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THE CLERGY DISCIPLINE BILL, ACTION OF THE WELSH MEMBERS. Proceedings in Committee. jr. e Grand Committee on Law of the House of r nuaons sat again on Monday to consider the C. gy (Immorally) Bill. Mr U'pbeli-Eaiiij^nnan presided.— A motion by ge r kanvael Evans for the omission of Sub- wh 1011 °* ^,ause 1 was under discussion tne Committee adjouvii&d last week, Son; member declining to give way, although 2j.j loud cries of "Divide," in which Mr Ajt. joined.—Mr Gladstone arrived shortly g r "'clock.—The motion was put by Mr C. "Dermann, and on a division the amendment 3-e iei~c-eu by 21 to three votes.—Mr Lloyd Sarn'"6 mov'ed aa amendment to the Ret *uk-section to provide that if any ^i^,reciui''ed under the section to be done by a Kuilt^ 1S nofc ^one Within 21 days, the bishop okv, °* suc^ contumacy snail be deprived of his "°P"c.—The Attorney-General opposed the fjrfteila[nent"—Samuel Evans having ad- filo I n ^ew lemar^s t0 tae Committee, Mr £ y^-George withdrew his amendment.—Mr JQ 8 moved an addition to the sub-section, the e^ect if any act required under WitvCfc'°n-t0 De ^one b-V :l bishop is not done days, it shall be done by or under the Wionty of the archbishop, and if it is not done fnl ilrchbishop within 21 days it shall be law- fro '0r t'lr<e clergymen or for five laymen th"? diocese to notifv to the Registrar k*fc bolder of a certain benefice has ^ea guilty of certain offences, and that »fn ^6 preferment shall become vacant.—The th,ney-General opposed, on the ground that 6 amendment was in the teeth of two pre- ous decisions of the Committee bearing the same point.—After discussion, the nieiidment was negatived by 29 to three irhf'—^ Lloyd-George moved that the Com- of « IJroceec' no further with the consideration the Bill.—After discussion, the Chairman lea the motion out of order.—Sir John Kenna- j an amendment, which he afterwards itharew, and a warm discussion then took place th of order, Mr H. Fowler contending Si T u Commit;tee had control over its proceedings. J- Kenna way moved to add to the clause P oviding degradation of a clergyman for im- ba"? t^ie wor<^s "or he is adjudicated nkrupt and either his discharge is refused or • or 's a^ege(i that any of the facts 1890 un^er Section 8 of the Bankruptcy Act, 7 r«quire the court to refuse or suspend the ^charge can be proved." XT! ans move^ t'le addition of the words Unless adjudication be annuled within three ah?' complained that while civil dis- "'ties were inflicted on laymen, the Goveru- ent Were prepared to allow a clergyman to th^k'11 a 'lving unaffected by the provisions of e bankruptcy law. In his opinion it was im- ^6ar) ^°r a maQ t0 ^Ve bey°nd means- (Hear, sh^i Lj°yd George did not see why clergymen otl°U Put on a ,nore favourable footing than «',).6r officers of the State or officers of munici- palities. John Ellis opposed the amendments. ■Ihe Attorney-General saw in the presence iji amendments a reason for rejecting both, int 9^0Vernt,ient regarded it as inadvisable to iiiU e^eme'ifc bankruptcy into the Mr Evans asked was it immoral for a clergy- Oh*11 r\° a racecourse and lay money rp, Orme. (Laughter, and :t Question.") nat was the question, because laying money {"r\ horse might lead to bankruptcy. Si T amendment to the amendment of Sohn Kennaway was then put and negatived. dr 11' John Kennaway then asked leave to with- Tjis own amendment. j- r Evans rose to a point of order, and, after a h Scussi°n, the amendment of Sir John Ken- way was then put to the vote, and negatived »y 47 votes to 4. Jj"r John left the Court before the division. a_~ke Attorney-General accepted a further sndment, proposed by Sir John Kennaway, •^oviding for insertion of the words, or if he is a.rged with any offence against the laws j^stioal not being a question of doctrine or ^.Mr Evans called attention to the Attorney, th^rars omission, in his recital of offences, o in e word "apostaoy." (Several hon. members -w,rP?ise Apostacy !") j ^Evans; Yes; apostacy, which I may say r "*e.information of the committee, is a total Jjunciation of Christianity. (Laughter.) th Attorney-General said that in accepting off5 he simply referred to such in v!063 ,as 'jeen mentioned by hon. members WH COurse °f discussion. The definition was 1(le enough to let in any offences not strictly aoctnnal. 