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j j entitled them. Ho1 | | the kon, memberfor Stormont in some W"'l:t:m'::ol;:d"xs't%%d of giving protec: | n thirgs. Apyone representing rural dis« %:gomtmm when they were makivg , trlots _ would know that the Bill hes in the ocuntry, but the moment it o was in bad sabage. As things were syseo od in this House to give the ; ' just now one--baif of thoze farmera' sons who ! ;'" ?m sdvantage gentlemen mdte did voto were not entitled to vote--the fa-- | faised theoir voices against the proposal. The ; ther baving in many instances made no farming community would judge by this how | transfcrence of interest. In reality, hollow were the profesaions ot?ho Conserva--« | 1 every farmer's son cocrl4 have this privi. | tiver, and that they talked about proteotion l:s m':, .htl:: thf:":li.:ht '::h::. ""i" '2 +2 the farmers merely for a purpose. ierred by this Bill was not extended to other ' * Mr. GRAHAM considered that the men's sors, Seelog that we;jcould not do prinolples of the Bill were correot. better at present, he was going to vote for | Mr. O'DONOGHUE conaidered that ual-- 4| the Bill, * versal mfl'n{e was the only solution of the _| __Mr, DEROUHE said thab_the last speak» | franchise difficulties, He belleved, thers: er's remarks should have a powerfal effect in | fore, that the Bill was a step in the right parsing the Bill, Farmera' sous inturosts | direction, seeing that he advocated o'lflfll ' ' were bound up in the farm, and this was an | votes to every person over 21 years of age. | act cf justice sought to _ be done He ¢enled the assortion that had been made ' | to that very large class to which usfldbo- that the sors of other classes of the com--« | long. From the votera' Usts of his Riding munity were not as honest as the sons of be can only find afew voting through the farmerr, If the Government were consistent § | provisions 'of the fncome franchise. He they should go a step further and give usi: | thougbt that this Bill would be phoha vergal suffrage, B | power snd votes in the hands \ ._ Mr. HARKIN objroted to the Bill bs» - those who c:uld and would honestly ¢exsor: cause it interfered with private rights by olse them. He thought the measure would | compelling a farmer to give his sons a vote, meeb with general approval. _If it was --oud | whetber he lked it or not, He fancled the | it was--a bid for the farmera' vote, what of | farmcrs would dislike the compulalon, | 1 1. o8 Soik se the fe mers were tight the ' Mr. GIBSON believed that the farmer ,| cuntry would be right. | had no objections to glving his sons the || Mr. BRODER said that in Fogland elther | frarchise whether they voted with him or | | Re ererding tho franshlse Thoagh this may. ack || o Tid Lock Ter atedly : the Mr. BELL thought the effeot of the Bill || ter bid been rer satedly reforred to lniho would ka to pt:moh atrile in families, | [ | Bpsech from the Throne ltll_ud not becn Firmers would rgsroe'y cave for 'h:ing over: | | :g'""hd fn such a preciplists m""{,fi: * | ruled in voles and influency by their owa | m in which the Commlatloner of Po ' sons, _ cn no other qualifcation than | Whooks hr 1 srocecied, who ht ogl& '"-: | that' derived from fll.fll&'.l. The action of | one resson for his introducing the "h:h l the Bill should bave been permisc've rather | 1 it world alieviate or do Tnmy wi then compulrory. He falled to see why the } | e sove why we nbruld how begalon tbl Bs rons of firmers shou'd be singled out for the P reason why we should now legalize this. Hs rauckige over the tor-- of other men. "Had i raid ucless we would give manhcod suffrage the sns of farmers better opportunities of , we should nok authorise tbis measure, bA Tormibng s corredt" fudgment of the ¢>l'Moal || 1'3":!';'"" fl:'&;? o.