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 Private.] 
 
 MEMORANDUM 
 
 OF 
 
 PROPOSALS 
 MADE AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR FORWARDING 
 
 THE DESPATCH OF 
 
 PUBLIC BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT. 
 
 The object of improvements in tlie conduct of Public Business should 
 be to let the House understand exactly what questions they will have to 
 discuss, and to prevent surprises, and also to give some certainty to our 
 proceedings. — Lord Eversley, Evidence lefure Select Committee of 1854 on 
 the Business of the House, page 55. 
 
 1881.
 
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 Memorandum of Proposals made at various times for promot- 
 ing the Despatch of Public Business in Parliament 
 with reference to the Reports and Proceedings from the 
 Select Committee on Public and Private Business, 
 1837, the Select Committee on Public Business 1848, 
 the Select Committee on the Business of the House 
 1854, the Select Committee on the Statute Laav 
 Commission, 1857, the Select Committee on the Business 
 of the House 1861, Ditto House of Lords, the Joint 
 Committee of the House of Lords and the House of 
 Commons on the Despatch of Business in Parliament 
 1869, the Select Committee on the Business of the 
 House 1871, and the Select Committee on Public 
 Business 1878. 
 
 Proposals. 
 
 1. Instructions and 
 Model Bills to be 
 circulated amongst 
 Draftsmen. 
 
 References. 
 
 Select Committee 1857. 
 
 p. 23. Mr. G. K, Eickards, 
 p. 52. Sir T. Erskine May. 
 
 2. All Public Bills 
 and Amendments 
 thereon to be revised 
 by a legal officer. 
 
 Select Committee 1857. 
 
 p. 4. Mr. W. Coulson. 
 p. 25. Mr. G. K. Rickards. 
 p. 32. Mr. H. B, Ker. 
 p. 49. Sir T. Erskine May. 
 p. 86. Mr. G. Goode. 
 
 3. The officer to be 
 the same person for 
 both Houses. 
 
 Select Committee 1857. 
 
 p. 25. Mr. G. K. Rickards. 
 p. 55. Sir T. Erskine May.
 
 Proposals. 
 
 References. 
 
 4. Leave to intro- 
 duce Bills to be re- 
 fused in certain cases. 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. 66 (Questions 608, 656). Mr. Speaker. 
 
 [Matter of practice. No resolution 
 
 necessary.] 
 p. 70 (Question 660). Mr. Speaker. [If this 
 
 practice were revived, Members whose 
 
 Bills were refused would not feel that it 
 
 was an act of discourtesy.] 
 p. 73 (Questions 661-668). 
 
 5. Any three Mem- 
 bers depositing a Bill 
 in the Public Bill 
 Office, and placing 
 their names on the 
 back of it, may have 
 it printed and cir- 
 culated. 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. iv. Report Resolution (4). 
 p. 17 (Questions 161-163). Sir T. E. May. 
 p. 66 (Question 60S). Mr. Speaker. 
 p. 71 (Questions 675, 676). Mr. Speaker. [As 
 to depositing Bill in Public Bill Office.] 
 72 (Question 687). Mr. Speaker. [Quite 
 new principle for the House to order 
 matter to be printed of which it had no 
 cognizance.] 
 74 (Question 712). Mr. S2)eiiker. [No 
 objection to a Bill being printed at the 
 expense of a Member if House so 
 authorises! . 
 
 P- 
 
 P- 
 
 6. On croino; into 
 Committee of Supply 
 Speaker to leave the 
 Chair without dis- 
 cussion. 
 
 Select CoxMmittee 1854. 
 
 p. iv. Report. 
 
 p. xi. Sir John Pakington. 
 
 p. 1 7. Mr. E. P. Bouverie. [No discussion ex- 
 cept upon the question that "Mr. Speaker 
 do now leave the Chair."] 
 
 p. 37. Sir T. Erkine May. [Provided the 
 Army, Navy and Ordnance Estimates, or 
 the Civil Service Estimates, having been 
 respectively referred to such Committee, 
 and partly considered therein, be ap- 
 pointed for further consideration on that 
 -Iny.]
 
 Proposals. References. 
 
 p. 55. Mr. Specaker. [Unless previous notice 
 of amendment to the question that " Mr. 
 Speaker do leave the Chair."] 
 Select Committee 18G1. 
 
 ]). iv. Report. 
 
