On 2 April 1792, Wilberforce again brought a bill calling for abolition. The memorable debate that followed drew contributions from the greatest orators in the house, William Pitt the Younger and Charles James Fox, as well as from Wilberforce himself. Henry Dundas, as Home Secretary, proposed a compromise solution of so-called "gradual abolition" over a number of years. This was passed by 230 to 85 votes in the Commons but was rejected by the Lords. Some argue the compromise was little more than a clever ploy, with the intention of ensuring that total abolition would be delayed indefinitely.