The Archive · 1928

Rome, Dee. 8

The Chamber of Deputies held its last session to-day under the exist ing system, after which i: was pro-

Every Deputy wore a black shirt A dig bouquet of red roses tied the tricolour reposed in front of th seat of the Premier, Beni a the ste was passed without 1 division. The Bill lays down that the Grand. unoil is the supreme organ of gov-

Its duty is to co-ordinate the acts and activities of the aseist rine, Its functions are Te will he the final cal on all questions eon cerned with he interpretation of the law and will express. its opinisn on all questions submitted *9 it by. the Government The head of the jovernment will be President of the rand Council, which will comprise 1 President of the Senate and t President of the Chamber of Deputies, the Ministers, quadrumvirs, the Under-Secretaries of the Prime Minister, Minister of inister of Fureign Affairs and Minister of Corporations, the Chief of the General Staff of the Militia, the Secretary and Unier-Secretaries of the Fascist Party, the presidents of the syndie~ alist confederate culture, indus ce-operative taries of the and the pr ities and the secre The the other person to join its doliberae tions. womber of the Grand Couneit [mage be arrested ar subject police proceedings unless sanctioned by: the Grand Council.

The Grand Council may exa lists of Deputies and discuss the ulations of the Fascist Ps reard to the appointment dismissal of secretaries and memt= bers of the Directorate, and Council shall be cons all questions affecting, the Constitution, namely, bills concern= ing the Royal Succession; the King's powers; the composition or attributes of the Senate and Cham-

Ler of Deputies; the powers of the head ut the Government; the ro Hations between the State and the tholie Church and international territory.

Council may death ists of names for submission the Crown fir the post of head of the Government and other important offices of State. retary of the Fascist invited to attend, the Grand Coun.

Its Frasury shall not he involve nection with ita

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