House, at its rising, do
adjourn till Wednesday, at Two of the
Clock" (Mr. W. H. Smith) August 9; after
short debate, Motion agreed to

Public Business-Public Bills
Friendly Societies Bill, Observations, The
Chancellor of the Exchequer April 15, [223]
1064; Question, Mr. Ashbury; Answer, The
Chancellor of the Exchequer April 22, 1449
Local Authorities Loans Bill, Question, Mr.
Hamond; Answer, The Chancellor of the
Exchequer July 29, [226] 174

PARLIAMENT COMMONS-cont.

Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment Bill-
Agricultural Holdings (England) Bill, Ques-
tion, Mr. Charley; Ministerial Statement,
Mr. Disraeli July 22, [225] 1820

Merchant Shipping Acts, Question, Lord Francis
Hervey; Answer, Sir Charles Adderley
July 26, [226] 50

Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment (No. 2)
Bill, Question, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Sullivan,
Mr. J. G. Talbot, The Marquess of Harting-
ton, Mr. Goldsmid; Answers, Mr. Disraeli,
Mr. Speaker July 27, [226] 92
Monastic and Conventual Institutions Bill,
Question, Mr. Newdegate; Answer, Mr. Dis-
raeli April 27, [223] 1825; May 21, [224]
718; Observations, Mr. Disraeli May 24,
795; Question, Captain Nolan; Answer,
Mr. Newdegate July 22, [225] 1819

Offences against the Person Act Amendment
Bill, Question, Mr. Mundella; Answer, Mr.
Assheton Cross July 26, [226] 54

Patents for Inventions Bill, Question, Mr.
Dillwyn; Answer, The Attorney General
July 22, [225] 1818

Pollution of Rivers Bill, Question, Mr. Ripley;
Answer, Mr. Disraeli July 26, [226] 49
Public Works Loans Bill-Local Authorities
Loans Bill, Observations, The Chancellor of
the Exchequer July 26, [226] 49

Sheriff Courts (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill, Ques-
tion, Mr. Anderson; Answer, Mr. Disraeli
July 8, [225] 1136

The Metropolis Gas Companies Bill, Ques-
tion, Sir James Hogg ; Answer, Mr.
Disraeli July 5, [225] 950; July 12, 1328
The Savings Banks Bill, Question, Mr. Lyon
Playfair; Answer, The Chancellor of the
Exchequer July 26, [226] 48

Kirkcaldy District of Burghs Return, Amend-
ment of Return, Observations, Mr. Speaker
April 23, [223] 1508

The Easter Recess, Observations, Mr. Disraeli;
short debate thereon Mar 11, [222] 1613;
Question, The Marquess of Hartington;
Answer, Mr. Disraeli Mar 12, 1697; Ques-
tion, Mr. W. E. Forster; Answer, Mr. Disraeli
Mar 15, 1807; Questions, Mr. Holt, Mr.
Lyon Playfair; Answer, Mr. Disraeli
Mar 19, [223] 81

House adjourned on Tuesday March 23 to
Monday April 5

Ascension Day-Committees, Ordered, That
Committees shall not sit upon Thursday,
being Ascension Day, until Two of the
clock, and have leave to sit until Six of the
clock, notwithstanding the sitting of the
House (Mr. Disraeli) May 4