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s ie Cl * .n le o o ie ce e e e _ y eterr t t 0o uy ". 0c . Y t vee i ¥Br s ho : o ouiien n n N) P n Cns t lt / '::3" * Fo-- C ' .', Tez P7p° ¢ al f C va .'3_ "0k. y P : s ¥o 4 . -- ~ s * # + | the A ward when made was to be final. 'The m C after being actreated for the Commons in 1878 an f | ber for Giengarry had boasted of his i)ein & °g" indication of the reversion of feelmf' in his con-- s § .] of his constituency. and of his loyalty ugoms e stituency against the way in which t e({ had been 3 A | while he was at the same time found end on deceived by the ery of protection, A Vertlngi y 3 | the action of the Gove » hron soke Cholne ; ubjection urged against the system of appoint-- F h vernmert which took away the object ' 3 baili u | 100,000 square miles from Ontario. There was no ing Division Court clerks and bailiffs, hq thought ; 6 | doubt that the Government disaliowed theStreams that the system had been passed upon in the last F s | BHil! to accommodate a wealthy and powertul poli-- election. 'The Governiment had to account to the h | tical supporter, whilo the bill was framad and eope for their Acts every four years, but the ( $ | russo«l in the interest, not of Mr. Caldwell as had t)',oumy Judges who formerly appointed these offi-- M ( een stated, but in the interest of all Ontario. cials were not responsible to the peopiec in a .. | (Anplause). He was glad to be able to say that he any -- way. (Applause.) The hon. i member P»*: | had been azreeably disappointed in regard to the {;ruceedcd to deal with the subject of | [ io | | labours of the Agricuitural Commission, and he ush fires. He hoped that the Government would | } l _ | | thought the gentlemen who had chamé of that see their way toassist those who svifered so much | L | work deserved the thanks of the House and the from these devastating fires, 'They might achieve | : | agricultural community generally. On the Market ' the object in view by increasing the ""','r'.)m;lfl{ \| f f | Fee question he thouzht if they wore removed tions for eolonization roads. The people l erracted | ( there might also be something done in the way of l to believe that they would get roads constr ucted | | removing the tolls. 'The erection of new Parlia | to their very doors. He contended that the Gov-- P | ment Bwuildings was an absolute necessity, and it ernment and the House had not ""'".L faith with | | would have been well if the Government had the people in this respect. He complimented '{'c gone on promptly with the work when it was first Government on the appreciation shown for the mooted. He had always thought, however. that Agricuitural -- Commission _ report, wl'uch'"\as | | the sum of half a million of doliars asked for this heartily welcomed by the farmers. (Applause.) I work was not suiflcient, and he did not think the Mr. BoOCLTER had heard so many misstatements » country would object te an expenditure of a mil made by hon. gentlemen opposite that he felt con-- lion dollars for this purpose. It was, perhaps, to strained to speak,. It seemed to him to be the | be regretied that the Government expendusszhe | affort of these hon.members to fasten upon the Op-- A proceeds of the Mercer estate without having position a policy consenting to the spoilation ' | established their undoubted right to do so, and he of the Province of half of its domain. | He thought A believed that if the tinal result should be in favour that the clause in the Act passed by the Commons I of the right of the Dominion Government to this fixed the western boundary of QOntario as near as ' 6 money they would require Ontario to hand this it was possible to fix it. The Government U amount over to the Dominion Treasury. pointed thera to a dotted linc on a map shown to | t Mr, LONG said he was pleased to know that the the Senate by Sir Alex. Campbell, but unless better l ' ' | National Policy had engaged so large a share of reasoning than that prevailed to proveaspoilation | public attention, and he tfmu:ht if there was one of the Province, the Opposition would have to ; E/ thing more than another that had contributed to withdraw its former support in that matler. | | M the country's prosperity it was that moasure. It Mr. MEnxsorm--Hear, hear. ' was dificult to see how protection had in any way Mr. BoULTRR continuing said ho was sorry that ; M alTected the price of barley, for the reason that ' the award had not been contirmed by Pariiament. d during _ late years, owing _ to the . good | With respectto the Streams Act and the right of i | harvests, . we 'hml exported barley in large | disallowance he thouzht that there was a power | quantities _ instead _ of importing it. | 'The | above that House, and so long as they had a Government had very properly placed a duty British connection they would have to sub N on long staple wools, because these are the grades mit to it He read &n article front a lumber of wool that can be produced in the country, and Ijnurnal "to whow the prospects of speedy + B as such they should be taxed. It was found that diminution of the revenue from timber limils 4 we could not raise the finer wools in Canada, and If they coyd do something for the prevention of 45. these had very properly been placed on the free discase uslpmih:utcd in the Speech, he thought they f % list. 