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gration, Te k n e amae ati L | Mr. CAMERON called for explanations. Hon. ATTORNEY--GENERAL said it was not usual on an occasion of this kind to go into details. Mr. CAMERON eaid the Address referred to what had been done during the recess, and the House should know what had been done. Hon Mr. McKELLAR said full explana ticns would be given when the estimates #ere brought down. Vr. CAMERON said it was rumoured that the Government had followed the plan of the 'ate tiovernment, and appointed anumber of apirts, Nr. White among the number. Fi n. ATTORNEY.GENERAL sa'id he was fbd his bon. friend approved of what he hnd learned of their plans He shoald re-- member that thero was a Reformer, or a Reformer--and--a half, or two Reformars in the 'ate Government, and there could not be a Reformer in an Administration without deing zome good. (Laughter). The paragraph passed. . On the 7th paragraph, Mr. RYKERT called upon the Commis-- sioner of Public Works for explanations re: epeotingi some statoments that he had made to the electors of Monck in reference to him-- self. He did not know whether to call this Government Patent Combination No. 2 or No, 0, He thought th: Att>rn'y Cigneral | was mistaken as to the date when he was 6rrt spproached with reference to taking the Premiership, at ony rate If rumour #poke conrectly. _ He gaj.esed, as uncoussitutiona', 10 any one c::Ep'. the Licatenaat Govern--r a; pposching nan and a king him if be wov d unde to form a Governm<ns II« wanted to koow if Mr MceKellar was a*ked to form a tovernment, and said ths Eet:amers would not submit to haviog the Cenmmissgioner of Cro«n Lands take the position of Premier. _ e would be pleased to «e that geutleman at the head of the Gov ettment _ He would, doubtlees, bave faults to Erd with some of his actions, but he must say that as far as the internal mavagemsas of 1is department was conceracd, that no former Cowmmi:sioner had ever maniwged it with more skill and energy. He went oa to. fi.rm that the present Governmeat paid no aov« deferencs to the opinion of the Houase, and consulted it as little as the first AAmin-- istration had cone; and instanced the sal«s of tin.ber--limits and the establishment of the Centisl Prison, He charged the members of the Government with runuing rouud the country instead of attending to their daties ; with having supported their supporters to a much greater extent than any other govern-- ment had done; with encouraging Govern-- ment officials to electioncer for their friends, and threatening them with dswissal when they took the opposite course ; with delay and mismsnagement in regard to the Agri-- cultural Farm. He stated his belief tuat the CGovernpment had said nothing of the Income Franchise Bill, because it had found out that there was very little demand for that pet scheme. There were, he sgaid, oaly 400 younog men in the country who would be enfranchised by that propasal . Ha said that a _ grave _ omission _ hal been mads in the absence of any prom'se of a new Assessment Law, Something should have been eaid about the Law Co--umissioa. visions. __Hon. Mr. WODD spoke of the grest i He wanted to see the abolition of the Court of Chancery, and as this Commission hyd cost a good deal of money, something should have been said of it, He accused the hon. gentlomen of viclating the principle which they had so loudly cried out for, when thy Un the 6th paragraph, respecting emi-- pns.'e:l an Order in Council respectiog the Willineton, Grey and Bruce Railway, ani then, without waiting for the approval of the Hovse thergon, moditied it by a subsequent order. _ The Educational measure which was adopted two years ago should, he considered, be allowed a fair trial before any changs was made in it as was proposed in the Speach. He contended that the action of the Govern ment in educaticnal affains was promptel by ill--feeling to wards the Council of Public la: struction. Mr. SEX CON paid a high compli-- ment to tho gentlemen' composing the present (Government. _ Speaking of the § --ndfield--Madonald Mignistry, he said that although he had differed frequently from its leader, [and nal opposed him, he believed that that gentleman did to the best otf his be-- lief act for the benetit of the country, Res. pecting the School Law, he said that a con. solidation of a'l the laws on the subject was »bsolutely necawsary ; as evon in the legal pro. feasion there was great «_lifl'eronoe 'of Agpinion to the meanivg of some of the pro-- 1Mm* rtance of & sestlement of the Manicipal Enn Fund question and of the question ' of the di--posil of -- ths _ remaining' m]mlul. He bslieved that when ~Mr, Blake and his colls1gues came to occupy the Treasury benches, such were the exigencies with r::mtto the Railway Aid that they were justified in dsaling with