Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-29
Is HER FRESH HOPE
Another Irish Home Rule Bill
Drawn Up.
VICTORIA SILL AT The HEAD
Tn. New Msssurs mod.fi-s Many Things
whsch Were Obnoxious 10 The En-
pssss OF That UahsPpy Isle.

Ioxpos, Jan. IS Tine following = a
synopsis of the new lrisa home ruie
b.llto be introduced Within few days
after the opening of parliament Inc
bill declares that there shall BE- es'sb-
llshed IN Ireland Legislature consist
INK Of the queen aud an Irish legisla-
tive b~.y empowered io make. amend
aud rep-ai laws for the peace. order
and good government OF Irelaad- The
power to enact laws on the following
subjects 10 retained by tle imperial
parliament:
The status or dignity of the crown or
the succrsson to the crown or the
regency; the making OF war or peace;
the army. navy. militia. volunteers or
other military or naval forces, or the
defense OF tue realm. and other rcls.
tions with foreign powers or the rels-
t.oas between the various ports
Of her n,aJesty's doninions,
digniIes or titles of honor;
prIze or eooiy OF war; ofenses against
The Law OF nations or otfenses COM
mitted in violation OF any treaty made,
or hereafter to lie made between her
majesty aud any foreign states; or Of
fenses committed on thv high seas;
treason. aliensge or naturalization;
txale navigation or quarantine; the
postal and telegraph service, except as
hereafter IN TINS act mentioned with
respect to the transmission of letters
and kilograms In Ireland; beacons.
light houses or sea marks: the Coinage;
the value of foreign money, legal ten
der. or weights aud measures; or copy
right patent nights or other exclusive
rights u the use or profits OF any works
or inventions; the imposition. or any
legislation relating To the duties of
customs and duties Of exercise, as de-
fined IN the act.
A sub clause retains to the imperial
parliament conlro for live years over
land legislation. The Irish legislature
Is restricted fram passing any laws re-
specilng the tahlisnmeDt OF religion
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,
or imposing any privilege or enforcing
any disability on account OF religious
/ belief. Or aorogating or teregstlng
from the right 10 establish or MAN,
tam any place or UNCONVENTIONAL edu-
cation or Unconventional institution
or charity. or prejudlciaily affecting
the right of any child to attend school
receiving public money, without at
tending the religious intructions At
that school. or inpairing without
either the leave of her majesty in
council fret obtained or an address
presented by the legislative body of
Ireland or tho consent of the corpora
ton interested. the rights properly or
or privileges of any existing corpora
ton incorporated by royal charter or
local and general act Of parliament; or
from enacting any legislation changing
the terms OF the home rule act. except
in so far as the act il declared 30 DO
alterable by the Irish legislature.
The queen retains the sams pcroga.
tives with respect to summonlng, Der
oguing and d'ssolvlng the irish iegisla.
tive body a. the queen. with respect 10
the imperial parliament. The Irish
legislative body can continue for five
years and no longer from the day
which Il 10 appointed TO meet.
Enxiasd.s safety waive.
The legislative government of Ire
land IL TO continue vested in hel
majesty. and is ~ be- carried on by tn,
lofi lieutenant In behalf of hel
majesty, with the aid OF sucu
officers and srch council a.
% her MAJESTY may from tim,
TO time see tit; subject TO an,
| instruction winch may from tim,
To time be givsn hy her majesty
The lord-lieutenants shall give or with
4 10 h.
bills passed 10y the lrish legisiativ,
body. aud shall exercise the peroga
| tiv.s OF her majesty IN eummonin,.
perogulng and dlssolving the Irish lee
islative body and any perogatlves th'
exercise OF which may be delegated u
! hlm hy her majesty.
Tne ninth clause Of tho bill reiatin,
to the cottttu,lon of the lrish iegisls
tive body differs IN one important re
spect from the bill Of 1884. The bill o
| 1854 provides that the legislative bod,
shall coneist OF n first and second or
der, but instead OF providing that IN,
oriers shall deliberate together, as II
the bill of 1854, il provides thu
they shall cit and vote separately
this constituting two district houses 0
the legislature. II the result OF votin,
bring. the two orders To collision. thel
the question At issue IL TO b
referred 10 JOINT Commute
| OF both houses. III tho Que.
ton still remains undecided tbrougl
inability To agree. then the question a
ssue may tie referred TO tue people
The new b'lI thus provides for popu
lar Referendum.
The tenth clause substantially pro
vides, 40 IN 1886. that the upper house
or first order. snall include i03
- elective and 2s peersgc members