The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 27 Feb 1868, p. 13

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ee. Mr. 8001'! (Grey) corrected eome oi the etetemeeb ed the member for North Hurcn'ee to the We oi the mueioipelitieein Greyeed Bruce. end the proceeding " the reitroed We. Be wee not ewere that et one oi thcee meetiege there wee '" reenluticn on the euhjeet oi grenie ot lend b] the Pro- vinoe. MA GOW regretted that the Secretery ehould heve up led to the honee to upeet the deoieioee oi t'rlhlh2,' Committee. That committee had had beiore them eome oi the ebleet 'atttirteers in toe Province, and had been "ttMud by their evidence that there wee nogood reeeou icr departing from the breed»genge. It had been ehown that the breed-geese cont very little more in con- etruotiou. end could be worked from 10 to 50 per cent oheeper. Atttr euch evidence, he wee emued thet eny member of thie honee could go icr the nerrow-geuge. He went on to reier to the hletory ot the Wellington. Grey end Bruce project, to rhcw thetlte promotere were no; eleeplug over it, " had been alleged. He thought thet our? wee more etrictly eppllceble to the peep e ot Toronto, who ceeeed to hare Fat intereet in giving reilwey iecllltiee to om, end Bruce. " econ " Guelph beoeme con- nected with the Greet Weetern , {end whcee intent in it ley dorment until they were egein ercueed by eeeing other pen-the teke hold oi the Weliiestttoit, Grey end Bruce project in eereeet. That notion ot country could not euteiu two reilweye. end it would be unidr to grant e chereer which would compete with en exleting charter in the hende oi e ccenpeny. who had ehown their willing neee end ability to go thronzh with the work, It not interiered with. Bee. in. cannon ma that before the l dlecneeice proceeded further. it there were eny letter written to eny member oi the Home offering eny threet, " had been eeid, it ought to be produced. Ir. WILSON roee end eeld he would vote egeieetthe Bill. It he were to be interrupted end intimideted or he had been from the selleriee. " would move that thou gelleriee be emptied. Kr. McKltd, in reference to the threete need egeieet e member oi the houre, eeid ho wee the member referred to. but had received no letter on the eubj rot. m had, however, been eceoeted in the helle oi the houee by u gentlemen whore neme wee in the cherrer. end who had endeavoured to intimidate him (Mr. IcKim). telling him It he did not go in icr the arrow-gouge echeme that it Would be nude e deer job icr him, (Beer. hear) N o w he come there to diecherge hie duty honeetly end tatthtailr, end would not be intimideted or coerced. (Been). With regerd to the bill beiore the home, he would eey. let it pure " it come from oommlttee Put thie _ reed on en equal icotieg with theWelliegt-r. Grey end Bruce lini end let one he" no l edveetege ever the other. _ Mi. CRAIG (Glengerry). with reierence to 'e remerh B,',',',) member icr Preeeott ebcut the Greed ruck heth ite tada- I in ievour oi the Grad ' eeld he (tire

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