Gladstone’s own view is that the House has no jurisdiction for the purpose of excluding any one willing to qualify when he has been duly elected; but he is very uncertain how the House will vote or what will be the end of the business, if the House undertakes the business of exclusion.
Morley conveys Gladstone's uncertainty regarding the House's authority to exclude elected members.
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