Chihli
Opening Ceremony
Viceroy's Speech
Programme of Business
Debates
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PROVINCES (continued).
Relations of Assembly to Senate and Central Government
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Appointment of Presidents
Honan
Preliminaries
Voting Lista
Opening
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Shansi
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Opening
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English Missionaries take part in Ceremony
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Speeches of Governor and Treasurer
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Debates
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Opinn Question
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Conflict between Province and Central Government
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Shensi
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Preliminaries
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First Election
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Second Election
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Opening Ceremony
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Governor's Speech
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Kansu
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Preliminaries
Viceroy advocating Delay in Opening Assembly
Removal of Viceroy
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No laformation yet received of Opening of Assembly
Kiangsu
Opening Ceremony
Foreign Consuls Invited..
Debates Reported in Press Programme of Business..
Elections at Shanghae
Salaries of Assembly Officers
Kiangsi
Preparatory Steps
Opening
Discontent caused by Census
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Πυρεί
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First and Second Elections
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Electorate
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Opening
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Exhibition of Imperial Decree
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Viceroy's Speech
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Composition of Assembly
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Programine of Business..
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Flunan
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Elections
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Opening
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Governor's Speech
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President's Reply
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Political Associations
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Attitude of Interference in Foreign Cases
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Szechuan
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Elections
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Distribution of Seats
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Want of Enthusiasm in Electorate
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Composition of Assembly
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Opening
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Viceroy's Speech
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Programme of Business..
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Proceedings of Assembly
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Criticism of Provincial Government
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Altercation between Assembly and Provincial Government
Little Interest taken by People
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Arrangements for Admission of Public
List of Subjects discussed
Specimen of Debate
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Fukien
Opening Ceremony
Specimen of Debate
Viceroy's Message
Kwangtung
Elections
Second Elections and Distribution of Seats
New Assembly Hall
Opening Ceremony
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Kwangtung (continued)—
PROVINCES (continued).
Election of Officers and Standing Committee
Arrangement of Seats
Dialects spoken in Debates
Programme of Business ..
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Friction between Assembly and Viceroy over Mode of Address in
written communications
Estimated Expenses of Assembly
Yunuan
Opening
Local Disappointment at Outcome of Elections Kueichou.
Assembly Opened
Reported Protest by President
New Dominion
Difficulty of including New Dominion in the Scheme..
Assembly formed in 1908 altered into Organisation Office
Viceroy and Provincial Government show Deficiencies in proposed
Electorate
A Modified Scheme based on Crown Colony System suggested
Chekiang, Auhui, Kuangsi: No reports yet received; will be forwarded
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General Remarks
Apathy of Higher Officers of Central Government
Similar Attitude in Provinces
Restricted Character of the Franchise
Assemblies are merely the "Gentry "
Apprehensious of Chinese Officialdom
Assemblies so far appear to have worked in harmony with Provincial
Governments
General Scheme (article 1)
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PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY ROLES.
Distribution of Seats (article 2)
Manchu Representation (article 2)
Franchise and Members Qualifications (articles 3-5)
Disqualificatious (urticles 6-8!
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President, Vice-Presidents, and Standing Committee (articles 10-17) Re-election and Resignation (articles 18-20)
Rights and Duties (articles 21-6)
Invasion of Rights by Governors to be reported to Senate (article 27)
Corruption in Province (article 28)
Inter-Provincial Disputes (article 20)
Decisions of Senate (article 30)
Sittings (articles 31-3)
Business to be notified to Members before Opening of Session (article 84)
Quorum (article 35)
Majority (article 36)
Viceroy or Governor to attend Sittings, or send Representative (article 37)
No Member to take part in Debate effecting himself (article 38)
Member's Liability for Speeches (article 39)
Arrest of Members (article 40)
Publicity of Debates (articles 41-2)
Rules of Order, &c. (articles 48-5)
Control of Viceroy or Governor over Assembly (articles 46-9)
Dissolution of Assembly (articles 48-9)
Secretariat (articles 50-2)
Expenditure aud Accounts (articles 53-5)
Disciplinary Punishments (articles 56-60)
Additions to the Itules (article 61}
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The Provincial Assemblies of October 1909.
Origin. The provincial assemblies were first introduced into the general scheme for constitutional reform by a decree of the late Empress Grand Dowager, dated the 19th October, 1907. It was then laid down that each province should have a place for ascertaining public opinion on local affairs, which could also furnish material for the Senate in Peking, and the Viceroys and governors were instructed to set to work at once to prepare the ground. Minor local bodies, called deliberative committees ("I shih hui"), in each prefecture, department, and district were mentioned in this decree as preceding the assemblies.
Governing Rules, Election Law, and Composition of Assemblies.-The next step of importance was the issue in the "Official Gazette" of the 24th July, 1908, of a set of
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