The morning call., 1893-01-29
FREEDOM AT LAST.
Home Rule as Offered by
Gladstone.
A PARLIAMENT IN DUBLIN.
Much Is Reserved TO England, but
Very Much Is Given by
Her TO ireland.
A PARLIAMENT IN DUBLIN.
Special to The MORNING CALL.

lON0ON, Jan. @.-1ne 10lloWlnR 10
SYNOPSIS Of the new Irish home-rule bill:
II declares that there shall be established
In Ireland Legislature consisting OF the
Queen and an Irish legislative body, en-
powered to make. amend and repeal laws
for the peace, order and good government
OF ireland. The power 10 enact laws on
number Of subjects concerning the king
dem st large is retained by the Imperial
Parliament and a sub-clause reserves TO inc
imperial Parliament control for five years
over land legislation.
The IRISH Legislature Is restricted from
passing any laws respecting the establish
ment If religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, or imposing any privilege,
OF imposing any disability on account OF
religious belief. Il cannot impair. without
either the consent Of her Majesty In coun-
Gil or tbs consent Of the corporation inter
ested, the rights, property or privilege OF
any existing corporation incorporated oy
royal charter, or local and general act OF
Parliament; or enact any legislation chang
ing the terms of the home rule act, except so
far as the act is declared TO be alterable by
the Irish Legislature
The Queen retains the same prerogatives
with respect TO the Irish legislative body as
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isIative BODY cRn continue in existence five
years and no longer from the day it is sp-
pointed to meet. The executive government
Of Ireland will continue 70 be vested in Her
Majesty and will be carried Cd by Lord
Lieutenant with the aid otssuch officers and
council as her msjesty may from time to
time see III 10 appoint.
The ninth clause of the bill. relating to the
If Iris lorfe1offra h0ft
differs In one important respect from the bill
Of 1856. Il provides that the legislative
BODY shall consist Of the first and second
order, but instead Of celebrating together
as provided in the bill of 1886 it provides
that they shall slt and vots separately, thus
constituting two distinct houses of the
Legislature. II the result of the voting
brings the two orders into collision. then
tie question at issue shall be referred to
icint committee of both houses. If it can
not agree the question may be referred TO
the people The new bill thus pro-
vides fer popular reference.
The Upper House, or First Order"
will comprise 1o3 members, seventy
Eve Of whom are TO be elective and twenty
eight Deerage members. The elective men,
bers are TO be possessed Of property bring
>
The term of the elective member of the
first order shall be ten years, thrty-seven
OF tbirty-eght TO retire every fifth year.
The peers are 20 be twenty-eight Irish
representative pesrs, peerage representa-
ton in the first order to last for not longer
than thirty years from the appointed day
Of the organization, when the places Of all
peerage members are to be vacated or filed
by elective members. The dissolution Of
The legis alive body does rot vaeate the
Offices Of the members Of the first order.
TIE second legislative body viii consist
Of 204 members. to De chosen by existing
constituencies In Ireland. two by each
constituency. with the execution Of tie
city CT Cork, which is divided Into two
divisions. and two members are to be chosen
from each division.
An important new clause provides that
Io3 members OF he Imperial Parliament
may also sit in the irish legislative body if
elected thereto, as well as in the Imperial
Parliament
The annual contribution of Ireland on
account Of the national debt. the army and
navy, imperial civil expend lures, Royal
Irish Constabulary, Dublin metropolitan
police. and reduction Of the national debt,
IS reduced 10 E, so. 600 This is a reduction
Of exactly one-haf from the bill of 1886
which provided that Ireland should pay
G4.602. COO.
Il Is made the duty Of the irish Legisla-
tuTe TO impose all such taxes, duties and
imposts as may be necessary 10 raise sui
fcient revenue 10 meet all sums charged for
the time being on the Irish consolidated
fund. This fund is to meet advances
toward tue expenses Of the Irish Govern
ment the debts incurred by the Irish Gov
eminent, tie salaries of Judges of any court
and all payments for Irish services, except
the salary Of the Lord Lieutenants.
The Irish Land Commission will remain
IN existence until ali charges payable out Of
church property and guaranteed by the
treasury are fully paid. Subject tc any ex-
sting charges on church property, such
property shall belong to the Irish Govern
ment
If the Queen signifies to the Irish Legis-
ature that state of war exists, the Irish
legislature may make an extra approprIa-
ton for the army and navy and to aid In
the defense Of the realm.
Il shall not be lawful for the Irish leRi.-
alive body to adopt or pass any measure
for raising or to appropriate for any pur-
pose any part Of the public revenue of
ireland. or any tax, duty or impost, except
IN pursuance Of recommendation from her
Majesty. sgnifed through the Lord Lieu
tenant. The exeheQuer division Of the
High Court Of Justice is to continue to be
the Court Of EXcheQuer for revenue pur-
poses, and any vacancy occurring In the
court will be filed by her Majesty on the
recommendation Of the Lord Lieutenant OF
Ireland and the Lord High Chancellor of
Great Britain.
The Dublin Metropolitan police will con-
tinue to be subject to the Lord Lieutenant
for i've years, or until the Irish administra-
ton will guarantee an adequate legal
police system has been organized. The
Royal Irish COnstabulary, while 1t exists.
IS to continue subject to the control OF the
Lord Lieutenant; but the Irish Legislature
may provide for the establishment and
maintenance Of police force in the coun-
ties and borOughs IN Ireland, under the
control Of the local authorities, and arrange
ments may be made between the Treasury
and the Irish Government for the establish
ment and maintenance of police reserves.
There Is an entirely new clause, No. %.
which gives the crown the right to veto all
bills OF the irish Legislature, and gives ths
irish representative Peers the right to sit
in the house Of Lords at Westminster, aud
TO vote on all Imperial questions.
The judiciary remains for five years un-
der the control OF the Imperial Government.
and will then pass under the control Of the
Irish Government.