'The Dominion Government, however, had would deserve the thanks of the inhavitants of BR\ o 'nmnd that the present dutiecs brought them a Ontario. 'The removal from ofilce of a license 0 larger revenue than was required to flnrr( on the inspector in the county ol Hastings was comment: - ailuairs of the country, and they had intimated ed upon, also the dismissal of the sheri'f and | their intention of remitting the duties on tea and mwl:~r of that county. 'The new gaoler allowed cotton. Continuing, he pointed out that the Mac-- prisolncrs to ('scu.'pc \;'irhm!l making an effort to "l kenzic Government was unaule to carry on the | recanture them. He had nothing to say against alfairs of the country without large yearly deflcits. the new sheriit, who was a good man. He, how-- d r'\ll r. "'"l-'f'o-\ Does sir John govern the country ever, refused to accept the nomincee of the Govern-- | at loss CO# 5s o4 ment for the position of deputy sheriif, alleging | Mr, LONG said that at all events he was ablo to that he was ri)ncapablc. u,,d' [fifl present unsatis-- \ show a large surplus. During the last two sessions tactory incumbent still retained office. t the Government had put forward resolutions con-- Mr f; AXTEIR observed that it was a nole-- + demning the action of Sir John Macdonald's Ad-l w;)rtl'xy'f;wl the hon. member who had just I ministration in reference to the Boundary taken his seat had faiiled to bring a single [ h Award, _ and the Opposition had _ unani-- charge azainstthe Administration. (Hear, hear.) * mously assented to them. It was begin-- On the urbitration question the last speaker ex:-- | ning to be apparent, however, that thé pressed the hope that Ontario would get all the | Government was intent on making political capi-- territory that had been awarded. while defending | f tal in this way, and he for one did not intend the Dominion Government in its attempt to wrest F4 again to vove for a resolution expressing regrot onc--half of Ontario's territory from it. The * 1 that the Dominion Governnment had not done , Attorney--General had done right in refusing to 1 'ustice to Ontario in regard to the Boundary A ward. | submit the question to a second arbitration. and | It was gratifying to find that the question of in-- the people would have condertaned him if he had | surance was bexzinning to engage the attention of | done otherwise after the very carefal manner in | the Government, and he hoped it would result in which the subject was considered by those emin-- I securing greater uniformity in insurance policies, ent arbitzators. Many members of the Opposition | |( and at the same ";,""' rid them of many objection-- were doubiless in sympathy with the Aitorney-- | A | able provisions, 1 vlor cover oi \'-'h'(,'l'l lh_c coin-- General on this subject, but in obedience to their j | panies sought to eseape pay ing just claims for loss-- leader at Ottawa, who had said that he would not U | es incurred by those who had insured with them. give a lig for a man who would only sustain him | The Agricultural Commission report was a work | when he was right, they continued to show \ for which the Government deserved great credit. opposition to the Government on these questions. P ' It had supplied more useful information to the It would be found, however, that the Attorney-- ' | """'"'""'"'"l.'l"":*l")r l["l"": Pf'"fi"a" ';h':::);lh';ly.;"l"::} General'e course would be approved of by the ; perhaps, Co.lec I iy other way, and R Fas uoA na of the i nng. | | cost three times the amount expended upon it, it :i.:)':\x;u;")rg:;sli':n'fhil:(;ll}( gl,g:lb "l;:: l"gf;:";l':}sf:','i;;:, { | | would still have been cheap.. The Government relating to public houltl). He concluded with a TE i had done wiseiy in publishing and circulating vi urou-;nlcgcme of the course of the Governiment. s 7 f | those reports in the way they had done, and they . {". CASCADEN endorsed the remarks of the { [ | would have been justified in even going to further last speaker in refcrence to the necessity of better l | lengths in this maiter, (On the question of ' health laws. At the present time the neighbour-- ° | market fees he would like to see matters | ing Republic was overrun with a disease which $ ) | remain just as they are, leaving it to the | was entirely preventible, and if it should spread to | y ! people to exerciseo their own judgment in the the large centres of population in this country | matter, If the bill which the Government pro-- they would be found more prompt in adoptins the I | mised to bring down on this question would be in legislation on the subject which the country would . | the direction of abolishing market fees he thought ('\'t';lll\l'lll)' claimed at their hands. Some years k | it would be a great injustice to towns and \'Illufies ago the Government took steps to provide for the o M f | who had at considerable cost erected market build-- e:{lubl?ahml'ut of Hoards of Health in the munici-- 'E | ings for the convenience of the farmers. 