 }). L Mr. Speaker. [The House having once 
 gone into Committee on the four great 
 heads of the Army, the Navy, the 
 Revenue Departments, and the Civil 
 Service.] 
 
 p. 38. Mr. W. N. Massey. [Ditto]. 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. iii. Report. [One day in the week (not 
 Thursday or Friday) to be fixed on which 
 House should go into Committee of 
 Su})ply at once without motions preceding 
 it.] 
 
 p. 1 (Question 19). Sir T. .g. May. 
 
 p. 28 (Question 295). Mr. Speaker. 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. iv. Report Resolution (1). [WhenSu})ply 
 or Ways and Means stands as first 
 Order on IMonday, Speaker to leave 
 Chair without putting any question.] 
 
 p. 1 (Question 2). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 p. 5 (Question 28). Sir T. E. May. [Per- 
 sonally should prefer proposal to apply 
 to any day on whicli Government Orders 
 of the Day have precedence, and Supply 
 stands as first Order.] 
 
 p. 10 (Question 87). Sir T. E. May. [If 
 Friday Avere maintained as a Suj)ply 
 night, quite enough opportunity Mould 
 be afforded for the discussion of griev- 
 ances.] 
 
 p. 42 (Question 3G7). Mr. Speaker. [Valu- 
 able in producing order and certainty, but 
 possibly open to objection that, if Supply 
 were down for every Monday, supplies
 
 Proposals. References. 
 
 might be voted without Members of the 
 House having an opportunity of raising 
 any Amendments.] 
 
 (Question 367). Mr. Speaker. [Prefers 
 Resolution of 1872.] {See Questions 368, 
 548, 549.) 
 
 p. 44 (Questions 381-396). Mr. Speaker. 
 [Opportunity of raising irrelevant 
 Amendments would be shut out.] 
 
 p. 46 (Questions 409-418). Mr. Speaker. 
 [Difficulty of limiting character of 
 Amendments.] 
 
 \). 47 (Questions 419-427). Mr. Speaker. 
 [Postponing Amendments to stage of 
 Report merely transposes waste of time.] 
 
 p. 51 (Question 449). Mi'. Speaker). [Govern- 
 ment should have the choice of either 
 Monday or Thursday.] 
 
 p. 51 (Question 454). Mr. Speaker. [Prefers 
 Minister's Statement to be made with 
 Speaker in the Chair, if Resolution of 
 1872 adopted.] 
 
 p. 51 (Question 456). Mr. Speaker. [After 
 Minister's Statement, Members might 
 bring forward their Motions]. 
 
 p. 54 (Question 500). Mr. Speaker. [This 
 pi an would curtail opportun ities of raising 
 grievances when irrelevant.] 
 
 p. 55 (Question 510). Mr. Speaker. [Enter- 
 ing upon Supply early would to some 
 extent obviate necessity for Votes on 
 Account.] 
 
 7. Principle of a Select Committee 1848. 
 Bill not to be redis- p. 3. Mr. Speaker, 
 
 cussed after Second Select Committee 1854. 
 Reading. p. v. Report. 
 
 p. X. Sir John Packington. 
 
 pp. 35, 36. Sir T. Erskine May.
 
 Proposals. 
 
 References. 
 
 8. Select Com- 
 mittees to be chosen 
 by a Committee of 
 Selection, expressly 
 appointed for that 
 purpose. 
 
 9. The number of 
 a Select Committee 
 to be reduced from 
 15 toll. 
 
 10. Member mov- 
 ing for a Select Com- 
 mittee to be ex officio 
 Member thereof. 
 
 11. Grand Commit- 
 tees might be consti- 
 tuted for considera- 
 tion of Public Bills. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 pp. 5, 6 (Questions 36-40). Sir T. E. May. 
 p. 19 (Question 204), Sir T. E. May. 
 p. 31 (Question 312). Mr. Speaker. 
 
 Select Committee 1854. 
 
 p. 41. Sir T. Erskine May. 
 pp. 49-58. Mr. Speaker. 
 
 Select Committee 1854. 
 
 p. 41. Sir T. Erskine May. 
 
 p. 58. Mr. Speaker. 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. 10 (Questions 82-84). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 Select Committee 1854. 
 p. 58. Mr. Speaker. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. 6 (Questions 41-45). Sir T. E. May. [All 
 who came should have voices. It might 
 sit independently of sittings of the House. 
 Question 41.] [House might reserve 
 power to deal with Report of Committee 
 just as it now deals with Report of Com- 
 mittee of whole House. Question 45.] 
 
 p. 11 (Question 98). Sir T. E. May. [Com- 
 mittee of Supply to be Committee of 
 whole House.] 
 
 p. 17 (Question 183). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 p. 18 (Question 190). Sir T. E. May. [House 
 divided according to nature of subjects.] 
 
 p. 23 (Questions 249-251). Sir T. E. May. 
 [Bills of primary importance should be 
 discussed in Committee of whole House.
 
