Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VIII. The constitutional relations of the houses

Collection:: Economics Books

OHAP. vir] RELATIONS OF THE HOUSES 633 Labour party have stated as one of their objects the intention of reducing the franchise of the Upper House, which also allows of plural voting! It cannot be said that the franchise is very high, but it is desired by the Labour party to assimilate the franchise to that of the Lower House, which is, as is usual, manhood suffrage. The Upper House was understood to be quite determined to resist this change; on this point there was no means of bringing substantial influence to bear, and in 1909 the Council remained obdurate; in 1910-11 however, it wisely agreed to a reduction of the franchise. §5. THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA In the case of the Commonwealth the provisions of the Constitution are no doubt in part due to the fact that the Upper House is a body which represents the states as well as the people, and has thus a power such as no other Upper House has ever possessed, or is likely to possess. Thus the only restrictions on the power of that House are, in the first Place, the fact that initiation of Money Bills is denied to it, and secondly, that it may not amend proposed laws impos- ng taxation or appropriating revenue or moneys for the ordinary annual services of the Government. But it is amply protected even in these cases by the fact that tacking 18 prohibited whether in appropriation or in taxation Bills, and that where it cannot amend it can suggest amendments gy can reject. Moreover, in all other cases save those allomn amend, and its power of proposing amendments the he 1t to evade the rule that it cannot amend to increase tn urden on the people. The Parliament was a little slow Tealizing its powers: in 1901 the old forms were used threw out by a majority of two; the Governor then refused a dissolution “nd declined to allow ministers to resign, but prorogued Parliament for A time ; then the Bill was reintroduced and carried with alterations; see Admiral Sir B. Bedford's speech, September 19, 1907: Parliamentary Debates, xxxi. 1504-6; above, pp. 199, 200. ! See Parliamentary Debates, 1910, pp. 3192 seq. In 1905 a referendum Was proposed by the Labour Government to decide whether a single Chamber was not sufficient. and as to the franchise : ibid.. xxvii. 534.

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