either House of Parliament, except those affecting
taxation, which must be brought in the House of
Commons. A Bill may be brought in either by
the Government or by a private member. It is
necessary first to obtain permission to bring in the
Bll; it is usually read a first time without discussion,
 and a date is fixed for the second reading ;
this is the stage at which discussions take place
and at which Bills wholly disapproved of are
thrown out. If a Bill passes a second reading, it is
committed, that is, the House sits as a Committee
and discusses the measure, clause by clause. Itis
then brought up on a future day for a third reading,
 which is also purely formal, and is then
passed. When the Bill has been passed by the
House of Commons, it goes up at this stage to the
House of Lords, where the same or a similar
course is gone through. Thus the course of a Bill
is briefly as follows :—
1. Motion for leave to bring in the Bill.
Order to bring it in.
2. Motion to have the Bill read a firs/ time.
Order that it be read a first time,
3. Motion to have the Bill read a second time,
Order that it be read a second time.
4. Motion to have the Bill “committed.”
Order that it be committed.

5. Committee on details of Bill. Report of
Committee.