Evening star., 1918-04-13
No Religious Equality Laws.

NO Aeu&7ou9 6QuAuty AAWes
"seotlon 4---Rsstriotion Of tho power
| of the Irish parliament; prohibttion Of
! laws interfering with religious equal
position OF Free AaSeus; . ssfsguArd
| for Trinity College and Queens Uni
yersity; money bills to be founded only
on a vicerega messaSes pfivtisGes end
Irish parliament to be limited as IN
the act of 1914; rights Of existins
Irish ofieers to be safeguardsd. Gar
"Section 5. Constitutional amendment
as in the act of 1914. iSection carried,
"seetion 6. The executive power in
Ireland to continue to be vested In the
tenant on the advice Of an Irish execu-
tive committee. as in the act OF 1914.
Carried. IS to 15.)
Section I. Dissolution Pf the Irish
parliament. as IN the act Of 1914. Gear
Section s. Royal assent to bills. as
in the act of 1914. Carried, Is 70 16.)
section O. Constitution of the SEN
ate. as follows: One lord chanesiior
four bishops of the Roman Catholic
church, two bishops Of the Church OF
Ireland, one representative OF the gen.
eral assembly. three lord Wayors. oI
Dublin, Belfast and Cork: ffteen peers
resident in Ireland, elected oy peers
ii
nominated by the lord lieutenant, nj
teen representatives of commerce and
industry. four representatives OF iapor,
one for each province: eight represent
province. Total. 81. Carried. 4s to
j190
Make Up of Commons Members.
Section 1o-Constitution of the house
of commons. The ordinary elected
members shall number 160. The Uni.
versity Of Dublin. the University OF
Belfast and the National university
shall each have two members, elected
lbye graduates Special representation
shall be given to urban and industrial
areas by grouping the smaller towns
and applying to them lower electoral
quota than the rest of the country. The
principle OF proportional representation
shall be observed wherever con-
stituency returns two or three MEM
bers. ..
the house of commons shall be guaran-
tesd to the unionists. and, in pursu-
ancs of this. twenty members snail oe
nominated by the lord lieutenant, with
| q view to due representation OF IN
terests not otherwise Adequately rep
resented in the provinces of Lefnster.
Munster and Connaught, and twenty
additional members shall be elected by
Ulster to represent commercial, indus
trial and agricultural interests
"The nominated members to disappear
In whole or in part after fifteen years.
Extra Ulster representation is not to cease
except on the decision Of three-fOurths
ma jority of both houses sitting together.
The house Of commons shall continue 1or
five years unless previously dissolved.
Carried. As to 20-)
ASection ll-Money bills to originate
only In the house Of commons and not
amendable by the senate. Carried, As
Ito 22.)
As to Disagreements.
Section 12-Disagreement between the
houses to be solved by a joint sitting.
.sscsion iS-Rspresen.a.son in the
British parliament to continue; Irish rep
ressntafivea 70 have the right to deliberate
and vote on all matters.
'.Forty-two Irish representatives shall he
elected to the British house Of commonA
Irish representation in the British house
that chamber II remcdeled, when that
matter shall be reconzidsrsd Carried.
/ aSsQtioa 1l~Ffnance.. .. irish !. ex-
chAquer and consolidated fund to be
sstablisasd an Irish controller and
act Of 1914. II necessary. 1t should be
declared that all taxes at present
leviabie in ireland should continue to
| be levied and collected until the Irish
parliament otherwise decides Neces-
ireland and Great Britain during the
transition should be made. Carried
section 15-control Of customs and
excise by the Irish parliament to be
postponed for further consideration
until after the war, provided that that
ouAnfion nhall bA c0naidered and da.