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Show SCOTCH AND WELSH MAY GET HOME RULE LOiVl t' X. June 3. A bill "to pro-1 i vidcr for th.' bitter government of! I Scotland and Wales, and for other1 matters relating thereto" has been In-1 troduced into the house of commons . This action follows upon renewed i talk In some, quarters of "home rule I all around," In other words auton-j j omy for Scotland and Wales as apart from England proper, ami is a direct; outcome of the birth of the Irish ' I Fret State. Prime Min.sier Lioul (leorge, himself a Welshman, has lu-j ulcated thai tie would not oppose a comprehensive home rule moaaurc I According to the present propo al i parliaments! each consisting of twoj chambers, would be set up for Scot- j land and Wales. Tho. lower house, in! I the case of Scotland, would be equal 1 tin membership to the present representation repre-sentation at Westminster and elected! by tho same constituencies. The luv or house In Wales would consist of twice the present representation, each of the Welsh constituencies being divided di-vided Into two The upper house of the Scots parliament would be elected by the lower house in accordance vclth a plan proposed by Lord Bryce's committee, com-mittee, and would number 30 members. mem-bers. The Welsh senate also would have 3fi members. |