SIR GAVAN DUFFY'S HOME RULE SCHEME.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7960, 2 September 1887, Page 3

SIR GAVAN DUFFY'S HOME RULE SCHEME.

O&B telegrams mentioned the other day that Sir Gavan Duffy had devised a scheme of Home Bule for Ireland. Further particulars respecting it are to band, and iv writing to the Contemporary Review he states that Mr. Gladstone's Irish policy is fascinating, but unworkable, and Irishmen must frame a constitution themselves.

He proposes to create & Parliament and Executive, similar to the colonies, the former consisting of two Houses, a House of Commons and a Senate House. The Commons would be formed by thirty-five districts, each returning tbre« members, each elector being restricted to Wting for ojly two candidates. The probable result would be the return of one-third Ulsterites and the remainder Parnellit«s. If the latter included eighteen unbiased in their religious viewß, they would balance parties. The Senate, which would be nominated, would conpist of fifty-four members, selected from the beads of the Churches, and colleges, Judges, Peers, prominent merchants, and lawyers. In the event of any dispute extending over three sessions, both Houses would vote together. The enactments would be subject to veto of the Crown, and the Ministers would probably be coalition ones. The 'position of Lord Lieutenant would be analogous to that of Governors of the colonies. He advocates the payment of members, that England should control the Customs, but ought to remit a portion of the national debt ; that local government should be established, and tenants enabled to purchase farms and holdings. Sir Charles conoludes by expressing the opinion that Home Bule tnust.come.