The delay might have been avoided had that House given the Home Rule Bill a second reading and amended it, for under the Parliament Act the second reading in that House did not imply assent to the principle.
Friends at Philadelphia, for a second reading; whereupon the same was read a second time, and moved to be committed.
The question, I apprehend, is, whether we will take the petition up for a second reading, and not whether it shall be committed?
Not till 23d April did the Bill reach its second reading; and in the meantime a desperate effort was made by the entire Tory party to arouse feeling against the Bill.
Affirmation Bill introduced by Mr Sergeant Simon, but never brought to a second reading.
This bill was read, passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed.
In 1895, after a hearing had been granted to the women, the bill was reported favorably by the Judiciary Committee and passed a second reading in the House, but a third was refused.
This Bill was brought forward for second reading on the appointed day by Sir Albert Rollit with a powerful statement of the question, and a debate followed marked by a high and serious tone.
The government will accept the principle, and give the bill a second reading.
This bill was likewise allowed to pass a second reading; but it was lost on a motion for the third reading by a majority of fifty-four to thirty-eight.
The Marquis of Londonderry also opposed the bill; while the Duke of Wellington recommended their lordships to give it a second reading, with a view of amending it in committee.
A long debate took place upon its second reading, which was on Friday, the 23rd, and on the motion for its commitment, it was rejected by two hundred and twenty-two against two hundred and fourteen.
It passed a second reading; but on the third reading its rejection was moved by the Bishop of Llandaff, which was carried by ninety-eight against sixty-four: the bill was consequently lost.
The question was taken for the second reading of the petition, and carried--53 votes being in the affirmative.
In short, he thought it would be the most disgraceful conduct that ever was attempted in that House, if the bill should be rejected without a second reading.
The Government, said Mr. Asquith, were prepared to give time before the close of the session for full debate and division on second reading, but they could not allow any further facilities.
She said in part: "If you refuse our request we shall have to go to the country and say you, who are against the veto of the House of Lords, are placing a veto on the House of Commons by refusing to allow a second reading of this bill.
As to the Land bill, if it comes to a second reading, I fear I must vote against it.
The Reform Bill (second reading) was carried this morning at seven o'clock in the House of Lords by a majority of nine.
Bills of the most fantastic kind are from time to time introduced, though they seldom see the light of a Second Reading.
In the same year an elaborate Bill of Lord Dunraven's for reforming the Lords was rejected, and another, promoted by Lord Salisbury, was withdrawn after having passed the second reading.
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