The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-29
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND
A SYNOPSIS OF TIE PROVISIONS
OF THE NEW BILL.

Power to Enact Laws Affecting the
Whole Empire Retained by the I'm
perial Parliament-Freedo of Re-
ligon Must pc PTeserved-Veto
Power Given the Lord Lieutenant.
LONDON, Jan. 2s.-Following is synop-
sis Of the new Irish home rule bill to be in
troduced within few days after the OPEN
ing Of parliament. The bill declares that
there shall be established in Ireland legis-
lature consisting Of the queen and an Irish
legislative body, empowered to make,
amend and repeal laws for the peace, order
and good Rovernmento Of ireland. Power to
enact laws on tha following subjects is
retained by the imperial parliament; The
status or dignity of the crown, or success
sion to the crown, or regency; making of
war or peace; army, navy, militia. volun-
teers. or other military or naval forces, or
defense Of the realm all international sub
jeots and many Others. A subclause re-
tains to the imperial parliament control for
five years over land legislation.
FREEDOM OF RELIGION.
The Irish legislature is restricted from
passing any laws respecting the establish
ment of religion, or prohibiting the free ex-
ercise thersof, or imposing any privilege or
enforcing any disability on account of re-
ligious belief
The queen retains the same prerogatives
with respect TO summoning, proroguing
and dissolving the Irish legislative body as
with respect to the imperial parliament.
The term Of the Irish legislative body is re-
stricted to five years.
The lord lieutenant is given veto power
and the power of proroguing and summon
ing the legislature.
TO CONSIST OF TWO HOUSES.
The ninth clause of the bill, relating TO
the constitution of the Irish legislative body,
differs in one important respect from the
bill of 1884. The bill of 1898 provides that
the legislative body shall consist Of n first
and second order, but instead of providing
that the orders shall deliberate together as
in the bill of 1886, 1t provides that they
shall sit and vote separately, thus constitut-
ing two distinct houses ofthe legislature If
the result Of the voting brings the two or
ders into collision then the question at issue
is to be referred to a joint committee of
both houses. II the question still remains
undecided, through inability to agree, then
the question at issue may be referred to the
people. The new bill thus provides for
popular referendum.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOUSES.
The tenth clause substantially provides,
as In 1886, that the upper house, or first or
der, shall include 103 members, rs elective
and 2S peerage members The elective mem
bers are TO be possessed Of property, in real
estate, or partly real and personal, bringing
in an income of at least &200 year: or, If
only personal, then bringing the same In
come, or being OF the capital value Of "a 900
or upward, free Of all charges.
The second legislative body is 20 consist
OF 2O4 members, to be chosen by the exist
ing constituencies In Ireland, two by each
constituency. with the exception Of the
County OF Cork which is to be divided in
two divisions and two members chosen by
| each division. An important new clause
| provides that 103 members of the imperial
parliament shall be elected by the existing
| constituencies. These members shall vote
on all questions reserved by the imperial
parliament from the Irish legislative body,
and may also sit in the Irish legislative
body, If elected thereto, as well as in the
imperial parliament.