. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. Bill was introduced in the House of Commonsby Mr. Chamberlain on May 14, and read a first scene was brilliant, for there was a crowded House ;the Colonial Secretary spoke at his best, the gallerieswere attended by the delegates, and numbers of peersand other notables, and the public interest was reflectedin the demeanour of the Commons and the attenti
. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. Bill was introduced in the House of Commonsby Mr. Chamberlain on May 14, and read a first scene was brilliant, for there was a crowded House ;the Colonial Secretary spoke at his best, the gallerieswere attended by the delegates, and numbers of peersand other notables, and the public interest was reflectedin the demeanour of the Commons and the attention ofthe London press to the event. But while in Londonthe situation was so impressive, it cannot be concealed FROM COLONY TO COMMON \VI:ALTI 1. 51 that amoiii^ the federahsts of AustraHa jj^rave anxietyexisted. There were seven principal amendments in theBill, nearly all limiting- essentially the legislative andjudicial authority of the Commonwealth ; and if thesewere to be persisted in, no one could foresee the ulti-mate attitude of the Australian colonies. Warm debatearose in the colonies as to the scope of the amendments,the wisdom of making- them, and the manner in whichthey were being advocated in certain quarters, chiefly. SIR SAMUEL GRIFFITH, financial and legal, in Australia. The delegates weredepressed, and at the time Mr. Chamberlain expressedthe hope that they would not decide to abandon theirmission and return to Australia. The second readingwas taken on May 21st, a week afterwards; and thenthe House rose for the recess. It had, however, beenannounced that matters were improving, and on Junei8th, when the Bill was committed, it was found that theGovernment had receded from most of the amendments, 52 FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. while a compromise had been agreed to on Clause 74^so as to give the High Court power to permit appeals inconstitutional cases to the Privy Council, while ordinaryappeals from the State Courts were unaffected, thusallowing suitors a
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