New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
Home Rule Scheme Approved
By Nationalist in Convention

previously dissolved. Carried As
to 20.)
Section 11.-Money bills to originate
only in the House of Commons, and
not amendable by the Senate. (Car-
ried, Is to 22.)
Section IL. Disagreement between
the houses to be solved by q joint
a.. sitting. Carried, Is to 22.)
Section Is. Representation in the
representatives to have the right to
deliberate and vote on all matters.
torty-two Irish representatives shall
be elected to the British House of
commons. Irish representation in
the British House of Lords to con-
tlnue as at present until that cham
Der is remodelled, when that matter
shallsbe reconsidered. Carried, "a
section 14-Finance. Irish excheouer
ana consolidated fund to be estab-
hshed, an irish controller and auditor
general to be appointed as in act of
lSl4. u necessary, it should be de-
c!ared that all taxes at present levia-
BILE in Ireland should continue to be
levied and collected until the Irish
Parliament otherwise decides. Neces-
sary adjustments of revenue between
Ireland and Great Britain during the
transition should be made. Carried
81 to 49,
Control of Customs
Section 15-Control of customs and ex-
clse by the Irish Parliament to be
postponed for further consideration
unth a11er the war; provided, that
tnat question shall be considered and
decided by the United Kingdom Par
iaAlent within seven years after the
conclusion of peace. Until the cues
.ion OF the ultimate control of irish
customs and excise shall be decided.
me United Kingdoms Board of Gus
Inns ana Excise shall include per-
sons nominated by the Irish Treas
ury. A joint exchequer board. con-
slstlng OF. two members nominated
by the Imperial Treasury and two
nominated by the Irish Treasury.
with a chairman appointed bv the
hlng. shall be set up to determine
me true income of Ireland. Until
ne question OF the ultimate control
" tne IRISH customs and excise shall
De decided, the revenue due to Ire
iano, as determined by the Joint ex-
GG n:qq board, shall be paid into the
1r!sn Exchequer. All branches of tax
a ah",9 otner than customs and excise
shai! be under control of the irish
go Parliament. Carried SO to 20
Section 16-The principle Of imner;s,
contributions is approved. lCarr;ad
unanimously >o"i11eo
section 17-Accepts the report Of the
sS1Uo-commlttee. on land purchases.
. Carried unanimously 'e''
section 18-Deals with the iud;c;o,
power, similarly to the act Of 1914
Carried 43 to I'D A'A''
Lord Lieutenant
Section 19-The Lord Lieutenant shall,
not De political officer. He shall
nold ONCE six years. Neither he nor
the lords nor justices shall be- snh-
lected to any religious disqualifica-
ZION. His salary shall be sufficient
10 throw the post open to men of
.c .nooerat ao means: Carried 40 to 17.)
oectlon "a civil service commits
SION, consisting of representatives of
the IRISH universities. shall formulate
scheme of competitive examinations
for admission to the public service.
and nobody shall be admitted to such
service unless he holds civil service
commission certificates. A ,heme of
appointments and salaries shall DE
prepared by special commission and
no appointments shall be made until
the scheme of this commission has
ut, been approved. Carried AZ to 49,
section 21-The Irish government, if
desired. may defer taking over the
departments of old age pensions, ma
tional insurance, labor exchanges,
postal savings banks and friendly So
cieties. Carried 43 to 49,"
The concluding paragraph, submit
ting the report to the imperial govern
ment was carried AZ to IS. The whole
report was carried ID to 90.
The majority of the Nationalists ap-
pend note to the convention report
recommending that the Irish exchequer
shall have the full proceeds of Irish
taxation, direct and indirect, subject
only to an agreed contribution to the
imperial expenditure, which would
"preven+ 81 ruinous increase of the bur-
dens which would certainly result if
Ireland remained liable to the full
weight Of imperial taxation and jointly
responsible for the imperial debt"
They recommend a free trade agree
ment between Great Britain and Ire
land, and, to prevent dumping, would
prohibit the export from Great Britain,
or vice versa, of articles sold under
cost of production.
Five or six Labor members of the
convention note that they made GER
tain temporary concessions, which. as
democrats and representatives of labor.
they strongly dislike They oppose a
nominated element for the Senate. and
recommend that workmen refuse to re-
ceive nominations. They also recon-
mend a salary of f40O for the members
of the House of Commons