Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-30
Synopsis Of GiadSt0ne'S Meas.
uTe for Ireland.
THE LEGISLATIVE BODY,
Its Powers aud Privileges. Religious
LiboTiy StCurid,
rRrGOoiriyE or ruE QUEEN.
Veto Power judiciary Under the
Control uf the Imperial
Goytrnment.

LONDON, Jan. Following is Q
tynop4is Of the newlrish home rule bill
IL declares that there shall he ostab
iished In Ireland legislature consist
Ing OF the Queen and an Irish logisla
tive body empowered 10 make, amend,
end repeal laws fer the peace, order
aud good government OF ireland. Pow.
er to exact laws on a number Of sub,
jecis concerning the kingdom at large
RETAINED by the imperial Parliament
A sub.ciause retains 10 the imperial
parliament control for five years over
land legislation. Tho Irish Legisla
tuio IN restricted IRON passing any
laws respecting the establishment Of q
religion or prohibiting tho free exeT-
else thereof, Or imposing any privi-
legc or conierriug any disability on
account OF airy religious belief, or i'm.
pairing without either tins leave Of
Her Majesty In council or tho consent
Of tbs corporation Interested, the rights
OF property or privileges OF any exist.
ING corporation Incorporated by royal
charter OF general act OF Parliament, or
from enacting any legislation chang.
Ing tho terms Of the home rule act,
except 70 far as the act II declared to be
alterablc by the Itish legislature.
The queen retains the same prerOg.
atives with respect TO the Irish logis.
lative body as the Imperial parliament.
The Irish legislative body can continue
i've years and no longer from the day
II Is appointed to meet.
The executive government OF Ireland
continues vested In her majesty, aud
shall be carried on 10y lord lieutenant
with the aid Of such officers aud coun.
sol ne her majesty may from time to
time SEQ H..
Tho ninth olause OF the bill, relating
to the constitution OF the Irish legia.
Iative body, differs In one important
respect from the bill OF 1855. IL pro.
vldes that the legislative body shall
consis, OF first and second order, but
Instead OF celebrating together, as in
the bill OF 1886, the bill provides that
they shall nit and vote separately, thus
constituting two distinct houses OF the
legislature. IL the result OF the voting
then the question Mt issue shall be 10.
ferred to u Joint committee Of both
houses. IL the committee cannot
agree tho question may be referred to
the people. The new bill thus pro.
vldes for popular reference.
The Upper House or the frs, order
includes 1903 members, seventy.hve
elective ami twenty.eight Ueerags
-.
to be- possessed OF property brl ging IN
an income OF at least goo a year. The
term Of an elective member OF the first
order shall DO ton year,, thirty.sevsn
or thiriy'oight to retire every flith year.
The peers will be the twenty.cighl
Irish representatives, the peeTage ra.
prese ntation In the first order TO last
for not longer than thirty years from
the appointed day Of organization when
the places OF all peerage members shall
be vacated or filed by elective memb.
ers. The dissolution Of the Legislative
body does not vacate the offices OF the
members of the first order.
The second Legislative body shall
consist OF 2Ji members 10 be chosen by
the existing constituencies In Ireland,
two by each constituency with the ex-
ception OF the city OF Cork, which Is
divided In two divisions and two
members shall be chosen by each
division.
An important new clause provides
that the lO3 members OF the Imperial
Parliament may also sit In the IRISH
Legislative body n elected thereto AS
well as in tho Imperial Parliament
The annual contribution Of Ireland
ON account OF the national debt, army
and navy imperial civil expenditures,
the Royal Irish constabulAry,t the Dub.
lin Metropolitan police and the reduc-
ton Of the national debt Is reduced to
CO, S0l 900. This reduction Ia exactly
half from the bill OF 1886, which pro.
vijed that Ireland should pay Ei,002,-
900 annually. II Ia mndethe duty OF the
Irish legislature TO impose all such
taxes, duties and imposts az may be
necessary 10 raise suili cient revenue TO
meet all Of the sums charged for the
time being Oh the Irish consolidated
fund. This fund IL TO meet the nd
vances towards the expenses Of the
Irish government; the debts incurred
by tho Irish government; the salaries
OF the Judges Of any court, anu MI
payments for the Irish services except
the salary OF the lord lieutenant.
The Irish land commission shall re-
main In existence until all the charges
payable out OF the church property III
ireland ana guaranteed by tho trens-
ury ars fully paid. Subject 10 ANY
oxistlng charges on church property,
such property shall belong 10 she lrlsh
government.
1.-THE queen signifies 10 the Irish
legislature that state Of war exists,
the irish legislature may make extra
appropriations for the army aud navy,
and 10 aid In the defense OF the realm.
1t shall not be lawful for the Irish
legislative body TO adopt or pass any
measure for raising or appropriating
for any purpose Of any part Of the
public revenues OF Ireland, or any tax,
duty or impOst, except In pursuance VI
the Recommendation from her majesty,
signilled through the lord lieutenant.
The Exchequer Dawson OF high JUS
tics Is 10 continue 10 DO the court OF
exchequer for revenue purposes, and
any vacancy occurring In the court
shall be filled by her majesty on the
Joint Recommendation VI the lord