The herald., 1893-02-19

paid into the Irish exchequer. Neithe
| country shall collect an income tax OF
business carried on in the other; Irelant
is to be compensated for the incom,
taxes on Irish securities held by resi-
| dents OF Great Britain.
The civil charges of the government o
Ireland are to be borne by Ireland. AT
ter Is years the arrangement for the
contribution of Ireland to the imperia
liabilities and expenditures, and other
wise for the financial relations of Ire
land, may be revised in pursuance of ar
address from the house of commons tt
the Irish assembly.
TREASURY ACCOUNT.
The bill provides for the establish
ment, under the direction of the treas
ury, an account referred to in this act al
the treasury account of Ireland
There is to be paid into such account al
sums payable from the Irish exchequel
to the exchequer of the United King
dom, or from the latter to the
former, so far as the money standing
on the account is sufficient fol
the purpose of meeting such sums. The
treasury, out of the customs revenues
collected in Ireland, and the Irish gov.
ernment, out of any public revenues oi
Ireland, may direct that money be paid
into the treasury account of Ireland in
stead of into the exchequer. Any sur
plus standing on account and the
credit of either exchequer and
not required for meeting payments,
shall be paid at convenient times into
that exchequer. Any sum so payable
into the exchequer of the United King
dom Ia required by law to be forthwith
paid to the national debt commissioners.
All sums payable by virtue OF this
act out of the consolidated fund
of the United Kingdom of Ire
land, shall be payable out OF
either exchequer as the case may
be, within the meaning Of this act. AS
the first charge on the Irish CONSOLE
dated fund is the repayment to the
United Kingdom of sums paid to meet
dividends or a sinking fund on guaran-
teed land stock under the purchase of
land in Ireland act of 1891,
and the lord lieutenant is
empowered ON receiving notice
from any comptroller, and the auditor
general OF the United Kingdom, that
any such charge is due, to order without
countersignature the payment of the
amount from the Irish exchequer, and
until the amount is paid no other pay
ment shall be made out of the Irish ex-
chequer whatsoever for any purpose.
Then follow various classes of
charges against the Irish exchequer in
their order of precedence. Among
other things it is provided that all ex-
listing charges on church property in
Ireland shall go far as can not be paid
out OF said property be charged
on the Irish consolidation fund.
Any OF these charges, guaranteed by the
treasury, go far as not paid, shall be paid
out of the exchequer OF the United
Kingdom, subject to the existing charges
thereon. Said church property shall
belong to the Irish government and be
managed and disposed of as directed by
Irish act.
Bills appropriating any part of the
public revenues or for imposing tax
shall originate in the legislative as
sembly. 1t shall not be lawful for the
legislative assembly to pass any measure
for an appropriation for any purpose or
any part of the public revenue Of Ire
land or any tax except in pursuance of
recommendation of the lord lieutenant,
in the session where such measure is
proposed. ist
ExcHEoUER JUDGES.
Two judges of the supreme court of
Ireland shall be the exchequer judges,
to be appointed under the great seal of
the United Kingdom, and their salaries
are to be paid out of the consolidated
fund of the United Kingdom.
The act defines their duties
at great length. Their de-
cision to be subject to appeal to the
queen in council and not to any other
tribunal. Any question aa to the powers
of the Irish legislature may be referred
at once to the queen in council, to be
determined at once by the judiciary
committee of the privy council.
GENERAL FEATUREsaoF THE BILL.
After detailing the jurisdiction of the
Irish courts, fixing salaries and PEN
sions of judges, the balance OF the bill
covers, on the lines indicated by Glad
stone in his speech and summary Of the
act, these points and features: The
postal and telegraph service shall be
turned over to the Irish government.
The postmaster-general ehall retain
revenues to pay the expense incurred in
England. Appeal from the courts oil
the queen in counsel 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 Office
holds under the new bill. The royal
constabulary and Dublin police forces
are to die out by lack of new appoint
mentH.
The Gladstone act is made subject to
restricted amendment by the Iriah leg
islsture. The supreme court Judges are
for six years, to be created by royal
warrant. The Irish legislature shall
meet on the first Tuesday in September,
1894. The act shall become fully opera
tive not more than seven months after
that date.
Nothing in the act shall affect bills re-
lating to divorce or marriage. The local
authority of any county or borough shall
not borrow money without special au-
thority of the Irish legislature or sane
tion of the proper department
of the Irish government. Dur.
ing three years from the passage oil
the act, and if parliament is then sit.
ting, until the end Of that session of par
lament the Irish legislature shall not
pass an act respecting the relations oi
landlord and tenant for the sale, pur.
chase or letting of land generally, ex-
cept for Improvements or local under
takings.
During six years from the passage Of