Saturday, with local option, it stands in the Bill. Captain Russell moves to cut out the local option, and make it Saturday every where. A hubbub arises, in the midst of which cries of “ Time,” assiduously kept up, announce the hour of supper. After the adjournment the hubbub is re newed, division is called for, the Chairman has to still the hubbub to put the question, the “Ayes'’ an 1 "Noes’,’ are stentorian, the House being merry, the no and of laughter comes pealing from tho division lobbies, the members emerge in due course, with'he idea writ large on their beaming faces that they are the silver lining to the cloud, and the at tack on the local option clause is handsomely defeated.
The next clause being duly reached, the march runs into a fog. Sir Robert Stout can’t see, if the clause passes, that anybody but women and young persons will be legally entitled to a half-holiday. The Minister tells him that practically they are all entitled now. Sir Robert wants it made legal. He is referred to the Shop Hours Bill. He can’t have anything to do with the Shop Hours Bill; not before the House,the Factories Bill i 3.