 Proposals. References* 
 
 These occupy the longest time. This 
 points to expediency of referring Bills 
 not involving party considerations to 
 these Committees.] 
 pp. 32-33 (Question 328). Mr. Speaker. 
 
 12. Bills referred Select Committee 1854. 
 to a Select Committee p. x. Sir Jolm Pakington. 
 
 not to be re-commit- p. 31. Sir T. E. May. 
 
 ted to Committee of p. 49. Mr. Speaker [in particular cases], 
 
 whole House unless Select Committee 1861. 
 so ordered. p. viii. Eeport. 
 
 p. xii. Ditto [recommended by Committee], 
 pp. 19-21. Mr. Speakei. [Parts of the Bill 
 to which exception was taken might be 
 re-committed. 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 pp. 18, 19 (Questions 19.5, 196). Sir T.E.May. 
 p. 32 (Question 321 j. Mr. Speaker. [If the 
 House was to decide that a division of 
 labour should take place ; Report might 
 be proceeded with, if no motion made to 
 re-commit Bill.] 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 pp. iii, iv. Report. [Not necessary to make 
 any new order for the purpose of en- 
 abling the House to exercise its un- 
 doubted right of negativing or omitting 
 the stage of Committee. The practice 
 may be conveniently reverted to in the 
 case of Consolidation Bills, and of some 
 others.] 
 p. 22 (Questions 203-207). Sir T. E. May. 
 [Unless any Member moved the re-com- 
 mitment of the Bill.] 
 
 p. 22 (Question 208). ) Sir T. E. May. 
 
 V [Facilities for passing 
 p. 2.5 (Question 233). ) Consolidation Bills.]
 
 Proposals. 
 
 References. 
 
 1 3. Motion for ad- 
 joiirnment to be made 
 without debate. 
 
 14. After two mo- 
 tions for adjournment 
 question to be peremp- 
 torily put. 
 
 p. 74 (Question 713). Mr. Speaker. [At- 
 taches very great importance to it. 
 Generally concurs in all Sir T. E. May's 
 evidence on the matter.] 
 
 p. 76 (Questions 726, 727). Mr. Speaker. 
 [If adopted, Select Committees should be 
 appointed in a different manner from 
 present practice.] 
 
 p. 76 (Questions 726-731). Mr. Speaker. 
 [Manner of appointing such Select Com- 
 mittees.] 
 Select Committee 1848. 
 
 p. 1. Mr. Speaker. 
 
 p. 13. Mr. E. Curtis, of New York. [The 
 "previous question" in the United States 
 Congress.] 
 Select Committee 1854. 
 
 p. 43. Sir T. E. May. [Explanation should 
 be permitted, but not debate.] 
 Select Committee 1861. 
 
 p. xi. Report. 
 
 p. 44. Mr. W. N. Massey. 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. 36 (Question 323). Mr. Speaker. [There 
 is considerable difficulty in the matter.] 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. 7 (Question 53). Sir T. E. May. [After 
 two motions for adjournment had been 
 negatived competent for Member to move 
 " that the question be now put," which 
 should be decided without amendment or 
 debate.! 
 
 15. In Committee 
 of whole House no 
 Member to move more 
 than once during de- 
 bate on the same 
 question that the 
 Chairman do report 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. iv. Report Resolution (5). 
 
 p. 26 (Questions 244-253). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 (Question 247). [The operation of the rule 
 is limited; but, as far as it goes, it seems 
 to be in the right direction.] 
 
 p. 82 (Questions 804, 805). Mr. Raikes.
 
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 Proposals. 
 
 References. 
 
 progress or tliat the 
 Chairman do leave 
 the chair, nor to speak 
 more than once to 
 each separate motion; 
 and that no Member 
 who has made one of 
 those motions have 
 power to make the 
 other on the same 
 question. 
 