0g r Evans asked if it was an ecclesiastical ence" for a Nonconformist minister to be fo to preach in the Ciiurch of England or for a c*er £ fyman himself to preach in a Koncon- riQist place of worship. A bishop was recently amed for taking part in the funeral of one of §e ^ost celebrated men in this country, Mr PUrgeon. Would the Government specify what j.ere ".ecclesiastical offences for which a-clergy- Wight be prosecuted ? JVlr JJ Fowler thought the amendment r"?>ht be improved by adding any immoral Act orbabit being an ecclesiastical offence." ihe Attorney-General suggested that after the *°fd ecclesiastical the words "being an offence rgainst morality be inserted. The amendment .j form suggested by the Attorney-General as accepted. -,At 3.3o o'clock Mr Evans moved that the do now a^j°urn. Hon. members were tV, TT to attend to the public deliberations of Th °USe Commons. JLhe Attorney-General hoped the Court would stultify itself; there had been a In aste of time in discussing points raised by hon. embers opponents, and therefore the com- ittee was entitled to sit until substantial pro- S ess had been made, (Cheers.) 7 division the motion of Mr Evans was re- jected by 26 votes to 40.—Mr Lloyd George en moved an amendment to clause 2, which negatived. After a long discussion on various amend- moved by Mr Lloyd George and Mr ^'ans, Mr Samuel Evans at this stage moved that the tt>mittee adjourn. "Vr e-Ja°ti°n '>vay negatived without a division. iYLr Evans having abandoned several amend- ents standing in his name, next moved an ^endment giving power to parishioners to ap- f^-r in proceedings to which they would by law entitled to appear. V Attorney-General said that the parishioners 5, the power under the present law. Chairman ruled the amendment out of Mr Lloyd George had an amendment on the *ljer relating to the salaries of judges, assessors, officials under the Act, but after a discussion Ar V^lrman ru^e(^ the motion out of order. «&itt ans movec^ the adjournment of the Com- tr Forrest Fulton, Mr Henry Fowler, and hon. members protested, and Attorney-General said he thought they ulci finish the Bill. Three hon. gentlemen had Really occupied four days. Would they give i ^°nourable understanding that the Bill would bushed to-morrow. motion to adjourn was rejected by 20 to 6. ,er numerous amendments by the Welsh At tttlC>ers. been rejected, the Attorney-General »>f rninutes to seven, moved the adjournment w e Committee, and this, after some discussion, as agreed to. The Committee then adjourned. On rP Committee on Law re-assembled j. -Uesday under the presidency of MrCampbell j,annerman, Jlr Lloyd George, Mr f5 amuel aiis, and Mr Philipps were again early in their Wi?.eS' the first-named carrying to his seat several th n tomes- The most prominent member of ypposition present at 12 o'clock was Mr John °rley. Mr Philipps rose to call attention to some 0^rva,tions of the Member for the University of 'ord on the motion for adjournment the pre- evening, but the Chairman ruled the hon. ihi- er out 01'der-—Mr Lloyd George "Educed the long series of amendments on the Pert which were discussed till the adjournment. a Va the re-assembling, Mr Samuel Evans ros* di<? rrioved the adjournment. He said he jj So for the purpose of making a statement. th6 ^0IK friends had their own views as to desirability of remitting this Bill to the/ j.Jaild Committee. Grave questions of principle arisen, and not a single amendment had been oved by himself and those acting with him l«ch would not have had the