The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-21
scorCI HOME RULE.
irelhnds Idea for sootland--Tho Way
bo Made Clcnr for Irish Homo Rule,

irolnnd's Idea for SeotlRnd--Tho War TO
bn Mndo Clear for Irish Homo Rule.
LONDON, March 2o.-Twelyc Of the
loading Scotch members have intro.
duced in Parliament n bill for the crca-
tion OF Scottish legislative body. All
tho Liberal members returned from
Scotland have given thoir adhesion 10
the measure, and many OF tho English
members, including somo ConsCrva-
tives, have privately signilcd their up
proval.
The interest Of tho world at large in
legislation for Scotland, whether relat-
ing 10 homo rulo or anything else, is
only fractional, but the bill now before
Parliament will attract attention out
sido Of Scotland chiefly for its bearings
upon tho question Of ireland. The
group OF Scotch members who have pro-
pared it, all OF them stcadfast Glad
stonians, have had in mind throughout
tho inception Of the bill tho probable
application OF Its main proposals to lrc-
land, I,fE
Part first establishes in Scotland Q
legislature consisting OF tho queen and
n Scottish legislative body, ito mako
laws for tho peace, order and good gov
ernment OF Scotland, and by such laws
to alter and repeal any law in Scotland,
with the exceptions and subject to tho
restrictions, after mentioned The eS-
ceptions relate to matters OF imperial
administration, such as army and navy,
postal telegraph services, treaties OF
peace and war, trade, navigation, coin
ago, copyright, patent rights and sue
cession to the Grown OF Regency.
The Scottish legislature shall not mako
any law for the establishment or endow-
ing any religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, or imposing any dis
ability or comforting any privilege on
account OF religious belief.
The Scotch parliament is to consist OF
tho Scotch members returned to tho
Imperial parliament, except those re-,
turned for Scotch universities.
The executive government OF Scot
land shall bc vested III tho Queen and
carried on by the secretary for Scotland,
with such officers and council as may be
provided by the Scottish legislature.
Part second, referring to the appoint.
ment OF judges, or lords OF session." as
tho Scotch term is, provides that all ex-
listing civil and criminal courts shall be
maintained, subject, however, to aboli-
tion and alteration, and "lords OF ses-
sion" can be removed from office on an
address to Her Majesty from the Scot
tish legislature.
Then there is provision that tho
power and authority OF tho Imperial
Parliament" shall in no wise be dimin-
ished or restrained by anything herein
contained-a clause obviously inserted
to soothe the fears of the unionists, who
attach much meaning even to verbal
recognition OF the sovereignty OF tho
Westminster Parliament.
Next, the bill ignores the question OF
police control, simply because tho
powers conferred on the executive and
legislature give them that control. The
matter needs no special clause ior its
adjustment. Ireland, with its semi
military constabulary, has its peculiar
difficulty. !.
The Scotcil-Liberal ylembers have
been wholc-heartcd toward their Irish
conferees in preparing the BILL II tho
Irish people accept the main proposals,
Mr.. Gladstono's way toward his coming
home rule measure has now beon payeu.