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
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World War, 1914-1918
(1) Money bills to originate only in the House of Commons, and not
to be amended by the Senate. (Act, Section 10.)
(2) The Senate is, however, to have power to bring about a joint
sitting over money bills in the same session of Parliament.
(3) The Senate to have power to suggest amendments, which the House
of Commons may accept or reject as it pleases.
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN HOUSES. Disagreements between the two houses to
be solved by joint sittings as set out in act, with the proviso that
if the Senate fail to pass a money bill such joint sitting shall be
held in the same session of Parliament. (45 to 22.)
REPRESENTATION AT WESTMINSTER.
(1) Representation in Parliament of the United Kingdom to continue.
Irish representatives to have the right of deliberating and voting
on all matters.
(2) Forty-two Irish representatives shall be elected to the Commons
House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the following
manner:
A panel shall be formed in each of the four provinces of Ireland,
consisting of the members for that province in the Irish House of
Commons, and one other panel shall be formed consisting of members
nominated to the Irish House of Commons. The number of
representatives to be elected to the Commons House of the Imperial
Parliament shall be proportionate to the numbers of each panel and
the election shall be on the principle of proportional
representation. (42 to 24.)
(3) The Irish representation in the House of Lords shall continue as
at present unless and until that chamber be remodeled, when the
matter shall be reconsidered by the Imperial and Irish Parliaments.
(44 to 22.)
FINANCE. (51 to 18.)
(1) An Irish Exchequer and Consolidated Fund to be established and
an Irish Controller and Auditor General to be appointed as set out
in act.
(2) If necessary, it should be declared that all taxes at present
leviable in Ireland should continue to be levied and collected until
the Irish Parliament otherwise decides.
(3) The necessary adjustments of revenue as between Great Britain
and Ireland during the transition period should be made.
FINANCIAL POWERS OF THE IRISH PARLIAMENT.
(1) The control of customs and excise by an Irish Parliament is to
be postponed for further consideration until after the war, provided
that the question of such control shall be considered and decided by
the Parliament of the United Kingdom within seven years after the
conclusion of peace. For the purpose of deciding in the Parliament
of the United Kingdom the question of the future control of Irish
customs and excise, a number of Irish representatives proportioned
to the population of Ireland shall be called to the Parliament of
the United Kingdom. (38 to 34.)
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