▁which ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁would ▁be ▁responsible . ▁The ▁Act ▁named ▁this ▁parliament ▁as ▁" the ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ", ▁perhaps ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁H ouses ▁of ▁parliament ▁at ▁West min ster . ▁ ▁Two ▁govern ments , ▁two ▁parliament s ▁Under ▁the ▁Tre aty , ▁procedures ▁were ▁set ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁merge ▁the ▁republic an ▁and ▁British ▁systems . ▁Initial ly ▁both ▁remained ▁separate ▁to ▁validate ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁pers pect ives . ▁So ▁the ▁Second ▁D á il ▁and ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ireland ▁both ▁voted ▁separately ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁Tre aty . ▁Each ▁house ▁chose ▁their ▁own ▁distinct ▁but ▁over la pping ▁govern ments . ▁Arthur ▁Griff ith ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁new ▁Ministry ▁of ▁D á il ▁É ire ann , ▁and ▁Michael ▁Collins ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁formed ▁an ▁executive ▁with ▁an ▁over la pping ▁personnel , ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁Both ▁govern ments ▁then ▁dissol ved ▁both ▁houses , ▁and ▁called ▁elections ▁to ▁a ▁body ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁seen , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁theory ▁followed , ▁as ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁either ▁or ▁both ▁houses . ▁The ▁Pro clam ation ▁by ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁which ▁called ▁the ▁body ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was