Generally; object of, 289; effect of, on debate, ib.; when notice of, is required, ib.; who may move amend- ments, 299; order in moving amend- ments to motions, 290; to motions relating to public business, 268; on going into committee of supply, 609; in committee, 616; amendments must be relevant, 293; to be intelligible, 299; if not seconded in Commons, drop, ib.; former examples of irrelevancy, 293, n.; subjects not to be dealt with by amend ments, 293; inadmissible forms of amend- ment, ib.; amendments to address in answer to the King's Speech, 175. 176, n.
In regard to public bills; to question. for leave to bring in bill, 462; no amendment to question for first reading or printing a bill, 466; amendments to question for second reading of bills, 471; amendments to bills in committee, 484; to bills on consideration, 495; verbal on third reading, 501; restric- tions to amendments on stages of bills, 294; consideration of Lords amend- ments, 505, App. VII.; to question for Speaker's leaving chair, 383; notices of amendments in standing committees, 396. See also Bills.
To private bills; (Commons), amend- ments inserted in "filled-up" bill before sitting of committee, 753, et seq. ; amend- ments made by committee, 816. 820; not to be excessive, 755. 816. 830; on consideration of bill as amended, and third reading, 833-5; consideration of amendments, if opposed, postponed, 730; notices of, 833. 836. 713; Lords' amend- ments to Commons' bills considered, 836; amendments in committee, (in Lords), 855. 862; on report or third reading (Lords), 855.
To provisional order bills; 894; and bills under the Private Legislation, &c. (Scotland) Act, 908.
To Questions; amendment must be withdrawn or negatived before leave given to withdraw motion, 280; amend- ments to evade or alter question, 284; mode of moving, 290; objects and principle of amendments, 289; modes of amendment, ib. ; question and amend- ment, both objected to, 291; mode of proposing several amendments, 293; ar- rangement in taking amendments, 295; exceptional treatment of amendments to business of the house motions, 296; amendments to proposed amendments, ib.; amendments and the previous question, 283; amendment of question
Amendments-continued.
of adjournment 295; amendments seconded in the Commons, 299; except in committee, 383.
Amendments on going into committee, 383; of supply, 609; amendments in committee, 384. 630; of supply, 616; to instructions, 480; to resolutions report, 391. 627.
No reserved speech on moving an amendment, 322; withdrawal of amend- ments, 296; members speak again after an amendment is moved, 322; vote against amendment and motion, 291; member not voting on an amendment may vote on main question, 358; amend- ments moved by an interested member, 378. America, House of Representatives of; restriction on divisions, 370, n. Ancient Baronies; precedence holders of, in House of Lords, 177. Anne, Queen; attended on first day of new Parliament, 150, n.; attended Lords' debates, 445 and n.; refused the royal assent to a bill, 513. Anticipation; of matter appointed for consideration by motion, out of order, 278; of motion for leave to bring in a bill by motion on same subject, 279; in debate, 315; of matters appointed for consideration and notices of motions in debate on motion for adjournment for holidays, 317; or on motion for adjourn- ment under standing order 10, 254. Apology; when required of members,
Appearances (Private or Pro- visional Order Bills); on memorials, 699. 710; on bills, 710. 806. 823; on petitions against, 710. 787. 807. 823. 893.
Appellate Jurisdiction of the Lords, 50; appeal cases after prorogation or dissolution, 51.
Applications to Owners, Lessees, and Occupiers (Private Bills), 694. Appropriation Bill; founded on re- solutions of committee of ways and means, 591; procedure on, 593; debate on, 594; amendments to, ib.; form of receiving royal assent, 596; completes the financial year, 593; anticipated by Consolidated Fund bills, 557; ratifies application of army and navy surpluses, 594; appropriation of grants before a prorogation or dissolution, 551; enforce- ment of appropriation, 597; adjourn- ments, after passing of, 596, n.; not passed through more than one stage at a sitting, 596, n.
