The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-30
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND
The Measure That Will be Pre-
sented to Parliament.
QUALIFICATIONS OF THE MEMBERS.
The Imperial Government Retains Con-
troll oaeLand Legislation for Five Years.
No Establishment of Religion or Dis


troll obI.and Legislation for Five Years.
No Establishment of Religion or Dis
ability on Account of Religious Belief.
LONDON, Jan. 30.-Following Is a synop-
sis of the new Irish home rule bill, to be
introduced within few days after the
opening of parliament The bill declares
that there shall be established in Ireland
legislature consisting of the queen and
an Irish legislative body, empowered to
make, amend aud repeal laws for the
p5acc, order and good government of Ire
land
The power to enact laws on the follow
ing subject = Is retained by the imperial par
Lament he status or dignity ofthe crown
or the succession to the crown ora regency;
the making of war or peace; the army.
navy, militia volunteers or other military
or naval forces. or the defense of the realm,
treaties and other relations with foreign
states, or the relations between the various
ports of her maiesty's dominions; dignities
or titles of honor, prize or booty of war; of
fcnsos against the law ofnations or offenses
committed in violation of any treaty made,
or hereafter to be made, between her ma
Jesty and any foreign state, or offenses
committed on the high seas, treason, alien
age or naturalization, trade navigation or
quarantine; the postal and telegraph SER
vice, except as hereafter in this act men
toned with respect to the transmission of
letters and telegrams in Ireland; bcacons,
lighthouses or seamarks; the coinage, the
value of foreign money, legal tender or
weights and measures; orcopyright, patent
rights or other exclusive rights to the use
or profits of any works or inventions; the
imposition Of or any legislation relating
n i.4S1 nj ltsfp Il nf
as defined in the act
A sub clause retains the imperial parlia-
ment control for FIVE years over land legis-
lutOn.
Nh Religious EstabIi shmcnt.
| The Irish legislature is restricted from
passing any laws respecting the establish
| ment OF any religion, or prohibiting the free
| exercise thereof, or imposing any privilege,
| or comforting any disability on account of
+, religious belief, or abrogating or derogatiug
from the right to establish or maintain any
/ place Of UNCONVENTIONAL education or de-
| nohinational institution or charity or pre-
| iudicially affecting the right of any child
to attend n school receiving public money
without attending the religious nstruc-
| tion at that school, or impairing, without
| either the leaf of her majesty in council
| first obtaintd or an address presented by
the legislative body of Ireland, or the CON
! sent OF the corporation interested, the
rights, property or privilege Of any existing
| corporation Incorporated by royal charter
| or local and general act OF parliament or
| from enacting any legislature changing
the terms of the home rule act, except in
SO far as the net is declared to be altered by
the Irish legislature.
The queen retains the same prerogatives
| with respect to sllmmoning, proroguing
and dissolviag the Irish legislative body as
| the queen has with respect to the imperial
parliament. The Irish legislative body
can continue for five years and no longer
from the day on which it is appointed to
meet.
Power Vested in the Throne.
The executive government of Ireland ia
to continue vested in her majesty and to
! be carried on by the lord lieutenant in be.
\ half of her majesty, with the aid of such
officers and - caIncil rs 10 her IN i.sty
'i--sas~ ''e n.a
ihaS ~; from ,iihe 10 titne seem ht.
ne hihth Clause OF the olii, relating to
the constitution OF the Irish legislative
y, pp'S, ~ ulilers ~ one iiipnftaht respect from
nc nc, piil ui laSp ilie piii 81 1913 provides
wa, th'it the le8lsla'lfe poay snail consist OF
~ y! I anu sfeona oi!ler, ollt instead OF pro-
ftainS thht inc orders snail deliberate to-
gelhef rs IN the Dlli oil 1885, 1t provides |
that they shail SIT and vote separately.
inns constituting two distinct houses of
the LEGISLATURE The new bill thus pro-
vldes iofa popular referendum
Property Qualification.
The tenth clause substantially provides, |
as in 1856, that The upper house or first |
order. shall include lo3 members = II
elective and % peerage members The
elective members are to be possessed of
if real estate or partly real and