New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
FOR HOME RULE IN IRELAND
,uR GLADSTONE'S NEW BILL.
,,xr1pAI, FEATURES OF The PREMIERS
PLAN FOR RELIEF TO IHE
EMERALD ISLAND.

.,rxr At DUBLIN-RELIGIOrS DISABILITIES
REPRESENTATION AT WEST
uxsTER-IMpERIA AND LOCAL FINAN-
crs-GEADU,L WITHDRAWAL OF ROYAL.
coysTABULARY AND PoILCr-RELA
T1oNs OF LANDLORD AND TENANT
fo,aon Feb 1s.-1hc main features of Mr.
c,a1stone's Home Rul, bill, which was read for
"" FIRST time in the House of Commons last
night are as follows
,resreas II Is expcdient that. without impairng or
.,crnr fhc supreme authority Of Parliament. an
~, legislature be created for such purposes In Ire
- - arc I'm this act mentioned; Be Il therefore.
~ rnac,ed Bv the Queens Most Excellent Majesty,
g, and with the advice and consent Of the Lords
,s,,a, and Temporal and Commons, in this present
"noren, assembled and by the authority of the
une as follows:
N on and after the appointed day there shall be
..hshed I'm Ireland Legislature consisting of Her
s,sv the Queen and two Houses. a Legislative Coun-
Az snd a Legislative Assembly
POWERS OF THE IRISH LEGISLATURE.
-, With the exceptions and subject TO the re
c,ons In this Act mcnOncd. there shall be granted
- ,b. Irish Legislature power to make laws Tor the
n..cs order and good government OF Ireland in Re
~, % matters exclusively relating to Ireland or
some part thereof. .
-. ,ors in respect TO the following matt IS, or any
Of them; o a.. .,,o
.osson 10 IN, Crown or a Regency tn Lori Ileu'eh
". .s representative of the Crown. the making Of
nsce or war. matters arising froh stale OF
- the naval or military forces, or the
s,,cs 81 the realm treaties and other relations WITH
foreign States. the relations between the different
s q, Her Malesjy's domini rs o ofe ces coni te l
With sycl traties dgnitarieS or titles OF honor IRA
,on or teason-f,l0ny, nicra;e or natHranahoh U''e
,,h any place ont of Ireland, Quaan In" or navigation
oan. IN respect 10 inland water local ielth OF mar
h,r raguationS: beacons. lighthouses or sen mhrhs
.on, so far as they can consistently with any 'rn
-, A., ~ Parliament be constructed or maintained by
,oco, hsrbor authority coinage legal tender stand
- weights and measures; trade marks, rohardl'r
morss copyright or patent IgttS. ANY law mace In
contrsyeniion to this section shall be Voia.
FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION
"a, Tho mowers of the Irish Legislature shall not
x,ana IN the making Of any law respecting the etaO-
,shment or endowment Of religion. or PROMPTING the
free exercise thereof, or imposing any mNaoi''' vi
comforting any privilege account of religious pencil
~ ADVOCATING "a prejudicially affecting III" rght 10
ss,sbuer or maintain any place Of denonina'lonai
aduca,on or any UNCONVENTIONAL institution or charN'
~ preiudically affecting the right OF any child 10
.,,srd n school receiving public money without az
lending the religious instruction at the school or
Whereby anv PERSON will he deprived OF hie liberty
mr. property without due process oil law, or may %
denied the equal protection Of the laws. or WHEREBY
private property may be taken without Just cohpeh-
saon or whereby any existing corporation Hoor-
roraed BY royal charter by local ana general ac'
o. Parliament not being a corporation raising Tor
plbic purposes taxes rates cess dues, or rolls OF
administering funds so raised may, unless II consents
or ihe leave of Her Majesty Is first obtained on an
address from the two Houses of the Irish Legislature
be deprived OF It's rights. privileges or property
without due process OF law or whereby any inhaoi-
liant NAV be deprived of his equal rights ~ respect
public sea fisheries.
be void.
PREROG ATIvES OF THE LORD LIEtTTENANT'
o. The Executive power Of Ireland shall continue
10 be vested In the Queen. The Lord Lieutenant on
behalf Of Her Majesty shall exercise any prerosatves
Dther than the executive power Of the Queen. which
nav be delegated TO him by Her Majesty, and shall
IN Her Macsty's name. summon, piOrogue, ana as
solve the Irish Legislature.
There shall be an executive committee OF the Prvy
Council In ireland aid and advise the Government
II Ireland being Of such numbers and comprising per
sons holding such Offices Her Majesty may tinhA
o. or as nav be directed by the Irish act.
The Lord Lieutenant shall. on the advice OF the
executive committee. give withhold the assent Of
Her Majesty bills passed by the two Houses OF
he IRISH legislature subject TO any instructions
oven BIZ Her Majesty in respect 10 such bill.
o. The Irish Legislative Council shall consist Of
Iorty eight Councillors. Each Of the constituencies
In the first schedule Of this Act shall re
turn the number of Councillors named opposite thereto
In the schedule.
PROPERTY QUALIFIC ALTON FOR ELECTORS
Every man shall be entitled 10 be registered as
an elecior and when registered TO vote at the cleo
ton of the Councillor for u constituency, who owns
or occupies land or tenement In the constituency
81 the ratablc value OF more than go, subject to
like conditions as the man who Is entitled AT 'he
passage Of the act TO be registered and to vote rs
parliamentary elect0r with respeci 10 ownership gum
fes,ion or provided that man shall not be en- lici
10 be registered nor If registered - vote. al the
election Of Councillor in than one con
'tiimency in the same year ,,....,,,,.. .,..r 10
Eight years. They ,ha not be affected BY dissolution
Half the Councillors shall retr" every fourth year
Ind their seats shall be filed by new election.
u The Irish Legislative Assembly shall consist OF
members returned by the existing Parliamentary con
tuences OF Ireland the existing divisions thereof.
and elected by the Parliamentary electors In those
The Irish legislative Assembly, when summoned,
may, uLl,ss sooner dissolved, have continuance Tor
i've years from the day which the summons directs
70 10 meet and NJ longer.
.(sl After six wears from the passing Of the act the
lrsh Legislature may alter the qualification OF cleo
lors and constituencies provided that in such d.
rbuon due regard De had for the population of the
II . bill any provision Of a bill adopted by the
legislative Assem- bly, lost by the disagreement OF
The legislative Council. and after dissolution
period Ct years from such diSa greement such bill
,r bill for ensciinr said provisions he again adopted
by the Legislative Assembly and fails within three
months aftcrward 10 be adopted by the Legislative
council the shall forthwith be submitted To the
members Of the two Houses, celebrating and voting
together thereon. and shall BE- adopted rejected
according TO the decision Of a maj ority Of Those MEN,
0ers voting OH The question.
IRISH REPRESENTATION IN THE IMPERIAL
PARLIAMENT.
49, Unless and until Parliament otherwise determines
tae following provisions shall have effect:
After the appointed day. each OF the constituencies
named In the second schedule shall return to serve
N Parliament the number OF members named opposite
uereto in that schedule and more.
Dublin University shall cease 10 return a member
he existing divisions Of the constituencies shall,
ave Is provided in that schedule, be abolished.
"A lrisn representative Peer In the House OF Lords
eQ m ern ~ fhe llal,sn l,ammnns lr.l