The next business on the Orders of the Day is the Courts of Justice Bill, 1923. Probably the Seanad would prefer not to start upon that this evening, and there is good reason why they should not do so. Amendments have come in in considerable numbers, but slowly. We are very short-handed owing to our Clerk and first Assistant Clerk being laid aside with illness. It has taken our junior Assistant Clerk all his time to have these amendments typed and ready, so far as he has been able to do it. They are not even yet really in proper order, and an adjournment, I think, of the Committee Stage, to 3 o'clock to-morrow, would be an advantage to everyone, as you will then have the amendments set out in proper order and in convenient shape. If that is the wish of the Seanad we will now adjourn, as the motion standing in the name of Senator the Earl of Mayo cannot be moved. He was compelled to leave, but asked me to allow it stand over until to-morrow. He asked me to ask the permission of the Seanad that it should stand over until to-morrow. If that is the wish of the Seanad will some member formally move the adjournment?
THE COURTS OF JUSTICE BILL. 1923.
AN CATHAOIRLEACH
I move the adjournment of the Seanad until 3 o'clock to-morrow.
Question put and agreed to.
The Seanad adjourned at 6.20 p.m.