Archbishops. See Bishops. Archdale, John, a Quaker, case of, 163. Army and Navy Departments; esti- mates, 546; increase of, 547; surpluses, use of, 548; sanctioned by Appropria- tion Act, 549. 594; use of first grants to, 549; grants on account for, 550; army and navy excess grants, 554; army reserve, royal messages regarding, 556; debate on grants for, 619. Army Annual Bill; procedure on, 602; debate on stages, 603.
Army Reserve; Parliament to be in- formed, or summoned to meet, on calling out of, 45; messages relative to, 556. Arrest, freedom from; antiquity and extent of privilege, 103; and from dis- tress of goods, 104; early precedents (Commons), 104; (Lords), 106; statutes defining the privilege, 107; mode of enforcement of the privilege, 109; ser- vants' privilege discontinued, 108; duration of the privilege, 109; persons in arrest elected members, 111; or be- coming peers, 112; privilege of not being impleaded, ib.; suits stayed by letter, ib.; present state of the privi- lege, 113.
Privilege from summons as witness or juror, 114; no privilege against criminal commitments, 115; causes of commit- ment communicated, 117; extent of privilege in cases of bankruptcy, or commitment for contempt, 118. 119; privileges of witnesses and others con- nected with service of Parliament, 124. Arrest; by authority of Parliament with- out warrant, 71.
Ash Wednesday, Ascension Day, &c.; adjournment over, (Lords), 209; sitting of committees thereon, 188. 413. Ashby and White, case of, referred to, 52. 140.
Associations; locus standi of, 767. Attachment. See Commitment; Con- tempt of Court.
Attainder, Acts of; disqualify from a seat in Parliament, 34; procedure on, 51. 669. 670; petition from person attained, 528. Attainder Bills; for reversing attainders,
Attendance of Members; duty of, on service of Parliament, 178; attendance of the Lords, 179; of Commons, 180; on committees, 182; on committees on private bill (Commons), 756. 829; (Lords), 847.
Attendance of Persons; power to order, 64; in custody, 70; before private bilĺ committees, 825,
Attorney-General, the; of the Con- silium Regis, 198; directed to prosecute in cases of offences against the house, 76; in Stockdale v. Hansard, 141; manages evidence at the bar, 477; re- port from, on bills affecting Charities, 845.
Attorney-General v. Bradlaugh; case of, referred to, 167.
Atwyll's case; referred to, 104. "Aylesbury Men," the; case of, re- ferred to, 53. 134. 140.
Bail; persons committed by Parliament not admitted to, 69; persons impeached bailed, 665; members not admissible as, 112.
Ballot; for notices of motions, 240; for unofficial members' bills and notices of motions at commencement of session, 241; select committees appointed by, 401. 404.
Bankruptcy; of members, 32. 118; of peers, 33; privilege of Parliament not applicable to, 34. 114. 118; issue of new writs in case of, during recess, 637.
Bar of the House; (Lords), prisoners, kneeling at, 95; witnesses sworn, and examined at, 424; ordered to attend at, 425; counsel and witnesses at, 861; not witnesses (select committees), 429; papers delivered at, 541; attendance of Commons at, on the opening, &c., of Parliament, 150. 172; on an im- peachment, 664; attendance of Speaker at, 156. 208; strangers admitted below, 205; peers tried at, 668; (Commons), reprimand at bar, 93; kneeling at, 95; members not sworn, sit below, 169; suspended members not to be heard at, 342; a member heard at the bar, 164; witnesses examined at, 424; and coun- sel, 477; members appearing at, to present bills, 466; or papers, 541; petitions presented at, 529.
Barnardiston v. Soame; case of, re- ferred to, 134.
Barons; origin of the title, 9. Benyon v. Evelyn; case of, referred to, 135.
Bill of Rights; declaratory of ancient law of England, 4; that no Roman Catholic shall possess the Crown, 5; that dispensing with laws, &c., is illegal, 4, n.; confirms freedom of speech in Parliament, 99; and right of petition, 522, n.; condemns prosecutions for matters cognizable only in Parliament, 139; Parliament prorogued to admit of its renewal, 44.
