The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-19
Congress May QuiS Cabinet
Heads IF Bill Becomes La4v
Adoption of British SYSTEM Permitting Ministers to Sit
in Parliament, Is Aim of Mclean Measure.

acts OF the ministry are liable to BE-
questioned in Parliament: and. a.
they may require prompt explana
tion, IL is essential that the members
Of the cabinet should have seatl
either in the upper or lower house
where they may constantly answer
for the policy and action Of the gov
eminent.
GREECE.
Constitution OF 1s64.-vII, IS The
ministers are admitted to the sessions
OF the chamber. and may be heard
whenever they demand II. The min
listers have no deliberate voice IN the
chamber except when they are mem
bers of the same. The chamber may
require the presence OF the ministers
ITALY.
Constitution of Is4s (extended over
the annexed Provinces of the Kingdom
OF ItalyD.-66. The ministers have no
deliberate voice In either chamber ex-
cept when they are members thereof:
but they have constantly the right
Of being present. and may be heard as
often as they demand.
NETHERLANDS.
Fundamental law Of 1915 as amend
ed in 1s4s.-Sec. ", so. Heads OF
the ministerial departments have the
right OF admission to the two cham
bers They have only a deliberate
share in legislation unless they are
members OF either house. They com
municate to the chambers. either
verbally or in writing, the informa-
tion demanded whenever its COM
munication is not judged contrary to
the interest and safety OF the king
dom or OF its possessions and colonies
in the other parts OF the world They
may to that end be invited by each
OF the two chambers to be present at
their sessions.
NORWAY.
Fundamental law of 1s14.-Sec. 70.
Every law must be first proposed to
the Odelsting (house OF representa-
tives), either by its own members
or the government. and in the latter
case through the medium OF coun-
selor OF state.
PORTUGAL
Constitutional charter OF 1925 as
amended in 1S52.-IV. As. The execu-
tive power exercised by one OF the
ministers OF state, the right OF pro-
posing bills. which belongs to It in
the preparation OF laws, and II is only
after an examination in that chamber
which must originate II that such
proposition can take the form Of a
bill.
defend a proposition after the report
OF a committee, but they can not vote
unless they are peers or deputies.
PRUSSIA.
Constitution of 1s5O.-Iv. 90. The
ministers, as well as the state func-
tionaries who represent them. have
admission to both chambers, and may
be heard whenever they demand IL.
Each chamber may require the pres
ence OF the ministers.
SPAIN.
Constitution of 1s45, readopted in |
1s56.-Ix. 81. The ministers may |
be senator's or deputies, and may take |
part in discussions OF the legislative |
assemblies; but they have no. right to |
vote except in that chamber to which |
they belong.
SWEDEN.
Constitutional law OF 1909 as
amended up to 1S66.-II. Sec. SO. The |
members of the council of state may /
assist at the sittings of each cham
Der, with the right OF taking part in
its deliberations but not Of voting /
unless they are members OF the cham
Der.
SWEDEN AND NORWAY.
Act Of union OF 1s15.-V. The min
lister OF state OF Norway and the
two counselors of state who accom-
pany the King shall have a seat and
a deliberative voice in the Swedish
council of state whenever affairs re-
lative to the two Kingdoms are IN
question. II affairs relative t. the
two kingdom, are brought before tn"
kim in the Norwegian council Of
state, at whatever tims CT place IL
may be assembled. three members OF
the Swedish council OF state shall
also have seats and right OF DELHI
Grafton thereon.
SWITZERLAND.
Constitution Of IsI4-Art. 101. The
members of the Federal council have
a consulting voice in the two sections
OF the Federal Assembly, as well as
the right to introduce propositions
upon subjects under elaboration.
CHILE.
In the deliberations OF the national
assembly 1t listens to the orators OF
the Senate and OF the government,
who must be one minister, one coun-
seIor OF state, and one secretary of
state.
COLOMBIA.
II is the duty OF the ministers to
to both chambers, with
the appreciation OF the executive pow
er, all the information which may be
demanded of them, orally or in writ
ing, on the affairs OF their respective
except in case where
publicity would be improper.
COSTA RIGA.
The secretaries OF state may be pres
emit at the discussions in congress or
at either of the two houses, and they
may take part in the same discussions.
but they shall retire before the votes
are cast.
GUATEMALA.
IN Guatemala they. fll both posi-
lions, and, in fact, they always go to-
yether: so that the secretaries OF gov
eminent fully share in the discussion
and have both voice and vote.
NICARAGUA.
In Nicaragua there is absolute in i,
and practically the sec I
-etaries leave the cabinet in order to
20 to congress at the time OF meeting. {
returning. often. to the secretaryship !
IS soon as the congress finally ad- '
ourns.
HONDURAS.
In Honduras the secretaries can not
~ MANNERS Of conRreRR but they may |