Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918: A Monthly Magazine of the New York TimesVarious
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Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times
Various
World War, 1914-1918
CONSTITUTION OF THE SENATE. (48 votes to 19.) Lord Chancellor, 1;
four Archbishops or Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church, 4; two
Archbishops or Bishops of the Church of Ireland, 2; a representative
of the General Assembly, 1; the Lord Mayors of Dublin, Belfast, and
Cork, 3; peers resident in Ireland, elected by peers resident in
Ireland, 15; nominated by Lord Lieutenant--Irish Privy Councilors of
at least two years' standing 4, representatives of learned
institutions 3, other persons 4; representatives of commerce and
industry, 15; representatives of labor, one for each province, 4;
representatives of County Councils, two for each province, 8--64.
On the disappearance of any nominated element in the House of
Commons an addition shall be made to the numbers of the Senate.
CONSTITUTION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. (45 to 20.)
(1) The ordinary elected members of the House of Commons shall
number 160.
(2) The University of Dublin, the University of Belfast, and the
National University shall each return two members. The graduates of
each university shall form the constituency.
(3) Special representation shall be given to urban and industrial
areas by grouping the smaller towns and applying to them a lower
electoral quota than that applicable to the rest of the country.
(4) The principle of proportional representation, with the single
transferable vote, shall be observed wherever a constituency returns
three or more members. (47 to 22.)
(5) The convention accept the principle that 40 per cent. of the
membership of the House of Commons shall be guaranteed to Unionists.
In pursuance of this, they suggest that, for a period, there shall
be summoned to the Irish House of Commons twenty members nominated
by the Lord Lieutenant, with a view to the due representation of
interests not otherwise adequately represented in the provinces of
Leinster, Munster, and Connaught, and that twenty additional members
shall be elected by Ulster constituencies, to represent commercial,
industrial, and agricultural interests.
(6) The Lord Lieutenant's power of nomination shall be exercised
subject to any instructions that may be given by his Majesty the
King.
(7) The nominated members shall disappear in whole or in part after
fifteen years, and not earlier, notwithstanding anything contained
in Clause 5.
(8) The extra representation in Ulster not to cease except on an
adverse decision by a three-fourths majority of both houses sitting
together. (27 to 20.)
(9) The House of Commons shall continue for five years unless
previously dissolved.
(10) Nominated members shall vacate their seats on a dissolution but
shall be eligible for renomination. Any vacancy among the nominated
members shall be filled by nomination.
MONEY BILLS. (45 to 22.)
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