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r refit was a monstrous thing on -_ " I. .. . f. a a had f -ittt'?lt1',/"pe, i. ot tt'pg,tettt, I, , wr r l ".-- w "a." t tredtoaaattoeei all: fimttms 33 ma ' are 'uJ),e8lQ . F' 1 1 (l l and these authorities had shown that this; J,ltt and tne. mm P." " WWW . _ l was no such "mini" was he to think "we, G inbringiug for." this motion he . ttc, -/ i of thehosi gen whenhessked theoito "- endeavouring to pmrttet.t the all; . iF. .3 l 'tttfi-ia as a new mu, not to consider yhioltyrene.tobis out. Withregard t rr.', g . might be a wise and just rule gm mac's connection with the 'r,'ris'l B" V ir, for the hthe-hat when he asked. "v FritateBills. 1.. "that his firm oat hr, i214. for the Meh',',', ottatittg tt sits, on "In. geny acted in the ease of but two Billsb at in m: f _'lfit (tie-mun Rouse, thet it should beai- ludthstwssaftsrhelledmd'o htlllT,r Rt," 'r.', l iirrtsed that this had beeaalways the rule her olthe firm. One of them was a to " , Ei" l 'ii" , and lem tt ttsie "ttieot. It the Rouse which the hon. member for East Toron w ', it l" - if ' adopted TI' proposition it would be the promoter. 7 . ltr '. tdoirting W "- 'tttarty taus, Mr. CAMERONssid that the hon. mem. hl t/irir; i . for it was perfectly certain til" for West Toronto w" its promoter, but that g: F)t,',.i.,r them n no shsdow of inundation he (Mncameron) had done allhe could to get 'iii' Ur' r,'ats,r it', r,"g',,'ht, '"lgrt had basin tq,',?', of it passed. " , ttl "if? at lament. e on. gen eman ' re~ _ _ . t e hon. cutlemsu's ' ' t Bt"'?; A l ferred to my 'rty.t laid M" what teye until: ,cdif"l1,1th12.t of theg Bdi. He ' " _,1,,t, ".86 on the n?" and that '"P that no l (Mr Crooks)was chairm an of the Committee. . HEW member Jst _the ouse should be interest? T Attorne General MOWATsaid there were V 'll Ere';; E',',',,'?':",,', in "gibusiness 'iag'1t',trt' , l onl one g two Bills " most, and Mr. Blake B,, i. i": louse. whether a partner trausscto1i L' r, . . 'flhf, pecuniary interest in them whatever. V I it; himselt The purpose of the Aux re a , , h it for stat rl. ' " waste v at a in her be interested as ' He had that gentleman s aut on y . Ei' g li P" t bu Pm 'drl',',fllll, Howe or l log that he did not even know that one ot in; - . Mt at" "a,',',',',',',',?: . or; that rule - . his partners had been concerned in these t' If} all "f, i"',, 'ti,,'ttttf.,dt framed l Bills. uniil when in Ottawa he saw in some , in; "tin mango IIll t vade it b hor. lot the organs of the gentlemen opposite " Ilk'. so hitpartn. 'rdl2f,Wll "L'd',d'd {More l some statement on the subject. He then i " , all Ha f " hissh h {knack was to re- i wrote to Toronto and found the oirea metan- 'l Ek I , on" "a; t too No hon mem- ' 7 cos to be as now stated. It the hom mean f tlt,, if." pecuniary van E" hi own 'mpum, ', her for South Leeds wished that there should l i I l H hm}: "y Trt, or s WM " laid _ be a new rule of the House on this subject, ' ' l f. te h',": In mongol??? South Leeds. _ it would be right to discuss that question; ,', . . Tina e f,'lN'lllht',id havin any m. _ but he the (Attorney-General) would i ' ' f e t T,,",",',','.,,',',',':') disdained lid know- I certainly like to know why a professional ' ', T I 'alll",',', o y . which an member tt r, partner of a member should stand in a differ. V: i ' i ill £030 "we; G'lll'l)d'll) hia Pl" i ' out position from any other partner. He f f e e f,',,',?,',',',", gaged " qolittitor for any om, F was some" hat ratoniahed.at the low view of I .U hail! "giggle" bolero the House. It wa, . his profession that the hon, gentleman ' ' not therefore users that he (Attoraoy. terased to have. There came constantly be. Bn G ' al h ia' as 27d things which bat {ore tho'Houso Bills respecting railways and 'tF,) teiTl'attittlfg't,rf,', should haw. "Jug" looks, and other corporations, and yet it I: l, it his duty tony. The hon. s7iik'i'ii', had had never bet-en 'ltyh, 'Jr"t,7, , li- l referred to a case before the British {louse of to tl 'gt"t ho an; an; integrate in my _ P l i . . . " e wt, (n em . "-:,' 1 Sigma "bathing" td"",','",,',","" dil gt those Bills. Why should this slur be "r.-:' not pretend that it was contrary to usage I' cast upon the h gal member: f, 'huft1,to P? ' Parliament; he liked that a new iule should more -thtut upon an?! o or '. T' , be Weed Jectiou was entire y fanciful, and. I . - . . ol ti not to be seriously entertained. In . l Mr. MACDON ALD End In. ',,'1tll 'dl the Court ot Chance ' with which he was framed from the_motion tg, m c - e was somewhat familiar. a rlike principle had ( on the rule adopted m 1830-el or on on been considered. There, everybody knew the l I or the other. . . strong hand which that Court held over trus- l Attorney Donors! ITV, AT and the rule teeg-- and very often solicitors were trustees I 'll I laid down in May] said what the usage of Where there was any litigation in com _ l E Parliament was; but the hon. {nonibsr