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comi a irtin influo?qfd"i"" all the mn:::.?;m':: in ns:e constifiencies through which the line passes * The S rintendent of the Canada Southern Railway on the morning of his eleciion sent a telegram to the employees urging thoin to go out and do what they could tor his opponent, This was expl_amcd by the fact that certain matorials which had been brought in without paying proper duties were held over the head of the Company, and the officers were thus compelled to support the Conservatives. He thought Mr. Meredith was the wrong man to abuse the Government, and try to influence the indepéndent :members against the Government, The Opposition were afraid of the ability which the new Minister of Education would show in the House. He was surprised at the hou, member for South Lanark, who was elected by indepen-- dent votes, coming before the House and say-- ing that he would vote for the Conservative party. "fit.h reference to the speech of the hon. member for North Essex, be (Mr. White) had started out with a tirade against the Red:stribution Biil of 1874, and he (Mr. Balfour) thought that had it not been for this rearrangement he (Mr. White) would never have found a seat in the House, The results of this rearrangement showed that the Government did it honestly, and with good intent. -- The hon, géntleman had also referred to what was done in Algoma. He (Mr. White) had said he was not aware of what was done as he did not go up. 'The member for his (Mr, White's) riding in the Mouse of Commons had gone there, and Mr. White -- coula -- have easily _ found _ out what had been done. Regarding the Boundary Award he showed that the position of the (Government had been con-- sistent throughout, and stated that surely if Mr, Mackenzie bud known the kind of man the Re-- formers woulud have had to deal with he wouid where _ expenditure He _ also -- referred _ t for Colonization Roads, a -- perfectly | proper , M In Muskoka the Oppositio was getting more than its tion Roads money,and tha would deal more fairly --1 goma the (Opposition N@ A prominent member 0 asserted in a speech at M would deal more liberally Reformers had done. ____ JveIOPIMOPS MMER COCCI Mr. CREIGHTON--Will the hon. gentleman say when and where 1 said such a thing ? I was not authoriz>d to announce the policy of the Op-- position. Mr. BALFOUR intimated that he had his in-- formation trom a good source, t A VOICE (in the Speaker's gallery)----I can prove it. Tais unexpected sally caused a long laugh, but as the gentieman who came to Mr. Baifour's help did not catch the Speaker's eye he was not ejected from the House. _ f 410700R WHTC PRCCTTUCY Mr. BALFOUR, resuming, read the letter containiug his _ intormation, -- He gave a scathing rebuke to Mr. Whito for his refusal to accept the explanation of the Premier on the question of the Mail's slander. Mr. McGHEE announced himself as having been elected to support the leader of the Opposi-- tion. Mr. GILLIES flatly denied the assertion of ths Mail that he would support the Opposition, He had no reason for departing from the prin-- ciples which had actuate! him all his life. Hoe was one of those who would always support mea-- sures which in themselves merited support, and that was the reason he always supported the Re-- form party, because that party naturally support-- ed a liberal policy. So long as the present Gov-- ernment continues to introduce ineasures and support the course for the interest of the coun-- try, he was prepared to give them his goneral support,. _ It struck him very forcioly that the submission of the Boundary question to the Privy Council compused nearly the whole of ths demands of this Government from Sir John -- Macdonald.> They hal got un disputed _ control of _ seven--eighths of the population, and that was as near the whole as could be anticipated. -- On the question of Pro-- vincial rights, he showed that the desire for Pro-- vincial rights was an important factor in indue-- mg Ontario to enter Confederation. -- The abuses of the legislative union with Quebee were such as to incite Oatarmo to seek Provincial rights throush Confederation. _ Meimbers on the other side had jeered and laughed at the idea of fighting for the rights of this Province ; but they must remember that the rights and privileges now held by iroe-- men had been obtained by those who fought for them. _ Me aliuded in a humorous manner to Mr, Robillard's address in French, and than proceed-- ed in excelient Gaelic to address the Speaker. Cries of "Question! question !" hers were made, and the tirst five clauses of tne reply to the Bpeech from the Tarone were passed. Mr. MEREDITH in rising to move an amendment to the sixth paragraph ot the Ad-- dress, said he wished to draw attention to some of the speeches of the hon. members n{npusjte Tney had mads it a point to attack the :_entra! Government. The Commissioner of Crown Lands had spoken of the " infamous" Gerrymander Bail. is thought there were Reform members at Oitawa who were able to dissuss the question face to face with theiropponents, but he wished to say something with referencs to this bill... He did not say that the Gerryimander B.ll of the Domimon Parliament was absolutely free from blame, but he held that the measure would com-- pare with the one vassed by the hon. gentlemen opposite, _ s held that the bill passed at Ottawa was more fair and jast than the one passed by the hon. gentiemen opposite, -- Mo referred to a num-- ber of constituencies which he claimed had been wrongfully divided. Me attempted to justify himself from the charge of having supported Mr. Johnson in West Middlesex, by charging thut the Commissioger of Crown l'::mds had been guilty of similar conduct. Aliuding to the Barrie episode, as shown up by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, he asserted that no one hag any right to saddle upon him a justification of the Dominion Government having taken the control of the liquor traftic. H.s position as de-- liberately _ stated now, was that if it should be determined ultimately that the right existed in the Federal authorities to control the liquor traffic or override the Provincial authorities, that the responsibility would rest up-- on this Government for the partisan manner in which they had carried out the Act. With re-- gard to the avpointment of the division court _clerks and bailiff« by the county councils he as-- serted that the Muil had misreported him, and confounded what he said with regard to license | cominissioners with what he said on division court clerks and bailiffs, On the question of Pro-- vincial rights he said the Dominion had rights as well as individual powers, and asserted that this Covernment's policy was one which they con-- detined in the Dommion. They had proceeded on a policy of centralization and rufusecl to trust | the people. _ Ho contended that the mainten mce of the veto power was necessary to the peorman-- ence of the Confederation. --In justificatGon of | the course of the Dominion Government with ro-- | gard to the veto power, he said that the Govern-- EBUEC CCCCCZ 1 »position had taken anpther course. t member of the Opposition had neech at Mamtowaning that they re might _ be decreased. red -- to the . expenditure Roads, which hbe held was per and just _ expenditure. pposition asserted thas Aigoma nan its share of the Coloniza-- and that if they got office they airly with Muskoka. In Al-- with Algufim than the Lov ~ake