The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-02 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms DAT.

The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTARY ACT

(No. 4) BILL.
This bill was road a third time and passed_
WRITS REGISTRATION (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The LORD-ADVOCATE moved that the house go into
committee on this bill.

Mr. DUNLOP opposed the motion, and moved that the
bill be referred to a select committee. He objected to the
proposition of the Lord Advocate to abolish the local re-
gisters and to keep up one general register in Edinburgh.
In his opinion it would be much more advantageous
to abolish the general and to maintain the local registers.
This was the only point in dispute, and he regretted that
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Sir J. FERGUSON seconded the motion.
Lord H. SCOTT hoped the house would go into com-
mittee on the bill, in preference to adopting the motion of
the hon. member for Greenock, which would, in fact,
amount to a rejection of the bill altogether.
Colonel SYKES referred to the number of petitions
presented against the bill of the Lord Advocate, which
amounted to 70, whilst those in its favour only numbered
23. There was a great division of opinion on the measure,
and he did not thinx that the house was in a condition to
say definitely (there not being 20 members present)
whether his bill should become the law of the land. He
thought delay was preferable to proceeding under the
present circumstances.
Mr. FINLAY should support the motion for going into
committee.
Sir J. FERGUSON thought it best to refer the bill to a
select committee, because he felt the house was not in a
position to go into a discussion on the details of the mea-
sure. He objected to the system of centralization em-
bodied in the bill, and he thought that public; opinion,
which was the test of goodness of all Acts of Parliament,
was against the measure.
Mr. C. EWING supported the bill and the motion for
going into committee.
The LORD-ADVOCATE thought that it would be ad-
visable to take a division on the bill that day, especially
as so many gentlemen had expressed their opinions with
respect to the bill. The great majority of the Scotch mem-
bers were in favour of the bill ; and, with respect to hasty
legislation, why for the last ten years efforts had been
made to obtain the passing of a bill similar. to that now
under notice.
Mr. AYRT ON supported the motion for referring the bill
to a select committee.
Mr. CRAWFORD also supported the motion of the hon.
member for Greenock.
The hon. member was addressing the house at the hour
fixed. by the standing order for the suspension of the de-
bate, when he was called to order by the Speaker. Mr.
Crawford immediately resumed his seat, and Mr. Dunlop
not being at that time in his place, no day was fixed for
resuming the discussion.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod here entered the
house, and summoned the Speaker to the House of Peers,
to hear the Royal assent given to some bills.
On the return of the Speaker the sitting of the house
was suspended.
At six o'clock the house resumed, and was
(LEFT SITTING.)