Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-30
TIE NEW HOME RULE BILL.
A Synopsis of tho New Irish Measure to
be introduced.

Synopsis of the New Irish Measure to
be introduced.
LoEpON. January 2o.-Following IS a
SYNOPSIS of the new Irish Home KuIe
| bill % be introduced within tew days
after the opening Of Parliament The
| bill declares that there shall be estao-
listed in Ireland Legislature consisting
OF the Queen and an Irish legislative
holy empowered to make, amend and
re)eal laws for the peace, order and
! god government Of Ireland. The power
| tcenact laws on the following subjects
is retained by the Imperial Parliament:
The status of dignity Of the Crown, or
the succession to the Crown, or a
| Regency; the making Of war or
peace, the army, navy, militia, volun-
Iteers, or other military or naval iorceSs
or the defence of the realm; treaties
land other relations with foreign States,
or the relations between the various
parts OF Her Majesty'S dominionS; dig
mites or titles of honor, prize or booty
of war, offences against the law OF ma
tions, or offences Committed In VIOLA
ton of any treaty made or hereafter TO
be made between Her Majestys and
any foreign State, or offences commit
ted on the high seas; treason, aIlenage,
or naturalization; trade, navigation, or
quarantine; the postal and telegraph
service, except as hereafter in this act
mentioned with respect 10 the trans
mission OF letters and kilograms in Ire
land.
A sub-clause retains to the imperial
parliament control for five years over
land legislation.
The Irish legislature is restricted
from passing any laws respecting the es-
adjustment OF religion or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof, or imposing
any privilege or comforting any dlSa5iIi-
" on account Of religious belief or abb
rogating or derogating from the right
to establish or maintain any place OF de-
nominational education or denomlna-
tional institution or character, or pre-
iudicially affecting the right Of any
child to attend a school receiving puo-
lie money without attending the reIi-
cious instruction 81 that school.
The Queen retains the same prerOga-
tives with respect to summoning, pro-
roguing and dsSolving the Irish legisla-
tive body as the Queen has with respect
to the imperial parliament The Irish
legislative body can continue for five
years, and no longer from tho day on
which it is appointed to meet.
The executive government Of Ireland
is TO continue vested in Her Majesty
and to DO carried on by the Lord Lieu
tenant in behalf of Her Majesty with
the aid of such officers and such conncil
as Her Majesty may from time to time
see fit.
Duties Of customs and duties OF ex-
else collected in Ireland are to be ap-
piled to Irish chorges and any excess
applied as part Of the public revenues
upder control OF the Irish government.
The Dublin Metropolitan police is 10
continue subject to the Lord Lieutenant
for q period of FIVE years, or until the
Irish administration will guarantee that
an adequate legal police system has
been organized. The royal Irish con-
stabulary. while II exists, Is 20 continue
subject to the control Of the Lord Lieu
tenant, but the Irish Legislature may
nroyi6e for the establishment and main
tenance of police force in counties and
borouqhs in Ireland, under the control
OF the local authorities, aud arrange
ments may be made between the Tres
ury and the Irish Government for the
establishment and maintenance o! po-
lice reserves.