The morning call., 1893-02-19

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! cheQuer. and until the amount is paid no
other payment shall be made out of the
| Irish exchequer whatsoever for any pur-
pose.
Then follow various classes of charges
| against the Irish exchequer in their order of
precedence. Among other things it is pro-
vided that all existing charges on church
| property in Ireland, so far as they are not
| paid out of said property. be charged on the
| Irish consolidated fund. Ary of these
| charges guaranteed by the treasury. so far
as they are not paid. shall be paid out Of the
exchequer of the United Kingdom. Sub
| ject to the existing charges thereon. said
church property shall belong to the Irish
| Government. a3d shall be managed and dis
posed of as directed by the Irish act.
Bills appTopriating any part of the public
revenues or for the imposing of any tax
| shall originate In the Legislative Assembly.
| 1t shall not be lawful for the Legislative
Assembly to pass any measure for an ap-
propriatiOn for any purpose Of any part of
the public revenue of Ireland, or 10 levy any
tax except in pursuance of the recommends
/ ton of the Lord Lieutenant in the session
wherein such measure is proposed.
Two Judges of the Supreme Court of
/ Ireland shall be Exchequer Judges. 10 be
appointed under the great seal of the United
Kingdom, aud the salaries are to be paid
| out of the consolidated fund of the United
! Kingdom. The act defines their duties at
great length. Their decision is to be SUBJ
| jeet TO appeal to the Queen In council. and
tho to any other tribunal.
Any question as to the powers of the
| Irish Legislature may be referred at once TO
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| once by the Judicial Committee of the Privy
| Council.
after detailing the jurisdiction Of the
| Irish courts, fixing salaries and pensions OF
| Judges, the balance Of the bill covers, on
the lines indicated by Gladstone in bis
| speech, these points and features: Postal
and telegraph service to be turned over
to the Government; Postmaster General TO
retain revenue and pay expenses incurred in
| England: appeal from the courts of Ireland
to the House of Lords shall cease, the
Queen in counsel being the appellate power;
religious belief shall not enter into the
| choice of Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland, who
shall hold 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 Legis-
lature. Supreme Court Judges are to hold
for six years, to be created by royal war
/ rant.
The Irish Legislature shall meet on the
| first Tuesday in September, 1894. The act
| becomes operative not more than seven
months after that date.
Then follow two schedules. The first
relates 10 the appointment Of anumber of
| Councillors in counties. bor0ughs and con-
| stituencies to the legislative council. No
| constituency shall have more than three or
| less than one representative. The total
sttings are to be forty eight in the council.
The second schedule apportions by bor-
oughs and counties the number of members
! to the House OF Commons. Cork is ac-
| corded five members, the highest number
| of any one constituency. There are eighty
| sittings in The House of Commons.
| Financial liabilities are specified and ex-
| pendltures next classified. the sources of
revenue to Ireland detailed. postoffice and
police expenditures provided for, as indi-
Gated by Gladstone in his speech.
Then follow regulations as TO the houses
| Of Legislature members thereof and Legis-
| atiye Council, annual sessions TO be held.
| and the powers of the Lord Lieutenant
while the Legislature is not in session are
| defined at the close Of the bill.
Nothing in this act shall affect bills re-
| lating to divorce or marriage. The local
| authority of any county or borough shall
| not borrow money without special authority
| from the Irish Legislature, or the sanction
Of the proper department of the Irish Gov
| eminent.
| During three years from the passage of
| this act, and no Parliament Is then sitting
! until the end of that session of Parliament.
the irish Legislature shall not pass any act
respecting the relations of landlord and
tenant or the sale, purchase or letting of
| land generally, except for improvements or
| local undertakings.
During six years from the passage Of this
| act, the appointment Of Judges of the
| Supreme or other Superior courts in Ire
land other than Exchequer Judges shall be
made in pursuance Of warrant from the
| Queen.
The remainder OF the bill consists OF an
elaborate mass of detail regarding finance
| liabilities and expenditures. the duties OF
the Chief Baron Of the Exchequer, the Legis-
ative Assembly, and other matters of purely
local interest.