The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-19
in Ireland: and the Irish government out

in Ireland; and the Irish government out
OF any public revenues of ireland, may
direct the money to be paid into the
treasury account of (Ireland) instead of
into the exchequer. Any surplus stand
ing on account of the credit of either ex-
chequer and not required for meeting
payments is to be paid at convenient
times into that exchequer. Any sum so
payable into the exchequer of the
United Kingdom is required by law to be
forthwith paid to the national debt COM
missioners. All sums payable by virtue
of this act out of the consolidated fund of
the United Kingdom of Ireland shall be
payable out of either exchequer as the
case may be, within meaningI of this act.
AT first the charge on the Irish CONSOLE
dated fund IS the repayment to the
united kingdom of sums paid to meet
dividends, or sinking fund, on guaran-
teed land stock under purchase of land in
ireland under the act of 1891, and the
Lord Lieutenant is empowered on receiy-
ing notice from the comptroller and audi
tor general of the united kingdom that
any such charge is due, to order without
counter signature payment ofthe amount
from the Irish exchequer, and until the
amount is paid, no other payment is to
be made out of the Irish excheQuer for
any purpose whatever. Then follows
various classes OF charges against the
Irish exchequer in their order of prece-
dence.
After detailing the jurisdiction of Irish
courts, liking salaries ana pensions OF
judges, the balance of the bill covers, on
the lines indicated by Gladstone in his
speech and the summary of the act. these
points and futures; postal and telegraph
service to be turned over to the Irish gov
eminent, the postmaster general to re-
tain revenues to pay expense incurred IN
England. Appeals from the courts of Ire
land 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 Ire
land, who shall hold six years.
The royal constabulary and Dublin
police forces are to die out by lack of new
appointments. The Gladstone act is made
subject to restricted amendment by Irish
legislature. 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.
and the act become fully operative not
more than seven months after that date.
Then follows two schedules: First the
appointment of the number of council
lors, by counties, boroughs and constitu-
encieS, to the legislative council, no con-
stituency to have more than t hree or less
than one representative, total sittings to
schedule apportions by boroughs and
counties the number of members to the
house Of commons; Cork is accorded five
members, the highest number to any one
constituency. There are eighty sittings
in the house of commons.
Financial liabilities are specified and
the expenditures next classified; sources
of revenue to Ireland are detailed, post
Office and police expenses provided for as
indicated by Gladstone in his speech, then
follows regulations as to the houses OF the
legislature, members thereof and legisla-
tive council. Annual sessions are to be
held and the powers of lord lieutenant,
while the legislature is not in session, are
defined at the close of the bill.
Nothing in this act shall effect bills re-
lating to divorce OF marriage. Local au-
thority OF any country or borough shall
not borrow money without special au-
thority of the Irish legislature or sanction
OF the proper department of the Irish
government During three years from
the passage Of this act and of parliament
is then sitting until the end of that SEES
sion of parliament. The Irish legis Iature
shall not pass any act respecting the re-
lations OF landlord and tenant, or the sale,
purchase, or letting of land generally,
except for Improvements or local under
takings during six years from the passage
of this act, The appointment OF judge
of the supreme or other superior
courts in Ireland, other than exchequer
judges shall be made in pursuance OF a
warrant from the queen, The remainder
of the bill consists of an elaborate mass
OF detail regarding the finances, liabiIi-
ties, and expenditures, duties of the
Chief Baron OF the Exchequer, Legislative
assembly, etc.