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I e rt""""'" if I _ '. ' _. a. y I. "T C . rr' motel to t to is of . l _ y re er a w those _ . . - - _ F. relating ..to subjlfcts with which he was ' ttttf,ftf'dt 2t"ltt't IT, you?" . iii gntteetamilur. he first paragraph" one . The ple of On tNN he v _ m, tarie , " which would he accepted by both sides of their"; te-tlatte had TI,',",',', " ,ng theHouse. ltreferredtothe lamented de- Us? P es, . . if ofth need the responsibility 'ttrnakinglibara1 : in» . cease . e late kuatena.ttfortmor, The chu for educational and _ .23; , Impartiallty if his Administration 'during E I a my "In 13% i. M h ',.'t thabried period he occupied his exalted mqteeviitut which would I the a _ 'l, ttttte and the.unvary1ng courtesy and af- I tt l .tatettt l I with the ., . w " ab'hty which distinguished his demeanour " 4 e With . ibis '; .' f hhisrelatiooa withothers.endeared him to trggtl trt, - we all ' . hiaterof Education on tuiloor' of the d t '5 classes and oreedn. I1iOtea, therefore, House the Department would bounds:- the w .; ' C had been deeply deplored by the community ' ,"a'S.r.ii ...I. otmtrut_ot9hir_Btteandxrmt1dutho 9: atlarge. a. (Mr. Widdtioid) thought he - of educstlng hon. members on the l It. 1e1e Hael to thy Hou" to ttnite in -huestotedaoatioai. um beuargnedby 2: oetyiteuating W dUthtgaiahod 'rte"'ttt ' methane making the HinistercfPubllc _' wt; who m "mqum ot that im. hnotion an Executive Councillor and .' vN "called upon to assume the duties and . . . at»?! ihit of h otiio t Lieutena t him a seat in Parliament, there would my "PM m" t ' . o It . danger of mixing up politics with educa- \ If s') .- mm" 1Uying titUd "'7 high "d ian. than} when, to mummies of the latter. l g}? pertus- t one. mthe State, having been long I Such t wouldhs ll . ca- It,:) 'r, III the polinral arena, his Honour pcsse_ see his " g,"'o'llfg D 0!" Ill let tM. at 'dltr/1'll't and great ability. and toms! o " -hnerst, an . .2 :, . an un "ntahed reputation. The House ted, Meet lawman-It would in Imo- i ' couldieelsurethathiscsreer would belike tltit - qrith, Hehad toomuch _ It" that'cf Itin predecessors. not only able but fisith the intelligence of ttu, ptopu, and " i' . I ,,J,lt 8W al c r our public ! than: Lt",L",,gr (12:33? frlgihn'thto ' 2 S l ' 'llfl 'ttg 'dd, tLt r'iStu12r,',"tt'at' of source. They had the additional testimony _ y ave no one . . .. 'methane had been . inted to high places of the distinguished gentleman who for the ppo , . i last thirty ears had been at the head of the _ td,,,.".", recent "than 1ggt,rrd"1c,"v' Educational Department, and during that cued 'thead. tU,,'t'tlt1 t held ',ll. time had succeeded in establishing a system , Y 0"? pro . . . . . gt-ttml political views He considered this of polio instruction which. he believed, was . tmituimit refutation it the reckless and not surpassed. The proposition to make the . . mm charges which were " freely. change inthe management of that Depart: 1 I". . elf t th ment came from that gentleman, _ , against the In c men o e and his ability and attachment to I v on", y the nealous party up? I on ht the interests of the country made 'l 5"... Matters, however, L' frame?" his recommendation oi additional weight. 2 I 'grlrd,,u 2111' T,t,'ti1,ft'""',,,e,',',' it»? iii: m had been frequently compelled to dozier - 'and h ho d to MN' the (is from him on political mstters, but still he _; t,t'lI,h'k. al . s gist. discussed with must acknowledge that the country was l 2 " 2t,tt; STd? The House and the I tgtg a deep olaligaticn '2,i'ue,2", Wilt . ield) truste that 0 once won tt1tt'g,,1',u'i"e,'tte,ttf ' 3:: flt1't,' i i grant that gentleman a liberal manna in . . " . . " . . _ reco ition of his set services. are were . ff, and MW" which 1,ttS"o",'lff 'llll 'tt l, G'flf",'n'l'l'd'd' 1"2t',','d'l in the Speech, but rr ttoem. 1httootid beno ou t tt f, ' ashehadpledgedhimselinot totake up the f result was ""3 to two f',""')?-- It; time of the House, he would conclude. Be. ' _ the stringent provisions of the f.ott,T,',r, lieving that this House represented the true F ' Elections Aos, and the ."PP, ' t 09"!" wishes of the people, he felt oon6dent that V ' ' 'io-ortho ttall.o.t. It might I" must, n it would not belie his Honour's expression ' o ' oMroettum to this view ot ttto ','t,ti'il t 'ilrl' of belief that it would consider the questions l, m . greater number of pet: "lt, _ submittedtoit with wisdom and patriotism. l, a" the return of members tn l' ye: At the present time Ontario occupied the I C s" the last, and . greater number 'lu'lt ' proud position oibeingthe premier Province of declared vacant. A Ml examina on ." the Canadian Contehmfioa-a Confederation the evidence brought .out " the oihcial the resources of which were " great that ' . investigations must satisfy everybody that it was scarcely possible to estimate their . bribery on any Urgs Btya1tt had been "ssotu. value. The country had developed _.