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Show HOMERMLL Synopsis of Gladstone's Measure Meas-ure for Ireland. TI1K MOISIjyTIVK iioiiy, Its roum and Privileges. Religion? Llberly Second, I'ltl IllltlVTIir. til Till ql 1 1 V. Itln l'imcr-llie Jmlirlarj Cmler the teiiilrnl t III., linperlal llittirmiient.j London, Jan. a. Following Is n 1 noj ila of the newlrlsh home rule bill It declare '.hat there ahall be tstab. lished In Ireland a IigMalure consisting consist-ing of tliu Queen nud n Irish leglsla-tle leglsla-tle body empowt red lu nuke, amend, eiulrecal laws for the peace, order and food governinentof Ireland. Power Pow-er to exact laws on n number of subjects sub-jects ooucciuluj llio kingdom at largo Is retained by the Imperial I'arllaraint. A sub-clause retains lo the Imperial I arlhinent control for iivo c.arauvtr land legislation. Thu Irish I.eglsla-tutu I.eglsla-tutu Is rulilcloel imoi ssslug an laws respecting the eslal lielimeut of a rtllglou or prohibiting the freo exercise exer-cise theituf, or luposli g unj rlvl-legu rlvl-legu or cou'errlug any ilUibllley nu account of npy religious heller, or ini-tailing ini-tailing without either the leave uf Her Majesty In coun II or tho consent or Ihucori oration Interested, the rights of property or privilege! of any exist-Ins exist-Ins corporation incorporate! by royal charter or general act of Parliament, or from enacting any legislation changing chang-ing Ibu terms of thu home rule net, excel t so far as the uct Is declared to be alterable by the Irish legislature. The queen retains the same prerogative prerog-ative with rciicct to tho Irish iigts-latlve iigts-latlve boJy us the imperial parliament llio Irish legislative nudy cancintlnue llvuyeara atil no longer fromthuday It is n pointed to meet. Thuexecutlvn government of Irtlind contluuea vested In her inajeal, aul shall be carried ou by a lord lieutenant with tho aid of such olllcera aud counsel coun-sel as her majesty may from time to time seu III. Thu ninth olauso of Hits bill, relating lo thocunslltutlon of tho lrlih legislative legis-lative boJ),dllIers lu one Important respect from tbe bill of 1S85, It t ro. vldesthat llio legislative body shall consist of A first aud aecond order, but Instead ot deliberating together, as In tho bill of 1690, the bill provides that tbey shall alt And volostpnrately, thus constituting two distinct bojses of the legislature. If the result of tho voting brlugatbu two order Into collision, thun thequestlun at Issue shall ba referred re-ferred to a Joint commlllee of both houses. If the oolnmltteo caunot agree thn question may ba reforrej to thOoople. The new bill thus providers pro-viders for popul ir reference. The Upper House or the first or ler Includes 103 members, seven! .flvo electlie aul twent)-ele,ht Iterant) member. The ulocttvu me libers are to bu possessed of prorty brl glug In nn Income ot at lesstX.Oln ear. 1 lie term of an elective member of the flrat order shall bo ten years, thlrty-seVdii or thirl eight lo rellroevery fifth yo.tr. The curs will be tbo twenty. eight Irish representative, the leeragera-I leeragera-I resuotatlou In the first order to last for not longer Ihari thirty years from the n pointed day of organization wben the I lacrs of all eerage members shall be vacate! or filled by elective members. memb-ers. The dissolution of the Initiative bjdy does not vacate the olllces uf tbo members of thn llrst order. The secmnj Iiogtalatlve body shall consist uf iH members tj be chosen by tbe existing constituencies In Ireland, two by each ooustltusucy with the excel ex-cel tlon of tho city of Cork, which Is divided 111 two ellvlslons and two members shall be chosen by each Qlvlsion. An Important new clause trovldrs that the 103 member of the luirll Parliament may also sit lu tlio lrl.li legislative boly If elected thereto ns well ns lu tho Impt rial Parliament. Thu annual contribution of Ireland on account of the national debt, tinny nn 1 navy I mi erlal civil ex eudltures, thu Iloyal Irish constabulary, tho Dublin Dub-lin Melroolltau police and the reduction reduc-tion of the national debt Is reduced to 2,1101,000. This reduction Is exactly half from the bill of 1890, whlnh ro-vlJtd ro-vlJtd that Ireland should ay 1,002,-UOOnunually. 1,002,-UOOnunually. II Is madethn duty of the Irish legislature to Imposo all such tuxes, duties aud Imposts as may be neCi siury to raise sutuolent revenue to mtetall of the sums t barged fr thu time being on tbe Irish consolidate! fund. Inls fuuj la to meet the uJ-vniices uJ-vniices towards the expentea of the Irish government, the debts luciirrel by tho Irish govtriimeui; the talarlia of the Judhtn of any court, mil nil pa merits for the Irlrli servlies excel t the salary of the lor I lieutenant. Hie Irish laud lomuilsslon shall remain re-main 111 exlsteuou until all the charges iaablo out of the church prorty lu Irelandaud guaranteed tythelreiue-lit tythelreiue-lit are fully ald. Buljtcl lo(Aiiy iiiistlug charges un church prprly, such properly shall belong to llio Irish government Iftbeqnen signifies to Ibo Irish leglilature that n state of warexltts, the Irish legislature may make extra ni I ro riutlons for tbe army iind nav , and lo 1 i In the defense of thu realm. It shall not bo lawful for the Irish legislative body to udopt or imi uuy mtaiure for raising or upproiriatlug for ntiy 1 urpoee of any art ef the publio revenue of Ireland, or any tax, duty or Impost, exct tin) ur.uaiicu of the rOLOuimeudatlou from her majesty, sluillled through the lord lieutenant. The Exchequer Davison of high Justice Jus-tice Is to continue lo bo the court of exchequer for revenue urpon, and ni vacancy centring In the court shall bu filled by lit r majesty on llio Jolut recommendation uf the lord llcutiuintof IrelauJand Ibulord lilgh ciinucellor nl (Ileal llrllalii, Dublin mtlro uliiau iollce continue auljrcttu the lore) lleiitinanl for live ears nr until lint Irish nilmlnletratloii will kuaranlre nu nJtquate It gal iollct sl-tern sl-tern I bo royal Irish couslnbular wlillc 11 ixlsls Is to continue Hlbltct In llio tonttel of tho lord lieutenant, but Iho Irish lesislaturn may irovldo for Hit. isbiblltliment nnd imilntaliianco of n pollti. force lu cuiintlcs ami boroughs bor-oughs In Irelanl under thn ootitrol of lot nl authorities, and nil nrmngemont may be lna.li betwrtti llio tteasiiry nui Ibo Irish gtivtrnment lor thu is-tabli.huientaudinalntoiianeoof is-tabli.huientaudinalntoiianeoof pollcu r serves There Is nn entirely new clause, JS'o. 12, which gives the erown the light lo vtio nil bills ot the Irish legislature ant glim the Irish itttioeitative pecraa rl.ht to sit in Ibe homo of lords at Wt-ttmlniti r and vote on ail lm (trial qucs loti. Thojudloary remain re-main for lite ears under (ho control ( f II olmtrlll government and then m under the control ot the Irish goverumehU |
