When the debate was resumed on Tuesday, the Committee considered
Mr. Sandys's amendment, which proposed to enumerate the delegated powers instead of specifying what the Irish Parliament might not do. The amendment was supported by Mr. Cave, who maintained that the teaching of history, as exemplified by the cases of America, Australia, and South Africa, was all in favour of the devolution of specific powers. Sir Edward Carson argued that the refusal of the Government to accept the amendment would dispose for ever of the pretence that they were only giving Ireland mere local government. The present Home Rule scheme could never fit in with a general federal scheme for the whole country, in spite of the speeches of Mr. Churchill and others. Was each Parliament to have £2,000,000 a year and to pay nothing to the Imperial services ?
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