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samir M m id i * Tag : * We en t ~~ : £ '-"-*',' ysY -- . | & *" xT ° °. % iA caacdls 4o on ie Wnn ies : § 1r. HARDY said that the by--law did not , Mr. MoGOWAN thought that more atten-- f provide for this road being built it_x any tion a{hould be paid in the College to thp specified time. The House had previously practical part of the work. He thought "_ extended the time to other roads contrary was l'lot right that there should be four to by--laws. The House had. always | I["l"'lb from Quchee and only one from extended the time to railways, and this was | Essox,. .0_110. thing that had mili-- a very mild Rill compared toothers, If the ! futc.d] ngaull:,t .t'hc C()'ll('gg e ;('l\lat appeal case were decided in favour of the it 1.1_.1( not had hitherto the sympathy of the municipalities the Bill would be of no effect. agricultniral:. jadenmeviint MlFsi agricultural ' ar ad 41 felpalities should :'O'(lt'tl("b ",WE (-nn.":mt(,('l in t.:_c xaxzx;laggznf:nt Mr. BELL said that mumcipa 4 of the farm it might be still {arther im. not be allowed to vote 1Ecl»c.1.n}u:rcs and thein proved, -- He thought the change to Guelph ' dya""'.b'lvk, as it 1»1ucc'-§l.wm.wu;cs ina false had been a great iimprovement. position . If the Ll';;l.\lfltulo d..d not extend AIF MASSIP eR chat the Aucces ' the time it would be doing an injustice to a NMr. MASSIE caid that the success atten-- company which had fbegun work, and he dinl"l on the fu}'m during the past tw?, years thought intended to carry it out in good faith. augured perfect success for it if the Govern-- E uc il! was then read a second time | ment extended to it th:':t.support to which it The Bill was | was euntitled. The object was to clevate | ' The Bill to consolidate the debenture debt l farmers from being mere grovellers in the of the city of Ottawa was then read a second | soil. The future of the institution was | time. pertectly safe in the hands of its present sUPPLY, management and of the present Govern-- Tho House then went into Committee of ment, It was desirable that t!'c fz'l'izxiX}g | Supply, when the discussion on the Agri-- |comm}mity should take more interest in cultural Colloge was resumed. their farming. He rallied the Opposition ; Mr. MEREDITH would like to know on thcir sudden love for the farmers, | whether any steps were taken towards mak-- Mr. BALLANTYNE thought that the k l inz a collection of Canadian birds, fish, &c., | farm was calculated to do great work. He : i ! for the museum of the Agricultural College, | spoke of his own difiiculties in starting | Te said that a gentleman at London--Dr. | farming, and said thatwne or two men often | Mummery--had gone to great expense in | changed the character of farming in the | cathering specimens of Canadian birds, and entire district, the truth of which he illus-- | if anytauing was done in the direction indi-- | trated by giving his experience, He was ' cated ho hoped that gentleman's efforts | pleased with the tonc of the debate, as the | would be recosnized, | criticism had been fair, He continued by | [vr. PATTERSOXN rallied the hon. mem-- | saying that if the experiments discovered ber for East Nortbhumberland on his re. one single variety of wheat peculiarly marks |regarding professional men in con. adapted for this country the discovery was 4 l to h ints. aftor which ho worth ten times the amount expended in on / to that no hon. gentlemen establishing the College. If young men to the exisftehnce of an auti-- could be made to stay at home and take an | R c f 18 4 interest in farming it would be a benciit to f ; R 18. the country. 48 it anmd i Mr. MOSTYN complained of Mr. John-- , i irt] ston's letter, and asked the hon. the Trea-- M & surer if he approved of the conduct of Mr. ts BA r $ Johnston. blr. DAWSON thought that they should i + s + 5 have a maseum in the Province, such as they Mr, _ WOOD said th"". he b}"mi'l'lf had it. Montreal thought that no explanation _ by ¥. e A Johnston was required, but a public man Mr, CREIGHTON said if there was any who was criticized had the right to criticize. | § one requiring & technical cduc:n.txgn it was He thought it was very unkind and un-- | the farmer, and thought an agricultural gent'emanly offany one to take advantage of college was calculated to elevate the occn-- the nospitality of the College, and then re-- pation,. While approving the action of the J4ect, as had been done on the occasion of Government that founded the College, he the visit to Guelph. | could not endorse that of the Government ; Mr.l JSTYN resumed by saying that the which had carried out the scheme. !