The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-13
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AMI. .,il n IN nritish Pariiarn-n'. 'hs
TAI &c The granting q Nina tis"Ss-s
evil ia, asivanr-- IT, pru-t--'s q en-
a~tfn~nt stthout s-rtutIs uppn-itiun -s'e1n
etr-il-nt
In. rsfnmittr. whlrh has been rows
: inR IN. ctvil li-i ~ ms-'t nsS conditions
. f-turts-l last thursday AMI The TAI u
npw On - Nay through the tou-. -
Commons. Oppo-itinn may h" cHpects-'i
I either from. th.. Irish Nattonali-is or IN"
radical factions, but a can Eo M further
than talk. foe unioIbt-,ily the Govern
rn.nt can count on the solid Cuinnist
vote - help In passing the hill.
The civil list u invariably one ol the
/ first Laws 10 b. enacted In a new reign
/ II ~ the measure providing for the upke~p
of the royal establishment. The King.
like the humhlsst of his subjects must
have money " pay his way. and a. AL
the allowances made TO hts predecessor
die with him IL lehooves hs faithful
Commons To make speedy provision To
maintain tho dignity of the Crown.
When william w, of blessed memory,
as the state papers assure us, was gath
cred 60 his fathers in 1887 and Queen
Victoria came a. the throne the act which
was passed systematized the appropria
ton for her maintenance The civil list
was classified under Ave headings. First
came the privy purse. this was the allow
ance for the personal expenses OF the
sovereign Second came the fund for
salaries; II included every otficial and
servan nj % the court from the great Officers
of state such as the lord chamberlain.
the lord steward and the master Of the
horse. down to the lowest scullion or
stable boy in the royal palaces or news.
This fund also covered pensions or re-
firing allowances of such officials or en-
ployees A third appropriation was made
for the expenses Of the royal household:
il included such items as the maintenance
| ~ Buckingham Palace, the royal farm at
| Windsor. expenses 81 the King and his
family in travelling; all expenses In short
| outside Of salaries and wages. Two more
sums were provided. the royal bounty
and an amount for Unforeseen contin-
gencies
This classification remained unaltered
throughout the long reign 81 Queen Vic
toria. hat the select committee Of the
House of Commons appointed To revise IL
IN 1901. upon the accession of Edward VII.
add-d one more heading. that II works
an item IN oover repairs. decorations and
improvements To the royal residences.
The Chancellor Il the ENchsquer presided
over that committee. II met In secret
and held FIVE sessions. The civil list az
framed 10y the committee ard ultimately
embodied IN the statute. Acts Edward
VII { 4. was as follows,
first class Their Ma iest.ss' priVy purse CIlOsp
second clAss salaries - his Majesty
household and rstITrd allowances I.Asp
Third class t,penses Of his NAiesVs
household ln.nn1
! Fourth class-MoTkS Neo
Fnh class Royal bounty. aims anu spc
cIal services l'oO
Sl,th class rnapproruAted aGo
Total Cocoon
Translated into American money this
is roughly q. $4,000. II does not include
the -annuities- ~ the princes and prin-
o,.s-e- u the blood royal Il did. however.
provide for Queen Alexandra Il was
Specified that her share ~ the privy purse
ahould be eS9OJO. or about sis5 40 a
year.
On Nav o. 1901 the House Of Commons
vent into committee and the whole matter
~ provision for tho royal family was EN-
bodied IN the following resolution
That there SHAH b~ charged on th- IN solidated
F,ind from The dennis of her late Majesty. the
'ooNinE annual pal ments Por the Kings clVti
list ft7u a. for retired allowances such sums -
NAY be required for the payment IN each year %
pensions granted by her late Majesty or by his
pre-~nt Majesty servants Of her late Majesty
hod>-hold not cIreedIne AZ eo for ciViI list
pensions such sums a. may " required. taken
Ia each year Tor ciVi IL, pensions already granted
W hereafter 10 ~ granted for the DuFc o. Corn
val anu Nora EoDOo for the Duehcss OF Corn
Aau ami York fioun for the duchess OF
ConyAu ana NorE IN the event OF her Royal
HiEhnesss surviving me t'uke % Cornwall and
Nork fSO 90 for his Ma Irstys dau Ehtcrs AS ON.
Tor Queen Alexandra % the event OF her Majesty
surNi wing his Majesty the King A7OOO. and
that pro, sion h. made for tinulns for peroi
Of siS months after the close OF the present reign
certain items charged which would othcrvtse he
then determined
The progress Of the bill through the
House ~ Commons was vigorously OPP
posed Nv Mr. John Redmond and his
Irish following His first objection was
based on the offensive anti Roman Cath
Ollie clauses in the accession dscla ration
Secondly. he said. an unfair share Of
all impartial burdens fell on Ireland.
thirdly he proclaimed that Ireland was
permanently governed in direct oppo-
sition 81 the constitutionAIIy expressed
will ~ the ma ority of tho governed
WI uiaus piltlO~iNlOn
90 details II the appropriations. There
were a couple 81 divisions on the hill
after sharp debates. but 1t finally passed.
June 10. 1901. by a vote 81 $40 To a.
Il Is not unlikely that the progress ~
the present civil IL; measure will he
, quite similar. On the committee which
has Just reported there we're "A number
II leading Unionists Both II the r.gu-
lar English parties will he In complete
accord upon its provisions. Unionists
GILL have no reluctance 10 vote with the
> Government To pass It, nor will the Gov
, ernuent feel at all Inundated In accent
= ing their support. from the English
point of view IL Is a strictly non partisan
, hill. Even MIR Rssimond may not b-
very keen Ia oppose it. Mr.. Asquith .
, attemp, IN mndify the declaration draws
Z some Il his teeth and he may reserve
D his fire fU occasions when there 10 a
better chance 81 making serious dim
Guilty. Oddly enough the Labor mem