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> o 3 % % C :. s '."'_ e 4 4 R 37 ° i C3 J x PS "I% 6 that indicated 'for the future, 'There were Mr. RICHARDSON held that membsrs of . f ' more immigrants in Canada to--day than the Opposition, instead _ of throwing es could obtain employment, and mauy of them obstructions in the way cf the business of the , s T would find it difficult to obtain sustenance House, should assist the Goverament in | | | during the winter, In the name of the carrying on their measures, He was very | artisan class hO'gNw against the machi-- much pleased with the conduct of the press nery by which the immigration was conduct. of both parties in regard to tho appointment | ed, Any mechanic or clerk had only to of the prosent Licutenant Governor, He | » represent himself as an agricultural labourer belicved that instcad of making the penalties to the Ciovercment agent abroad and he was of the elcction law so severe upon thersociver granted an assisted passage, for the agont of bribes, the man who offered them should ; was not l:flcnlar as to the applicant's occu-- | be pupished with more severity. -- Hehad his pation but looked only at making ' fomb ol the worhlng of $ho Dallos in Imwkici | up a gcod round total for the year pal elections, owing to the difficulty attend-- [ A large proportion of those shipped as agri-- ing ite operation when thera was a large ' cultural !abourers proved to be mechanics. number of candidates. It would be too ( . Probably there was a scarcity of agricaltural cumbersome and expensive. _ He thought, f labourers and domestlic servauts during the too, that larger powers should be grauted to % j summer months, but when winter came there municipalities with regard to their division & " was an excessive supply, and the country into polling places, He believed the railway yq f must either build poor--houses in which they policy of the Government was ths l can be maintained or provide them with em-- very best thing for _ the develop. s ployment. He would, therefore, be glad to mert of the country if judiciously carried o) see the estimate under the head of immigra-- out, He paid a high tribute to 4 tion transferred to public works in connection the value of the services rendered the educa-- % g with our railway policy, and thus, by pro-- tional interests of the, Province by Dr. d | viding immigrants with employment during Ryerson, and hoped the gentleman who 4 the winter reason, retain them in the country, should be appointed Minister of Pablic In: He heped the CGovernment would take this struction woufg not allow any falling off is ' s * matter into consideration, Instead of spend-- the present educational efficlency of the Pro-- Ad | ing money on immigration he would like to vince, He was in favour of a measure for t see it put into railway enterprises. . Feople the payment of all witnesses in criminal who came here, finding so much difficulty in cases, and one whersby,instead of having the setting to the back country went to the sales of non--resident lands effected at the 9 United States where the communication was county seats, they would be sold in the so much easior. _ He believed money latd out township in which they were situated, Tae | 8 on railways would return itself tenfold, He lists of such lands, instead of being meraly hopced a liberal policy would be assented to advertised in the On{ario (/awl(~, should be A by the whole House, He had had to fight posted up and distributed in the same way E both parties in --his election, and was per-- as the voters' lists now were. _ Though he y iectly indeperdent, at the same time he was elected to support the Opposition, he ' agreed with the genmeral policy of the Gov-- could assure the House it wou{'d not be a | ernment and would give them a fair support. slavish support. _ He thought the Speech V | Mr HAY said his experience was that from the Throne should have contg.ifled some | there was no Cifficulty in getting ein-- reference to the question of prohibition, 1 l ployment for agricultural immigrants of a Mr. HUNTER said he was an independent ; right character if they would engaze by the supporter of the Ciovernment. He was pleased f year at $150 or $160 and their keep, The to notice the improvement in the tons of the ' Government agencies at homa sent out none debate to night upon that of last Friday but the right class, but the sieamboit evening, md8 satd 8;0 was a comparison not companies sent out any one who would pay very favourable to either the members of the them the money. Any t:gprom'l"ion for im-- CG:overnment or lendinfil members of the migration should be voted on the understand-- Opposition, for most of these had spoken on ing that agricultural banuds alone should be Friday evening. He referred at some