St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-20
Bill Before Parliament to
Create a Legislature in
Scotland.
Outline Of the Measure Gen
erously Considepate 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.

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Heading Scotch members have intIO-
iduced in parliament a bin creating
Scotch legislative body. All the Lib
eral members returned from Scotland
shave given their adherence to the meas
iure, and many of the English members,
including some Conservatives. have
privately signi6ed their approval. The
bill will attract attention chiefly for 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 TO Ire
land. Some Of them were home rulers
before Mr.. Gladstone, and all Of them
have long been in touch with the Irish
party.
I None Of them would place the ques-
ition of home rule for Scotland before
that of Ireland, or ignore the fact that
amy measure giving a 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
legislature consisting of the queen and
Scottish legislative body.
Limita ton of Power.
The Scottish legislature shall not
make any law for establishing or en-
doWing any religion or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof, or imposing any
disability, or eonferring any privilege
OH account of religious belief; shall
ahrnOatn
the right to establish and main
tain any place of denominational
education, Institution or charity, or
pre]udicially affect the right of any
child to attend school a 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-
sisG of the Scotch members returned TO
the Imperial parliament, excepting those
returned for the Scotch universities.
1t will meet in autumn and consider
all bills, public and private, and all bps-
ineSs exclusively relating to Scotland
Bills passed become law under assent
of the queen, and will not require sauc-
ton by the imperial parliament nor the
house of lords. Neither imperial par
lament nor governor shall have any
power to veto measures passed by the
Scotch legislative body. Should the
question arise whether a measure ap-
proved by the Scotch parliament is
within its power, the matter will be ro-
ferred to the judicial committee Of the
privy 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
of Scotland shall be vested in the queen
and carried on by the secretary for
Scotland, with such officers and council
as may be provided by the Scottish leg
islature. For the purpose of admins
ttration, the Scottish legislature may inn
pose taxes other than duties of Gus
tom or exercise, and shall control a
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
the Scotch term is, provides that all
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 mai
. 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 a verbal recognition of
the sovereignty of the Westminster par
lament.
A Comparison.
Some points in these provisions are
notably worth comparison with Mr.
GIadstone's first home rule bill. First,
there is only one legislative body pro-
posed. The Scotch parliament will be
q democratic body, shaving 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 IL 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-
ecutiye 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 conterees in
preparing the bill. If the Irish party
accepts its main proposals, MIR. Glad
stones way towards his coming home
rule measure has been promoted. At