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bet a e ?:G.h I(l'!d the statemont was ik;nted'i;n s ts s i _A reiterated across the floor that tho country || -- -- f wCl f s o _ | was on the brink of bankraptcy and ruin. , was a well--known fact that there was A ":: { * > #C Mr. RYKE A { number of those whom it was desirable | '<ite + r. R "RT--Hear, hear. (Laughtor.) |\ bring to this country who required some s \ j y o Tess Mr. PATTERSON continged--On the con-- sistance. The increase in the immigration MA _« trary, the country was never more pros: was worth far more to this country than the f })erons than at the preseat day (hear, hear). e# difference in the expenditure; in fact, this e or the Municipal Fund was settled, and there was a point which he did not believe that r¥,. was yot a large surplus at the credit of the any mour.ble gentleman . would dis-- | . E --% Government. _ (Cheers.) There was 1O pute, and _ he thought public feol § *; period in the history of the country when its ing approved of it distinctly, and fully Es Proo&ecta of future prosperity were (Hcar, hear.) There was nothing of which +. as favourable as at tho presont mo: this country was more 'n waut than in-- > ment, _ It was a matter for con-- creased immigration. and there was NO daty gratulation to the House and the country which more directly weighed upon the Go-- ' that there were at the head of the Govern-- . vernment, or more deserved their attention, sA ment Jentlemen possessed of the ability than the inducement of emigrants to come ' 3 : to deal successfully with questions in-- and sagtle in our country, and so add to its > volving zo much difficulty and labour, wfimd entorprise, The people of the 3 and it must be gratifying to thesoe Xhited States cafoulabod that every im n . , gt'{!tlhtle-meg that in return they were favoured grant was worth $1,000. At this calculation, | i: m the _ confidence and estcem _ of the increase to the wealth of the comntry e whole Province. (Loud chooers) With during the past ysear was something like ' B s -- these few remarks, ho had groat pleasure in £400,000, (gheers ) 4 € seconding the Address. . »man enc * led Upon the question of the adoption of the The third paragraph was then carried, E* first paragraph. P 5 Upon the qule:etion of the adoption of the Es Mr. + i ourth paragraph, va that t}:{oy lf:fi;rfi%fiedh?;en:;:u:: t(l::, b?:: Mr, CAMERON agreed that it was necos-- f placed in the hands of the m'nmbe};; aAnd sary that sommething should be done on the 4 wer * question of the amendment of the Schoal f e not, therefore, before the House. Law. But if the directi f th. dm sat Mr. CAMERON said it th w. But if the x'rec' ion of the amendim 30 f cust ie L. h _ WOs 8 proposed by the Government was to be in t om to place the printed copy of the the direction indicated by the hon. meimber | | resgluhona in Ltbe hands of the members, who seconded the Addres®, he was not satis-- &6 hmonghv_tbil all the more necessary fied that these amendments were in the in-- 4 3 ;lpon t occasion, because it was the inten terest of the country. It was possible that f e~ fi"n of some gentlemen upon his side of the in some portions of the country the present . t ... thome to propose several amendments to School Law was burdensome, but in other: - ese resolutions. it was not; and while ho was in favour of ' B | Hon. Mr. MOWAT sail it was equite t relieving those who really were unable to $ f | within the knowledgs of gentlemen opposite beer the burdevn, be was not in fa: C gh:t the Address was a mero re--echo of the vour of loosing those who were able § Speech, and as the printer bad not besou able The -- welfare anod -- health of the 3 to get the copies of the Address printed in pupils -- required the greatest necessary f | ' time, but was orly able to place a copy in accommodation. -- The question had never | 4 & x: the bands of the Speaker, he did not sce been regarded as a political one, and he as-- + . »wbat hon, gentlemen could offer any ob sured the bon. gent};men opposite that they b ¢ jection to proceeding in the msautime with-- would receive every possibie assistance from C ;| out them. the House in framing an improved moasure. -- - Mr. CAMERON siid his recollection was (Hear, hear.) lt > that they bad always had bafore them copies | ~ _ On the question of the adoption of the P »£ ne resolutions while they were discussing fifth clause, J -- 4, as they demre'\l to have the material Mr. BOULTBEE regarded the paragraph | 8 theim to cnable thoem to make the as rather peculiar in the light of the pro-- , «r amendments. | ccedings upon the Orange Bills last session. 