Lords Pass Compromised Disestablishment Measures
The House agreed to Commons amendments to Lords amendments on ecclesiastical charges and disestablishment with a 47 to 17 division on clause 27. Lord Grey objected to binding future Parliaments in clause 68 but did not press the point. A committee was appointed to draft reasons for disagreed Commons amendments as other bills moved forward before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Grangime
Lord Cairns
Tuam
Commons
Lords
Lord Grey
Lord Granville
Indian Finance and Irish Church Bill Pass in Lords and Commons
The Duke of Angouleme presented the Indian budget to the Lords noting a ten year revenue rise of over fifteen million and a shift from new taxation to savings on duties and old sources. Debates on public works and military costs followed, with cautions on deficits and calls for economy. Royal assent was given to the Irish Church Bill, amid sparse ceremony, as the Bankruptcy and other bills progressed in committee.
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House of Commons
Duke of AnGyi
House of Lords
India
Law and Justice
London
Lord Hatifax
Lord Lazisnuny
Lord Lawrence
Lord Granville
Osborne
Viscount Eversley
Lords Commissioners
Commons
Colonel Oxbrorp
Black Rod
R. W. Crawford
College of Maynooth
Duke of St. Albans
Lord de Tabley
Pensions Commutation
Judicial Statistics
Scotland
Court of Session
Poor Law Board
de Listz
Wineulrsza
National Gallery
Lord Overstone
Lord Carris
Bacon
Lord Romitty
Lord Denman
Lord Romitry
Expenditure and Policy Debates In Parliament
The discussion covers English revenue and India’s troop costs, barracks and irrigation spending, and the guarantee system. Acknowledgment of private railways in India contrasts with criticism of excessive guarantees, with support for the Argyll plan. Lord Clarendon notes no bill this session for an extradition treaty with the French Emperor, but notes its necessity.
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India
Duke of Argyll
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Clarenpon
Their Lordships Adjournment Noted At 9:10 PM
The record notes that their lordships adjourned the session at ten minutes past nine o'clock. The minute indicates a formal end to the proceedings and schedules the next meeting.
Debate in the House of Commons on key bills
The House debated Carnegie's Scotch Hypothec bill with 127 voting for its second reading and 91 against though not to be pressed this session. Other bills including Special and Common Juries and Adulteration amendments were dropped or withdrawn. The Married Women's Property Bill faced strong opposition with a 99 to 131 vote and was rejected. The session saw committees on Railway and Cinque Ports amendments before adjournment.
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House OF Commons
Minmaux
Carnegie
Lord Bntreup
Dixon
C. Barxss
Mr. Jessen
Beresford Hart
Suburban Commons
House
The Opium Trade and University Tests Bill Debate
In Parliament Sir Wittrip Lawson asks if China’s poppy ban spurs Bengal opium growth. Grant Durr confirms a Bengal expansion plan to steady prices, sanctioned by the Secretary of State. discussion shifts to the University Tests Bill and Lords opposition, amid parliamentary decorum debates.
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Wittrip Lawson
China
Bengal Presidency
Grant Durr
India
Bengal
Government of India
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Lord Sanpon
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