New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-14

the security OF religious freedom the safe guard
ing or education and for the security Of personal
freedom, IN which endcavOred to borrow ono
of the modern amendments 10 the American Con-
stitution.
THE vICEROY AND HIS ADVISERS.
Then coming TO exclusive powers retain
the viceroyalty of Ireland, but we divest it of
the party character hitherto borne by making the
appointment run six years subject 70 the revoll-
ing power Of the Crown. Then, also, the post Is
freed from all religious disability Cheers
Then comes Il clause which may be considered
formal, although IT, is of great Importance. pro-
vidlng for the full dcvolutinn of executive power
from the sovereign upon the viccroy. Then comes
an important provision for the appointment Of
an executive committee of the Privy Council Of
| Ireland. We propose 10 make This an executive
| council for the ordinary affairs of the tabne,
Of the vlceroy. The question arises. shall there
| be any legislative council All decided that
| there ought 10 be such council. II has APP
| peared e. us to he highly inconvcnient to alter
| i!,c numbers of the legislative Assembly. Il we
were 10 increase the number We do not know
what the increase ought to be. 1t We were 10
| reduce it run serious risks Of causing practi
cal Inconvenience in DubIin, especially at the time
| when the functions of internal government come
70 be- newly exercised, and when probably thcIr
| the number at O3. and We fin the term at five
Years. We leave III" constituency it is now.
| Next ~ TO the legislative Council Mr. Clad
stone said he didn't think they would have been
| warranted without some strong necessity. IN "s-
tai fishing the system Of a single Chamber. Proce'd-
| ~ -.
necessity, loo, to the legislative Council as
| enabling us TO meet tie expectation that we shall
give 10 the minority some means OF rcer and fuller
| consideration of it's views. The next thing is
| shall the Legislative Council he nominated or
| elected We came TO the conclusion that noni-
mated council would be weak council. Minis
| tcrial cheers II il should be made weak, the
| council would probably enjoy very ,lort term of
| cNistancr We therefore propose an elective" conn
eli h"licving it TO he the only form wh'r"i We
| can give any great force to III" vitality Of the in
| 4 We'll. nitlrr,'ufId'p
| this council from that popular assembly W."
propose 10 iiN the number al iorty-cight with an
eight years term Of Onicc, the term OF the popu-
| lar assembly being lesser. We then constitute" u
| new constituency. Ine council constituency must
| IN the first place be- associated with a r'tallr
| value Of twenty pounds. whereby ~ sCcur"
| aggregate constituency approaching 1'O.00o pr
; sons. including owners we'll occupi"r~ but
| subject 10 a provision that no owner or occupcr
| has vote in mere than on" constituency.
| Then thcr" Is no provision in the bill making
| the legislative Council alt"Tahlc ny IRISH acts
Regarding the e-i, atty" Assembly, th''r 10"
| members must he elected for Irish LEGISLATIVE"
| business 10y constituencies in lT"land W" maxi
thc>r provisions in regard 10 tic assembly alter
able in respect 10 electors and constituencies after
years. but in altering constituencies III" power
of the Assembly viii he limited by th" dccaIao tory
| act to the erect that due regard must be- had -
| include = provision for meeting what II called
| IL DEADLOCK. in case where a bill mas been
| adopted by the Assembly more than once. AMI
| where there l. an Interval OF two years "tw"'n
| the two ad0ptionS, or Il dissolution of Parliament.
then upon lis second adoption the two Assem-
bics may be required TO meet and the fate OF the
| hill is 10 be decided In JOINT assembly. Cheers
| Next. all appeals shall lie 20 the Privy Council
| alone not 10 the Council and the Lords Ih"
| prvv Council may try Ill" question Of tire N
| validity of any Ii>h act-that Is try i lulirially
| and with reasonable Judgment under the rtia-
tive of the \iccroy or Secretary OF stat" This
| judicial committee is now recognized by ~ as tine
| only approach We can make 10 the supreme Court
of the United States. In composing this judicial
| committee duo regard must b" had 10 the dncr-
cnt clements of nationality: itl"cr-J We have
| not apprehcnded any difficulty there.
