131] HOUSE OF COMMONS, Salary of the President [132

the immense sums which passed through the noble marquis meant that the bill
Scotland

to
his hands. He begged it to be understood, should extend

º
Marquis

of
that he opposed the present resolution, The Lansdown said, he
not as a resolution of compensation for certainly intended that Scotland should
past meritorious services, but as a prece

be

of
included the operation the bill.

of in
dent for future practice. If he were

he
The Earl Lauderdale said, should

.
their lord

to

to
mistaken in what he had stated respecting then have occasion state
the office of Treasurer of the Navy, his ships very material reasons why should

it
mistake afforded an additional reason for

be
He begged the noble

so
not extended.
granting the committee of inquiry, since marquis recollect, that

to

at
that moment
his ignorance of the duties of that office committee sitting inquire

to
there was

a
might be shared by others, and could not into the banking system

to he of
Scotland.
be dispelled but by the means which a Now, that was the case, thought

it
if
committee of inquiry could alone supply. defer pro

be
would more becoming
As ministers refused to institute that in ceeding with this bill until after that com
all

quiry,

its
he

could do was, meet their to

mittee had made report.
resolution with the most determined The Marquis Lansdown said, that the

of
opposition—an opposition which was di inquire

of
object the committee was,

to
into the effect of the circulation

of
rected not against the right hon. the small
Trade, but Scotland and Ireland; but, what
of

in
of

President the Board notes

against the job which was most unjusti ever might that inquiry,

be

beof
the result
fiably grafted upon him. whether the report should favour of,

in
Mr.
R.

of
Martin said, he should not have against the
or
continuance small
risen, but no de
of

Scotland
in

in
notes would
to

it
answer the observation an

If
of
hon. gentleman, that none but the mem gree affect his view the subject.
government said the result should be the discontinuance
of

bers word favour

in
a

of
of

the proposed measure. Now he, for small notes, then the present bill would

If
should

to
as
one, begged leave con have no effect them.
he

it
say, that
to

thought advisable
be

to
curred opinion, with every one who continue them,
in

be
necessary.
of

had spoken upon the subject the merits then the bill would

.
The Earl of Lauderdale said, he was
of of

the right hon. President

of

the Board
Trade, and the propriety attaching the committee, that

sº
to

to
of

prepared submit
more adequate salary He the measure proposed by the noble
to

if

his office.
a

he

also begged leave say, that should marquis were adopted, would destro
to

it

vote most conscientiously for the separa thirty forty establishments

or

in
of

He thought that He spoke

of

the hearing those who

in

tion the two offices.

have taken place knew that banking could not
be

separation ought carried

to

sooner; but he did not feel the less on Scotland the branch banks were
be in

if

be
as

his support now

to

disposed give suppressed, they must this

if
to

it

that had been proposed. bill should pass. He thought that the
it

The committee divided: For the amend noble marquis ought delay the second
to

ment 35; against majority 36; reading, until the evidence

to

which he
71
it

The original resolution was then agreed had alluded was before the House.
The Marquis
he

to.
in of

Lansdown said, saw

-
impropriety proposed
he
to no

the course
OF LORD pursue. Whether one and two pound
S.
H
U
E
O

Scotland or
in
to

notes were be suffered

Monday, April 10. opinion that they should
he

not,
of

was
Local PAYMENT
or

BANK Nores.]
be

payable where they were issued. The

of of

The Marquis intro noble earl might, their lordships should

to

Lansdown rose
if

had given notice the principle the bill, propose

he

of

duce the bill

to

which assent
leave Scotland out of
to
in

before the adjournment. The object the committee

of
all

its operation.
to

at

was make notes payable places

it

different from that which they were The bill was then read first time.
a
in

issued, also payable where issued.

It

was
not his wish at that time to trouble their OF CO M ON
M

S.
H
O
U
E
S
by

lordships calling their attention

to

the
provisions Monday, April 10,
of

the bill until after should

it

be printed. SALARY to THE PRESIDENT or TRE

The Earl of Lauderdale asked whether BoARD
or

of

TRADE.] The Chancellor

s