On the same day in the Lords Lord Lansdowne complained
that insufficient opportunity would be given to the House to examine the Bills which were to come before it. No doubt the abuse was of long standing, but it bad never been so bad as now. Out of all the measures in the King's Speech, only one, the Old-Age Pensions Bill, had reached the House, and that greatly altered. He believed the Lords would resent the way in which they were asked to rush Bills through the House without having time for proper discussion. Nothing was more likely to cause annoyance and exasperation. Lord Crewe stated that the Old-Age Pensions Bill would be taken next Monday ; the Finance Bill shortly ; the Irish University Bill before the adjournment; the Children Bill and Scottish Education Bill at the beginning of the autumn Session; and the Licensing Bill in November. He explained that the autumn Session was partly due to the illness of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. He professed to be unable to say anything about the Education Bill.
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