-' , , i] ally.done away with. The Election Act had to . remarkable degree during the paat few l _ o " will" the ttit-al "PM"? of W Hua. years, stimulated by Confederation and tos. tey, but there me many of m rP,T,el,1'fll tered by British connection, which he hoped ' "rl wbich were .t.to sMngont. Many mariner: would continue for some stunts to come. , had been duqualifissit without an org: (Hear, hear.) He had no sympathy with [ grounds. IN would not 1r,t,gtlh,'i e 'thcse politicians who accused each other of ' 01".." healluded to, but would mi: y d, disloyalty, for he felt assured that all of the ',:', I 'ht all must admit, that in mm stances community were thoroughly loyal, and de. ".. ' the dhquahhed gentlemen had mfore 'll,', aired to perpetuate and consolidate British than Justice dealt out tothem. In lact, t power on this continent. The time may felt " strongly on the point that, . try, come, probably will come, when either the ' he was - ottitsotiort might Ito t. 'lt It,', Colonies or the parent State may feel desir- t m danger of such . precedent, tyr :3: our ot a change in the ir relations. When t " ' glad if the +.tyemuent would m Tld that arrived, the_sshsttgo sought for will not ' ", measure to mliem, thoe mm" 'll . I be in thedirection of nueexatiou or inde- " ' mum" user now I'M?" under. l prudence, but in the shape of a V the WWW" Eletttiomt Aet 3' closer tie than that which now binds . " , M in n. trent shape, it: together Great Britain and her Colonies. Ti 11.eats.r would Ie. m the glel,'l'l' There might be a possibility of a grand con- 2- . direction. and the diihculty now expenen d federation of the British Empire, and repre- "' ot ""38 men to undergo the trouble (in?) sentatives of the Dominion of Canada might, . annoyance of an election contest woul he petUpr, be seen side by side with those , W4- He was.pleased to hear that t e Irons Australia and other Colonies. (Rear, 'hc.' - Government recogmzed the full force of this hear.) He begged to second the adopticnof 9" " , fetliyg, and had decided to 'g',ffttc,'t go the Address. (Applause) autisut, and twing m . ','ll'lr,rd'li'l'i'n' g tin: Mr. FERRIS, inseconding the motion, tmid rt" I'i,",rt,', session which, 21t 1': 'dlhi do allusion had been made by his Honour the 1 it . "Yawn. of the 'Tfllh,'tt',',', his. m 1autttesetnnt.tlovamor to the death of the Mi 3W with all tear, o J Mutt' ha no late Lieutesunrtt.Gor6rnor. The Province ii, .' proceeded to "y that 'l',,1 Ill' mum". had lost a practical man and this House a . .1 Rrasster measure contain) 21 h wouli ro- statesman, and he desired to express his sor- _ W" "um" than t i t w c p d t 'Ill,',','; row for the loss sustained. The gentlemen G . 'ttttttg in that mportan GP I fth promoted to the ottiets is a successful r _ . Md '" the "national lt tg,hlf, a Canadian among Canadians and a statesman, I _ Province. The g,t,'l"'t,'dri,. 'IIT," k',',',',,': and no doubt he will justify the wisdom and S, . ', adorable . "on." H m uld thoro- high expectations formed of him. So far as , and the country. a" TIIT of tho he has occupied the position already he has . ', m not tako up h it He had imstitied the highest expectations by the y - Thm e by any long "'l"r tot]: . malous manner he has discharged the duties of his ' one oxirmmtd I'l'rf,',', t'd anoint: ied oilioa. (Bean) Allusion has been madeto . Ilium which the 'lei en mankind the general state of the present election law. ' l T gandese o'.r present T,t",',,'1g",h"d t m. Perhaps he ought to pass this matterovcr, for, h ' could any tuppo" that "f Pt', "I t no doubt, many hon. gentlemen had experi- l . . it had mot tho 'tttttted' t S,',t"l'd2, enced as much of the provisions of theisw as ', : Atthe we..." day . JI Res o 'p l G they thought was desirable or pleasant. l k, mintuesystem pon- tt e -cveru- (Laughter) But however much inconveni- . -. meet, no it ought not to he violated in the an" may h". been oooaaionod in conforming T . mama" ot - ttge, M,T,ft trt to the law the country has greatly 1tenaflted T . as "a education. tseem o which by the present state of the election law, h oontemplstnd change was one T and which he could testify was a very much _' "mgtttttt have been madclougagm he ' re "WW H... mg - " tg."tcrfrd.:tet'tt:urc' ' Jig-k s,,,,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,: