Answer of the Justices to the House of Representatives

*770The order does not make the usual recital that “Grave doubt exists as to the constitutionality of said bill, if enacted into law.” The recital made is: “Said bill presents to the House of Representatives an important question of constitutional law, which it is necessary that the House of Representatives determines before taking any further action on said bill in the exercise of the legislative power entrusted to it by the Constitution of the Commonwealth.”

Article 89 of the Amendments, which amended art. 2 of the Amendments, is known as the Home Rule Amendment. It was adopted by the General…