The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-09

Olnct WHICH COuiu only VOte uh bPoeaoi
aud particular questions which were
brought before Parliament. Again, II
would be very difficult for gentlemen
in Ireland to decide who should go TO
Westminster or who should remain 10
Ireland. And at the same time to
maintain the focal unity CT the nation
there is another point with regard TO
the powers Of the LEGISLATURE. Two
courses might have been taken. One
was to endow this Legislative b )dy with
particular legislative yoWers, the o.her
was TO except from the sphere oil It's
actions those subjects which the GOV
eminent thought ought 10 be excepted
and to leave to it every other power
The latter plan had been adopted:
The - administrative power would
pas with the legislative pow.
or. The duration Of the propos ed
|, gislative body should not exceed five
years. The functions which it was
proposed to withdraw from the cog
niEauce Of the legislative body were
tbr,e grand and principal ones, viz
Everything which related to the |
Gown; all that which belonged to
the defense, the army, the navy, the |
entire organisation Of the armel force
and our foreign and colonial relations.
| II would not be competent to pass
laws for the establishment or enoow-
ment OF any particular religion.
| GCheerl. As TO trade and navig alton,
II would be q misfortune to Ireland to
he separated from England. The Irish
Parliament would have nothing to do
with coinage or the creation oil legal
tender. The subject OF the postoffice
would be left to the judgment OF Par
lament, though the government in
clined to the view that ii would be
moe convenient to have JoitCflice
matters in the hands OF the Posimas-
ter.Genelal. Quarantine and one or
two other subjects were left in the
same category.
COMPOSITION OF THE PROPOSED LEGIs-
LATIvE BODY.
The next sui ject to appToa h was
that of the compo ,ition OF the pro-
posed leoi 5lative body. The bill pro-
sd to introduce two orders, who
would sit and deliberate together,
with the right Of voting sepf rAtely on
any occasion aud on the demand oil
either body, which should be able TO
interpose veto upon any measure
! for limited time, either until the dis
solut on or for three years. The or
ders would be constituted as follows:
First, there were the twenty-eight
rspr. sentative peers, who could net
continue to cit in the House OF Lords
siter the representatives OF the Irish
, people left the House OF Commons.
! They Woud have ihs option OF sitting
as portion OF the fnt order in the
Irish Parliament, with the power Of
shting for life. Some people thought
that option was not likely to be largely
used, but the speaker was not OF that
> number. He proposed that with
! the twenty'eight peers now in
j the House OF Lords there
: should sit seventy.fve representa-
tves elected by the Irish people.
With regard to the powers Of election
}, the constituency would b composed
4 of error peers Of the value OF eco and
: upward, and they would be elected
J. for ten yeare. The property quallfica'
!. ton of these representatives wonld
i be GOO annual value on a capita
n value OF $4,000. Mr.. Gladstone said
. he proposed that the l0l Irish mem
u bers in the House Of Commons shout
% be members OF the Irish Parliament
+ and while the first order Of the legis
e lative body would consist of l03 mem
q beIs. the second order would consis
II Of FOG. II was proposed TO retain tbs
u Viceroy, but he would not be ths rep
= resentstive of patty or quit Office
.; with an outgoing government. Th'
u Queen would be empowered 10 dele
70 gate 10 him any prerogatives che nov
u eTj yed or would enjoy. The re
liglous disability now ext ting which
makes Romsn Catholics ineligible t
W that Office would be removed.
q THE JUDICIARY.
g. With regard to the judges who hsC
70 been concerned in the administration
u of the criminal law in Ireland, he
Il msjesty might, II she saw cause, b.
o order ia council ante date the pension
:, OF those particular judges. In futur
10 the judges would be appointed by to-
~ Irish government, 10 be paid out o
10 the consolidated fund, and be Temov
~ able only on the Joint address of tn
10 two orders.
n THE CoNsTABULARY
rs would remain under the present tern
Id of service and under their present au
n thority. Tbs charge for the constahu
IL larry was now el,500,L00 per annum
IN aud the speaker felt confident tn
Id charge would be reduced, but for tn
or present he proposed to relieve tn
40 Irish legislative body of all tXpend'
lie tur, for the cCnstabulary in excess {
IL. Gl,0-O0C0 per Rnnum. The govern
al ment had no desire TO exempt tn
le peace Of Ireland, in reference to il
id fiua) position, from the ultimate ccI
OF troll Of the lish le islat,ve body. Tn
3h speaker had no Jealousy upon tbs
er s1tisCt. as the cfre Of providing I,
ID the ordinary security Of life and PROF
TO erty was the fret duty Of g local GOV
In eminent.
at TuR CIVIL sRRvGCR.
so With respect to the civil service
O. the government did mol think the
to cess was the anne SIS that OF the col
On ttAbu'ary, end the transfer Of civ
Is. service 10 the legislative body woul
'ai effect great economy. He, Their
We fore, thought il would be wise
y authorize the civil servants now SER
up ing to claim the pensions that woul
ey be due TO them, upon the aboi ion
M their offices, provided they served tw
he years, in order 10 prevent inconv
he nience from rapid transition Of Ii
a service, and at the olo3e Of that tim
ne. both parties should be free
Tor negotiate afresh. That was all, NJ
ne Gladstone stated, that he had to IS
nat on the subject of the new Irish co
ul- stitution,
an IMPERIAL BURDENS,
M The proportion of the imperial bu
IVY deus which he bad to propose til
les Ireland should bear, was as one
I'm fourteen, He thought the new'lrii
zen Parliament ought to start with bi
the aucs to its credit, but the only fur
M that il would have IL left alone wou
u'd be the solitary E20 900 from the lri
eg- Church fund. He knew no way