le emphasizing the desirability of opening further negotiations as
to arranging the Union affairs, I recommend in all humility to request in
persuance of Sec. 5 of the Act of Union, a report from the Norwegian
Government as to the proposition of opening such negotiations."

What the president of the Justice-Department had thus stated and
recommended, was endorsed by the other members of the Swedish Cabinet
Council.

The Norwegian section of the Cabinet Council stated that, at present, it
did not find any reason to give its opinion on the reality of the matter,
but, with reference to Sec. 15 of the Norwegian Constitution and to Sec. 5
of the Act of Union, it confined itself in recommending the request of a
report from the Norwegian Government.

His Royal Highness the Crown-Prince Regent was graciously pleased to
decree that the Norwegian Government's report of the matter should be
requested.

13.

Motion on the Union question in the First Chamber of the Swedish Riksdag.

According to notification made in the "Post-och Inrikes Tidningar" of
April 6, this year, the Crown-Prince Regent has on the 5th of the same
month in Joint Swedish and Norwegian Cabinet Council made the following
declaration:

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Whereas, through the exhortation thus addressed by the Crown-Prince
Regent to the Cabinet Councils of the United Kingdoms, a suggestion of
new negotiations has been made, which ought to be able to lead to such a
solution of the Union affairs as may be approved of by both peoples, and
whereas the present state of things seems to occasion the Riksdag to give
already its opinion on the matter, we move,

that the Riksdag, in an address to His Majesty, may announce its
support of the declaration made by the Crown-Prince Regent in Joint
Swedish and Norwegian Cabinet Council on April 5th this year with a
view to bring about negotiations between the Swedish and Norwegian
Governments concerning, a new arrangement of the Union affairs.

Stockholm, April 12, 1905.

_Gustaf Ax. Berg._ _Gottfrid Billing._ _Gustaf Bjoerlin._
_Hj. Palmstierna._ _Fredrik Pettersson._ _Gust. Tamm._
_R. Toernebladh._ _Wilh. Wallden._

14.

Motion on the Union question in the Second Chamber of the Swedish
Riksdag.

The declaration made by the Crown-Prince Regent in Joint Cabinet Council
of the 5th inst. and published the day after in the "Post-och Inrike