Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-28
TERMS OF settlement
OF IRISH CONTROVERSY
Proposed Agreement Reached BY
Leaders Upset by Lord Lans-
downe'S Speech.
PLANS FOR GOVERNMENT
General Expectation Now Is That
Niceroy Will BE Appointed 10
Take Charge OF Troubled Country.
Monday May See Decision.
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LONDON. July 27.-Herc are the ex-
act terms OF the settlement" reached
between John Redmond and tho Ma
tionalist Leader Sir Edward Carson, and
David Lloyd George. Minister of War.
and upset by Ifprd Transformers speech
and the governments subscouen; nc
ton:
Il. The government of Ireland net
of 1914 to he brough; into opcnat ton
rs soon as possible after the passing
OF the bill subject to modiiica tons
nccessitated Ivy these instructions.
- The said act not to apply to an
excluded area which is 10 consist Of
six counties. Antrim. Armagh, Down,
Fermanash Londonderry and Lyons
including the parliamentary boroushs
Of Belfast Londonderry and Newry.
- AS regards the excluded area tho
executive power Of His Majesty to he
administered by secretary of state
through such officers and departments
as may ho directed hy m order i'm
council: those officers and departments
not 10 lie in any way responsible to
the now Irish government. \ COM
mittcc Ia hc appointed on which both
Irish parties Viii nc represented to
assist The government in preparing tho
necessary orders in council
-. The number OF irish reprcsenia-
tives ~ tho iuited knGdom lIousc
nf Commons 10 Remain unaltcred, viz:
lo3.
-. The Irish House nf Commons 10
consist of members who sit in The
United Kingdom House ot Comnns for
constituencies Within the area 10 which
tho act applies,
80. \ reduction tn hc made i'm the
number uf irish scnators proportionnie
TO the population uf the excluded area
The senators Ia he nominated by tho
ord-lieuteuant. subject to instructions
from His Majesty.
WILL HAVE POWER
no SUMMON CONFERENCES
-. Tho lord Lieutenant will have
power to summon conferences between
members for constituencies IN the ex-
cludcd area aud members for the con-
In tho rest Of ireland.
IS. y reduction "a lac made from item
y Of the transferred sum tcost of Irish
scyvicc) when aScortancd proportions
ate to tho population OF the excluded
area.
-. Provision Ia hc made for per.
nancnt sit,iurs Of the High Court
Judge or Judges Of Belfast appointed
by tho imperial government, or for the
constitution Of = new court III Belfast
with the same jurisdiction as that of
the High Court hut locally limited.
MI appeals both from the courts III the
excluded area and those in the rest OF
ireland to 20 Ia tho Appeal Court III
Dublin. which is. to- &c coniposcd't OF
judges appointed by tx imperial gov
crnmcnt and having like tenure
Office MS tho English judges. Appeals
from the Court Of Appeals III Dublin
whether as respects cases coming from
the excluded area or from the rns, "f
ireland. I" 90 to the same tribunal OF
appeal in England, whether the House
OF Lords or Privy Council = for Tho
present inlnatcrial.
10 section 50 Of tho government 81
ireland act to hc extended 10 amy dis
puicS or questions which may arise be-
tween tho excluded area aud the new
Irish government
~. lIis Majcstys power Of making
orders IN council for the purpose oi
hc act to be extended 50 as 10 in
. lldc tho power to make necessary
"a easements aud provisions with re-
lpect 10 the government OF the eNclud-
cd areas and the relations between
that area. the rest Of ireland and Great
l,ritain, etc.
~ Amongst tho various questions TO
witch attention must lie directed ir
this connection will hc tho question OF
i'Xina fair rent under tho irish land
,cI. It is proposed that there he tvs"
ssioners specially allocatcd for
the fixing OF rents IL tho excluded
area and appointed by tho British gov
Is. MI orders in Counc, under the
new act 10 lie laid before both houses
Of Parliament in tho same manner As
thr orders under the soNcrnment- of
Ireland act.
~ The bin tn remain in force dur
inc the continuance Of the war and
twelve months ihcrcafter. but VI Far
has not by that time made fur
thcr ana proper provision for the gov
q umcut of Ireland tho period for which
tho bill is Ia remain in force 10 lie
extended by order i'll council. for such
mr. as may be necessary in order 10
enable Parliament to make such pro-
vision"
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