length : brought out. We did not want skilled la-- P to the missionary efforts of the member for bourers, as we bad plenty of them already i South Simcoe, and said his proper plase He denied that many of our immigrants had in the House, judging by his past record, a gone to the United States, and remarked would be between the two sides, He denied that few of ours had been obliged to raturn that there had been any interference by the f to Europe like large numbers from the States, C:overnment with the independence of their | FR ' b He had heard that those who held timber supporters in regard to the clection of * R licenses had power to take away the sattler's the _ Speaker, He had bsen vary ks hay after it was cut and stacked. If that sorry to hear a remark mado by the hon. o were true it should _ be remedied member for East Toronto to the effect that Wo He _ pointed out that the personal pressure must have been brought to bear up: & * attack made had _ emanated from the on the Cbief Superintendent of Education to 34 Opposition side of the House, and induce him to resign, ;{1;2 told the Opposition members that If they Mr, CAMERON--I didn't make that re-- desired the discussions to be clear from per-- mark,. Itwalkthe member for South Sim ty . sonalities they should 's(;'olld thlem th'emsflv:l. coe. He hoped they world legislate in the in-- 5 e & o R temtllt)); the country rathor than party, A i;\lr. fbh'mi? said "'ilw" '}lll ;he 'd'"i:' though the latter was a necessity of repre-- (Hear, lle'(; )f Wat, 'I:, °°};°" n ':d' d° ts sentative institutions, As long as the Gov-- '"M';"fc' e th o,r remzar 'rq °alt'.r°°'; ma. 60 ernment continued to pursue a right course {:;r . ::';:m gf' l':":pafi e(;jl; m "l:i('e bt;nD;)r 3;::- they would have his support, (Applause.) son at the opening of the Ottawa Normal > Mr, CREIGHTON complained that the School, in which he stated that the time had f Government had not given the information | come when the administration of the Depart-- asked for by the Opposition. He claimed ment of Education should be entrusted to a that the state of parties had entirely changed responsible Minister, and that hs had advo-- at Confederation, and that ssveral who for-- cated this in 1868 to Sandfeld Macdonald, merly followed the Hon, Mr, Brown had de-- but that gentleman had not favoured it. Dr. clined to follow him into Opposition, and | * Ryerson had also stated that since that thus gentlemen wera now found on one time (1868) he had never ccased to side of the House who were formerly on the urge such a chanuge in educational man-- | other, _ Extreme _partyism in Ontario agement, , It therefore ssemed that the was absurd, and, though the real pressure was of another kind entirely. Reformers were on the Spomker's left, The measure giving aid to railways was one \ he theought those who asserted that of the most acceptable to the Province, and ' slardered the G:overnment, who had reform: | the sandfield 'Macdonald (iovernment did ' ed the report of the Proton Outrage Commit-- notfail because of aiding railways, but on ac-- tee, the law compelling them to advertise count of the manner in which they proposed for tenders for gublic works, and other to aid them,. He would support any railway { things of that kind. _ Theso, however, wore measure, though at the same time consider-- rot true reforms, and he thought hon, gen-- able discretion was needed in granting aid to t'emen opposite had violated th.ir priaci-- new enterprises. Though the bill of fare 1 ® ples since they went into office, He was presented?)y the Governm:nt might be desm-- glad a measuro was promised for the pay-- ed somewhat meagre, it might be sup-- ' ; mwernt of Crown witnesses, but complained plemented by the leader of the AAministra-- that there had been a delay in the publica: tion. He was so well satisfied with the legis-- ' tion of the Public Accounts for 1874, He | lative and administrative ability displayed i ' had come here as a Reformsr in the trus | by them that he was propared to give them , meaning of the word, and urged a reform in | a cordial and hearty support. If they con-- s the expedition with which public documents tinued to watch with prudence and wisjom were submitted. The great mass of the vot: the interest of the Province he woald give ing popn;'ntiont did no: care the"tou of a cop-- them a warm support. 'r which party was in pawer if they con-- r giwted the affairs of the Province zvlsely. uolgr;of:éfi:flinrgfet;red 30 dh:s recens elelf- If the present Government did that he prosseded to express the j pres hen't h eatisfaction of the people of Monck with the would not give them a factious opposition. s Aitbcran C menppates W 4 «uB irkgd covealerntins ues meege c 0 00 crmeeneg n o c orameger .. | . ompagpec conere sume ormupre *