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tBTNIltl LEGISLATURE. lillliil triil0lllliiittf-$Mlill $ttlllllli. ' -------" t Fewer, " Jan, 1877. t The following in the conclurion of Friday l night'e dehtttet- - Mr. BELL laid hewacnotinapoeltionto a into thie matter to night, at he had not are aware that the diacucaion would come on. Ben. gentlemen oppoeltedid not - to Ell that they ehculd " render unto Caesar _ thinga which are Cue "U." (LaughterJ m thought the principle of taxing all build- inge in a city for the roade and protection and light which ware provided for them wee _ right. m did not go the length of Mr. ml. , . lam'e Committee, but he hoped the Govern. ment would give the matter due conaidera- lion. m did not think the Univereity ot Toronto ehculd hold 35 or 40 acrec for leaee or eale without any taxation. '; Mr. CR00K8-Th. learner are taxable. ', Mr. BELL-Ac coon as the land in leaned, - but the root of the land is exempt. Mr, BODtMNg--1t in Provincial property. Mr. BELL raid the citizen: derived no benefit from it. Mr. CROOK g-They get the Park for no. thing. Mr, BELL denied that. The city had to expend very large cum on the ! rorde in the Park, and the municipaiit did _ not derive a fraction ot advantage. in wae in favour of taxing churchea and the bounce of Judges and nearing everything " ite --, proper nine. m believed the adherent: ot ") every church were able and willing to pay up . the taxes. Government offioUti were no more entitled to coneideration than working men or clerka in atoree. - _ Mr. BAY cold the hon. gentleman forgot that the municipality wet the aervant ot " fawn, and that the command was not to render to Cwlar'e cervauta the thinge that are (Twear'e (Laughton) m pointed out that the member for Grey had, at uaual. managed to dodge the queetlcn at ieaue. The agitation in the country had not '. been in relation to bank atooka or building f aocietlea, but in reference to the exemptlcne i ot Government property and Church pro- perty. (Hear, hUrO Mr. WILSON exoreued hie regret at the n manner In which thin motion had been ,,' brought before the H aura. m looked upon l the Addreae an moat 'ratutatttorr, but he con- eidered that any property berueiikd b mu- nicipal law ehculd hear he 'll'Au'iu oi the municipal taxation. m denied that thie wae aimpiy a city queation. In the oonetiiuency whVa he repreaented thie had been the great question tor acme time. m thought the Oppoaition should have come down with acme policy on thla enhject, and not have brought the euhject before the Home in thin indefinite way. The hon, member for Stormont alwaye opposed any measure which might touch the intereete of '0egccde Hall, but he did not ace any differ- ence between any clerk- In a private inetitu- glon end there in Orgoode Hall. m did not lee why the judgea ehculd not be taxed, or why a man rhould be taxed to aupport a faith he had no tttttttld- in, The exampiion ot ohurohee and miniatera war a relic of the old Church and State eyetem, hut the country had long ago declared that " would not eupport any particular Church. Ac he did not think the oouutry wee " preacnt in a poaiticn to con- elder thin question, and the Opposition had no policy on the aubject, he ehculd vote againet the amendment. -- Mr. DEROCBE laid the queation of tax. lng the Crown Land: had been apoken of, and thie war one that affeotrrd hie conetitu- ency very oonaiderahly. Taking the town- ahlp of Barrie an an example, he found that " the Crown Laode in that tonehlp were i, taxed,thlc the people ot the townahip would I only pay taxee on about $17,000. the Govcru- l nmitrwiruU,btsluxed on att.at' $60,000 Apply- I lug thin rule to all the property ot the Gov- l, ernment, there would be a very heavy g drain on the recourcee of the Province. l (Hear, hear.) There had been no agitation l on the quot on throughout the country, ex- cept in " far at it had originated with the Council of Toronto. Where petitione had been pareed 2 County Councila, it had been without muc diecueaion. If the matter wan to he acted upon it ehculd be in oonee- I quence of a general opinion throughout the country, and not " ,the auggeetion ot the I