St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
Bill Before Parliament to
Create a Legislature in
Scotland.
Outline Of the Measure Cen
erously Considerable Of
Ireland's Needs.
The Scotch Proposals Likely
to Prompt the Way for
GladStone'S Bill.
Republican France to Royalty
Welcome the Queen Of
England.


Heading Scotch members have intlo-
Educed in parliament bin creating
Scotch legislative body. All the Lib
eral members returned from Scotland
have given their adherence to the meas
lure, and many of the English members,
some Conservatives. have
privately signified their approval. The
bill will attract attention chiefly fer its
bearings upon the question of Ireland.
THE group of Scotch members who have
prepared it, all of them steadfast Glad
stonians, have had in mind throughout
the inception of the bill the probable
application of its main proposals 10 Ire
land. Sumo Of them were home rulers
before Mr.. Gladstone, and all of them
have long been in touch with the Irish
party.
None Of them would place the ques-
stion of home rule for Scotland before
that of Ireland, or ignore the fact that
amy measure giving Legislature to Ire
land must give due attention to those
sentimental considerations which per-
wade Irish ideas on home rule. The
Scotch bill establishes i'll Scotland a
Legislature consisting of the queen and
a Scottish legislative body.
Limitat ton of Power.
The Scottish legislature shall not
make any law for establishing or en-
downing any religion or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof or imposing any
disability, or couferring any privilege
OH account of religious belief; shall
not abrogate or derogate from
the right to establish and main
tain any place of denominational
education, institution or charity, or
preJudicially affect the right Of any
child to attend school school receiv-
ing public money without attending
the religious instruction Of that school;
and shall not make any law imposing
or relating to duties of customs or ex-
else. The Scotch parliament is to con-
sisJ of the Scotch members returned TO
the Imperial parliament. excepting those
returned for the Scotch universities.
Z 1t will meet in autumn and consider
all bills, public and private, and all bas-
sineSs exclusively relating to Scotland
Bills passed become law under assent
of the queen, and will not require sauc-
tion by the imperial parliament nor the
house of lords. Neither imperial par
iliament nor governor shall have any
power to veto measures passed by the
Scotch legislative body. Should the
question arise whether measure APP
proved by the Scotch parliament is
within its power, the matter will be re-
ferred to the judicial committee of the
sprivy council, and il that committee de-
eide that the bill is not within the
power OF the Scotch parliament. the as
sent of the queen is to be withheld.
The Executive Government
Iof Scotland shall be vested in the queen
and carried ON by the secretary for
Scotland, with such officers and council
las may be provided by the Scottish leg
iislature. For the purpose of admins
itration, the Scottish legislature may i'm
pose taxes other than duties of Gus
tom or exercise, and shall control
Scottish consolidated fund separate
from the consolidated fund of the
United Kingdom. All taxes imposed by
the Scottish legislature, with all other
public revenues under the control of
the government Of Scotland, shall be
paid into the Scottish consolidated fund
and appropriated TO the public service
of Scotland.
Part second, referring to the appoint
ment of Judges, or "lordS of session." as
tIC CCOLCi tSliu plOFiuSo tiloO oIi
existing civil and criminal courts shall
be maintained, subject, however, to
abolition and alteration, and that "lordS
of session" can be removed from
Office on an address to her maj
esty from the Scottish legislature.
There is a provision that the power and
authority of the imperial parliament
shall in no wise be diminished or re-
strained by anything herein contained
"a clause obviously inserted to Soothe
fears of Unionists, who attach much
meaning even to verbal recognition of
the sovereignty Of the Westminster par
lament.
A Comparison.
Some points in these provisions are
notably worth comparison with MIR.
GIadstone's first home rule bill. First,
there is only one legislative body pro-
posed. The Scotch parliament will be
a democratic body, :haying no check
upon its legislation except the reference
to the judicial committee of the privy
council, which will determine as to the
validity of any bill on the simple
issue whether it is within the constitu-
ton or not. Next, the bill ignores the
question of peace control, simply be-
cause the powers conferred on the eX-
eeutive and legislature give them that
control. Ireland, with its semi-military
constabulary, has its peculiar difficulty.
Then. as to the judges, the appoint
ments shall rest with the crown, but the
parliament evidently, according to the
bill. will have power Of protest and
practically of removal. The Scotch
Liberal members have been whole
hearted toward their Irish conferees in
preparing the bill. If the Irish party
accepts its main proposals, Mr.. Glad
stones way towards his coming home
,.nla measure has haen nrnrnntad AT