The story of Pittsburgh: Petroleum and natural gas : in two parts, part two

Petroleum and natural gas : in two parts, part two (Vol. 1, nr. 11)

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

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Title:: Petroleum and natural gas : in two parts, part two

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 11

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1924

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CHAP. viii] RELATIONS OF THE HOUSES 625 by s. 81 of Act No. 1864 the present deadlock clause was adopted, but it merely permits a penal dissolution of the Council if it rejects a Bill from the Assembly which has been passed after a dissolution, arising out of the rejection of the same Bill. In return, s. 30 of the Act gave the Upper House full power to deal with Bills which merely imposed or appropriated fines or other pecuniary penalties, or provided for licence fees, and allowed it to suggest amend- ments, not increasing the burdens of the people, to any Bill at the committee stage, on report, and on the third reading. They can amend non-money clauses and at the same time Suggest amendments in money clauses in the same Bill! In general legislation the power of the Council is unquestioned : in 1909 it successfully threw out even a Land Tax Bill, and the Ministry did not dare to fight over it.? In 1910 it mutilated a Licensing Bill so that the Government dropped it, and insisted on large changes in the Electoral Bill—only agreeing to a certain compromise after discussion at a joint conference? ; it declined to approve of the sale of coal from the Government mine to the public, and amended largely the Education Bill; and was so hostile to a Preferential Voting Bill that the Government dropped it. The composition of the Upper House was, however, rendered more democratic in 1881 (Act No. 7 02), and in 1903 (Act No. 1864) by a drastic reduction of the qualifications for electors and members, originally fixed very high by the Act of 1855. But a property qualification is still required of members and of electors alike, and female suffrage was accorded only in 1908 by an Act assented to in 1909, and no election has yet been decided upon it. ! See Parliamentary Debates, ciii. 2964 seq. Cf, Parl. Pap., 1894, No. 52, ! Cf. Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates, 1910, p. 4815; there was an absurd dispute in the same year as to the appointment of a Clerk to the Upper House, as the Government under Act No. 1075, s. 350 declined. the recommendation of the President and made an appointment over his head ; see Legislative Council Votes, September 27, 1910 ; Debates, 1910, pp. 1342 seq. * See Parliamentary Debates, 1910, pp. 3302, 3348 ; above, p. 483. For a dispute over amendments of money clauses. see ibid., pp. 3813, 3823, 3853. | DC} _0

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