New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13

LONUON, April 1.-THE scheme
mentioned by Sir Horace Plunkett as
meeting the approval Of majority OF
the delegates to the Irish Convention
is set forth in paragraph AZ of the re-
port, under the title Statement Of
summed up as follows:
Section 1.-The Irish Parliament to
consist of the King, Senate and
House of Commons. Notwithstand-
ing the establishment of an Irish
Parliament, the supreme power and
authority of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom shall remain unaf-
fected and undiminished over all per-
sons, matters and things in Ireland
and every part thereof (Section car
ried by 81 to 49,
Section 2.-The Irish Parliament to
have general powers to make laws for
peace, order and the good govern
ment of Ireland. (Section carried by
81 to 1917
Section 3.-The Irish Parliament to
have no power to make laws on the
following: Crown and succession,
the making of peace and war, army
and navy, treaties and foreign rela-
tions. dignities and titles Of honor,
necessary control Of harbors for
naval and military purposes, coinage
and weights and measures, copy
rights and patents. The imperial and
Irish governments shall jointly ar
range, subject to imperial exigencies,
for the unified control of the Irish
police and postal services during the
war, provided that, as soon as pos
siE(e after the cessation of HOSTILE
ties. the administration of these two
services shall become subject to the
Irish Parliament. (Section carried
by 40 to 16)
Restrictions on Irish Parliament
section 4.-Restriction of the power
of the Irish Parliament: prohibition
of laws interfering with religious
equality; special provision pro-
tecting the position of Free Masons;
safeguard for Trinity College and
Queens University; money bills to
be founded only on a vice-regal mes
sage: privileges and qualifications of
the members of the Irish Parliament
to be limited, as in the act of 1914;
rights of existing Irish officers to be
safeguardcd. Carried 46 to 15.)
Section 5. - Constitutional amend
ments as in the act of 1914. (Sec-
ton carried, 46 to 15)
Section 6.-The executive power in
Ireland to continue to be vested in
the King. cxercisable through the
Irish executive committee, as in the
act of 1914. Carried. Is to 49,
Section 7.-Dissolutior Of the Irish
Parliament. as in the act of 1914.
Carried, 45 to 15.)
section 8.-Royal assent to bills, as in
the act of 1914. Carried As to 15)
"Section 9.-Constitution of the SEN
ale, as follows: One Lord Chancel-
lor. four bishops Of the Roman Cath
Ollie Church. two bishops Of the
Church of Ireland. one representa-
tive Of the General Assembly; three
Lord Mayors, of Dublin, Belfast and
Cork; fifteen peers resident in Ire
land, elected by peers resident in
Ireland; eleven persons nominated
by the Lord Lieutenant, fifteen rep
resentatives Of commerce and indus
try: four representatives of labor,
one for each province; eight repre-
scntatives of county councils, two for
each province. Total, "a. Carried
48 to 19)
Constitution of Commons
'Section 10.-Constitution of the House
of Commons. The ordinary elected
members shall number 100. The Uni
versity of Dublin, the University Of
Belfast and the National University
shall each have two members, elect
ed by graduates. Special representa-
ton shall be given to urban and in
dustrial areas by grouping the small
err towns and applying to them a
lower electoral quota than the rest
of the country. The principle Of
proportional representation shall be
observed wherever a constituency re-
turns two or three members. Forty
per cent of the membership in the
House of Commons shall be guaran-
teed to the Unionists, and, in pursu-
ance of this, twenty members shall
be nominated by the Lord Lieuten-
ant, with a view to due representa-
ton of interests not otherwise ade-
quately represented in the provinces
and twenty additional members shall
be elected by Ulster to represent
commercial, industrial and agricult-
ural interests--the nominated men,
bers to disappear In whole or in part
after fifteen years. Extra Ulster
representation is not to cease except
on the decision of e-fourths
majority of both houses sitting to-
gether. The House of Commons
shall continue for five years. unless