HOME RULE BILL
—»•■-'■ ■* ■■■ A LISTLESS DEBATE. 1j Telegraph—freii Anoolatlon.—Copyright. LONDON, 4th December. There was a listless debate on Clauses, 27 and 28 of the Home Rule Bill. The former was briefly discussed, but the latter was not discussed at all, but guillotined and passed. An amendment by Sir Edward Carson, the Irish Unionist Leader, to Clause 27, to secure that the Judges should be appointed by the King, was negatived. Sir Ruf us Isaacs, Attorney-General, said the Government was prepared with an amendment to Clause 29 to enable the Exchequer Board in addition to tho Lord Lieutenant and the Secretary of State to obtain a Privy Council,decision as to whether any Irish legislation was ultra vires. STATUS OF LORD-LIEUTENANT. (Received December 6, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. 4th December. The Prime Minister (MA Asquith) said the Government intended that the status of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland would be similar to that 'of overseas Governors,
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 136, 5 December 1912, Page 7
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152HOME RULE BILL Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 136, 5 December 1912, Page 7
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