that question without at the same time dealing with :Hg other great'questlon of the Mumclpx Fund, ; romising and pled 'ng that at the next ses> ion . this 'qnq\%oh would _ be _ dealt with. The Spesch from the Throne would 4 indicate that this" @¥vernment proposed to! plant tLemselvés upo that issuc; and there-- fore all that bad teen said in the past as to tad} faith, all the ink spilled and all the | wores written and all the time con»umed in trying to convince the country that nothing of the kind was intended, received a point . blank reofutation. He had no doubt that the combined intellect of those upon the Treasury benches would be bes-- towed upon this question, and that even thea the measuare would be brought down not as a cast--iron model but subject to change. Some municipalities from a sease of honour had paid up their indebte Iness, while others equally as well able to pay up had allowed it to increase. Some municipalities had never borrowed from the fund at ali; and, there-- fore, he said that, compared with the inter-- cst that was felt in this most 'impotbant question, all other matters 8: 4 ut hose spoken of by the hon. member "*,* Lin-- coln _rank _ into _ utter -- insigh', Xhce, Anothber matter which he thought was °/ next grcatest importance WAS the agricuitural que:tion, and therefore he thought that this Agricaitural College and the drainage ques-- tion sbhould receive every attention.s Re: rpecting the Nova Scotia subsidy, he said that he felt bound on this occasion, reference having been made to the subject, to once and redici Fein ooo o uy lA cde e w We -- o o e e e e e n Ne F for a'l make it be understood that the On-- tario representatives had, in the "Ottawa C'bamber, protested against the increased marl to Nova Ssotia; and he then read from tho journals of the House the record of the «menments proposed by Mr. Blake, himself ané uthers, to the Nova Scotia resolutions. He contended that Nova Scotia was not un-- justly dealt with hy Confederation, and de-- fercer the Reformu party against the charge ui sectionalism. tle entered at some leagth nio the Nova Seotia subsidy qusstton, and poir td out the evil results oft the course 'olloxed by the Dominion Goverpment on ibut question. _ He denied that he or any in-- telligcnt member of the Liberal party desired anything more than even handed justice to all parts of the Doniaznion. They were pot open to the charge of sectional-- um _ Within thelast five years Ontario bad vaid into the Dominion Treasury fifty milliors, and he defied the Finance Miaister to slow that one million hai been spent in this Province on capital account. Where bad it gone? Squandered is Manitobs, and in the enormouns increase in the ordinary ex-- | pendituré of the country," With reference'to the disposal of the aurpl%w, he thouyht it should not all be spent. . Enough should 'be' kept so that th: annnal ir{c,ome would be, not: less than twom llions, That would ba enough to meet all the dfmands_ for 'railways; i¥ would give $6,000 or $7,000 to spead an-- nually on capit i1 accolnt, and all that was re-- quired for the o--dinary services of thecountry. If the present Governmient would contiaune to faithfully and honestiy discharge their duties he was confident the people would at all times generously support them. As to the Premier, ho had very satis{actorily dis. charged his dusy as judge, and he believed he would give equal satisfaction as the lead-- er cof the Government.. In England it was not uncommon for the Chief %ustice to be made Lord Chancellor, of course by & politi» cal party,. It would not be said that the Chicf Justice was swayed in the dissharge of 1 3P o9 MA .032 08 . 3.A ied mhes. Acter dA c * his duties by any consideration that he might receive the Lord Chanesllorship. _He migbt refer to one or two instances in Eag-- land in which judges had gono from the Bench into polit cal life. Lord Maasfield, Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, became Cbhancellor of the Exchequer. Lord Hardwick was a juadge but took a seat in Pitt's Cabinet in 1757. | He also alludod to several other instances in | which eminent judges had accepted political | positions; and afterwards proceeded to ques-- | tion whether or not there was anything un-- | constitutional in the Premier assuming office without the other members of the Cabinet resigning, and in proof of the correct-- ness of the opinion he had formed he referred to -- gevoral accessions to of. fice without resignations taking pluce. _He went on to :ly that ho fully believed the . money expended by the Ciovernment had . been expended on constitutional grounds and in harmony with their professed principles, . A good deal had been said about the man:-- | agement of the Crown Landa, but every-- _A-u he had heard it spoken of with satis-- mm ncon en niet f ; Bu4t 1/}