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Prisons Bill Debate Highlights Irish Sunday Closing Bill Conflicts
The session features sharp clashes over political prisoners and prison policy, with Mr. Sullivan delivering a fiery oration against official rhetoric. Key figures include Mr. Goschen, Mr. Hibbert, Mr. Waddy, Mr. Cross, Mr. Biggar, and Mr. Parnell, as the Prisons and Universities Bills progress amid party maneuvers. The Irish Sunday Closing Bill faces defeats and committee wrangles, while Lord Harrowby’s Burials Bill clause sparks renewed government concern and parliamentary tension.
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Joseph Cowen
Cowen
House of Commons
Waddy
Hibbert
Sullivan
Cross
Newhaven
Mr. Biggar
Mr. Parnell
Gregory
Gathorne Hardy
Richard Smyth
Michael Hicks-Beach
Balaam
Smyth
Stafford Northcote
Baronet
Wilfrid Lawson
Committee of Supply
Lords
Lord Harrowby