Generally. Bill read pro formâ be- fore consideration of King's speech, 170; forms in passing bills not binding, 516.
Application of rule that same ques- tion be not twice offered to bills, 305; Lords' Journal inspected, and new bills ordered, 307. 837; bills laid aside, ib.; Lords search Commons' votes, 308; prorogation to renew bills, ib.; Acts amended in session in which they are passed, ib.; proposals for suspending or resuming bills, ib.; duration of tem- porary laws to be expressed in bill, 503; provision relating to continuance bills, ib.
Roval recommendation to bills creat- ing charges upon the people, procedure on, 447. 558. 560; royal consent to bills, 448; withheld, 449; addresses not to be presented, relating to a bill, 454.
Ancient and modern systems of enact- ing laws, 458; similarity of practice in both houses, 459.
Where bills originate, 459. In the Commons: bills involving a charge upon the people, 459. 574. In the Lords restitution bills, 460. 862; act of grace or general pardon, 461.
Bills of unofficial members placed among Government orders, 259; public and private bills, 461; procedure on hybrid bills, 468; order of bills after Whitsuntide, 260; precedence Government bills at commencement of business, 256.
Motions for ensuring completion of stages of, 342; debate on, 296. 315; amendments to, 296.
Public Bills, Introduction of.- Public bills presented in the Lords, 461; in the Commons, presented or ordered on motion for leave, ib.; at commence- ment of business, 257; unprinted read, 468; members ordered to bring in bills, 462; limit to number of names on back of bill, ib., n.; instructions to such members, ib.; other members appointed, ib.; amendments to title on motion to bring in bill, ib.; bill ordered by way of amendment, 463.
Preliminaries to introduction of bills, 463; bills ordered upon resolution, ib.; of both houses, ib. ; on committee reso- lutions, 464; a second bill brought in upon the same resolution, ib.; pro- visions in bills not to be considered by a concurrent committee, 465; bills originating in committee relating to religion and trade, and capital punish- ments, 464, n.
Bills founded on ways and means resolutions, 629; on other resolutions, 463; creating a public charge, 560; recommending public expenditure, 571; for reduction of charges, 572; Lords' bills infringing Commons' privileges, 574; ditto Lords' amendments, 575; Lords' bills touching charges, 577; Lords' bills exempt from privilege, 579; money clauses printed in italics, 489. 560.
Preparation of Bills.-Rules thereon 465; title of, ib.; objections to form, prior to second reading, ib.; blanks or italics, ib.; presented, ib. ; first reading and printing, ib., 466; no amendment or debate on such questions, ib.; question for first reading negatived, 467; first reading of bills from the Lords, 466; how bills are read, 467. 260; explanatory memorandum of a bill, 467; bill with- drawn, and other bills presented, 470; no alteration after first reading, 468; bills relating to the same subject, 468.
Second Reading, 467; read, though bill unprinted, 468; in the Lords, 470; debate on, 471; amendments to ques- tion for, 471; in the form of resolutions, 472; previous question moved on stages of bills, 475; bills dropped, ib.; rejected, ib.; proceedings on, rescinded, ib.; counsel heard, 476.
Committees on Bills.-In the Lords, 477; in the Commons, Speaker leaves chair forthwith, 477; committee stage passed over, Lords, 478; Commons, ib.; instructions, 478; division or consolida- tion of bills, 480; notice of instructions, 482; instructions when moved, 483; debate thereon, 483; reference of bills to one committee, 483, n.; notice of amendments in committee before bill read a second time not permitted, 477.
Proceedings in committee, 483; pro- ceedings on title and preamble, ib.; amendments, how offered, 484; admis- sible amendments, 485; no amendments to enacting words, ib.; inadmissible amendments, 485; proceedings on clauses, 488; clauses postponed, ib.; consolidation or division of bills, 489; new clauses, 489; blanks, 489; schedules, 490; procedure on preamble and title, ib.; power of committees over bills, 491. 396; bills committed pro formâ, 492; no reference to committee proceedings until report, 492; no report, 493; committee revived, ib.; report made, 493.
