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'dhe,ttset a. said it would be within the rOcelleetion of members that la" yer, ih' "for: made by the 'irueitint.irtttrr, 'leth, . with the queetion of them"? th the failed, on account of the inability of l t: Hon" to take the action they inclined but". Certain questions had itterwards l .propoesed to be naked of leading gentle- ( 'le In reference to the matter. but when l ' Boner: me these questions had not been ""3941. Ths unaware were on hand up". tte, the object of the motion Was to utiliza IP' new": He explained that the Com Ditto. was as nearly u poeeible the tame u that he proposed lest year. The motion was carried. RAILWAY FUND AND RAILWAY SUBSIDY FUND. 39m Mr. CROOKS. in moving the second Wing of the em res otin'g the Runny Ihsad and the Radway gibsidy Fund, said tint hen. members would remember that, by previouu Acre of the Legislature, oertaia mom of the Ooneolideted Revenue Fund been set aside in order to form funds for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railways in the Province of "Memo. The first Act passe) during the lemon .of 1870 71, set apart $1,400,000 to tom the fund, and in 1871 72, by the Reil- my Fund Act. the original tturn wasincreos ed by half a miilion dollars and $t00,000 yearly for twenty years. Certain inconven- leneea had been the result of these two fundl. Therewuun express provision which pryr MM any portion of the Railway Subsidy Fund being appropriated in aid of a reilway until the gin" net sport by the Reilwey Ava had been iapoeed or; and in the next place tt wee difficuiUo toy whether or not the ep- mopnatiorh under the Order in Council would not have the effect of exheusting the Railway Aid Fund. or bribing rellwaye to huh whatever aid the Government mi ht Ill from the darlway Subsidy Fund. 1fll,' culty existed st the preset moment, for there were Orders in Council up re riating two millions and name hundred, thou-ed dollars in respect of existing railweye. He explained the conditions requisite in the etete of a railway before the amounts psyu- ble are claimahle, and showed how the " onlty am no to which mad the amount we: tobepaid from. Al a matter of (an. the Railway Aid Fund wan already exhinet- ed, but he expleined that several railways had not ftt1iilhsd the condition under which they were . entitled .to the grant; and the proposed to remove the restrictions which l the exi-tiug Act wss supposed to impose, it it could be shown that it was of public utility (cr adrttettages The second and third _ sections were intended to unto the two Rsilwsy Funds work ss one. and give railways the right to demand payment without being in soy wsy interfered' with by my provuionsl order which my now keep in qupeuse my per ion of the tirst fund. The fourth section had the same obieot in View." To: filth soo- . - s v, --- - h A (inns-n """"'* "--v --..i-e--"'" ~~ - grunts would. therefore, he thought, lapse Another ditiiculty which nroee trout this set 1n- the indefigute langnege need for the pur- pose of defining the clue of nilweye which ornament to be included in the Act. Alth mgh there we: some attainpt at destinition. yet the Onion in Council and the resolutions of the Home had, in fact, determined that the clue of nilwly which it in properto til under the Act meme any rail way of utility in the Province of Catario He thought the mind of the Home was fully in occur-deuce With this View. He then expleined the provisions of the Act clnuee by clones. The first clan-lo - up _....-- __ 7 - - tion was intonéed to enable the Govern mat, with the "uetion of the Home, to free these fund: from Order: in Uonncil Bad provisiond order: in favour of partiyuttr "my". In conohtdon, he laid he Ind onl- canted that a nearly as nouible hall n mil. lion of dollm would fever ttAtiet!: nil - _ ., , " - "An- A. flu: "up. "all In %ah_'"'_ -'___ei"_ --- - the Act unwind to be revised for the pur' pogo of loosening the amount which in than tied up, and, providod sutytoUttt "u" " .hown to the Governor in Council, to revolt ooh previous Order: in heel " might bu HI- ___L__L L - nnmnnn.ni nan. luau flv'-v-~ -~~.,, .. necessary. To protect the compute: can. and; ind keep the power of the G warn meat Mt due check, a provision wan contained hy.. BOULTBEE referredto the debate! 