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.7 T . " _ I . . 1 . . ' . , I a _ . V n I _ , ' A ' . X YriAir.-Ne-. Bell, Itoultcr. Brodcr. Calvin, I pARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES- " ' I frighten, French. Hay. chllk Kerr, "it,eit little? I - (DENTS ' te oreditn Metcnlfe. Mon ' orgatu . . ' C . __ " Perkhill. 'iiiGi'i"/ii"or7, Robertson (Hastings). Aut- l RAILWAY AG . h id .-.N ' clair. Tooley, White, Wight--". The Select Commithtioe 3n Pgpgutt"rt,21'". _ .. tui-Mies. A lab Awroy. BAdMo'. its final meeting on on " 0 ' .. " Baliantyne, Baxter, piling), It.lese"d, Boufiold, report to present to the House. "titat',',',"','),'?'),,',' m",' Cascaden Qt" bolus. Orookl. Div/don, Field, Fraser. tM1ouiu."on a report was prepare , . _ F iiiiiii,' all on "Yen, die-on (Hamilton), following "oomtiesndttP'.e " , d " Uighur» Harcourt, llarktn. Hawlcy. Laidlaw, 1. That all overhead bridges should be pram} so . I Livingston, L on. McCain-y. Mokim, McMahon. as when aciear spa-00 ot l" least ""3" feet "tttt nk t Mack. Miller, 'e"a', Nairn, Neale". i'tsrlitre, Par the top of the highest freight car to the lows" ton, Pee ' Robinson (Cardwell). he". WWW". member of the bridge above. . 1 Srrrikor, Waters, wattirwtrrth, 'igidditioid, Wood, 2. That the running board upon freight cl" e ' Young--". . . should be as nearly tlush with the roof of the car as a I SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES. possible, and not ale" ty,', "th 24dtoogg 3:01:12: 3 t i . . ' . t to oxten as eras 0 ea in TV . i the House went into Committee of. Santa. in: girt'a'rfat,', y admit, .0 u to 10", as little space , passed thsilom of 810.000 toward beartnl 0 . f b rd b' [lenses of asserting the right ot the Prentice to the as tttte; trim" 1",'g"tL0tlltn'"felhl %'l . i . . . _ a re oars' r territory recently awarded in the horth West. 'lf/rl' be place d 'al on g the side of the running l, l The item was also concurred 'l': board, to be not less than 30 inches in height. , l BOUNDARY AWARD. 3. That your Committee have examined a large 'l, _ Mr. MOWAT moved tho following resolutions :- number of automatic and other tsoup.lii.ss, or from t l t " That by an agreement made between the (loveru- cars, some of which appeared well fitted for the I 0 meat of Canada and the Government of Ontario, it PUP"? 1agiet and would go far .to do away I , I was decided that, subject to the approval of the thth gm h ' if, tvm Sign? b? {risquently I , 1 Parliament of Canada and the Legislature of Qu- between the cars. " ,0m i i o ould herefore l ', tario, the questions which had arisen concernintl suggm" whether, in view or the great loss of life i 1 ' the northern, and westerly boundaries of the Po- and injury to brakemou in the coupling ofcars, it , Vince of Ontario should be determined by arbitra- is not desirable that the adoption 0 auttrmatitt I hon, and that by Orders in Council. passed by the couplers should be made compulsory upon Canadian I magnetite Governments. it was declared. that the an." companies. fl 7 . do ri/e,')"',':":,' Sllt iryippar,t,T,'t,'L'if,.e,,"'"e 4 That all frogs be filled in with wood accord- f I such nwar sliou e m All con , . . . s . l h rth . - . 2. That the Parliament of ft/rt',", 'ltr, by gr'asng ts." the system new in use 0 it o No em Ball 3 in . a i. "15.000 to t c ra t C ex en" . cr J/,,"ot,d1"/, 1mm", 'ct'd/ls'f,iao'n,','t give its an 6. That the letter at Mr. c. J. Badges. as well " ' . _ provat to the settlement by arbitration of the queo- the 'i,tt'dt'li'l', of others, strongly favour the adop- . ' trons which had arisen concerning the said bound. tiono hrsheing by means of vans " used upon anus. English rungs"... butdyour fg"','gt,?/t,"trt,',',' unable l 3. That in accordance with the agreement enter- to obtain In IP!" '"". trum " 'l."." . mu m ex- ' ed into by the respective downturn-is, Sir l.d- I pressings decided opinion upon this point. i , ward Thornton, Her Majesty's httuistcr at Waeh- An automatic coupler was shown by A. Cron, i, region. the late lion. it. A. Harrison. Cuiet' Jus. pattern-maker. Brantford; also spower brake by l F lice of Ontario, and Sir Francis llincks were K. u. Coons. Mount Forest. I agreed upon by Orders in Council of the rttr-pocttvtt ___________ l ', Governments as tuUitrators to determine tlut.ttttrclt: ' -- _--------------- . - oriy and westerly boundaries of the Provruce of , Ontario. v bl t. That on the 3rd day of August. 