Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-04-15
The Home Rule Scheme,

Mr.. GladstOne's Irish home rule
scheme, as outlined In his speech yes
terday, contemplates an Irish parlia-
ment in Dublin and viceroy to repre-
sent the crown. The queen can dele
gate so much of her powers as she sees
fit to the viceroy. Th It office is to be
non-political, the occupant of the pO-
sition not changing with the change of
the imperial ministry. The present re-
ligious disability is to be removed, 80
that a roman Catholic may be appoint
ell viceroy. l lc.u u:s pl,n4Y i, safli
The Irish parliament is to be COM
posed of two classes or "orders." The
first order,n or upper class, is to have
l03 members. OF these % will be the
Irish representative peers now sitting
in the British house of lords and who
are to receive in exchange for their
present seats life sittings in the Irish
house of the first order. The other rs
are to |,e elected for ten years by voters
having property qualification as oc-
cupiers to the value of E25 and upwards.
the representatives themselves having
a property qualification of GOO annual
value on capital stock ofe 1000. The
lower class, or 'second Order,n will
have 206 members, elected in the same
manner as the present members of the
house of commons were elected. With
the establishment of the Irish parlia-
ment the representation of Ireland in
the Westminster parliament will
cease. The peers will be given seats in
the first order" and the members of
the house of commons at Westminster
Will he transferred to the second order
in Dublin. ,,S'......s., Fla
With certain specified exceptions tile
Dublin parliament will have full legis-
!ative aud administrative control of
Irish affairs. The exceptions are:
Everything which relates to the
crown; alltha which belongs to the de-
fense,. the army, the navy, the. entire
organization of the armed fnrce; and
the foreign and domestic relations.n
There are also to be specifications pre-
venting the establishment or endOw-
ment Of any particular religious sect
and securing the rights of the Profess
tant minority. siE 2,a ~
i The fiscal unity of the empire il pre-
served, but the entire proceeds arising
from the customs and excise duties in
Ireland will be for the benefit of that
country. These funds are to be used for
| the discharge of Irish obligations. Any
balance which may remain after this Is
to remain In the Irish exchequer. The
provisions of the bill vest in the Irish
legislature the general power of impos-
ing taxes. IT is proposed that the maxi
mum duration of the Irish parliament
| shall be five years. a 1f.l .sa4o's
/ The present judges in Ireland are to
be retired on pensions and their success
sors appointed by the Irish government
/ The constabulary will for the time re-
main under the present authority, but
will ultimately pass under the control
of the Irish legislature. The whole civ
II service in Ireland will also pass under
!. that control, the present officials hav-
ing the remainder of their terms capi-
taIized according to the laws now in ex-
istence. Ireland is to contribute one
!, fifteenth toward the imperial expendi-
ture, which, according to Mr.. Glad
stones figures, will leave 1t a handsome
yearly surplus. Plain Dealer. 9th, Ia