▁made ▁' p urs u ant ▁to ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁… ▁an ▁Act ▁entitled ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁( A gre ement ) ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 2 2 '. ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁August , ▁Arthur ▁Griff ith ▁died ▁of ▁natural ▁causes ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁Michael ▁Collins ▁was ▁ass as in ated . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁August , ▁W . ▁T . ▁Cos gra ve ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁succeed ▁Collins ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government , ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁D á il ▁É ire ann . ▁He ▁formed ▁an ▁executive ▁that ▁was ▁both ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Ministry ▁of ▁D á il ▁É ire ann . ▁ ▁Crown ▁assembly ▁or ▁Republican ▁D á il ? ▁Whether ▁the ▁new ▁house , ▁the ▁Third ▁D á il / Pro vis ional ▁Parliament , ▁was ▁a ▁republic an ▁parliament ▁or ▁crown ▁assembly ▁became ▁an ▁issue ▁for ▁some ▁anti - T re aty ▁Irish ▁republic ans . ▁Laur ence ▁G inn ell ▁turned ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁to ▁demand ▁an ▁answer ▁as ▁to ▁which ▁category , ▁crown ▁or ▁republic , ▁it ▁belonged . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁D á il ▁in ▁session , ▁the ▁Ce ann ▁Com h air le ▁read ▁a ▁message ▁from ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Lord ▁Fitz Al an ▁" con ve ying