 16. Adjourned de- 
 bate to be resumed on 
 next sitting day, and 
 to have precedence 
 over all other busi- 
 ness. 
 
 Select Committee 1848. 
 
 p. vii. Keport. 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. 2 (Questions 5, G). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 17. Motion for ad- 
 journment not to be 
 repeated within the 
 hour, and division 
 only to be taken on 
 the demand of twenty- 
 one Members. 
 
 Select Committee 1848. 
 p. 1. Mr. Speaker. 
 
 18. On Tuesday 
 and Thursday, when 
 there is a morning 
 sitting, House to be 
 adjourned at 12 
 o'clock at night. 
 
 19. When House 
 meets at 4 o'clock, 
 opposed business not 
 to be brought on 
 after 12.30 o'clock. 
 
 Select Committee 1854. 
 
 p. 15. Mr. E. P. Bouverie. 
 p. 40. Sir T. E. May. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 p. iii. Report, 
 p. 5 (Questions 31-33). 
 p. 15 (Question 152). 
 p, 19 (Question 203). 
 
 Sir T. E. May. 
 Sir T. E. May. 
 Sir T. E. May. 
 
 p. 29, 30 (Questions 297, 307) Mr. Speaker.
 
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 Proposals. 
 
 References 
 
 20. When House 
 meets at a quarter 
 before 4 o'clock pub- 
 lic business to com- 
 mence at a quarter 
 past 4 : provided pri- 
 vate business and 
 petitions be disposed 
 of. 
 
 21. Tuesdays 
 should be appro- 
 priated alternately to 
 Notices and Orders 
 of the day. 
 
 22. There should 
 be some certainty 
 with regard to the 
 business which is to 
 occur on each par- 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. 32 (Question 300). Sir T. E. May. [It is 
 better that it should be made a Standing 
 Order than to have a debate on it every 
 year.] 
 
 pp. 32, 33 (Questions 301-311). Sir T. E. 
 May. 
 
 p. 33 (Questions 309 and 311). Sir T. E. May. 
 [Wednesday "quarter to six" rule is the 
 better one of the two. On Wednesday 
 Members must be present to take excep- 
 tion to opposed business being brought 
 on. After "half-past twelve" notice 
 standing on paper stops its coming on.] 
 
 p. 80 (Question '^83). Mr. Speaker. [Not 
 personally favourably disposed to the 
 rule, but as it is generally approved, not 
 willing to state objections.] 
 
 p. 80 (Questions 784-803). Mr. Speaker. 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. iii. Report. 
 
 p. 15 (Question 154). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 pp. 7, 8 (Question 57). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 [Notices to stand first for Tuesdays up to 
 1st May; from 1st May to 1st July 
 Orders to stand first]. 
 
 p. 36 (Question 365). Mr. Speaker. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. 28 (Question 295). Mr. Speaker.
 
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 Proposals. 
 
 23. Lords Amend- 
 ments to Bills should 
 invariably be printed, 
 and slionld not be 
 taken without notice. 
 
 References. 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. V. Report Resolution (9). 
 
 24. House not to 
 be counted out be- 
 fore a quarter past 
 9 o'clock after raorn- 
 
 25. Member tak- 
 ing notice of less than 
 40 Members being 
 present should do so 
 publicly. 
 
 2G. House not to 
 sit more than 1 1 
 hours out of the 24 
 when House meets in 
 the evening, and not 
 more than 11 when 
 both morning and 
 evening. 
 
 27. House to sit in 
 Committee of whole 
 House two mornings 
 in the week. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. iii. Report. 
 
 p. 8 (Question GO). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 J). 14 (Questions 147, 148). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 p. 18 (Question 193). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 p. 22 (Question 234). Sir T. E. May. [Discus- 
 sion should go on but no vote should be 
 taken until 40 Members were present]. 
 
 p. 31 (Question 311). Mr. Speaker. 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. V. Report Resolution (8). 
 
 p. 31 (Question 296). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. 17 (Question 174). Sir T. E. May. 
 p. 33 (Question 334). 
 
 Select Committee 1861. 
 p. xi. Report. 
 
 Select Committee 1854. 
 
 p. 16. Mr. E. P. Bouverie. 
 
 p. 32. Sir T. E. May. 
 
 p. 50. Mr. Speaker. [Provided the House do 
 
 not sit till a very late hour in the evening 
 
 when there has been a morning sitting.]
 
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 Proposals. 
 
 28. After notice, 
 unopposed Bills to 
 be moved for at 
 time for making 
 motions for unop- 
 posed Eeturns, and 
 leave given without 
 debate. 
 