effect, had it beon e pted, of making the Bill a better Bill in very respect. But there appeared to have been tp ^Position on the part of the Commit- not to allow free discussion to go c«' ra shown by the ruling which had pre- jtided certain amendments from being moved, rp felt the peculiar position of Parliament and that court, comprising not only members of ch ^urch °f England, but members of other ,"Urches, and of no church. It was not his ^ire to assist any further in proposing amend- for the improvement of the Bill, especially 'We would be an opportunity on the floor of House of moving amendments to subsequent ausee. Were they moved now the deliberations I the committee would necessarily be very nghened, and perhaps would become acri- rjonious. Having regard to what had furred to-day, the best course he and his 'lends could adopt would be to avail themselves °PI>Ortnnitieg which they would have else- i htlre, a.nd to leave the subsequent proceedings ? committee to those members who bad not jP°wn any disposition to improve the Bill.—Mr ^*?yd-George, in supi>orting the motion for rejournment, said there was no option but to the amendments in another place.—Mr "uippa s»aid he desired to add a few words in ^pport oi the motion. He and his friends had °ne their best to strengthen the Bill, and they terved to themselves the right of moving in t h House ot Commons those amendments which government had now refused to accept. Next the Standing Committee might have be- ^feitBillsof a highly debatable character, such as ^^establishment, an Eight Hours Bill, and Min- 8 Royalties, and it might then be found of great ¥Vantage for the chairman to reserve the right Putting amendments, as on the present occa- Oa, The Attorney-General protested against j^^ggestion that the committee hadnotbeen will- th^ Tj0raee've any amendmenii properly directed to Philipps said he had not reflected Pon the chairman, but upon the majority of the "^embfers.—Mr Evans thanked the chairman for ?cept-.ng the motion for adjournment, as it had ?lVen an opportunity for making statements.— \v *tSrs L,°yd George, Evans, and Philipps then bthdrew amtdst derisive cheers.—Mr Dugdale In he hon. members have accepted the choice of artyrdom, and have now gone. I hope their og will not be without its effect. (Laughter.) l^.auses 4 and 5 of the Bill were then accepted Printed. In the course of discussion on Clause 6, which relates to the making of rules for carry- ing the Act into effect, Mr Picton moved an amendment providing "That no rule for the obtaining and choosing of assessors shsll ICCJUITG as a condition of any assessor's appointment that he shall be a member of any particular churcn or religious denomination." ihe amendment was opposed by the Attorney-General, and supported by Mr Waddy, Mr J. A. Bright, and Mr Darling On a division it was negatived.— Other clauses having been agreed to without discussion, the motion that the schedule stand part of the Bill was carried, and at 10 minutes past three the Chairman was able to announce, amidst cheers, lfc I report this JBill as amended to the House."—The proceedings then terminated.

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THE REPRESENTATION OF BRECONSHIRE.

TORIES AND THE BALLOT.

ALLEGED PERJURY AT CARDIFF

= ALLEGED BURGLARY IN THE…

THE LATE MR a.JONES, YSTRAD¡

LLANERCH EXPLOSION TRUST FUND.

CARDIFF'S TEMPORARY HOSPITAL.

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.

THE QUEEN'S BOUNTY.

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AFFAIRS OF A CARDIFF SHIP.…

A SINGULAR CASE AT CARDIFF

--LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC.

A MODERN BULL-FIGHT.

" THE LADIES' FRIEND."

BY A LADY JOURNALIST.

AN ARCHDEACON ON THE CHURCH…

ACCIDENT TO DR RiCHARDS, RISCA.

,CHILDREN'S HOUR AND IORDER…

DRUNKEN SAILORS AT BARRY.

A WELSHMAN MURDERED IN CHILI.

IGORED TO DEATH BY A BULL.

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