Proceedings on report, 494; bill re- printed on report, or during committee, 494, bills, on report, considered without question put, ib.; what amendments ad- missible, 495; new clauses, ib.; amend- ment to bills, 496; amendment of title, 497; consideration of money clauses, 497.
Bills recommitted, ib. ; on third read- ing, 498. 501; committed to select com- mittees, 499; to select committees on public matters, ib,; to committees nomi- nated by committee of selection, 394; to standing committees, 393; consider- ation of bills committed to standing committees, 398; bills referred as docu- ments to select committees, 401, n.
Third Reading and Passing.- Ingrossment rolls, 540; third reading, 501; amendments to questions for, ib.; amendments to bill on third reading (Lords), ib.; verbal amendments to bill only, (Commons), ib.; bill passed, 502; nem. con., ib.; title of bill, ib.; no alteration of bill, save by amendment, 503; bills passed with unusual expedi- tion, 516.
Communication of Bills between both Houses, 436. 503; sent by mistake, 504; brought from Commons to Lords, 503; standing order relative to, ib.; from Lords to Commons, ib.; consideration of Lords' amendments, 505; Lords' amendments relating to charges upon the people, 508. 574; agreed to by Commons, 576; conferences, 437; amendments disagreed to, 508; reasons offered, ib.; when no reasons are offered, 509.
Indorsement of bills, 509; Lords have custody of bills, except money bills, prior to royal assent, 504, 510; informalities in the agreement of both houses, 517; imperfect indorsement,
Royal Assent, 510; to appropriation bill, 513; by commission, 511; form of, 512; royal assent refused, 513; assent by sovereign in person, 54. 510; given, in sovereign's absence from the realm 515; informalities in, 520; ingrossment rolls, or vellum prints, 500; commence- ment of Act, 515. See also Appropria- tion Bills; Blanks; Hybrid Bills; Informalities in Bills; Instructions; Private Bills; Provisional Order Bills; Royal Assent; Titles. Bishops; archbishops and bishops ap- pointed by the Crown, 5; their position as lords spiritual, ib. 6. 14. 669; their
Bishops-continued.
number, 7; their dissent to the Act of Uniformity, 13; in Parliament an estate of the realm, 5; title to their seats, 6; bishops not having a seat in the Lords, 7, n.; may resign, 7; bishops of Church of Ireland, withdrawn by statute, 6, n.; their places in the house, 14. 177; read prayers, 152; introduction of, 153; not appointed triers of petitions, 523, n ; anciently voted subsidies for themselves, 21. 586; vote of bills of attainder, 669. Black Rod. See Usher of. Blanks; in joint addresses, 452; in bills,
465. 489. 560; in private bills, 723. Board of Agriculture; provisional orders issued by, 878, et seq. See also Government Departments.
Board of Trade; Office of parliamentary secretary to, 646.
Provisional orders issued by, 873, et
Private bills, supervised by, 754. 793. 796. 851. 855; reports by, 791. 793. 794. 795. 803; appearance of, before private bill committees, 815-7, n.; deposit with, of private bills, 695. 755. 833. See also Government Depart-
Books, Newspapers, &c.; not to be read in the house, 325, 344. Books of Reference. See Plans, &c. Bounties, 601.
Bradlaugh, Mr.; his expulsion and re-
election, 55; his action against Mr. Erskine for assault in removing him from the lobby, 144; his claim to make an affirmation, 164; not permitted to affirm or to take oath, ib.; took affirmation under standing order, 165; right denied by legal decision, ib.; administers to himself the oath, 166; the oath decided to be illegal, 167; takes the oath, 1886, Speaker's ruling thereon, ib.; resolution regarding expunged, 203.
Bradlaugh v. Gosset; case of, referred to, 137. 145.