 References. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 p. iii. Report. 
 
 p. 10 (Question 85). Sir T. E. May. 
 p. 12 (Questions 113, 11 4). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 20. Powerofficivinoc 
 notices in advance to 
 be limited to a terra 
 of 15 or 16 days. 
 
 30. Orders of tlie 
 Day should not be 
 fixed for a more dis- 
 tant day than a month . 
 
 31. Orders of the 
 Day in the hands of 
 private Members to 
 have precedence over 
 Notices of Motion on 
 Tuesdays, after 1st of 
 June, 
 
 32. Bills not Go- 
 vernment Bills, which 
 
 Select Committee 1837 
 p. 6, Keport. 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. iv. Report Resolution (2). 
 
 p. 11 (Questions 91-103). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 p. 1 4 (Question 114). Sir T. E. May. [Ballot 
 for precedence of Orders would be ne- 
 cessary.] 
 
 (Questions 115, 116, 117). Sir T. E. May. 
 [Would not apply ballot to any other 
 day but Wednesday.] 
 
 p. 65 (Question 605). Mr. Speaker. [Would 
 over-crowd Order Book on open Wed- 
 nesdays. It would be necessary to 
 ballot with reference to fixing Orders on 
 open Wednesdays, or to lay down rule 
 that Orders should not be postponed.] 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. X. Proceedings. Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen. 
 p. 12 (Question 104). Sir T. E. May. 
 p. 65 (Question 608). Mr. Speaker, 
 p. 66 (Question 609). Mr. Speaker. 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. X. Proceedings. Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen. 
 
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 Proposals. 
 
 References. 
 
 have not been read a 
 second time before 1st 
 of July, to be removed 
 from Order Book. 
 
 33. After 1st of 
 June, Bills other than 
 Government Bills 
 standing for Third 
 Reading to take pre- 
 cedence of Bills for 
 Keport, and Bills for 
 Report of Bills for 
 Committee, and Bills 
 for Committee of Bills 
 for Second Reading. 
 
 34. Power to sus- 
 pend Bills from one 
 Session to another. 
 
 p. 12 (Questions 105, 106). Sir T. E. May. 
 [A good suggestion, but would require 
 limitation.] 
 
 p. 65 (Question 605), Mr. Speaker. 
 
 p. 74 (Questions 704, 705). Mr. Speaker. 
 [Might be desirable, provided power was 
 left to the House in special cases to 
 allow a Bill to be proceeded with.] 
 
 p. iv. Report Resolution (3). 
 p. 21 (Question 198). Sir T. E. May. 
 p. 68 (Question 627). Mr. Speaker. [Would 
 like to see the proposal tried]. 
 
 Select Committee 1848. 
 
 p. viii. Report. [Parliamentaay Proceedings 
 Adjournment Bill not recommended by 
 Committee.] 
 Select Committee 1861. 
 
 p. ix. Report. [Reasons against.] 
 pp. 17-18 Mr. Speaker. [Ditto] 
 
 35. Facilities to be 
 given for re-introduc- 
 tion of a Bill that has 
 passed through one 
 House in the prece- 
 ding Session. 
 
 36. A Bill that has 
 passed Third Reading 
 in either House should 
 be taken to other 
 
 Select Committee House of Lords 1861. 
 
 pp. 3, 4. Report, 
 Joint Committee 1869. 
 
 p. 21. Sir T. E. May. 
 
 p. 23. Lord Eversley, 
 
 p. 23. Lord Redesdale. 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. 69 (Question 638). Mr. Speaker. A 
 question of policy rather than one of the 
 conduct of the business of the House,
 
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 Proposals. 
 
 House at the begin- 
 ning of tlie next 
 Session. 
 
 37. To limit the 
 time during which a 
 Member may speak. 
 
 38. It may be 
 necesssary to limit 
 the right which Mem- 
 bers have to speak 
 frequently in Com- 
 mittee. 
 
 39. Long Division 
 might be avoided by 
 requiring the party 
 who challenge the 
 Speaker's decision to 
 rise in their places. 
 
 References. 
 
 (Question G41). Mr. Speaker. [Would 
 not greatly facilitate progress of business.] 
 
