Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918: A Monthly Magazine of the New York TimesVarious
History
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times
Various
World War, 1914-1918
EXCLUSIONS FROM POWER OF IRISH PARLIAMENT. (49 to 16.) The Irish
Parliament to have no power to make laws on the following matters:
(1) Crown and succession.
(2) Making of peace and war, (including conduct as neutrals.)
(3) The army and navy.
(4) Treaties and foreign relations, (including extradition.)
(5) Dignities and titles of honor.
(6) Any necessary control of harbors for naval and military
purposes, and certain powers as regards lighthouses, buoys, beacons,
cables, wireless terminals, to be settled with reference to the
requirements of the military and naval forces of his Majesty in
various contingencies. (41 to 13.)
(7) Coinage; legal tender; or any change in the standard of weights
and measures.
(8) Copyright or patent rights.
TEMPORARY AND PARTIAL RESERVATION. The Imperial and Irish
Governments shall jointly arrange, subject to imperial exigencies,
for the unified control of the Irish police and postal services
during the war, provided that as soon as possible after the
cessation of hostilities the administration of these two services
shall become automatically subject to the Irish Parliament. (37 to
21.)
RESTRICTION ON POWER OF IRISH PARLIAMENT ON MATTERS WITHIN ITS
COMPETENCE. (46 to 15.)
(1) Prohibition of laws interfering with religious equality. N.
B.--A subsection should be framed to annul any existing legal
penalty, disadvantage, or disability on account of religious belief.
Certain restrictions still remain under the act of 1829.
(2) Special provision protecting the position of Freemasons.
(3) Safeguard for Trinity College and Queen's University similar to
Section 42 of act.
(4) Money bills to be founded only on Vice-regal message.
(5) Privileges, qualifications, &c., of members of Irish Parliament
to be limited as in act.
(6) Rights of existing Irish officers to be safeguarded.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Section 9 (4) of the act of 1914 to apply
to the House of Commons with the substitution of "ten years" for
"three years." The constitution of the Senate to be subject to
alteration after ten years, provided the bill is agreed to by
two-thirds of the total number of members of both houses sitting
together. (46 to 15.)
EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY. The executive power in Ireland to continue
vested in the King, but exercisable through the Lord Lieutenant on
the advice of an Irish Executive Committee in the manner set out in
act. (45 to 15.)
DISSOLUTION OF IRISH PARLIAMENT. The Irish Parliament to be
summoned, prorogued, and dissolved as set out in act. (45 to 15.)
ASSENT TO BILLS. Royal assent to be given or withheld as set out in
act with the substitution of "reservation" for "postponement." (45
to 15.)
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