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which were reflected in principle in
the resolutions passed by the house Of
lords just before the final dissolution
of parliament
The Three Resolutions.
The first set of three resolutions
adopted were fathered by lord Rosebe--
~. The first declared the necessity for
a continuation of a two-chamber form
of parliament. The second declared that
the second, or upper, chamber shrould
be provided for by reforming and re-
constituting the present house Of lords.
The third resolution, although ex-
tremely vague, advanced the general
plan of the proposed reform. 1t began
with a declaration that in future no
man might sit as a legislator in the
upper chamber of parliament solely
because Of his hereditary right. 1t was
then proposed that in the future the
upper chamber should be called the
Lord of parliament" to be made up
of three classes of members: (a) Peers
chosen by the whole body of heredita-
~ peers from among themselves and
peers nominated from the whole
body of hereditary peers by the crown i;
OBJ lord of parliament sitting by virtue
of office and qualification held by
them; Co lord Of parliament chosen
from outside.
Lord Roseberry, in speaking to these
resolutions. refused to go further into
detail. and he failed to explain why, if
the hereditary principle was to be
abandoned, the first and presumably
largest class of lords of parliament
were to remain hereditary peers elect
ed by hereditary peers. He did not say
what officers should sit exofficio al
though, everybody knew he intended
to include the bishops, and he failed to
intimate how many lords of parliament
should be chosen from the outside, or
by whom they should be selected Lord
Curzcn of Kedleston, in speaking to
the same resolution, went far enough
TO say that in the third class of lords
Of parliament would be found a direct
connection between the classes spe-
cially represented in the upper cham
Der and the democracy OF the nation
but he did not make clear just what
proportion Of power in the reconsti-
tuted lords of parliament would be
granted to the democratic and popular
element
Represented LSrds' Concessions
The Roseberry resolutions repre-
sented the concessions which the lords
were willing to make. A few days later
the Conservative leader in the upper
chamber, lord Lansdowne, offered a Sc
ries of resolutions which embodied the
positive proposals of the Tory party
with respect TO the pending issue. These
resolutions are assumed to embody
practically the proposals made by the
Conservative leaders in the constitu-
tional conference They do not add to
the Roseberry suggestions for the re-
constitution of the upper chamber, but
are directed entirely toward establish
ing a system of bringing about agree
ments between the two houses of par
lament in such cases as have repeated
ly come up since the advent of the
present Liberal government
The resolutions are as follows: 1T
is desirable that provision be made for
settling differences that may arise be-
tween the house Of commons and this
house. as reconstructed. reduced in
numbers in accordance with the recent
(Roseberry) resolutions OF this house.
That as to bills other than money bills
such provision should be made on the
following lines:
If difference arises between the
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