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‘S their opinion thst this mecting
eocting of D#il Sircann, having
no rad to the foct eresident and other members of
the Cobinet and Sfil. may de pout ,very soon, “nd by publicly
culling this & meeting of D: ‘ii “ireann their chences or
getting out may be prejudiced. This was generrlly agreed
to." (extract from the minutes.)
From this it will be seen that as far beck es 28th December 1923, a
mecting of the Second D*il "could" hove been held. It may also be
remérked thet the Ministers %Ss Well °s the President were paid salaries
out of the Funds of the Second Déil.
Cther mectings of members of the
following dstes
oo others minds. It w
ght not to one eee
Second Ddil were held on the
15th Jenuexry, 19
5th Bebruery, 1
lith Merch, 1924
loth april, 1924
meetings were mectings of the Second Déil.in everything
all those
trensactsed was the business of the
except in nime, “nd the business
Second I/il.
Wie now come to 2 fo:
beginning of sugust, 1927, ]
Then @ two day session of the Second Dad
Dublin, on the 7th and 8th sugust, 1924 bifty five Deputies were
present. The minutes state shat Presid dent De Valera took the chair
at first, and that afterwards it was taken by scan T. O'Kelly. The
names of the Deputics present are next given, and then comes this
statement :
"The President outlined the circu.strnecs in which the
fmergency Government wes set up in Uctobcr, 1922, and
initioted the discussion as to whither that position
was to be continucd. He Uxpressed the unsnimous opinion
of the Cabinct thst the continuance of the Government
thus set up, os the de jure Government of the country ,
was the proper course. It would be then ready to ta rke
over full control as soon @s the people turned down the
prescnt junte. He considered it necessary to have a
larger body than that which had Originslly sanctioned
the Emergency Government to which the Executive would
report and to act ss a legislature when necessary.
48 relcessed from arbour Hill.
‘S held st Suffolk Street,
citing of the Second D#il. «at the
We
POR FURMAL sCTS, on account of continuity, the Funds, ond
the position cre vated in October, 1922, the Cabinet are of
Opinion that it would be wiser to still regard the Sceond
Dail as the de jure Government and Legisla ture, but the
Whole body of clected members should act as the Council
of State and be the actual Government of the country."
Further we read :-
"The President wes obliged to leave for a time, and on his ,
return, the Second Déil came forn ally into session, and Sean
T-C'Kelly was appointed Ceann Comhairle."
The following resolutions were then peéssed un-nimously :-
1. Proposed by the President, seconded by D. O'Buachalla :-
"That we, the surviving faithful members of the Second Déil,
hereby Approve of the «cts of the members of the Second Da G2
wno, in October, 1922, set uy the -Mergency Government of the
Republic with the -oncurreneenf the army bxccutive."
2. Proposed by Countess Mearkicvitz, seconded by Count O'Byrne:-
tcived from that (imergency )
"That we adopt the Revorts rn
Government."
3 Proposed by Miss ucoWwecny, Scconded by Count Plunkett:
"Phat the bmergency governnent be continued."