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We SA BTM: MJ i im f: * } have heard something of namesof hon. gentlemen ' \ 1 1A t _| mentioned in the puvlic prees--the member for ' ' North York was frequently mentioned as the , k !'muomn upon whom this dignity might tali. . g~ have no doubt then, also, that there are other itremifne Mess o se e hon. gentlemon whom it appears have been k FT" PAnu A"E.T FmsT ESS'ON f thought of, h\§t..not thought worthy to occupy » N L =---- + | the higher position, and then there is the gen-- -- «* | tleman who occupies the position here of beir wloet uind on nmgmnnts C a¢ '@ '2" Q one . of tthe.d charter members. _ His name PE was mentioned in connection with the = f OPENING OF THE LOCAL HOUSE YESTE m I ship, but so far as we are concerned 1 ams g?:.ksi:i l to say that the election is ene that commends it-- 6 self to this site of the House,. (Applause.) Col. (By, Our Own Reporters.) | gllg"fi;h":"'?""'e'tfi."tp"'iii°" four years with + f y »s i 5 mty and impartiality, recognize the im-- | The First Session of the Fifth Parliament of , portance of the rule which the Attgrnev-G?n;::l f the Legislature of Ontario was informally opened [has laid down, which has existed in England yesterday by His Honour Lieutenant--CGovernor ' %':' Wh"'tl'.:!" not "l"?"lY' been oibsorved here. Robi & & o qualities are mainly necessary to fill '.bmwn. Long bef?re the .lpnomted .hour. 3 position with bceeptabilit.g . "nizyyan i imptnh: o'clock, the Speaker's and ladios' galleries were tiality,. 1 am glad to say Rlat Col. Clarke pos-- crowded with visitors, while a number took seats sesses both theso qualifications, aithough upost |. on the floor of the House at the invitation of the :;c": l:{o:i:z ?ltis;ul}ms m;he_last Pa(lilimnnt 1 had M i s C erfrom himin regard to his ruliog ; :um(l;ers. # The Lleutanant-(-' overnor, attended .__| but 1 am free to confess that tfigse wereloc?alsli?;'xzn' y aptain Geddes, A.D.C., arrived at 8:05 | upon which there might fairly be a difference of o'clock. The body guard was a detachment of | :p""""' "t"dd.:f'"'t fhi"' d":'-'i'm did -- not -- for the G t act i moment differ from that of an imparti e Governuf (umer;sl 8 Body: Guard, under com-- ruling.. . The only objection to Mr. Clarke ?::h:(l: m':nd of Major Denison, -- When His Honour the he is a strong l'éeformer. (Laughter.) 1 have Lieutenant.--CGiovernor bhad taken his seat on the | thereforerdgleasure in saying thas this side of the Throns, 1 ll)io::e ?? ially endors? wha:.h hfil been proposed Mr. PARDEE, addressing the House, read sZs iste hw_l«:'\'re_ri::lm:xl:z, 03; we shall endeavour to k » scharge of his the following :-- Speaker of this House. is duties, as ' F * I am commanded by His Honour the Lieuten-- The Clerk of the House, Col. (Gillmor, called | * ant--Governor to state that he does not see fit to for the vote, and declared Mr. Clarke elected declare the causes of his summoning the present Speaker without a dissentient vote. | Lexisiature of this Province until a Speaker of The SPEAKER then took the chair and re-- this House shall have been chosen according to turned his wa t thauks for th AoBous law ; out to--morrow, at the hour of three o'clock is electi emest tiaulks for the great honour in the afternoun, he will declare the causes of his of his election a second time to occupy the chair, calling this Legislature." U pout;ux:eptllnlg t.llne office l_nel could appreciate & . P more thoroughly the responsibilities which aros The Lisutenant--Governor thon withdrew. from it than he could four years ago. He hopos ELEOTION OF SPEAKER. ;/ that the members would extend to him the su " Mr. MOWAT then said:--The duty which port they had given him the past four years, R omm this House has now to perform is the selection of could not have otherwise arisen than that some | .. 5 the Speaker ot the House, Jt has been customary members should differ from him, but he had |-- . that this motion should be made by a imnember of simply wished to carry out the rules, maintain' | the Government, and accordingly we have con-- the credit, rights, and privileges which had., aidersa whom we should recommeund to this guided the House so long. While striving to : House tor the presout occasion, and the conclu-- + maintain the dignity and order of the House in sion we have arrived at is that Colonel Clarke, the future, he trusted ho might receive the co-- the Speaker of the last Parliament, should be operation of every member of this House. > elected to the Speakership,. I make, therefore, The House then adjourned. _ <& e~ } the motion to that effect. (Cheers.) There are other names which it was right for us to think of before arriving at any conclusion, and which we have thought of --though 1 don't know that any ot these would have accepted the appointment if one of them bad been selected. Not that I am -- saying that any member of _ this House has taken any steps to that end. We felt sure in coming to the decision that whatever name we might choose to propose to the House would be cordially assent-- ed to by our friends, and we hope that it wiil -- have as hearty concurrence from hon. gentliemen opposite. Col. Clarke has been Speaker four years, and he has discharged the duties devolving upon him in this House, as well as those other duties, in a manner to give general satistaction. (Hear, hear.) The gentieman has no enomies, but a great many friends on this side of the House-- indeed we are all his friends----and 1 hope there are also many on the other side of the MHouse who are his triends also. (Cheers.) HMe has managed to gain for himself from each side of the House a very large amount of esteem, and he has the further advantage of having four years' experi-- ence in the office. The office is one which can-- not be adequately sustained without experience, and Col. Ciarke has the advantage derived from four years' impartial occupancy of the position. s IEndeed, so strongly is it felt in England that ex-- perience is needtul to adequately filling the posis tion that itis customary forthe Imperial Parliament to re--elect Speakers, so that there are cases | where Speakers hbave occupied the position eichteen, fiftoen, and once for thirty--four years. That has been found on the whole a desirable thing in the public interest in a Parliament of 600 or 700 members, and surely the same con-- sideration should have weight here. There are * other reasons why, during this Parliament, it is expedient that we should have an experienced | man in the chair ; and in full view of all I make the motion, and it will give me very great plea» sure to find that it is adopted with perfect unammity. I move that the Hon. Charles Clarke, member for the Centre Kiding of Wellington, do take the chair of this HMouse as Speaker, Mr. BAXTER said :--It will not be necessary for me to say very much to the members of this + House who occupted seats in it during the last Parhament on the choice that has been made. -- We _are ail quite satisfied _ with | the impartial, able, and dignified manner in -- which Colonel Clarke has discharged 'his duties. I am sure his re--election by the members of this House will be hailed with satisfaction. -- After what has been said by the Attorney--General it will not be necessary for me to say much, as he is well known. 1 have, 7 therefore, great pleasure in seconding the mo-- tion made, that Col. Clarke be re--elected Speak-- er of this House. Mr. MEREDITH--One would judge from