New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-12

the 1880 o'clock train. He will return |
to Washington tomorrow morning.
have come over the situation since Glad
stones last effort TO settle the question,
and then took UP his own bill which Is
divided in four parts-dealing respectively
with the legislative powers Of the new
Irish Parliament it's executive power, Irish
finances and the position Of ireland after
the grant OF Home Rule. The object OF
tho government, he explained. was to give
Ireland. with regard 10 Irish affairs. real
autonomy. subject only 20 such safeguards
as the peculiar circumstances OF the case
required
After an appointed day, Ireland is to
have 4 parliament. consisting Of the King.
senate and a house OF representa- tives, TO
make laws for the peace and good govern
ment Of Ireland. Care, however, has been
taken to safeguard the interests and sus-
capabilities of the minority by allotting al
most one-third the membership of the
house of representatives to Ulster 1t Is
recognized that the majority in the House
Of Commons will be Liberal. but the pro-
posal for a nominated Senate met with
some criticism later in the Hobbies. The
continuation OF forty-two Irish members
al Westminster. one for every 10000 Of the
population. is also looked upon askance.
Chief interest in the bin centred to-day
in the financial arrangements. Premier
Asquith pointed out that the Irish revenue
for 1928 is estimated at Gi0,A0,O00 CJ4
| 10000, while the expenditure for Irish ser
vices amounted 10 Gl2,2500Co G6l,750,ctJ.
Pending the time when that deficit could
be converted into a surplus, the collection
Of all taxes. with certain exceptions, had
been retained as an imperial service. The
bill will impose on the Irish parliament the
| obligation TO pay all Irish services except
reserved services, which would continue an
imperial charge until transferred.
Sources Of Revenue
There would every year be transferred
from the imperial TO the Irish exchequer q
sum representing the cost TO the United
Kingdom of the Irish services at the pass
! ing OF the act the cost to be determined by
hoard Of FIVE two Of whom are to he ap-
| pointed by England. two by ireland and
/ the chairman by the Crown. That would
be the first source OF revenue OF the Irish
| government: the second would be the Irish
! postal revenue. and an additional sum is to
be paid 10 Ireland-S2. 10000 the first year
and a lesser amount each year until it is
reduced TO 100000
The Premier went fully into the question
| Of financial relations, and then took UP the
matter Of irish representation at Westmin-
ster. which he considered justified, as the
! imperial Parliament would continue 10 tax
| the whole United Kingdom.
| The cardinal principle Of the present
! Home Rule bill was, said the Premier, the
supreme authority of the imperial Psrla
! ment. while at the same time real au-
| tnnomy Is conferred on ireland In regard
| to irish concerns
! The matters 10 he excluded from the con
/ troll OF the Irish Parliament are the crown,
/ the army and the navy, imperial affairs,
! The Irish land purchase. old age pensions
! and national insurance acts tho irish COLI
! stabulary, the postoffice savings bank and
public loans. in addition 70 those excluded
! by the Home Rule bill of 1893 which left
/ the customs under tho control of the i'm
| peral government
The Royal Irish Constabulsry IL 10 be
automatically transferred 20 the Irish gov
! eminent after six years. and power is
given by the bill to the Irish Parliament
/ 10 demand the transfer Of the old age pen
| sions and insurance acts TO its control
! on giving a years notice TO I'M imperial
! government
| The Irish Parliament is. of course. de-
! barred from altering the Home Rule bill
or the power to appeal 10 the Privy Coun-
| ell. Provision is made for the protection
| OF religious equality in Ireland, and stlpu-
! lating that the Irish Parliament cannot
make laws directly or indirectly TO estab-
lisb or 10 endow any religion or TO prohibit
! the free exercise thereof, or to give pref
erence or privilege to any religion, or to
make any religious ceremony condition
Of validity Of any marriage.
The Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland is TO
have the power TO veto or suspend any blu
on the instruction Of the imperial executive.
Any question regarding the Interpretation
Of the home rule bill is to he settled by
appeal TO the judicial committee of the
| Priyy Council.
listers Allotment.
Tho Irish Senate is 20 consist Of 70 mem
bers and the House Of Representatives OF
1s4. OF which Ulster is 30 have SO and the
Universities 2, thus leaving lG5 for the Ma
tionalst party.
The Senate is to he composed of nom
mated members. In the first instance the
irnperial executive Is to control the NOM
! nations with a view to assuring the rep
resentation Of the minority. The nomina-
tions are to be for a fixed term, and as
the members retire by rotation the Vacan-
cies will be filled by the Irish executive
In case of disagreement the two houses
are TO sit in Joint session
The Lord Lieutenant is TO be head Of the
executive. There will be no religious bar,
and he will hold office for a fixed term.
The authority of the executive Is TO he CO.
extensive with that Of the Irish Parlia-
nent The 164 representatives are 10 No
elected by the existing constituencies but
no constituency is to have less than 2I"t
population.
At the conclusion Of the Premiers speech
there was quite a little breeze between
him and Mr. Law over the latters state
ment at Belfast that the government had
sold the Constitution in order to hold
office. A statement which the Premier salo
was a new style OF argument in British pol
tics
Sir Edward Carson, leader OF the lnsi
! U-nionlst party and member FOR puphi