011th). eubjeot during the existence of the 8andiUtd Maedonald Government, and sold that the ttpeWhsatiot1 of the particular rail. "by! which were to be aided we: o question which the leader. of the Reform party then mjsed with great vehement». because other PM, they argued, too much power would be "I the hands of the Government, and the chance of corruption given. He thought the sewer asked by the Government wan more "gowns than thnt asked for by the San field Macdonald Government... end we! opposed to granting aid induoriminnttsir to all reilwaye which the Government thong" public works of utility. He thought, see g our great surplus, that the Government should remove the provision a which 1 future generation: Were call upon to contribute a yearly sum for railway pur- poeee. Mr. LAUDER thought it would have been better had the Government accepted the amendment moved to tho Port Perry Rail- way Bill last year, and he won glad to see that the primer lo then contended for by the Opposition 'dll' now been accepted by the Government. He promised the Gomrnment ell the aid in the direction generally eigoi- tied by the Bill it would be in his power to give. Mr. MEREDITH thought the provisions nf the third clause were donnerone, and likely to do mischief to railway: in course of construction upon the faith of $3.000 per mile of A grant. Bras, Mr. MOWAT told it wee sae, from the few objecting _ Wattle gm that lngae P'e'N, Mr. RICHARDS nid it would hove boon better for his pntf, Bad better for the oouu try, it the Sondtie d Msodonald Government hid not proposed. to legislate upon this nil way question before going to the country, and paths they Would hlve vat boon in power hurtbey not done " m exphiued that the originsl intention of that Govern ment in Ir,',',?,',',',"",?, the Subsidy Act, can to aid dummy. gum; orth oud South. wondering Hon" (Hm, but) Hon member- ;Iould understand the object of the Bill ally; the provision- were such " the prec- tkit working of the fundq required; and 8930111 benat would be the result of gho removal of the ditiioitia, which now on". (0130613.) " Ttte Act that Vné' order should hue All! :1th until it received the "notion of)!" illthe Botmlw, 'o o'jactizrn th v. it p! s ,x.'-_ :0 , uur.ch 1mrounre in the power oi tho Gamma at, and reminded him Lust us "on as tho lt dorm parry come into power thcymn.-udcd the. for. mm manure. m an to meet this diihu1l.w. and the Home ha0 tho power of refuumg to ac- yule to any manure of aid pm.) mm by tho t3ovetravetd, He ,how (3 and. am 93".". ug Act was ex'rcmely my». in than, ml tat.. tbongh it apply-fl as a matter of fut to alt railways, it heal the appcamnce of restria. tlveneal winch was embarrassing. and he frankly asked the 80am to remove It. There in no meson why the Homes should restrict itself tn thin matter. If a road wot Inch I rcuul as this Hausa thought my: to n r ive support, why rhould there be my mtriotion upon in grouting that support! The Government were entirely in the hood: of the Home in that nutter, and could nuke no grant without the snout of the Home In reply to the objection against the third chum of the hon member for London, he and that the amount gnntcd to my railway out of the one fund would correspond - ly to that which they would. hove under the proposr. d Bill Ho wan sure the House would give the Bill A hbenl on! hearty support. (Hear, ttear ) Mr. STEPHEN RICHARDS criticized the upecch of the Attotuoy-omteral, declaring that the scheme of the enndtield Meodoneld Government was one which had been adro. wted and initiated by the Reform patty, end gave 1833 power of corruption to the Govern- ment of the dey than the meunre propoeed by the present Administration and their friendl. He declared that he had been e Reformer when Reform meent nome- thing, and he declared that the preeent Reform Government came into power upon e iatus cry. lie doubted that the eyntom of enbmittiug these Orders in Gounod for aid to railwaye we: eubvereive of the principle of Responsible Government. Referring.to the motion of Mr. Leader toe e arnirarui'ivo stntement of the "brie: ptid by the Government, and was oharaettrri'ging the notion of the Government in that matter in very "rsmg language, when Mr. SPEAKER oaiied him to order for referring to a debate which had taken pure during the present session. Act that -aTUiiaiilrr dhpoud' a 'tl, uncut snow as taught, seeing Government on bl which oa1ht upon