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~ ced in 's * e ho S eeme P PE ET FESIEUT ETd P mt . _ C d Pc0 -- ~ . 0 eapeeie es o o e hk e en on ie ol es ky * o . 0 sc + > TaF o s e t s1 mt esmm in' es eaedaten t emamvency on t oi t /. -- y Pe se * *) * * ouale: o. o+ t io ce o ce _ 4: o4 ( +i o Kilrpe to discuss, With regard to the office (;f I i gi;;:mfg name regarding the Algoma Com-- ' o# '"a Minister of RKducation, the occasion was well 5 s s * * 3 Enows Gader which the position was made va-- 3 I of%r. MOWAT said the date of the appointment cant. x in both profes-- ; eorge R. Pattullo and George Burden was % \@ ant. He would like to say that in profes the 12th of J T i * --b sional and public lite he had met no more estim-- | irpiscv of June. hey were appointed by com-- M 4 able man than Mr. Crooks. _ He had i A'x""m under an Order in Council, and went to "A es ho odang : Amore ~defoted in 'thow--lig. '7% (@ "f:ri\;my in the inierests of (the Province in the & | charge of his public duties than Mr. Crooks, hM mssb andtoont constantly arising between 4 | He had enjoyed during his administration the M ,"llt;"b" and Ontario, He might observe that confidence of both sides of the Houss. The hon. | on t! "'(;'-L'."'" prepared one of the best pampblets f | gentleman from West Miadlesex who had been | w" io ll'pk?.'ed territory ever written, and it 1 trpomted us his successor, was appointed in Yidw w'" unc ier is superintendence that a collectgon | Uf the lace thet no Jimd all of Bis dre been Cuexced I was made of the products of the country which | | in educational work. He had been a successful I r1ad been exhibited at Toronto, Gueloh, London, | teacher for miny years, & succossfui county and other fairs. The salary at which Capt. Bur-- , ' school Inspegtor, and a successful Inspector of den wis appointed was $1,000 besides expenses, | Model Schools. He had manifested ability in all Mr, MEREDITH--What does expenses in> | these . positions, and had also been a valuable elude--board and travelling expenses ? ' | member of the Central Committee, whose office Mi, MOWAT stated that it would include | it was to advise the Minister of Education from those items, That was a temporary arrangement. : F4 time to time. _ The Chief Suporintendent of 1\;'lr. Pattullo received $5 a day and expenses. , Education under the old system had had to do | They had received some sums on account, but he exclusively with the Public, Separatoe, and High l did not know just the amount,. _ In a sense the Schools, and as tho Minister: of Education | employment of these persons existed stil!, as they had some additional matters 'to attend to, they were now preparing their report. The severe had B'U"m sNat it was inportauk to.Blate ; in illness of Mr. Pattulle had delayed the presenta-- that Department one \flxu was thoroughly fami-- | tion of the report, liar with educational matters, and his hon. friend , ALGOMA POLLING PLACES. | had stood very high in the minas of all persons | Mr., MEREDITH asked the questions stand-- | d :ngage'.;{ in educut:im"l'f'l wgrk in this c..m,,,l il}g in hi';name in reference to certain polling 6 vy. e was the resident of the soci | places in Aigoma. composed of school _ inspectors -- and ot;':)tz I Mr. MOWA'T--No poll was opened at Algoma , tees : of .the . Frovince. when . he | received | . Mills, the reason for which is this-- s the appointment. There were .in the House | _ Mr. MEREDITH --I did not ask the reason. : members who would have discharged the duties | _ Mr, MOWAT--But I want to stata the reason. of this office extremely well. Mr. Ross had not | The election in Algoma took place on the 28th been consulted without the knowledge of every-- I * | September, and the deputy returning--officer left one whose name had been mentionad in connec-- -- Owen Sound for the purpose of going to Algoma # tion with the office. He believed the oppoint-- | Miils two days before at 4 o'clock in the morning, : ment of Mr. Ross was regarded by the country l which was in ample time to arrive at Algulix; $ ' as a very wise appointment, and one from which Mills for the election. HMe left by the steamer s thowcountry would derive considerable advan-- Bedchre, and expected to arrive on the 27th, tage. -- He would say a word or two with regard However a storm arose, and not only that but to the policy of the Department. In the main other steamers were compelled to shelter and it would be the policy as hitherto carried out. | stay over till Friday, He did not arrive in time, | There was one subject which had created a groat | but there was not one voler prevented from -- A deal of Eopnhr interest--the question of whether | voting on that account, as they. all went on a -- there should be more than one series of new train to Serpent River, the nex* jsolling place. 1 Readers sanctioned for the schools. _ The former | Mr. MEREDIiTH--Does t»s hou, member ; 6 | Minister of Education nad been in favour of | know that of his own knowledge ? [ | more than one set of Readers, but there was | Mr. MOWAT stated that he knew nothing of | no popular sentiment on the subject, and no . > what he had stated of his own knowledge in the n party differences with regara to it, till after the legal sense. e had, 'however, mads all the & . plan of having more than one set of Readers had enquiries he could, and he was giving the best 3 received for a time the sanction of the Govern-- information which it was possible to obtain. Je ment. -- The practice of having more sets of Read-- With regard to Nepigon Bay--there was a poil ib -- ers than one was one which prevailed in Eng-- opened at Nepigon Village, and he was told that land and the United States, and the Ceontral the village was only three miles from the bay. ~a Committee -- which examined the _ various The poll was atways held at the village, and he