{e | ' class education was not what was wanted claimed that the criticism of the Opposition § A" »* .armer, There should be more prac-- had been attended with good results, He *~54 and less theoretical education, and he stated that the Government blundered hope-- would recommend that a thorough prelimi-- lessly in their conduct of the farm. ' rary education be insisted upon before ad-- Mr, GIBSON said that he thought at one mission. time daring the debate that on this question | _ Mr. BISHOP was glad that there were $ they were going to be a happy family, but it more applicants for admission than could | was the old case, skin a Russian and you obtain it, -- He, as a farmer, protested against find a Tartar, With the hon,. member for the idea that none but farmers' sons should North Grey, he (the speaker) contended be admitted into thc. College, | All farmers' +. that a farmer should, as well as anyone else, sous wanted was a fair field without favour, be educated to appreciate the beauties of and all who entered that College might be a , Shakespeare; it was hardiy to be expected :flum»osrd to want to make farming their that he was at all times to be a hewer of business, The experiments mentioned in 8 wood and a drawor of wakr. The money the pamphlet were worth all the money & for the College should not x grudged when spent on the farm. He thought that public so much is spent each year ort higher educa-- men should try to elevate the farming tion. It was easy to see that a young far-- class, mer would make more progress where all _ Mr, MERRICK took exception to the ' the latest ideas were focussed than were he , hon, the Treasurer's opinion that a public left to grope along by himself at home,so he oflicial attacked in debate or otherwise should | d would support the institution, which would resort to the public press for redress. Speak-- ® take a scries of years to prove its efliciency. ing of the College, he said that he objected NMr. BRODER said that they only joined to the Province paying the expenses of edu-- issue with the Government on the manner f'fl'ol:"i! twelve students from outside the | i in which the Collego was conducted, and Oy nNC d« $ y 7. then he woent on to ri'n:;litu!e A compa'rison | Mr. WOOD said that this year thcy.' had | between the Ontario and the Quebec Colleges. | had a much more favourable expression of The necessity for scientific farming at pre. ! opinion a» t',':o Agricultural College 1'lmn' -- sent did not make itself felt, but as the last year. .J ho_hon..xm-'mbcr for Peterboro ve soil became impoverished it would become was wrong in his estimate of the cost to the 1 more and more necessary. He coutended (:0"'1'1")' of each pupil. He could not under-- I that education should be acquired at stand ".1'1_'\' {t was that some members though?, other institutions, and only the practical it l}!lld('h:li'.'ll(! tl'mt farmers' sons shpuld not part taught at the Agricultural College. He b(; able to read Shakespeare or the lltcratu're deprecated strongly any manifestatior. of of the day. _ He V'J"""m'd to say that in sectional feeling in the liouse. _ . ;'; ::;V 0';';':&":';"'{','& ttl(i'";i;et ";1 Gl\U"m"")', t TNCDRD un'd that it von ts rance, e d States Shakespeare 'u,;?tr];olnl,bEclnhl;n:z;:d"\.l:'.l.g lttrir:\x;:ineg' 1'(}:::: w.us taught. _ He cqntcn(lcd that the in-- sails to the popular breeze, and rallied the oost 'et angum" nom" aoy io uie hon. member for North Ha;'aings on his at-- o muill: im aveaonie o lt 1t Sebs | titude this year towards the College per pupil. He agreed with hon, members | . * that there should be a museum,. He could not subscribe to the -- assertion l + ar ies us uo > w