The Archive · 1910

The National Assembly

The following is from the " Peking Daily News" of December 22 The twenty-sixth meeting of the National Assembly was held at the Law Sollege yesterday at 2.40 o'clock in the afternoon, There were present one hundred and twenty-seven members.

Five documents were received since the Grab Councilor was reed.

proposed memorial to impeach

The Hon. Li Shang-wen expressed his opinion to the effect that as far the memorial was concerned, it only stated the system of the Grand Conncit was not in good order, but that it had nothing about the Grand Conncillora individually. In a case like this it seemed to him that its personnel shoald be dealt with.

The Hon. Wa Chicliog of Kuangsi demanded the resignation of the Grand Councillors o¢ else the dissolution of the Assembly.

The Hon, Chao Hai of Chekiang said that before the inauguration of the Parliament, the Tsachengyasn had to perform its functions in dircuasing state affairs, It was the same in the case of the Grand Council which sbou'd perform the daties of s responsible cabinet pend-the lotte would be deplor Til failed to perform those Tanctions, The Tznchengyusn had no desire to find fault with the Grand Council, It only dem: proper management of "The Hoo. Wang Lung-kusng of Kinngsi thought the actual intention of the Goverment in regard to the fature constitution would be clear after think the proteat memorial fally covered the Yuan's ideas.

The Hon. Hsu Ping-lin described the consequence resaltiog from a conflict between the Parliament and the Government in foreign countries, which was either the diesclation of the former or the resignation of the latter. He also pointed out that there wer tion before coming to a decision what they chauid occasion for them to had received no intimation irom the Government to do s0, He would make

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