2 he SPEAKER s«id it had beon the prac-- | He referred at length to theso procesdings, & LR w1ce Benfl'al!y to bave the resolutious priated and charged the éovexmnent with havieg ' & and in the hands of members, and this would acted in a most strange and un | -- /A bave been the caso in the presout instance constitutional manner. He assertel that : ~ but for the fact that thoy wore not priated | the hon. member for Grenville now s in time. 'There was, however, no practical _ a member of the Government, had attacked : : difficulty arising therefrom which would hin-- the religion to which he (Mr. Boultbee) be-- * * dor the discussion of the Address, which be lonfied in a most malignant manuer during .. ruled to be now in ordor. » the course of the debfstehlanl(:} year, The (;:i F w s The firat and second paragraph re ther duct of the leader of the Government f # put, and carried ne». con,* * ewere taek been very different from fwlmt Eeople had | . k . e i On the question of the adoption of the ';e;;fiedm? ?:imioill:;':e(f (;g: lfiu: vlv)l?;?'ge ¢ third paragraph, relating to the success of y s A »dpie " the emigration schemes of the C t joined the Administration. He was surpruo:l 3 ® i ceupany «.. wdaa Absiva 4 that the Government had again brought this j Mr. CAMERON sail that beforse the question up, and thrown it as a bone of con: 4 f House assumed that t:ha alloged progress had tention between the contending parties, and i t been made, some of the facty should be laid giving rise to that acrimonious %celing which | t es before thouw They should be informsdi | it cmfid not fail again to do. _ He severely : what was the ecxtent of the immigration as / criticised the conduct of the Government in k * compared with last year; what the expend:i-- reserving these Bills for the assont of the f ture in copnection therowith as compared Governor--General, and especially in now 4 ? k with last year,and so on. It woald be well ; bringing them up again upon this occasion. | { p that theso facts should be considered in con-- If the %}ovemmcnt were :filowed to do this | t $ nection with this parayraph. sort of thing, it would be establishing a pré-- | k 7 . Hon. Mr, MOWAT said he was quite will cedent to the Constitution, and he affirmed 6 e > . ing to give his hon. friend all the informa-- that there was nothing to equal this since [ "';" R l tion he desired upon thoze potats, Accsord the days of the Stuarts. Such a precedent § _ | bngye the otiornl statement, which bad besn Te iss Aeooinn in it sit en | ned t 3 F vur ) ® ght s made _ up _ _'*> ROM® -- day 14. De-- cod to the Houss to pass, provided that [ cember, 1873, the number o. iRBR 8 ruadlinadis < ; aoemunearcene *] | grants who remained at the various points legislation were not in accordsnce with the # f --Ottawa, Toronto, Hawiiton, and London-- views of the members of the Admia f |© was 38,891, and the number who romaigaed in | > istration. -- 1t was entirely opposed to § the ter®itory for the corresponding peciod last tho professions -- of the -- so--called Tib year--that is, 1872--was 23, 20. Thas thers eral party in days thas are, passod ' / was an excess over 1872 of some 10,.782. and fu any party apposed to them woull 1,3, (I'!tar, _hea}'.) The total expsnditure on im declaimed agaings as subversive of theliber-- migration into the Province had been about tios of t5o ;_,'3;('1\19. He characterized tho con-- $150,000, out of which the Provincial trea Evet of the Qovernmont as truckling to both s sury expended $135000, and the Damiaion Poman Catholics and Qrangemnen. He pro« | t . Government $18,060. Supposing that the fessed to bo unable to fally understand the f _whole amount had been expended ia procur-- meaning of thoa paracraph, and movel in l f } ing the 10,000 extra emigrants already alluded 5 amondmont, that the \f«.!l'owing words ba 21. | | to, he considered it would have been money ded to the rosolutiou;----' That whio wiiling | y well spent. (Hear, hear ) A large portion of to give our bost consiceration to ary moasure | _ 4 i the immigration, he had no doubt, that may be proposed to us for such gfi.nér&l s ! arose _ from tha moears taken by the Act of Incorporation as His Kxcellency has § | | agencies of the Government to circulate promised, we cannot pofrain from the o§Preg. s ' information respecting this conatry, and the sion of cur regret that His Excolloney Was p f | increased activity exerted in every branch advised to reserve for the azsont :;E:t'lr; ( ' [ ; connected with the D:{m-tment for the pur-- crnor General, the Bills passed by»thi; \If(zm § ' E> pose of showing the claims of this Dominion last cession, entitled Au Act for the Innoruso ' k & upon the attention of those intending to leave ration of the Loyal Orange Associatluonp;i | f & the old country. Assistance to such had Easteru Ontaiio, and qp Act for the Incor-- : ,.' been given to the extont of $72,000, and it poration of the Loyal 1,,. £0 As',-)-.:lation'of | 1 «_ Western Ontarin, as o subject--mattor of t A