The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-19
TEXT OF HOME RULE BILL.

Va AS PROVISIONS.
There shall be established in Ireland legisla-
ture, consisting OF her majesty, the queen. ana
two houses-a Legislature council and a legisla-
tive assembly-subject to certain restrictions
mentioned in the act. The Irish Legislature Is
given power to make laws TOR the government
of Ireland in respect to matters exclusively re-
lating 70 that country. 1t shall not have power
to make laws respecting the following matters:
The status or dignity OF the crown, or success
sion to the crown or regency. the lord heuten-
ant, as representative of the crown, making
peace or war and having jurisdiction over all
matters arising from Q state OF war.
The naval or military forces. or the defense OF
the realm.
Treaties or other relations with foreign states
or relations between different parts of her
majesty's dominions. nor in ofienses connected
with such treaties.
Dignities or titles Of honor.
Treason or felony.
Alienage or naturalization.
Trade outside of Ireland.
Quarantine or navigation except on inland
waters.
Local health or harbor regulations.
BeacOns or lighthouses, except where. consist
ent with the general acts OF parliament. they may
be constructed or maintained BY local authority.
Coinage or legal tender.
Standards of weights or measures
Trade marks or merchandise marks, copy
rights or patent rights.
Any law respecting the establishment or en-
dowment OF religion or religious houses, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof: imposing
any disability or comforting any privileges on
account Of religious belief: abrogating or
prejudicially affecting the right to establish or
maintain any place of UNCONVENTIONAL educa-
ton, or any denOminatiousl institution or
charity, or pref udicially affecting the right OF
any child to attend school: receiving public
money without attending feligO us instruction
at school; or whereby any person may be dc.
prived OF life, liberty or property without due
process of law, or denied the equal protection of
laws; or whereby private property may be
taken without just compensati on; or whereby
any existing incorporation created by royal
charter or act of parliament mot be.
ing . corporation for raising for pub
lie purposes taxes, rates, excise, dues
or tolls for administering funds raised) may.
unless the consent or leave OF her majesty is
first obtained ON an address from the Irish legis.
lature, be deprived OF Its rights, privileges or
property without process OF law, or whereby
any inhabitant may Do deprived Of equal rights.
Public sea fisheries.
All laws made In CONFIRMATION of these pro-
visions shall be void. The executive power
continues vested in the queen, through the lord
lieutenant, with power to summon, prorogue
and dissolve the Irish legislature. There shall
be an executive committee of the privy council
in Ireland to aid and advise the government, to
be named by the queen, the lord Lieutenant to
have power to veto all acts OF the legislature.
The legislative council shall consist Of forty
eight councillors, elected from constituencies
according to q schedule accompanying the act
Every person shall be entitled to vote for the
members OF the council, who owns or occupies
land, or a tenement, the value of which is moro
than go.
The term of Office of the councillors is eight
years, II not affected by dissolution. Half OF the
councillors are to retire every fourth year.
The legislative assembly 10 to consist of men,
beers returned by the existing parliamentary
constituencies, to continue In Office five years
unless sooner dissolved.
After six years from the passage of the act the
Irish legislature may alter the qualifications OF
electors and constituencies
Ii the legislative assembly passes any bill and
the legislative council rejects it, and ii after
two years the legislative assembly again passes
it, then it shall be submitted to joint vote of
the two houses aud be adopted or rejected by
majority OF such joint vote.
The present parliamentary constituencies, un-
til otherwise provided, shall continue to eject
members to Parliament, but the Dublin univer-
city shall cease to return u member. The exist
ing divisions of constituencies is, a. provided
by the schedule. to be abolished.
Irish peers in the house of lords, and mem.
bers OF the commons for the Irish constituency
not entitled to DELHI or vote on any bill
or motion the operation OF which is confined to
Great Britain, or the raising OF any tax not to
be raised in Ireland.
The election laws and laws relating TO the
qualifications OF parliamentary electors, so far
as they relate to parliamentary elections, shall
not be altered by the Irish legislature, though
that body may deal with any officers concerned
with the issue OF writs of election, though the
queen may in the council ARRANGE Tor the issue
of such writs.
Their. shall be an Irish exche quer and conso!.
dated fund separate from that OF the United
Kingdom, and the customs duties and excise
ana postage imposed by parliament shall be
subisct To the provisions Of this act The Irish
Legislature may impose other taxes, and all mat
,ers relating To taxes in Ireland aud the manage
ment aud collection thereof is To be regulated
by an Irish act, providing that duties and GUS
toms DC regulated, collected and paid into the
exchequer of the United Kingdom rs heretofore
All public revenues of Ireland shall be paid into
the Irish eychequer ana form the consolidated
fund a pTopriaIed tn pubic service for Ireland
by All Irish act. II excise duties increase above
the present rates. the excess hall DO paid to the
United Kingdom; II reduced. the deficiency
shall be paid from the exchequer OF the United
klugcom into the Irish excheqger
The hereditary revenues OF the crown in Ire
land shall continue during tneliIe OF the present
majesty. an amount payable from them into her
excheauer to Ire paid into the Irish exehequer
Neither country shall collect iucome tax on
business carried on IN the other. Ireland To he
compensated for income taxes on Irish securi-
ties held by residents OF Great Britain.
The civil charges Tor the government of Ire
land are to be borne by Ireland Alter fifteen
years, the arrangement Tor the contribution BY
Ireland TO imperial liabilities and expenditures
and otherwise Tor the financial re atoms with
Ireland. may he revised IL pursuance OF an al
dress from the house OF commons or the Irish
assembly
Tnc b!l provides for the establishment under
TIE direction OF the treasury OF all account re-
ierred 10 III this acs rs the treasury account O.
leland There il - DC paid into such account
al sums payable from tie Irish exchsauer TO
tie excaeaasr OF the United Kingdom, or
from lie latter to the former so far as
for TIE purpose Of meeting such sums, the
treasury, ont Of the customs revenues collected
n ireland ana hy the ig,sh government out of
ans pac!le revenue of Ireland, may direct the
money 10 be paid into the treasury account of
Ireland instead o. into the excneQaer Any
surplus standing on account OF the credit of
either exeheQuer, and not required for meeting
SSIneaIs, IS 10 he paid at convenient time.
iAio mat excaeqEes. ADV sum 50 payable into
The excheqncr OF the United Kingdom is
reqiIfei ey law - De forthwith paid 10 the IA
tioaaA debt comm issioucrA All sums psyatie
by virtue OF thls set out of the consolidate.
fdnd Of sae United Kingdom o. Ireland shall be
payao-e oGI o. either exehe9ue-. as