The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-19
GLADSTONE'S IRISH SCHEME
Provisions of the Home-Rule Bill Intro.
duced in the House of Commons.
Powers ofthe Proposed Irish Parliament Linn
tied to Purely Domestic Af1airs-Other
Features of the Measure.

LONDON, r CD. lc.-Nf. OloostOne'6 nome.
rule bill was read in the House of CON-
mons last night. Is docs not differ ma
terially from the bill made public just be-
fore the opening of Parliament. q synopsis
of which was cabled to America at the
time. Its provisions have also been fully
explained by Mr.. Gladstone in his recent
speech. Following are some of the main
features:
First-On and after the appointed day there
shall be established in Ireland legislature Con-
sisting OF her Majesty, the Queen, and two
houses-a legislative council and a legislative
assembly.
second-with the exceptions and subject to
the restrictions mentioned. there shall be grant
ed to the Irish legislature power 10 make laws
for the peace, order aud good government or
ireland In respect to matters exclusively relat-
ing 10 Ireland or some part thereof.
Third-The Irish legislature shall not have the
power TO make laws in respect TO the following
matters or any OF them: The status or dignity of
the crown, the succession to the crown or
regency; the Lord Lieutenant as representative OF
the cr0wn the making OF peace or war; the naval
or military force arising from state OF war: the
naval military forces or for the defense OF the
realm: treaties and other relations with foreign
states or the relations between the different
parts of her Majesty's dominions or offenses
connected with such treaties; dignities or
titles of honor; treason or treason felony;
allegiance or naturalization: trade with
any place out of Ireland; quaran-
inland waters: local health or harbOr regulations,
beacons. lighthouses or sea marks. except so far
as they can, consistently with any general act OF
Parliament, be constructed maintained by
local harDOr authority; coinage, legal tender
standard weights and measures; trademarks.
merchandise marks; copyright or patent rights.
Any law made In cOntraventlOn or this section
shall be void.
LIMITATION OF POWERS.
The powers of the Irish legislature shall not
extend to the making of any law respecting the
establishment or endowment of religion or pro-
hibiting the free exercise thereof. or imposing
any disability, or comforting any privilege on
account of religious belief. or alb
rogating or prejudicially affecting the
right to establish maintain any place of de-
nominatiOnal education. or any denOminatiOnal
institution charity prejudically affecting the
right or any child TO attend n school receiving
public money without attending the religious In
structiOns at the school; or whereby any person
may be deprived OF life, liberty or property with
out due process of law, or may be denied the
equal protection of the laws; Orwhereby private
property may be taken without just compensa-
ton; or whereby any existing corporation incor-
porated by royal charter or by local and general
act of Parliament, rot being corporation. rails
ing for public purposes taxes, rates. cess dues or
tolls, or administering funds so raised, may, I'M
less 1t consents or the leave OF her Majesty is
fret obtained on an address from the two houses
of the Irish legislature be deprived OF its rights,
privileges or property without due process OF
law; or whereby any inhabitant may be deprived
Any law made in c0ntravention OF this section
shall be void. +t5
Fifth-The executive power of Ireland shall
continue to be vested in the Queen. The Lord
Lieutenant, Oh behalf OF her Majesty, shall exer-
else any prerogatives other than the executive
power of the queen, which may be delegated to
him by her Majesty and shall, In her Majesty's
name. summon. prorogue and dissolve the Irish
legislature. There shall be executive COM
mittee OF the privy council IN Ireland to aid and
advise the government of Ireland. being OF such
numbers and comprising persons holding such
offices as her Majesty may think it, or as may be
directed by the Irish act. The Lord Lieutenant
shall, on the advice of the executive committee,
give or withhold the assent OF her Majesty 10
bills passed by the two houses OF the Irish leg
islature subject to any instructions given by her
Majesty In respect 10 such BILL
Sixth-Ihe Irish legislative council shall con-
sist of forty eight councillors. Each OF the con.
stituencies mentioned in the first schedule OF
this act shall return the number or councillors
named opposite thereto In the schedule. Every
man shall be entitled to be registered as an
electOr, and when registered to vote at the cleo
ton of the councillor for constituency which
owns or occupies land or a tenement in the con-
stituncy of the retalable value of more than
$50. subject to like conditions as the man w1O is
entitled at the passage or the act 20 be registered
and 10 vote as a parliamentary electOr with re
spect TO ownership QUALIFICATIONS; or provided
that shall be entitled to be registered,
nor, II registered. to vote at the election OF a
councillor in more than one constituency in the
same year The term of Office or every councillor
shall be eight years. They shall not be affected
by dissolution. Half the councillors shall retire
every fourth year, and their seats shall be filed
by q new election.
seventh-Tne Irish legislative assembly shall
consist of members returned by the existing
parliamentary constituencies of Ireland or the
existing divisions thereof and elected by the
parliamentary electors I'm those constituencies.
The Irish legislative assembly, when summoned
may, unless sooner dissolved, have continuance
for five years from the day on which the sum-
mons directs it to meet and no longer.
Eighth-After SIX years from the passing OF
the act the Irish legislature may alter the quail
vded that in such distribution due regard be had
for the population of the constituencies. III a
bill or any provision OF a bill adopted by the
legislative assembly be lost by the disagreement
of the legislative council and after dissolution
ment, such bill or bill for enacting said pro-
visions he again adopted by the legislative as
sembly, and fails within three months after
wards To be adopted by the legislative council
the same shall forthwith he submitted to the
members OF the two houses. celebrating and
voting together thereon: and shall be adopted or
rejected according to the decision OF q majority
OF those members voting on the question.
SUMMARY OF THE FEATURES.
The ninth schedule relates to Irish rep
resentation in the House of Commons.
which has been already fully ex planned by
Mr.. Gladstone. Parts 10. IL. II. Is and IA
treat of the collection and distribution OF
revenues. After detailing the jurisdiction
of the Irish courts aud liking the salaries
and pensions of the Judges. the balance of
the bill covers. on the lines indicated by
Mr.. Gladstone in his great speech and
summary of the act, these points and
features: The postal and telegraph serv-
ice shall be turned over to the Irish gov
ernment. The Postmaster general shall
retain the revenues and pay the expenses
incurred in England. Appeal from the
courts of ireland to the House of Lords
shall cease, the Queen in council
being the appellate power. Religious
belief shall not enter into the choice of
Lord Lieutenant of ireland, who shall hold
six years. The present tenure OF civil of
flee holds under the new bill. and the roy al
constabulary and Dublin police forces are
| to die out by lack of new appointments.
| The Gladstone act is made subject TO re-
| stricted amendments by the Irish legis-
lature. Supreme Court judges are to be
appointed for six years. and to be created
| by royal warrant. The Irish legislat IRE
| shall meet on the first tuesday in Septem-
| ber 1894. The act shall become fully oper-
alive not more than seven months after
| that date.
Then follow two schedules. The first is
| the apportiOnment of the number of coun.
cilors. by counties. Doroughs and constitu-
| eDcies. to the legislative council No con-
etituenoy has more than three
hop