 Select Committee 184.8. 
 
 p. 11. Mr. Speaker. [If you fix the duration 
 of the debate ; otherwise it would only 
 multiply the number of speakers without 
 shortening the debates. I have no doubt, 
 if Members could confine their speeches to 
 half-an-hour, they would be much 
 improved in quality.] 
 
 pp. 20, 21. Mr. Curtis. ["The one -hour rule" 
 in the United States.] 
 
 p. 26. Mr. J. Randall. [Ditto.] 
 
 p. 27. Mons. F. P. G. Guizot. ICidUire in 
 France.] 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. 84 (Question 814). Mr. Kaikes. [Except 
 
 mover of an Amendment or Member in 
 
 charge of a Bill.] 
 p. 125 (Question 1209). Mr. Raikes. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. 8 (Question 64). Sir T. E. May. [If it did 
 not amount to a fixed number, say 21, 
 there should be no division.] 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 pp. iv. to V. Report Resolution (7). [In certain 
 Motions for Adjournment, or Reporting 
 Progress, Speaker or Chairman to call 
 on the " Ayes " to rise in their places ; 
 and if it appears that they are less than 
 20, while the "Noes" exceed 40, Di- 
 vision shall not take place and Motion 
 shall be declared to be lost.] 
 p. 27 (Questions 258-262). Sir T. E. May. 
 pp. 60-62 (Questions 578 to 603). Mr. 
 Speaker.
 
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 Proposals. 
 
 40. Division on 
 main question should 
 be taken after two 
 dilatory motions had 
 been defeated. 
 
 41. Member na- 
 med by the Speaker 
 or Chairman of Com- 
 mittee of the whole 
 House as disregarding 
 the authority of the 
 Chair or abusing the 
 rules of the House, 
 by persistent and 
 wilful obstruction, to 
 be suspended during 
 remainder of sitting. 
 
 42. Strangers not 
 to be directed to with- 
 draw except on Ques- 
 tion put and agreed 
 to without debate. 
 
 43. Parliament 
 should assemble not 
 later than last week 
 in November. 
 
 44. Opposed Pri- 
 vate Bills to be re- 
 ferred to Joint Com- 
 mittee of both Houses. 
 
 References. 
 
 p. 62 (Questions 598 to 601). Mr. Speaker. 
 [Application of this proposal to divisions 
 on any question might lead to confusion.] 
 
 p. 83 (Question 812). Mr. Ptaikes. 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. 84 (Question 813). Mr. Eaikes. 
 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 p. iv. Repoit Resolution (6). 
 
 p. Ill (Questions 1044-1355). Mr. Raikes. 
 
 p. 140 (Questions 1356-1534). Mr. Speaker. 
 
 Select Committee 1871. 
 
 p. iii. Report. 
 
 p. 9. (Question 76). Sir T. E. May. 
 
 p. 29 (Question 299). Mr. Speaker. 
 Select Committee 1878. 
 
 pp. 31-32 (Questions 296, 297). Sir T. E.May. 
 
 p. 79 (Questions 767-782). Mr. Speaker. 
 
 Select Committee. 
 p. iii. Report, 
 p. 36 (Question 372). Mr. Speaker. 
 
 [Time of separatings hould also be fixed, 
 as in the United States.] 
 
 Joint Committee 1869. 
 
 pp. 9, 1 0. Sir T. E. May.
 
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 Kemarks on the Conduct of Business in the House of 
 Commons, contained in an Article in the Edinburgh 
 Eeview, Vol. XCIX.— 1854. Attributed to Sir T. 
 Ekskine May. 
 
 Page 243. Defective Organization — Insufficient Division of Labour — Indefi- 
 nite facilities for Obstructive Debate. Sir John Pakington says, 
 " We have outgrown our forms." 
 
 Page 244. '- True faith has been mixed with idolatry." 
 
 Page 248. Long Session, 1852-3. 
 
 Page 261. Once in Committee on a subject Speaker leaves Chair as a matter 
 of course without debate, except in Committee on Ways and 
 Means. Why not remove exception with precautions 1 
 
 Pages 263-4. Sj^eaker in 1848 proposed that motions of adjournment should 
 be without debate, and only allowed to be renewed at intervals 
 of an hour, and only on demand of 21 Members. — Restrictions 
 on debate in France and America. 
 
 Pages 269-71. Committee of whole House. —Substitute suggested. — Work 
 done impatiently and badly. 
 
 Page 273. Description of the manufacture and maiming of an Act of Parlia. 
 ment. 
 
 Page 278. Proposed revision of Amendments by draftsman under supervision 
 of Proposer and Seconder.
 
 
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