| Other clauses provide for TN" security Of the
| cnoluuen's Of existing JUDGES aud OF officers gen
crally. Then there i c,al,r intended 10 ccfrr.
| o( which il that if the Irish Legislature should
| yass any act in any way contrary 10 IN" acts OF
| The Imperial Parliament such law shall b" GOOD
except in far ~ II i contrary 10 III" Imperial
| Enactment. Two EYchcqu"r judges shall u" APP
pointed under The anthoniy Of me roWn mainly
m U II !. provided that for ~N years all uds,v
| Shall he appointed a. now. We do not rc-crv Y"
| FOR the Imperial Parliament the power I" hN
| Condiments These will h" med in Ireland, ana
the eject will he TO establish a rint control OF
| ,lc>e appointments The month of September i
probably the most convenient month Tor IN"
assembly 80 meet therefore clause PROV idc- that
| il shall NEE, on the first Tuesday in September
| Prolonged Irish cheers
Certain CLAUSES s"cur" IN" lnitlatiNe IN T"Gdid
| 70 money bills 10 tine Assembly
| w. are now coming 70 th" important question
| ~ the c1nsfabuary We propose u gradual r'duc-
fiou and The ultimate dissolution or Disappearance
| Of that force with the di-clars" Of every "hl-a-
| ton toward them in such vdv Will not sd
vci~cly affect the Interests OF that honotapI" tor,
| During fhe period Of transition they wal hr u''r
| the contro! Of the Nicrroy. II l. contemplated
| that ,hov will hr replaced lay fore" owing "N-
,tcncc 10 the Irish authorities in local areas.
IRISH REPRESENTATION At WESTMINSTER
On fine important subject Of the retention of
| Irish members in the Imperial Parliament no
not regard and have never regarded it as touch
| ing what are sometimes called fine principles or
the bill II j. not included in any one OF Them
| but whether il he principle" or whether II De
NOT ,hor. is no question that il is very w"iglliy
| and organic detail, which cuts rather deep IA
| som" respects into III" composition OF TN" plll,
There ar" strong arguments which may "' al''-T'
| I'm defence Of the retention of IRISH members III
| Parliament, but thor" i on" argument h"''
| mt aside as "A most dangerous argument AM III
| itself quite untcnah"-th" argument ol ln"N'
| who say unless vou retain IN" IrlSh hnii'"l.'
| there j. no parliamentary supremacy over lr" ann
| | entirely dccn" 10 admit that argument. ! say
| that if You do admit il ~ strok" you s'l'',"r
| parliamentary supremacy in this country Al
| iLonrh | do not AT all admit that parliamentary
| supremacy depends upon the retention OF lrlNn
| members vet quite admit that til" retention 81
| members has great practical importance. bocal'~'
| il visibly exhibits that supremacy in m'nn' T
ntDlligiblc 10 the people BESIDES II gives lrrah
| q voice and full voice" III al Imperial ma'.'iS ,
| III~Ir. hear II has this advan'agc-we cannon
| in our financial arrangements get rl1
II ali financial connection between tn"
| ,vo countries. unless Nou arr. pre-
narnd to face very incNpdrnt and incon,
| frnricnt sys,cm Of different Gets of treaties ana
trade law. That being so it must be III tiI'
| ',,;,,v nalanccs II il therefore desirable,
,"r th~ purpose of mitigating, any ipconvrnI'nr,n,
Which might thence arise, that Ireland should
| "a,,o something 70 say about these British bndg-
, Lnnv, no argument of an abstract
Theoretical or constitutions charactcr against
tbc retention of Irish members AZ Westminster
n"t tn revert 10 an old expression which has
,n,,'n rather familiar. | do not think il IL III
the wit Of to aSv;c pa% for s ,ncr s rrr"
'lun Iioicul,ios tChccrSJ Retention in
ynivns two points-frsi as TO numbers, ana
.rnndlv rs 90 voting power. -
W. rs 20 the first qucstion-that OF mum
- Zealand 70 be fully represented
pr7LliH yinusrp lIcar hcarl Well. prob