Show IRISH HUM HOME E ELE RULE LE Bill PUB LI II S SHED HEft i Measure l asure Follows Follow's Closely of Ou Outline ne i-ne Given House by Premier Lloyd George in inD D December of Last Year YearBy By Br Associated A d Irl Press J L LO DON ONDON Feb 2 27 The The The government government govern govern- ment mont tonight made public the thc text of its Irish home borne rule bill introduced intro intro- in the house honse of commons on Wednesday and p passed through its first reading by title The Them measure asure follows follow closely the tho outline given the house by bp Premier Ll Lloyd d George in December last Jast D By its provisions two wo parliaments would bo be set up ono one for the north noth and andUlo I the tho other for tor tho the south of Ir Ireland Irland land tho the northern to consist of ot tIt fifty two t o members members mem mom bers and the tho southern of or members The representation in the imperial parliament par par- would bc be twelve c t for r north Ide- Ide d and for Ireland n ne- ne lg the thc r of ot Ire Ire- Irean an which is pr provided for or In tho the bill would be ba be 0 area ajea com com- J 1 h t fj f r tT I A ag erm h t r and Tyrone Trone and the ho theand and Londonderry I Council of or Forty l Provided A council for tor Ir Ireland land composed of oC forty ort members half halt of or whom would be selected U by each of ot the thc parliaments is I also provided for or in the thc bill The rhe legislative legislative legis legis- powers of or the thc now council would I onh those granted It by the tw two legislatures but the thc framers of or the thc hill bill hope it will Ihl form a nucleus around I which will be built one parliament for thc tho whole of or Ireland Almost unlimited Heel executive le legislative and judicial powers ar provided for such a united parliament but the thc po powers to be conferred conferred con con- erred on the separate parliaments would be considerably curtailed Responsibility Responsibility Re Re- for tor organizing the thc united parliament and anti the power to create it itIs itIs itis Is left lett entirely with the thc Ie legislatures The rime bill provides pro that the tho united parliament par par- If formed would control the customs and excise e lower Grunted Granted At the tho outset according to tho the bill the thc parliament would have havo full control of education local government KO and tho tile tholand land policy polley a agriculture roads and bridges eg transportation old ago pensions pensions pensions pen pen- Insurance municipal affairs housing hospitals and licenses all the judicial offices would be controlled b by bythe bytho i tho the Irish parliament each bod body controlling controlling con con- I trolling the officers in Its own district but there would bo be a court pf pC appeals for tor the thc whole of 01 Ireland pre presided over overby overby b by the lord lorel chancellor What hat the tho one of the chief safe safeguards in drafting the powers of or the parliament is a provision provision pro pro- vision Islon specifically prohibiting either bod body from establishing any an particular religious creed or penalizing anyone for belon belonging ln to or not riot belonging to toan an all any religious V To Io Control It ItIs It is provided In the tho bill that t the imperial parliament control the higher Judiciary officers until such time as the th two parliaments ml might ht bo bl n agreed on tho the method of or appointing them The Imp Imperial parliament also would control the thu ro royal nl Irish constabulary Continued on Page Pago 2 IRISH HOME ME RULE RULE- I BILL PUBLISHED i Continued from Page 1 1 of Dublin and the metropolitan litan police for Cor three years cars if a 11 united parliament is not organized b by that time time- Other powers reserved to tho the Imperial Im Im- Irn- Irn penal parliament embrace the crown peace an anti and war foreign affairs army coln det defense treason and na navy oe trade outside Ireland navigation navigation navigation navi navi- gation including merchant shipping shipping- wireless and cables collection of ot Income in income income In- In come and excess profit taxes and customs customs customs cus cus- toms and excises Tho two parliaments would be given Shen the thc immediate lato right ht to collect certain cor- cor tam tain taxes including death duties stamp taxes entertainment taxes li license 11 cense fecs fees and such others of or a simi similar I lar nature which the thc Je legislatures s might ht devise deise It Is stipulated that I II I Ireland contribute for or two years ers to the support of ot the empire on the basis of 1919 1920 which figures about pounds annually Of tills this north Ireland would contribute 42 12 per cent and t south Ireland US S per cent Joint exchequer Planned d dA A Joint exchequer board boar would be created to determine the taxable capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca of Ireland In relation to tho thu balance balance balance bal bal- ance o of at the United I Kingdom and decide what amount Ireland should contribute after t the ht year two period The decision deci sion sian of or this board will stand for five fI years cars when the case caso may be reopened The rhe board shall consist of oC equal numbers numbers num nurn- I bers hers df dC representatives representative of oC the two Irish parliaments and the Imp Imperial parliament parlia parlia- I ment mont with an Independent chairman This board would also be charged with devising means menno of providing providing- guarantees for Cor Irelands Ireland's contribution toward the tho support of should a united Irish parliament assume control of or the excises and customs The amount Ireland would have to contribute Is somewhat reduced oy y a provision In the bill that thu United Kingdom dom shall present poun pounds s sto to each of or the two parliaments at aL tho the outset to defray their expenses Provided J It 1 is hi ah also o provided pro that the tho Irish shall haJ have land annuities worth about pounds annually The bill contains contains contains con con- a n detailed government o proposal for tor immediate Completion of oC a land purchase schem ch ChU v Civil CilI servants ser AS s regards pensions would be protect protected d by by the tho government ac according to another provision provision pro pro- vision of oC tho the bill This Is one ono of ot the reasons wh why imperial control of ot the tho postoffice is Is' Is to be retained notwithstanding notwithstanding standing standing- the home homo rule bill of or 1914 made mado Irelands Ireland's postoffice an Irish In In- In The Imperial parliament would retain this control until such time tImo as the two parliaments work out outa a a. scheme for Cor Its direction b by the council council coun coun- cil for Ireland and request th the tho Imperial parliament I to turn It over o I |