I bo:;ks, with the exception of a single indi-- had no ld,»ubt that t.hnth;vi:; t'zne place intended,' . '~al viduai, were -- of the opinion that so that his answor wou that there was a poll 2 more than one set of books should be opened and held there. The third place n?e:b , sanctioned. The question was as betwoen two tioned was Batchewaning. . There was a poll held | { or three sets. _ Under these cirenumstances the in the Batchewaning distmct. There were for-- c acting Minister of Education did not see his way merly mills at the vlace which had been burned I f to reverse all that, and had he done so they would down, and all the people had ieft that part, A have had the members of the Opposition erying poll had been h~'" ;t Mamaise Mines. out against monopoly and centralization. _ His Mr. MEREDITH--How far is that from hon. friend the Minister of Educaton, before ho Batchewaning * R became Minister, had publicly expressed the Mr. HARDY--In the Batchewaning district-- opinion that it would be extremely desirable to about eight miles. 7 have but one set of Readers. _ He was of that Mr. MEREDITH--Thirty miles. p opinion still It was extremely probable that | _ Mr. MOWAT said that various statements had t}l\at cc;lxne would be taken on that point. (Ap-- ' beandmnde as :U the distance, a.nv'lr for his part he * plause). could not say how far it was. he reason for $ Mr.JMEREDITH replying stated that Mr. ' fixing tho po)!'lim: place there was the population ' Ferris had been mentioned for the Treasurership : was there. Ts member for London asked and he supposed the change had been mado for ; whether polls were omitted to be held at any ::,e reu::& : that the :)mn. gentleman only carried i other plncm:i namod in }:.he plroclnma.tion, ang in is constituency by a small majority. The | revply he had to state that polils were not heid at reasons given for the appointment lof tyhe new | l'»a'n';v Rivor and Fort Fragces. The report of the Mirjater of Education had not been fully stated. returning--officer shows that the person entrusted The present Minister of Education at his nomin-- with the ballot boxes for Rat Portage, Rainy ation at (Glencos, when taking leave of his / * ' River, and Fort Frances left Port Arthur seven Domll.mion léouu 'fio;n;:\t.uemz,n:;id tho':lgh he : days bo}t'yre the lda;fr of t;lhehclec:,iou. (l)u arriving 1 was laying down aner orm there at Rat Portage he found that the regular steamer w i1'd take it up in the Local Hovss, which juhs: | bhad ioft b\:fuge the arrival of the tgx':Lin, and he | now was looked upon as the key--stone of power | immediately endeavoured to get a tug to take him * | ut Ottawa, Afterwards the Minister of Educa-- | to ths piaces, but he was unable to do so. He | t on had announced that there were conditions on ; got, however, a boat, and started at 11 o'clock f f | which he took the portfolio and one of which was ' { un the 23rd September, but a storm sprang up. | that there should be only one sot of Readors. He Mr. MEREDITH--Another storm. (Mr. Meredith) also found fault with the fact l ' Mr. MOWAT--There was no doubt of there that five of the six Ministers were lawyers, and : being a storm. -- Thero was perfect gaod faith in one (t:t them was a lawyer made by Act of Parlia-- ' | the matter, and t.h:al man spared no pains ?jr l4;::- ment. ense to get to his destination in time, and but Mr. MOWAT stated that though five of the ' E':rl :het st%r:n he would have got to his destination six Mimsters were lawyers it must be remember-- considerably earlier than the date fixed. A ed that one of them had not practised law. *L vossol came along and he got to Rainy Mr. RUSS (West Middlesex) _ explained wwor at two o'clock on ;;olling day, but the ped- that _ the statement by Mr. _ Meredith : ple bad gone to their homes. It worked against on -- his aileged conditions was from a the Government candidate, for at Rainy River newspaper report, and he was quite satisfied then there were. ouly 23 voters resident, and of that there were no hard and fast conditions at these twenty would have voted for Mr. Lyon,. ' all. -- He did not think it nacessary to obtain con-- | _ Mr. MEREDITH--How could you tell that ? S# ditions, and had not done so. Me explained the \ _ Mr. MOWAT--I know how my hon. friend P c .cumstaufies l:;(\ld'er which the Supreme Court | will vote every time a question arises in the House, ; , lna'ch%in allowed to permit him to practise as a and it was perfectly woll known hovzl the vo:ers ' soli % a is i p * Mr. FRASER, answering a query by Mr, rhoa':,l(:he';::ec.oul}g%a'\?:t'ggenurlxlc: o't;lje:t' oe:r thtoe';;:x ' Morris about the duration of the (1'1)V(!I'nmantsir; of the man in wiifully causing delay. Those old Q""N"tu"d the Dominion,said since 1841 there were the only two places where no polls were had been 13' Administrations in the 43 years as | held. -- Nr. Moredith asked for his opinion 9 follows ;--Baldwin, 1841 ; Draper, 1844 ; Bald-- | whether the omission to hold polls was sufficient y win--Lafontaine, . 1848 ; Hincks--Morin, 1851 ;| to void the election. He held that if the vote in { -- Macdonald--Cartier, 1854 ; _ Brown--Dorion « place at which polls were not held was suffi-- " %@ 1808 ; C'j'_"'f"f"\';;""ld"""'mv' 1858 ; N.[:\cdolmld: cirnt. to affect the result, the judges would pro-- f bw'u.te.\ Il é cra) 30'1'{'(_:7' .'l;&'fll"-ler.'lt'i(fi'; Tache, bably say that the omission was fatal to the elec-- f Lm:&i;dll;:: s"""' , 1867 ; Mackenzie, 1873 ; Muc-- | tion, buthhe did not think under the cix:utkl:-- ¢ o ue ts Y | stances that the error did in any way void the t | . The subject then dropped. \ election. On the remaining question, he re-- a | _ THE ALGOMA COMMISSIONERSY, ~ .. ~eal f ~ f | _ Mr. MEREDITH asked the questions stand-- e O * T Trrrmmumimemminmemenengonimmn"" commncorene ---- y --aa_«« es '-"-- ies Ne j