DIVISIONS OF THE HOUSE, SESSION 1886,

Distinguishing the DIVISIONS on PUBLIC BUSINESS from PRIVATE; and also the Number of Divisions before and after Midnight.-PARL. PAPER 0.138.)

RETURN of the Number of PraLIC BILLS introduced, and brought from the House of Lords; and of Acts passed in the Session of 18×6.—(PARL, PAPER 0.118.) Total Number of Bills which received the Royal Assent:

(1.) Introduced into the House...

68

(2.) Brought from the House of Lords

15

83

Total Number of Bills introduced into, but not passed by, the Commons ...
Total Number of Bills brought from the Lords, but not passed by the
Commons

158

3

Total Number of Bills passed by the Commons, but not by the Lords

GENERAL INDEX TO SESSION 1, 1886.

EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS.

Ir being a principal object of this Index, that the proceedings on each Motion shall be completely recorded, some abbreviations of forms were necessary. Those who are accustomed to the proceedings of Parliament will readily fill up the voids. Those who are not so familiar, may find the following explanation useful, but will find the whole formule set out at length in the "Contents.”

The names which immediately follow the title of a Bill are those of the Peers or hon. Members who have charge of the Bill.

The numbers which are added at stages of Bills are the official numbers of the prints and reprints ordered at each stage, and, with the Statute, will enable the reader to follow all the changes the Bill has undergone.

The entries-Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2;" Amendt. "this day six months;" Question put, "That now,' &c."-indicate the usual form of raising the issue-namely, "That the word 'now' stand part of the Question."

"The Ballot, Amendt. on Committee of Supply" indicates that the Question was raised by means of an Amendment moved on the Motion (after the Order of the Day for the House to go into Committee of Supply had been read), "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair." In this case the issue is formally raised by the Motion "To leave out from the word That' to the end of the Question, in order to add" other words. the decision is taken on the Question, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question."

The Nos, added to the "Parliamentary Papers" are in most cases those given in the Commons' "List of Papers for Sale."

INDEX

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HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES,

IN THE FIRST SESSION OF THE

TWENTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

49 & 50° VICTORIE.

1886.

EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS.

Bile, Read 1o, 2o, 3a, or 1a, 2a, 3, Road the First, Second, or Third Time.-In Speeches,
IR., 2R., 3R., Speech delivered on the First, Secon1, or Third Reading.-Amenit., Amend-
ment. Res., Resolution.-Comm., Committee.—Re-Comm,, Re-Committal.-Rep., Report.-
Consid, Consideration.-A., Adjournment or Adjourned. —el., Clause.-add. el., Additional
Clause-neg., Negatived.- Q., Main Question.-Q. Q., Original Question.-0. M., Original
Motion,-PQ, Previous Question.-R. P., Report Progress.-.4., Ayes.-N., Noes.-M., Ma-
jor ty.-1st. Div, 2nd. Div., First or Second Division.-., Lords. —c., Commons.

When in this Index a is ad led to the Reading of a Bill, it indicates that no Debate took
place upon that stage of the measure.

When in the Text or in the Index a Speech is marked thus, it indicates that the Speech
is reprinted from a Pamphlet or some authorized Report.

When in the Index at is prefixed to a Name or an Ofice (the Member having accepted or
vacated office during the Session) and to Subjects of Debate thereunder, it indicates that the
Speeches on those Subjects were delivered in the speaker's private or official character, as the
case may be.

Some subjects of debate have been class fied under the following "General Headings: "—
ARMY-NAVY-INDIA-IRELAND SCOTLAND - PARLIAMENT - Poon Law-Post OFFICE-
EDUCATION-CRIMINAL LAW-LAW AND Jestick-

METROPOLIS-CHURCH OF ENGLAND
TAXATION, under WATS AND MEANS.