The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-02-23


HOME RULE.
0ladstona's Bul Read for the First 1tns
In the House Of Commons Irish Lsea-
| era &ook Assistance from Amorlcs,.
LoHDon. Feb. 2O.-Mr. Gladstoue's.
home rule hill was read for the arst
time in the house Of commons Friday
night Its long and exhaustive and
contains shout 8. 900 words. .
A synopsis Of the principal provisions
Of the measure is given below:
It II prefaced with . whereas clause de-
clartng it ''expedient that without imparjng
or restricting the supreme authority of
the parliament an Irish legislature -
crested." This legislature Il to consist
Of two houses council and an assem-
oly-both, Of course. subject 70 the queen
With certain exceptions this body II to be
granted power ITO make laws for the peace.
order and good government of Ireland in re-
spect TO matters relating exclusively to that
country IL sSS
Among the subjects with which tho Irish leg
1slature viii not be allowed to tamper are these:
Matters relating to status dignity or success
sion Of the crown; the making OF peace or war,
or the management Of matters pertaining
thereto: dignities or titles of honor; treason
felony or NATURALIZATION: trade with any place
out OF Ireland; coinage, copyright or p2tent
rights. All matters Of religion are also with
held from the power Of the home legislature
The executive power will continue to be
vested In the queen The lord lieutenant will
exercise any prerogatives other than the OK.
ecuttvo power Of the queen, which shall be
delegated to him by her majesty, among which
will be that Of sulnmoning, proroguing and dis
solving the legislature. ~
"There shall be an executive committee Of
tho privy council in Ireland to aid and advise
the government of Ireland being Of snch num-
beers and comprising persons holding such
offices as her majesty may think 1T or as may
be directed by the Irish act The lord lieu.
tenant shall, on the advice Of the executive
committee, give or withhold the assent of her
majesty to bills passed BY the two houses of
the Irish legislature, subject 10 any instruc-
tions given BY her majesty in respect to such
bills
The council OF this proposed legislature Is to
consist OF forty eight councillors Ireland 10
divided into constituencies among which the
right to elect councillors is apportioned accord
ing to the number Of voters In each Coun.
cilors will hold ONCE for term Of eight years,
half the number retiring every fourth year.
The legislative assembly is to consist OF men,
bers returned by the voters in the existing
parliamentary constituencies. This body,
when it meets, may continue in session dve
tenant. -, f.
Until parliament shall see ut to mako .
change Ireland is to be represented bv members
in the house Of commons and the hou.,e Of lords.
elected by Irish constituencies as arranged for
by schedule submitted with the bill These
Irish peers and members Of the house shall not
be entitled to deliberate or vote on any bill re;
lating exclusively to Great Britain.
After an appointed day there shall exist an
Irish exchequer and consolidated fund sepa.
rate from those OF the united kingdom. Gus.
toms and excise duties and postage duties are
to be imposed by parliament The Irish legis-
lature in order to provide for the public services
in Ireland may impose all other taxes provided
that duties and customs shall be regulated, COL
lected managed and paid into the exchequer of
the united kingdom US heretofore. and all pro-
hibit1ons in connection with duties AMI excise
and SO far as regards articles sent out OF Ire
land and all matters relating to those duties
shall be regulated by act OF parliament Ex-
else duties on articles consumed in Great
Britain shall be paid in Great Britain to an Of
6Cer Of the government Of the united kingdom,
save as in the act mentioned All public rev.
enues in Ireland shall be paid into tho Irish ex-
chequer and form consolidated fund appro-
priated to the public service Of Ireland by Irish
act.
All hereditary revenues Of tho crown in Ire.
land, managed by tho commissioners OF lands
and forests, are to continue during the life of
Victoria No one living in Great Britain will
be required to pay an income tax on possessions
IN ireland, and similarly no one living in Ire.
land will be taxed for property in Great
Britain. To give Ireland tho benefit OF tho
difference between the income taxes collected
in Great Britain from colonial and foreign So
cur1ttes held by 1rishmen, and from Irish ~
curitics held by Britishers, an allowance, to 70
determined from time to time by parliamsak is
to be paid into the Irish treasury.
The customs duties contributed by Ireland,
NJ ho -,
which that country may have . claim. will 60
into the consolidated fund of the united king
dom as Ireland's contribution for sustaining the
imperial government,
After detailing the jurisdiction Of tho Irish
courts and fixing the salaries and pensions OF
the judges. the remainder Of the bill covers, on
the lines indicated by Mr.. Gladstone in his
great speech and summary Of the act, these
| points and features: The postal and telegraph
| service shall be turned over to the Irish gov
| eminent; appeal from tho courts of Ireland to
| the house OF lords shall cease tho queen in
| counsel being the appellate power: religious
| belief shall not enter into the choice OF lord
| lieutenant Of Ireland, who shall hold Office six
| years: the royal constabulary and Dublin police
forces are to die out by lack OF new appoint
ments; the Gladstone act is made subject to
restricted amendment by the Irish Legislature
suprepe court judges are for six years, to be
created by royal warrant: the Irish legislature
shall meet on the first Tuesday in September,
! 1894; the act shall become fully operative not
more than seven months after that date.
An address has been issued by Jus.
tin Mccarthy, John Dillon, William
O'Brien and other Irish members of
| parliament to all friends of Ireland in
the United States. Canada and Aus
tralia, in which it is stated that they
are heartily in favor of the new meas.
ure for home rule presented by Mr..
Gladstone. They think it marked
improvement on the bill of 1886.
But they are assured that the
opposition to it is bitter and
inscriptions, and although the
house of commons will pass it without
break in the majority, the house OF
lords will be appealed to. and probably
new general election ordered. This
would tax the resources of the Irish
members. which have already been sc.
verely strained by the recent campaign.
Therefore an appeal for material aid is
made to the friends of Ireland in Amer.
lea and all over the world. No doubt
is felt in the issue of the contest, a
there is no precedent for measure in.
dorsed by the commons falling to be.
come the law of Great Britain.
Killed by q Boiler Explosion.
P1rTsBURe, Tex, Feb. 2o.-The boil
er of Newberry's sawmill, IS miles
from here, exploded Saturday. Rome
White lcolored), was killed. g. A..
Newberry, William Norris James
Woods and Henry Clay were severely
injured and others slightly hurt,
80 An Awful Mishap.
BRADDocK. Pa, Feb. 20.-Thomas