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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 22 Feb 1872, p. 2

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y zoted had been naid. in hard cash, but they must not P yi--. onb es AlTH deprecated the seation. | Iirtsere the oredi¢. of this, country 6u n al feeling which seemed to bo a» strong in | ; e extent of $100,000 a year for the House. They ought to be a unlted Pro wenty years. If there was a man who had " M viece, and to "feel a united interost so little faith in the future of Oatarlo as 1 i The policy the Government intend: to doubt its ability to pay $100,000 a year in ed to pursue would be . satisfactory enterprises from which they were gotting a re. to the railway companies, and ought to be turn for investment of a far larger amount satisfactory to the members of that House of capital, he wonld recommend him to He understood that, before any order io emigrate ". onte. He was amazed Council was brought bsfore the House to be that any patriotic man should have suggested roted upon, the Government would ba pre-- | the slightest doubt as to the propriety of pared to give every information as to the making a wise expenditure, jnvolving the railways to be aided. The Government could | investment of an amount of capital alsogsth»r take no course %hich would be more ac out of proportion to the amount expeadei septable to the couutry. . With regard to the by the Government. The special funds of $1(0,0C0 a year, he comsiGered that every ;re}rovlnce alone would more thaun pay th« dolar expended up» railway enterprise $100,000 a year without touching the aurplus would be worth three times more to the The Government wanted to establish a fund country than it would ¢ invested in ans Eo prevent the necessity of saying to some of other way, ard bearing any' other rate of in-- there new "'?d'- * You are out of the pale, terest. yeu are a little too late," or else to divide Mr, COYNE was in favour of opening up t ehamc\'unt voted between the whols, but in the back settloments, although he repre ::f p;{tryd_:lumstuhto be of Hittle use to serted a front county that had no spec'al| , 'z.mv eo' 1"}!:0 ttln'k the !%nuse would n irfesh in the question .of alding rallware J NPT!E 65 quH C these 'mians. . XH'WA He was prepared to take the pledge of th» there wes omly on> cthor a 'ernative. and Goverpment that the question of the municl | that was the groponl of the Government pal loan fund would be settled at the carliest| (Load applause, time possible, consistent with the public| The 4--rse thsa divided. Tie zu »bore in ttreh"fiBelievigghthat th?l t;)e!thlnter{_ests »I| were y as, 19, n+ys, 56. the country wou s served by the policy 0°| vrig Caritng Sxo the Government in this matter, he wou'ld mn:r'i fifi.'ffi%'&,'&%muccc.fld& :1'::;.';:3', --| gise it his sapport. (Cornwall,) Macdonald _( eedr), Merrick, Mon'k, %?;tg':w,lqrrmce, kichards. Rykert, -- Tooigy, \ir. CODE wes willing to support the + Oy it P - vernment . it they showed that the extrs mf":";:&""m."non'lm'me' %:M':: Bcumhuégmé:tg:,' crant of $1400,000 was necessary. He 0P | (Nortolk,) Clarke ( Weltington,) Ctomens, Cook, Gerhby, Lo:ed the proposal to pledge the credit o ?We.fiwleslw.wufifl)fif"?f'myv the country for twenty years at $100,000 a| 'm';'i';}m ""CG':'br::h""'émbf;:" «imc:.':.,'{:o: ; year. s Grpbsma. Hilh'ilt"n, liorrlx&.is-;u,u!i.coi"'.é;';l:0,"-':!;{':;;;. Mr. BOULTEEE was greeted with .shcui'.)f :'c'%::"mm%:'&; r'a':m axton, Porty, Be 4; * of * Question," but at (ten minutes after 12. | Rrobineon. scott (Grev ) Scott (Ottawa) S*xion, proceeded to criticise the speeches made dar | tinclas», Smith, Sps inger, Webb, Williacas (Berataum,) ing the debate, and to review theconductof the| Witeam®s, (Hamilton,) Wood, (Brant.)--56. s late CGovernment on the l'&il»'v'ay (luestj9n. \ Ths amendment wat therefore lost. He rupported the P"OPO'"" to graat ano ";" Nr. Grange paired for the amendiment, $400,000 for railway ald, but opposed th | with Mr. Wond, (Victoria,) against 4t. _| grant of the remaining $1,200,000.. He be--| Th t th h Erlonal neved they would one day bitterly rnger'." o plly nyoie e e PAck O 2+ 44 | the extent to which they were now encour--| motion that the Speaker le.a\'c the chair. ng ng rallway exnterprise. Mr. GRANGEG rese at five mfeautes a'ter B "Afr, BLAKE said referencses had been one, and, after some remarks, moved in made in the course of the debate to the post. amendment :-- sion of the Government with regard to tais That all the words after ¢! that" be strack question, sna the hope had been express 4| out, and the following eabstltuted therefor, | that notking would occur to shake the sta | in the first resolution: " considering that th» | s1l:ty of the Government. _ He would sa;, | sam of $1,500,000 has been already set apart | that nothing would cccur with reference to| from the funds of this Province in aid of rail-- ' | tbis dpscussion or to sny amendments that| ways under the Act of _ last_ session; ; ; ' m'cht be proposed that would In the slight--| and, 'consiuerln% that the Dominion eat degree shake the stability of ths Govern | of -- Canada, _ o which we form a ment, but it wss not because ths Govern., most considerable _ part, has invested in ment did not make this a Government mer-- railways about $47,000,000, and has given curg. It was entirely out of the question | eredit of $100,000,000 for the proposed Pa that, announcing as they bad done that they| 380 Railway ; and, whereas many of the Delizved the honour a5d good faith of thi=| countles, while large contributors to the Ec-- cotmry required that thoy skhou'!d take, chequer, will not in the least