Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-16

capacities on tlle IrlSn GhFllalneil, lilcllll-
ing all that relates to the crown. a regency
or vlceroyalty.
The subjects of peace ami war public
defence, treaty and foreign relations, dig
mites, titles, law and treason do not belong
to the Irish Legislature. The law Of alien
age does not belong to it, nor everything
that belongs to external trade-the coin
age and other subsidiary subjects. Other
incapacities are imposed similar to those
contained in the bill of 1886. These pro-
yided for the security OF religious Freedom
the safeguard of education, aud of the
security of personal freedom, i'll which we
endeavOred to borrow one of the modern
amendments to the American constitution.
Then coming to exclusive powers, we
retain the Niceroyaltv of Ireland, but we
diyest il Of the party character heretofore
borne by making the appointment run six
years, subject to the reyoking power nt the
Crown. Then also the post is freed from
all religious disability. Cheers Then
comes a clause which may be considered
formal, although it is of great Importance,
providing for the full devolution Of execu-
tive power from the sovereign upon the
| vlcerOY. Then comes an important pro-
vision for the appointment of an executive
committee of the Privy Council Of Ireland.
| We propose to make this an executive
council Of the ordinary affairs of the cab-
net of the vceruy. The question arises,
shall there be any legislative council? All
decided that there ought TO be such cOun-
ell. 1t has appeared to us to be highly in
convenient to alter the numbers Of the
legislative assembly. We, therefore, leave
the number at lU3, and we fix the term at
five years. We leave the constituency as
it is now"
Next, as to the legislative council, Mr.
Gladstone said he did not think they
would have been warranted, without some
strong Necessity, in establishing the system
of q single chamber; but in ireland he
added fur from finding any such necessity,
we look to the legislative council us en-
abling us TO meet the expectation that we
shall give to the minority some means of
freer and fuller consideration of its views.
I've propose" he said, ITO fix the num-
her at 49, with an eight years term of
office, the term Of the popular assembly
being lesser. We then constitute u new
constituency. The council constituency
must in the first place be associated with Il
raLuble value uf ~ whereby to secure an
aggregate constituency approaching lIO.UDJ
persons, including owners as well as UCcu-
piers, but subject TO provision that no
owner or occnpiGr has u vote in more than
one constituency
THE JUDICIAL FEATURE.
IAN appeals shall lie to the Priv Coun-
Gil alone not to the council of lords. The
Privy Council may try the question of the
lnvaidity of any Irish act--that is, try it
judlcially and with reasonable Judgment
under the initiative of the yiceiOy or sccre-
tary of state This judicial committee is
now recognized by us as the only approach
we can make to the supreme Court Of the
United states, In composing this judicial
committee due regard must be had to the
different elements of nationality. Cheers |
We have not apprehended any difficulty
there.
"Other clauses provide for the security
OF the emoiuments of existing judges and
officers generally. Then there is clause
intended to correspond with the Colonial
validity law, the effective of which is that
if the Irish Legislatures should pass any
act i'll any way contrary 10 acts of the Inc
pcral Parliament, such law shall be good
except i'll so far Gs it is contrary to the i'm
perial enactment.
We do not reserve for the Imperial Par.
Lament the power to fix emoluments.
, These will be fixed in Ireland, and the eff
| feet will be to establish joint control of
the appointments, The month of Septem-
Der is probably the most convenient month
for the assembly to meet Therefore a
clause provides that it shall meet on the
, first Tuesday in September. Prolonged
Irish cheers.l
THE IRISH CoNsTABULARY.
Q ave are now coming to the important
: question of the constabulary. We propose
Il gradual reduction, and the ultimate dis
solution or disappearance of that force,
/ with the discharge OF every obligation
: towards them Ill such a way as will not
adversely affect the interests OF that honor
: able force. During the period of transit
: ton they are to be under the control of
the viceroy. 1t is contemplated that they
will be replaced by force owing existence
to the Irish authorities in local areas.
REPRESENTATION IN PARLIAMENT.
ION the most important subject of the
! retention of Irish members in the Inn
, perial Parliament ] do not regard and
never have regarded it as touching what
are sometimes called fine principles of the
bill, It is not included in any one of them,
but whetheRit be principle or whether it
! be not, there is no question that it is d
very weighty and organic detail which
cuts rather deep in some respects into the
4 composition of the bill"
MIR. Gladstone then went on 10 give his
reasons tor Irish representation, and said.
There ought to be a general determines
ton to interpret full representation rs
! meaning representation according to eX-
isting population, Speaking Of full repre-
scntation, then, imply that the represen-
, tation in the house from Ireland would be
I composed of 50 gentlemen. OF course il
follows that there would have To he an
election. These 50 members from Ireland
i'll the House would probably be uut!is.
J posed to recognize commission given to
lO3 members, 50 when II had been deter
mined that 50 was the proper number, we
endeavored to arrange the schedule for the
bill i'll such manner that this imperial
representation would practically moi clash
with representation i'll the Legislature at
7 Dublin.
wow comes the greater ditliculty-whut
voting power are these so members 10
nave? My colleagues inserted in the bill
limitations of the powers Of the Irish
members to exclude them First, from
voting on a bill or motion expressly con.
fined to Great Britain. second, from vos-
ing ON tax not levied upon Ireland;
: third, from voting on vote or apprupria-
tlonof money otherwise than for the inn
perial service; fourth, from voting on any
motion or resolution exclusively affecting
Great Britan.h He added that d shade OF
| uncertainty still hung over this question.
Coming to the financial part of the
legislation he said THE keynote is 10 be
. found in the provision included in our
/. plans from the first, and wisely aui
. generously accedei to by Ireland through
. her representatives, that there is to be but
+ one system of legislation for all the king,
doms. As far as external things are con.
| cerned, that will he found to entail very
important consequences. 1t has guided u,
@ to the conclusion at which we have arrived
. of unity of the commercial legislation foi
i the three kingdoms. This includes Gus
4 toms and excise duties, post.Otices and
i telegraphs.
: WILLIAM oBRIES's VIEWS.
7 LoNpoN, Feb. l4.-William OBrien
: member of Parliament for Cork City, said
! this morning, III an interview regarding
! the Home Rule bill.
1T seems to me that the main prin.
Ciplcs of the bill provide for q better settle
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