Brand, Mr. Speaker; debate stopped by, 286, n.
Breach of the Peace; privilege does not extend to, 115.
Breach of Privilege. See Privileges of
Breaking open Doors; powers of Serjeant as to, 67.
Brereton, Mr.; case of, 119. Breviates (Public Bills), 467. Bribery. See Elections, Controverted. Bribes; resolution declaring offer of, to members, a breach of privilege, 83; acceptance of, by members, punished,
Burgh Police (Scotland) Act; pro- visional orders under, 884; procedure on confirming bills, 883-4. 905, n.! Burial Grounds; standing orders (pri- vate bills) relating to (Commons), 802; (Lords), 851.
Burke, Mr.; on relevancy in debate, 314, n.; on resistance to punishment of the printers, 340, n.
Burton, Mr. Christie; case of, 109. 111. Business of the House; order of, 233;
formal motions for transaction of, 245; motions at commencement of, 256; motions relating to, 265; ordinary course of, 257; amendments to motions, business of the house, 268; debate on, 296; motions for prescribing methods for concluding the stages of a bill, 342; debate thereon, 315; amendments to, 296. See also Government Sittings; Interruption of Business: Private Business.
Call of the House; (Lords), 180; (Com- mons), ib.
Cambrian Railway Company; pro- tection to witnesses, 128.
Canada, Lower; the constitution of, suspended in 1838..37.
Canals; provisional orders, 876-7. See also Railway and Canal Bills. Candidates; petitioning, eligible to Par- liament, 650.
Candles; motion for bringing in, 270, n. Capital Punishment; introduction of bills relating to, 464, n.
Caroline, Queen; presence of Lords en- forced on proceedings relating to, 180; members pleading before Lords on the bill against, 85.
Casting Voice. See Speaker; Chairman
of Committees; Standing Committees ; Select do.; Joint do.; Chairmen of Private Bill Committees.
Cemeteries. See Burial Grounds. Certificates; of return of member, 169. 171; cases of non-production thereof, 170; special certificate regarding a re- turn, 639; certificates, new writs, 636; form of, Appendix V.
Certificates (reports) from Examiners, 704. 840; certificates of consents, of parties interested in private bills, 792; of delivery of amended private bill (Commons), 830; of examination of Commons' Bill after third reading, 835; of deposit at board of trade of amended local bill (Lords), 855, n.; of taxation of costs (private bills), 915. See also Railways (Provisional Orders or Cer- tificates).
Certiorari; writ of, on indictment against peers, 668.
Chairman of Committees of the whole House:
Lords.-Appointment of, 380; ab- sence of, ib., 850.
Duties of, on Private Bills, 688; his general supervision of all private bills, ib., 705-7. 754. 849. 850; duties in dividing bills between houses before introduction, 705. 708-9; bills laid before him and examined (before in- troduction), 706; (as submitted to a committee), 706. 754; )at other stages), 706; chairman of Lords' standing orders committee, 841; and committee of selection, 846; duties in the Lords on local bills, 380. 849. 850. 854-5; and personal bills, 380. 856-7. 861; and provisional order bills, 892; duties, in conjunction with the chairman of ways and means, under the Private Legisla- tion Procedure (Scotland) Act, 896. 898, et seq. See also Chairman of Ways and Means, and Private Business; Parliamentary Agents.
Commons. Generally the chairman of the committee of ways and means, 381; election of, 603; his duties, 604; deputy Speaker, 196; takes the chair on Speaker's request, 197; his casting voice in committee, 364. 382; his authority, 385; no appeal from his decision to the Speaker, ib.; debate on conduct of, 278; powers of, to repress irrelevance, 386; disorder, ib.; and divisions in abuse of rules, ib.; reports cases of disorder, ib. ; leaves the chair if quorum not present, 231; motions to report progress, or to leave the chair, 389; leaves the chair without question put, 391; on interruption of business, 214; reports resolutions or other pro- ceedings, 391; retirement of chairman,
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