1878, the said arbitrators delivered their award, wherein they l _ declared and determined what are the northerly " and westerly boundaries of the Province of Ontario. » ft. That in a dospntch dated Slut December, 1878, from ills Honour the LicuteuarttA'eoitior of (tin tario to the Secretary of State for Canada, Itis 7 Honour intttuattdto the Government of Canada, . that during the approaching session of tho lit-gisla- F s, , ture a measure would be introduced "to give eticet, , 3 by way of declaratory enactment or other-wire, to . ' l 1 the award made by tho arbitrators to determine the r,," J l northerly and westerly boundaries of the Province N k . - , i of Ontario." and that His Honour, in the same dis- 's l patch, also stated he would be glad to learn that N, I ', much legislation as might be necessary to give (-finot \ f, l I to the award would he had at Ottawa in the next ti, il, 1 session of the Parliament of Canada. lit i G. That in a despatch dated 8th January. 1978, the it . Government ot't'anada acknowledged the receipt of l J, l, the despatch last mentioned, and stated that the ij, I some would not fail to receive all due considerir . . lion. and that no intimation was triven in reply to l d liis llonour's communication that the (iovurninont , 'i _ili,, of Canada would refuse to be bound br the award I . ' ot the arbitrators, or to submit to tho Parliament of l, a 1 Canada a measure giving effect thereto. ', if": J, r. That by an Act of the last session the liegisla- i l 1 i? ' turn of Ontario did consent that the boundaries of T i s" l the l'rovtnce. as determined by the said award, ' l r p ' i should be declared to be the northerly and westerly l - boundaries of the Province. of Ontario, and by a . further Act made provuion for the administration I t of justice in tho northerly and westerly parts of il . Ontario. 8 i tlehat although so long since aslthe 12th Novem- l l benlBTd, the Government ot G'anada, by order in r l Council. consentei to concur in the proposition of Ta , the Government of Ontario to determine the uorlh- if cm and western boundaries ot Ontario by means ' I of a reference; and although information was from i 1 time to time given to Parliament by the Govern- i T moot of Canada of tho progress of the arrange- J ii be menu for such reference, no action was taken. nor 1 l 4' wasany effort made by or in the Parliament of " Canada. p'evious to the award being given, to ar- , rest or prevent the reference agreed upon by the ' 's, i respective Gowrumeuts of Canada and Ontario, l , ' 9. That this House regrets that'notwit'nstanding ' thejomt and concurrent action ot the respective , w J Governments in the promises. and the unanimous f " ' . award of the arbitrators, which award it was " - I agreed by both partie, should be final and con- lit . clue} e,t 0 Government of Canada has hitherto it": 9"" failed to retro nine, aged does not appear disposed ' it . . to recognim. flu validity nflhe said award,and that f I.tt 3 y CN . no tfi,i:etn",'n", ('ta(',tt"il'a", submitted to Parliament by [ill j, 1 "V, 3 the ov rut out I; a no: es it appearto Et 'd t 'li,' he c'tCif,'l'il'," 'd JiyWitdi of Ronda. to give Fi I A L its sanction to any legislation tor the purpose of HI , [ eoatirmiug the said award, ' ' f L, to. That. nevertheless. it is, in the opinion ot the > " House, the duty of the Government of Ontario to , I l, take such steps " may be necessary to , T provide for the duo administration of . 3. justice in the northerly and westerly parts i I "7 of Ontario, and that this Houos bolieves it , , to be of the highest importance to the interests ot l l ' this Province, and to the securing of the peace. t order, and good government of the said northerly ' . V ' and wester y parts of Ontario, that the rights of I l 4 this Province, as determined and declared by the - " _ award of the arbitrators appointed by the concur- l " . r' . 1 rent agreement and action of the Governments ot _ L , ' Eu", l Canadatand Ontario, should be firmly maintained. , "q ' it. That this House will at alltimos give its cordial " q support to the assertion by the Government of On. ' " tario of the just claims and rights of this Province, ', t , , l and to all necessary or proper measures to vindicate M , I ' ' " such just claims and rights, and to sustain the . I a, a _ .r, I . award ot the arbitrators by which the northerly and I s; F _ il I n westerly boundaries ot this Province have been de- . h' 'i' l = I W ' terminal. , i , r" I 1 The debatson the above resolutions is unavoid- v. t - i u ' , ably held over. , '7 . . -----_----- i , ta r . i , . li g g, i- .t , it: . 1 ii T. , 'F 1,. it" - - V -_. , ,,_-M~