derive any the course they proposed, they should do! benefit from rallway a'lotment ; and, con: otherwise than make the carrying of this sidering the fact that many of the countic« measure a Government question. They mus believe that any further distribution of stand or fall by the measure which they con-- the surplus should be made equitably among |\ sidered essential to the interests and honour the counties, based either on assessmen\ + of the country. Ho had confined hicsslf, is on population, to be used by them eisher the information he bad given, to those rail-- i0 PP ment of their present indebtedaes:, weys which had received assurances from for the erection of public buildings, or for thke late Government, but there were many }n'h"g good macadamized thoroughfares otkers which were, no doubt, deserving o! ,?'dlgg. f"':n the back conuatry, due precau-- the copsideration of any Government aund 'fO:'h o "af (finr the proper application came within the scheme _ With reference to ; %n::Ley't.n PW Lorce neing stkd0 56: the Munfcipal Loan Fand, it was their op'ia 'Me ';;' infin t'.oFany eoln dou fobted bo the | ion that every section of the country unicipal Loan Fond should be applied on | cught to be considered. Although it was :;connt c 'uOk.l t o o i o n io nnand | true that a large portion of the revenue was ols {acta, s f'.louse o o ammenl ein, } derived from the new districts, and thas c:;'b(fi:afm ';ny{ l;:i',her T se n eiatar rad | from that and from thoir difficulties the; 2yE ) .. _ thile: Province AnJaid 66 rSi | recuired special assistance, still there was t 'AL4 1 s »l:o a large portion of the revenus derived, . Members of the Opposition calfed for ad | from the older countles, asd tkey (bod jJournment, ard persisted in refasing toallos were entitled to assistance, The subsidy \'he motion bo be put, and after some dlstus was granted in proportion to pagulation, and "(;'P Te Fiaks consented, and the Hons« the older counties bore a largs proportion 0@ gojoningd #6:1:90 m it the indirect taxation of the country. In any angsp.anun f scheme -- which involved an -- adjust. NOTICES OF MOTION,. v ment of the surplus in _ relation --~ to the Municipal Loan Fuand, re. ,, Hon, Mr. Blake--On Saturday--Rego!~ gard should be prid to the righta and in-- tion: That after Monday next the~« snall b. __| terests of ali sections of the conntry. -- The on every day, eave S«surdays, t o distino: s x ember for South Lanark had said that if i' sittings, the second mitting to commence at Ts re c];egrly %roved;ha?. it were nacessa'y h""\'f""'t sever p. m. e would condercend to grant an additio:al Mr, Deacon -- That i ;i-&O0,0GO. Thg counties gf Lanark and Ren. the reception of Tt;he Oseuot.::omg? t,f!:r 1'95"'( Sfldi.%O! 0';200000' of the p'ublic deb; in. committee on Bill number G4, **For the of their ;e'wrcsnrt:&\;::vsaz.'--'élfdi hi PMGS: pl'e-vt?nho'l: 01: oi im . ove e at municipa) ing _ half * chat amm:;;*)-:: eC 'to grant ;ff- ;';118. e will move that the report coastry." "The men;be' ofr the whol< 'e not row received, but ba referred back oo Smd that this mnnevr or # A,gm'n; to committee of the whole House, with in oA I reioait sotsueed meriands Aid's o1 moadiog aie ; DW Tha.',véentlenn xpen ed' without de| vide that the }(11153 of all procseedings to be o+ »cry Bufail LAll tg \;vs\s elther very dull h:d or tak«n ."'cl'mf't avy candidats elected ue ss s H at was progposed to be * .n)pxpumol,:a' election, and of all other foue: y the House was, to say that a Proceedings against any person for any viola-- certain sum should be set apart to b tion of the said Act, shall be had and taken gxpcm:d on _ such schkemes and . {; ODlY before the Judge of the County Court of such a manrer as the Houss approved the county within which the manicipality is ; This messure wou'd plase it cut of thy © ituated for which such candidate has besen power of asy Minister of the Crown to pledg{ Cl€¢ted, or within which the allegad viola. the faith of the country to any rail #ay with tion of the said Act took place. _ ont the ganction of tuc Leglelature. I6 wa' 0 : 'mguly imposstble for the Government to > | bring down any complete schemé sf sll the l r?élwafs that wou!d requ're and desorve ' 3';':_..'[_2\'?0\'1}-1. be an :ngus_'fiioei to a'l thoss $ until they knew what furd the Houss'sm l decside to vote for railway ald, Alithat was | | wanted was to create the fund ; not a «h'l . | ling of it could be spent with3gu$ the sanction " f of the Fovre, "'he Government did not § | consider the . addition -- of _ $100,030 * suflicient, and therefore the queéii».-: «+| they had to cossider was the best way, mor i consistent with the preservation of the sur -- plus, to provide a fond'sufficiently large to cxable the Government to carry out ta> »pirit of the Railway Act, They cousidered that the plan of granting an anouly of $100,000 a year for tweaty years was the most economical and satisfactory plan that could be devised. Rail way COMUSLI8® would be able to sell the bonds of the Gov. ercment at a low rate of interest, and they wonld practically be more benefited than 3'r' * Ehey got the bard cath, because thuly sould put two per cent. of Proviacts) coupons alorg with five or six per cont of their own bonds, and their owa bond would thereby be floated at a chespar n{ y That being the case, he believed Ii)t:: v:: rd actually be practically more beaefiul 1 , to the companies, because it y l:i ) furnich them with a great : td , greater bas'is o' capital than $2.000 or $4000 a mile i E:rgltcuh. While $100,000 a yeln-e fol: N 2e oe i El w4 0°°M to the country. And yet i'é 4 punt might be yotad

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