\r; .pooo 2:1,: 0:3::::: .: atate of the country than people realdent in | | Un is olties and t>wus ? lslation, He did not fancy that the , e { ;lo.;'crh ;'rcpz:od t> be conferred on faraoera' ¢ M:.d l(l}:LABlflll(E (Norfolk) atrongly sup: ' sore wou'a k> abused, The sons bave no port e s s v(, direct interest in the sol), and we might as It being aix o'cleck the Spesker le't the 4 well grazt every subjeot twonty aor<s of g obsic. t i waate ):nd, and thus a vote. _ He was li;i | ~ Afiter recers, n o se oc onnntaaen Tor bact a | Mr. CLABKE (Norfolk) contloued his thoughkt that such an agitation for suo '3 | spHch, Alld contendicd that ths rexon why right at ov'd have come from the country, 'I'h tg: eantlemen of the Oppoarition did not like not cmavated from the Covernment, [ & the Bill was that they already have for some | farmirg community shculd hurl back no'h.: tixe erjojyed the b--pefits sought to be con-- Bill, granted to them on such a plea as H | ferred by this Aot through manu'acturing urged by the Introducer of this mum:;. ¢ | votes _ Re sald we ought to look at this as > said that this B1 virtually stamped one | part of a great plan for the development of olass cf the rons cf the fathsrs of the com-- c an asd wom musity with inferlority, _ The member flo: c Uir SCO'l'l'Mthon ht that this question kmss thoug,h ue n n e 'ol: hould receive dhcn'ulon not on political ts he pomridercd al 4s i was (; we ds, thought its «ffeot would no doubt | which he contitercA ab: urd, as 1t was lcu:lh C | %I.o:: 'mnoblh Tevour of Tis mombsts of | | uns who ieft home d": :n;!ho:n;:!.iho the G?vmmon' as it now is Judg!ag the E j yone who tnlt home first . .b t entitled B!'l on its merits he oculd noat support it : § e c atinreen. ie ihowgnnls pnterine, mnsod uoo tadt | s TR st | rtain favoured portion of the com: him, The faot of the farmers belog the mext | uponllfl They are to be placed simpl | > § ® i placsd simply on | | numecrous porkion of the camnguni:{ was all | ::"a 'yomne :'Y Toll rs m 'Meppleg atoue to 1 the wore reason why the mlnontiy ould not i ? Bs laced on the voters' Hats, and the , be alightsd, A man's ca'ling being a matter riod i 4 ba taxed fa the fa-- of cholce, ke shocld b°v'o the uml?I P '"ll'l".l:: ::':.t:::t'll:::::mrl:?lllo past. It not only nc l in m chlon out Iis voreee" l :;: m the seeks this, kut scoke to apgly thom in an clerk in makivg out his vo"",.h.ih: bona exireme degree,. No aCvovats of manbojd | t 0n o oo ies Pragh ht to sufferge bltherto bas held that it should be | {de °°°'Ip23 & I'l': ?n.} '.,;':&'.a":;'ci?fiul as confer;zed on anyore merely as :o\?lg'lgz his [ Cl ramnk" * jarlty, ates of manhood suffra | En c 5on rowsrat of the prs Pf: pl"{o't'll:t | :::)):S:ynol e:r:::,n"i.n mary things, luvozl.!; & eniyChe sgang proras P c Wto e yhntor the | this: that 21 years fa tso young to confer the some' i andl',. and would therefore vo ' vote, the rcceiver being then not thorou'ihly ameromen & | 'pated frem parontal authorlty, Mn: Mr. SINCLAIR raid this{mersure was :lcll | ;':':; '::E"' s, he Edmlttad. was a question | [3 known not to be an exporiment, 1t was only ' calling for much consideration. and upon I a BJil to legalize what is now done ln':n ui:i which much could be said, No doubt we j crupolous mapner cr sometimen at 6 v.c:l t | weu!d, and porkaps at no very distant date, ct rathcr bard swearlkg. | He apslo dld o' % | when ecucation ad Intslllgence, which are eR M vecae hrien on s d ould fn ol | after all the trae quallficat'ons for a votor, thir k ibat the sone of mechenics : g" | bave extende4, be called upon to d'scuss the ' iojured at the privlege '"'mu:' 3",::& | querticr. Were this Bi! carrled is would red up>n the fermers #ons, M# :1' °°°:\hor have one of two cffeots in the immeillate v a diff: rest rnldon hot:'l:lh "::n ':" aU in. future--elther the regsal of the moarura or | men.b rs of the comm! 'z' um.' | Its ertension without distinotion as to the -- C tents farm owrers excop * | ocoupatlon or calling of the prrent, He 1 p «_ Mr.GRANT bricily concurred !4n the ob. | quoted Mr, Hare upon such a quostion a~ | jeot of the BH'. | | that now bkefore thom, One thing ne wantsd ' Mr ROBINEON said that the farmers of | to know : Heve the farming community his Jistrict were all in favour of this measur». a*ked for this Bill? He thought the farm-- He himsel{, however, considered that it was Ing ccmmunity did no§ desire it, 'The foua: f orly a step In the right direciion, as he pre-- dation of the Bill seems to premise . ferred Mr, Curie's Bil!, He did not see that those whom it propcses to enfrauchise why ar y mar, so loog as bhe conducted him-- will notk. able to acquire the nocersary quali. A ..l.{ properly, should not have a vote. fication, but this he shought was a presump: a Mr, PAXTON suppoit:d the Billl, and on that would not commead itself to tae I thought the farmer3s were ontitle1 to it It farming community, which, if he understaod | was we'l known that the farmers had not it progex ly, would rather or=t !n its lo§ with | the Influerce in the courtry to which their the other classes of the psople and have a i setoall