The Irish standard., 1912-04-27
New Parliament to Have Power to
Make all Laws for the Good
Government of Ireland.
Irish House of Commons to Have
1854 Members-Senate to Have
Membership of 49,
Representation in Imperial Parlia-
ment to be Reduced from 1O3
to Forty-two.

Following is Il brief survey of the
points covered by the Home Rule bill:
The bill provides for the establish
nrnt of an Irish Parliament, consist
ing of two HouseS--thc IiiSh Senate
and the Irish House of Commons.
This nomenclature is an improve
mcnt on the bills of 1856 and 1898.
MI Gladstone, strange to say, always
objected to the word "Parliament"
and to the name Irish House Of
Commons"
The now Parliament shall have
power to make all laws necessary for
the peace, order and good Govern
r,ent of ireland, subject to the fol-
lowing restrictions, which are practi-
cally the same as in the former Home
Rule bills:
"The Parliament will have no pow
CT to deal with the question of the
Crown, or tho succession to the Grown.
the making of peace OF war, the army,
Eavy, and territorial forces. the MAXI
ing of treaties with foreign States.
dignitarics or titles cf honor, treason.
treason-felony and naturalization,
coinage and kindred subjects.
1T will have no p," er to pass laws
establishing or. eendo.Wing aux religion.
or prohibiting the free exercise there
of, or giving u preference. privilege
or advantage. or Imposing any dis
advantage on account of that rcli-
eious belief, or making any religious
belief or religious ceremony Il con-
dition of the validity of any mar
raEc."
Tho Executive power in Ireland
shall be vested in an Irish Cabinet
or the same lines as the Executive
in England.
The Irish Senate will consist of 40
Senators nominated in the first in
stance by the Imperial Government
and subsequently, by the Lord Lieu
tenant Oh the advice CT his Irish Cab
ilet
Term of Office Of Senators.
The term of office of the Senators
shall be eight years and one fourth
shall retire every second year.
The Irish House of Commons shall
consist of 164 members returned on
the existing franchise and practically
for the existing Irish constituencies.
After three years the Irish Parlia-
ment may alter :hc qualification of
electors and the constituencies and
the distribution of members amongst
the constituencies.
Money bills must originate in the
Irish House of Commons and cannot
be rejected or amended by the Sem
ate.
With reference 20 other Lills, if the
Senate rejects bill passed by the
House of Commons, and If in the next
session the House Of Commons again
passed the bill and the Senate rejects
it again. there shall be q: once
Joint Sitting of both bodies, when the
bill will become law If it secures
bare majority. AM peer either Of
tile United Kingdom, Scotland or Ire
land shall be qualified to be a men,
Lcr of either House. Ireland shall
| continue to be represented in the Inn
perial Parliament to the number of
| ~ members who shall sit for the con-
stituencies set forth in the schedule
| OF the bill. The entire charge for old
| age pensions present and future, the
Insurance Act, Land Purchase, and
:, the collection of taxes (pending the
I paying off of the defcit) to be borne
by the Imperial exchequer. The Irish
Fxchequer will receive annually a
sum equal to the proceeds of all the
existing taxes Of Ireland, and the pro-
oeeds of any new tuxes imposed by
Ireland, and the proceeds Of the Irish
Fost Office, which is handed over to
the Irish Government. It is calcu-
lated that the proceeds of existing
Irish taxes. including Customs, B1-
else and all other taxes. amounts
roughly to ten millions, but all ex-
penditure for Ireland. it. is calculated.
roughly amounts to twelve millions.
The exact figures w to March 31st
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