The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-15
THE HOME RULE BILL
Third Attempt Of Liberal Party to
Settle Irish Question.

Third Attempt Of Liberal Party to
Settle Irish Question.
London, April lin speech last
ing nearly two hours, and described
by old parliamentarians as the most
mastery OF recent years, the prime
minister of today introduced in the
House OF Commons the home rule bill
which bears the official title OF THE
government OF Ireland bill"
This is the third attempt of the Lib
eral party to settle the Irish question
which caused disruption of the party
under Gladstone and kept them out OF
power for nearly twenty years. Mr..
Asquth seems to have been more sue
cessful than his old leader, as his
bill met with support from practically
all the Liberals and Laborites and the
two sections of the Nationalist, the
Redmondites and the O'Brienites.
The Unionists. of course, set their
faces sternly against IT. and the us
terites made ii clear that they object
to an Irish Parliament in any form.
The House was crowded when the
prime minister began his speech. He
spent an hour in reviewing previous
bills and the changes which have
come over the situation since Glad
stones last effort to settle the ques-
ton. and then took up his own bill,
which is divided in four parts-the
legislative power of the new Irish
Parliament, its executive power, fin.
ances and the position of Ireland
after the grant of home rule. The
object of the government, he explain
ed was to give ireland with regard 70
Irish affairs real autonomy. subject
to such safeguards as the peculiar cir
cumstances of the case required. AT
ter an appointed day Ireland is 70
have a Parliament consisting OF the
king, a Senate and House Of Com
mons, to make laws for the peace
and good government OF Ireland. Care
however, has been taken to safeguard
the interests and susceptibilities OF
the minority by the ALLEGATION Of near
ly one-third the membership OF the
House of Commons to Ulster.
II is recognized that the majority
in the House of Commons will be Lib
eral. but the proposal for nominated
Senate has met with some criticism
In the Hobbies. The continuation OF
AZ Irish members at Westminster al
SO meets with considerable opposit
ion.
Chief interest in the bill centered
in the final arrangements. Premier
Asquith pointed out that the Irish
revenue for 1928 Is estimated al
l0.Si0.000 pounds 1854. 200,OOO) while
the expenditure for Irish services
amounted to 12,350,00 pounds ($6l,
100000 Pending the time when that
deficit could be converted into a sur
plus. the collection of all taxes, with
certain exceptions, had been retain.
ed 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.
There would every year be trans.
ferred from the imperial to the Irish
exchequer a sum representing the
cost OF the United Kingdom of the lr.
ish service. the passing OF the act, the
cost to be determined by board of
five, two OF whom are to be appoint
ed by England. two by Ireland and
one by the crown. That would be
the first revenue OF the Irish govern
ment; the second would be the Irish
postal revenue, and an additional sum
is to be paid TO Ireland, s2O.5O0,00O
the first year and lesser amount
each year until It is reduced to ST..
GOO, 600.