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Permanent character of the Constitution, as dependent on the
character of the people
8
Organic unity of the Constitution
11
Inadequacy of any but a simultaneous view of the whole
subject.
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CHAPTER II.
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
SECTION I-Composition and Mutual Relations of the Houses.
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The House of Lords as a legislative body
Contest between the Houses on the repeal of the Paper
Duties.
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Indirect initiation of money grants by the Upper House Mr. Lowe on the predominance of the Lower House . Abolition of Purchase in the Army by Royal Warrant Power of the Crown to force a vote in the Lords by creation of Peers.
Mr. Gladstone's justification of the proceeding by Warrant
Macaulay and Wellington on the impotence of the Lords.
The House of Commons since the Reform Act
Theories of Individual and of Class Representation
Recent Acts embodying the modern theory
Sir Robert Peel on the influence of property
The Ballot Act.
Mr. Grote on the Ballot
The Parliamentary Elections Act
Early history of representation
Current controversies as to representation
The notion of Delegacy
Burke on the obligations of Members
Conduct of Mr. John Stuart Mill
Lord Macaulay on Canvassing
Lord Macaulay on Pledges
Duration of Parliaments .
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SECTION II.—Privileges and Order of Proceedings.
Contents.
Publication of proceedings:-Stockdale v. Hansard
Restriction of publication:- Committee of Foreign Loans'
case
Exclusion of strangers.
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Working of the new rule.
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Right of the House to punish for contempt
Obstruction of business in the House
Working of the new rule in the case of Major O'Gorman
Business of private Members and of Government
The half-past twelve rule.
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Extension of such a system to Ireland and the Dependencies
Opinion of Earl Russell
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Supply
96
Mr. Reginald Palgrave on the Committee of Public Accounts
Procedure of the Lords
Sir W. Vernon Harcourt on the privileges of the Lords
The Lord Chancellor as Speaker of the Upper House (note).
New relation of the Bank of England to the State
125
Legislation with reference to other Banks
126
Legislation with regard to Public Companies
Railway legislation
Factory legislation
Criticisms of Miss Martineau on the Factory Laws
Action of Parliament with regard to the National Debt
Methods of raising money for special emergencies .
New principles of taxation.
Other subjects of economic legislation
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General transfer of the government of Dependencies from
the Crown to Parliament
150
Forms of Parliamentary action with regard to Dependencies 151
The Canadian Constitution.
Prerogative of the Crown in regard to conquered or ceded
territories
156
Prerogative of the Crown in regard to Colonies acquired by
settlement
157
Claim of Parliament to withdraw or amend Colonial Con-
stitutions
Proposed reforms subversive of a bi-cameral system
Territorial jurisdiction of Colonial Legislatures.
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ciation into a political authority
History of the government of India
Conversion of the East India Company from a trading asso-
Transfer of the government of India to the Crown
Admission of Hudson's Bay into the Dominion of Canada
Authority of Parliament over Colonies having no Constitution
Supremacy of Parliament over Colonial Legislatures
Inclusion of the Colonies in recent Acts of Parliament
Relation of Parliament to the Representatives of the Crown
SECTION V.-Foreign Affairs.
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Mr. Disraeli on the paramount importance of Foreign Affairs 179
Instance of Parliamentary initiation of foreign policy-with
respect to arbitration
180
General attitude of Parliament towards foreign affairs to be
treated in connection with the exercise of the Preroga-
Nature and limits of British authority in Cyprus
Correspondence of Sir Garnet Wolseley and Lord Salisbury
190
Recognition of International Law in recent Acts of Parlia-
ment
201