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Col. SIBTHORP opposed the
too much.

Incomes were not

Mr. HUNT supported the amendment. The increase was made by
the Whip in 1006, on the express grounds of the dearness of pio-
visions. When the cause for the increase ceased, why not reduce the
additions to the incomes made in 1006 ?
91r. HUME observed, after the amendment was received as it had
been, he would withdraw it.—Amendment withdrawn.
Col. DAVIES said he would propose reductions in the salaries in the
schedule, with the view of reducing the officers of the household pur.
anent to the recommendation of the Civil List Committee. To elect
such object he proposed that the amount of the salaries of the second
els.s be reduced to 119,0001.
Lord ALTUORP said, as the proposition now stood, it enabled his
Majesty to grant the salaries to officers of the Household, given by
previous Kluge. He could not pledge himself that there would be re-
ductions, nor wou.d he say that the salaries would be continued; the
proposition only was, that the King was empowered to gram the sala-
ries ; if the full amounts were not continued, then there would be a
surplus on this class.
Sir AL W. RIDLEY hoped, as the pressing of the amendment
would he more insulting than complimentary to the King, that it
might not be urged.
Sir h. BAT `ON said he should press the reduction of the 12,0001.
without meaning that it should be tranaferred to any other class. It
was the recommendation of the Committee, and it was a question on
which he had voted against the late administration.
Mr. HUNT hoped the ministers would not oppose this reduction,
under all the circumstances ; small as the sum was, it was great in the
eyes of the country.
Mr. PYLER supported the amendment.
Mr. DOUGLAS opposed the amendment.
Mr. HUME said, be should support the proposed reduction—not on
account of the sum, but for the sake of the principle. They ought to
adopt the recommendation of the committee appointed under such pe-
eullar circumstances. (Hear.)
Mr. RUTII V [IN mild, consistently with the principles he had ever

professed out of the house, and should ever act on in it, he mull sup.
port the amendment.
Mr. ROBINSON said, though the House was cot bound to
act an the recommendation of a Seim Committee, yet he thought
the House should either act on it, or assign some very cogent rea.
son for its rejection; and he had baud no such reason assigned..._
The aaisries Fax' to the high officers of state who served about his
Majesty's person, and were persons of the highest rank and largest tor.
tune in the kingdom, could be no object to them ; but the principle was
rof importance to the house and the country. He should therefore sup.
port the amendment.
The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, and the
resolution was agreed to.
The house went into a committee on the Corporate Funds bill.
Mr. FYLER said the bill only prevented corporations spending their
money on elections ; he thought it ought to be extended to the property
of all public bodies. The Hon. Member moved an amendment to that
effect.

Mr. Alderman WOOD said he should support the bill, but not the
amendment.

Mr. SPRING RICE supported the bill, and he would have no ob-
jection to the amendment.
Mr. FY LER withdrew his amendment.
The several clauses were agreed to.
The House resumed. Report to-morrow.
The Cities in Inland Bill passed through a committee.
Thean d pGasea
Growth of Tobacco in Ireland Prohibition Bill was read a third
time
Mr. BENET gave notice, that on the 21st of April he should move
certain resolutions respecting the corrupt state of the borough of Liver-
pool, and fur a further suspension of the writ for that borough.
The House adjourned at One o'Clock.