of the House clearly indicates that it is meant more as a guide. From this point of view, we think it appropriate to give the Senate legislative powers more or less on the lines of those of the House of Lords. We propose to give this body other powers also to which we shall refer at a more appropriate place; here, we are concerned only with the legislative powers. As regards these powers, a distinction should be made between money bills and other pieces of legislation. As for a money bill, we are of the opinion that it should be initiated only in the House of the People, and the Senate should have the right to consider its provisions and express its opinion within one month of its receipt. If it fails to do so or agrees with the House of the People, the bill should go to President for assent. In cas of amendment, the bill will be returned with suggested changes to the House of the People, to be submitted to the President with those changes if the latter IIouse accepts them or without they if it reject them. As regards other pieces of legislation, the procedure, we think, should be as follows: Bills may be introduced in either House. A bill introduced in the House of the People, if accepted by the Senate, should go up to the President for assent. If it is rejected or amended by the Senate, it will go back to the IIouse of the People for reconsideration. In case of agreement, the House of the People will drop the measure if the Senate has rejected it, or submit it to the President for assent with the amendments proposed, but, if there be disagreement, the House of the People will have to reconsider the measure at its next session and, thereafter, the measure need not go to the Senate again. As for legislation initiated and passed in the Senate, if it is rejected by the House of the People, there should be a joint sitting of the two Houses at which the matter should be reconsidered. If, on the other hand, the House of the People amends such a measure, it should be treated as if it was initiated in its amended form in that Ilouse, and the course already indicated for bills initiated in the House of the People should be followed. Bills, which the President has vetoed, would become law only if they are again passed by a two-thirds majority of each of the Houses of Parliament.
78. In the case of impeachment of the President. Vice-President, Governors, Ministers (central and provincial) and Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court, we recommend the following procedure: The resolution for impeachment should be signed by not less than one-fourth of the total number of the House of the People and fourteen days notice thereof should be given before it is moved in the said House and, if the resolution is passed by a majority of the total number of the said House, the trial on the charges alleged in the resolution should be held by the Senate presided over by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the case of the President, the Vice-President, Governors and Ministers (central and provincial), and by the Vice-President in all other cases. The person impeached will have to vacate his office, in case he is found guilty by two-thirds of the total number of the members of the Senate. In addition to these powers, the Senate shall also have the power of approving some of the appointments made by the President, to which detailed reference will be made in the next chapter. It will also participate, in a joint session with the House of the People, in matters of declaration of war and ratification of treaties.
The House of the People
79. With regard to the House of the People. 58.77% of opinions favor its being elected on population basis, while 41.23% advocate parity. They principle of parity was