motion with the trust, ands solicitor was l . wished togofurtlier, and stateas being the concerned professionally in that titigahioa, A t rule something which was not. The once V the rule was that lie m not permitted to l l quite understood why this resolution hid i derive any advan from It, and if he ia. ' , been moved. There had beena great daal , mused my mung: um lose than; "we T' i of talk in tho organs of hon. gent omen ol?" lbs"! the same or even . much greater ' ' I ite on this matter, and tho motion of the l ','S,t, to prevent Mt being made from (, i I m. gentlemen was proposed to be a slur , trusts" that kindalto prevent profit being . . . ' upon Mr. Blake and the hon. gentleman who 1 mode by members of Parliament. Bat then _ ' V , sat beside him ou. Crooks.) . He happened tt. rule was equtllr "stotgr that if I "t J to know tho facts connected with Mr. Blake. , e trustee's artner does the business, and I ' Every one who knew, or cared to speak hon. V , direct! . or gdireotly the solicitor himself l rstly, hysw that that gentleman was 'I does 2'tl'2fil2'S"l','tt%', from the business, . utterly .ieaoatrle of making use of 2 the out. "a allowed The Court held that a his who trust for "y pays" advantage. , there was no reason why u artner should l He demonstrated that m , way wield! I t conduct business of that hind as long as few of them had an opportunity of domg. 'll t usteo himself does not derive a betieit A . ' It was not long after entering. that he dia. f e 'll so ttttttttt That was the rule of the _.' 3 covered that so much of his time would be 'rirg'h'/lelUfi'l',',U' and he did not "a why i 1' taken up there that he could not render so ugh ld o beyond that wish: this House ', much service to " firm " hthad previously 'lt I o1.1 g ible for some gentlemen to Bt. 1 1 Kr. done, and he thereupon icsigned, $2,400 a _ 33701313318 . tive duties without great i . year. So far from coming into I arliameiit en ifice and tttli not see why those sac- l V l ' for the purpose at making a profit out .of his sag" fl', old be increased by debuting them : ., trust, he almost immediately entered into a l " ',,f"t " rtners who, " lawyers, did , Nr' new arraugciiiont by which he voluntarily twin ',"i1'L'tl',,',2'l, It might be right to _ j" resigned that large sum. That was_in 1867; busing" the union of a new rule, but no w V . but the great abilities of his hon. friend, and 1",,"lf " w: asked to a . ptppoaitioa Ft the c?n!iiiery.e whicthhe country placed in Il', been]; end all tder, was incorrect F.,:', him, led tthis occupying a much more prom. ' ll"',' ' "my? to the isot. The House would U" ineht position than he had Wished to occupy, ' as con dillicnlty in negativing the motion of Et and rendered it nocessaryfor .him to given I "ll no member (Hear hear.) ' .th still greater portion. ot his time to public the on. ii"iiiiik " raised the confidence V r , duties, than he in the firat instance Mr. C A 1 stat remission generally. M. " . mental upon demo, and in order to enable he felt in the eg P] than' My 1 " . him to do that ho made a further enemies in though that profession mg}: rose" is of , ; the year IS'i'O, by which he cared to be in. other was not exempt from hat pm" k ar,., i _ , "rested in tho r,hth'te,1, business of the black sheep. m m somew ted f T, the iirm with which e had been connected ; and after statements Ast! T"'". t fi",',',,',",'; . from December, 1870, though his name was AttorussrGenoml at. 33% this": in his? . l in the him, he had, no partnership interest warmth should 5., amid , 'Ill House '% ', in it-its profits or its losses tn thus leav- rjpg to the resolution ore . 0th if . : ing the firm he made a further "eifico of He admitted. if tlte t't,tT,tierft on: r:', l $5,200 a year in the public interesth order Mr. Blake, u "presented yt 'll'it'ti'g"l'h' 's tomshs him free to attend to his public General. 'meestrue, tha3agrea 'an In I duties. and in utter disregard of his private been done to that .hon] Put omen. l i interest Be(Attorney-Uenersl) would like diamante" fl,1t'tl'lhtt't'tr,t' 5::le . mas hon. ntlemen posits hesaid P, PA as . . i l t, to 2nt,7et',tt,- fl, we eagle! of had l'l'lWll'l! the .rttrlyiors. Tths not "k J', won , coo ear of income was 'taful1'l,',hl. The mischief to be avoided _ l thee 'aerlf1oee . 87h t .{abl member . as [youny just as great, whether the legel . it "an .ar beyOndw . pro Ull,' 'tttet. s'Jl','d'dl'lt made an arrangement With his " l 0:093}; 'ttLrl,2Tuh,t; a? Mr. in..." not to participate in the r"'ll'li Fd l s , . . . it he were in pom o q ' , Blake was ot such a high order, and his matters, as . mtnaneraeou. , , ""'m '°" s'fl, 333.35.: 2r2h'2t 'ti.hi'ity'k'iel'i'i!i'isi'le!llh to assert that l business was as . . t. h . "I!" had "ted last "lion " V even Wrthu those ligumwould t e on. roe . mitten. I talt: ,'t,ff,'/ that Mr. 'iiy"i'iiiiiii"iiif, Chairman ot the Private Bills Com g ', I l "with! in the House for the purpose t LI