'The palities, but the law was found to be a dead letter | I Government had done wrong in interfering with I imply because it was found to be inupplicable i I market fees at all, and if anything were done to E\'I"'p~'~ [roy freaipe t phandiivadraonttiadth in Shatin Leell 3 \yed it & id nl p Municipal Councilliors werevery good in theirlegi | abolish them the tolls should also be removy ed. | timate sphcere, but in matters of this kind they T | _ It being six o'clock the Speaker left the chair, | were about as unht as the member for Glengarry . ; Aiter recess, would have the House believe laymen were in-- i | _ Mr. LONG continued his remarks on market capable of discussing constitutional questions. / | feoes. InCollingwood and Barrie he knew that (Laughter.) HMe proposed that those local Boards s \ the farmers did not object to paying fees when of sanitation which were created some years ago 4 | they got in return adequate accommodation. He should be empowered ito appoint medical ofticers hoped that the question }\'nnl«l be left as it was, in each municipality ; that there should be a Cen-- | especially as municipalities had the power to tral Board of sanitation, having suvervision over | ! abolish the fees already under the \luniclfilnl Act. all subordinate boards. and that thisCentral Roard With reforence to the l'lfl'fl'{mph n_ the shonld be required to disseminate information on Speech roeferring to the |-- Parliament Build« subjects relating to public health. Whatever f ' ings he remarked that it was altogether course micht be taken by the Government on this likely -- that with the uu're.ascd price _ of matterit was necessary that they should appro-- P | labour and material, these I)plldflus would cost a priate a sum suffilcient to put some feasible sani-- | million more dollars than estimated. He charged tary scheme into full operation, and he had no 1 the Government w ith taking an glr'\due' power into hesitation in grarantecing that the results would § their hands in appointing Division Court clerks be saiisfactory. Respectingy the proposed new | and bailiils, waolers, license commissioners, and Parliamentary Buildings he found that his consti-- | inspectors, who were "all acting as ppllllcul tuents of all parties believed that the appropria-- * |\ agents. lie concluded by referring to what he tion of half a million dollars was inadequate for | termed the "shelving" of members of the House the purpose, and he believed they were prepared j | during the recess. A to endorse the Government in an expenditure of | _ Mr. MURRAY deplored the exhibition of party | double that sum. Under the Act for quieting l spirit with reference to matters on which there titles it was provided that when a fence purport-- | should be but one opinion, He referred to the dis-- \ ing to be a boundary between two properties had e A | | allowance of the Streams Act and the B"."""f',"{ remained in the same nosition for ten yoars, the J A i Award. The Opposition were in SY',"""l iy with ; land on each side became the property of the re-- | 4 a spirit manifested by the Dominion Government, spective owners. 'This law had been found to be 1 | ! which was adverse to their l'rnvinic. Regarding a hardship in some cases, and the Govern-- § ' F | the Streams Bill, he thoughtr it was a 'vez:y meat wounld do well to remedy the evil. a/ | stronz point that no petitions had ever been Market fees, ho believed, should be abol-- t f presented against the passaze of the Act passed by | ished altogether as a relict of the past. that House. _ (Mear, hear.) But a boastful -"'}llp(i)fl}" \ The report of the Agricultural Commission had ter of ths Dominion Government succeede Al-" mot with the enconiums of all, and it was grati-- 3 inducin@ that Government to say that the f' | fying to find that it was decided to establish a | § f was a bad one, and induced them to veto the A(','l. Bureau of Statistics. 'The formation of boards of f A good deal had been said with referencs 'w :,]e 1 this kind in other countries hal been of great | ts success of the National 1'0""{' but he o i f ons value to farmers, and to the mercantile popula-- \| M j | majority given to him at the Ontario elections | ah i 2M * ; ) ~ ol a \ f& p f e i i , gres + . en mt n enc nfi i