The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 25 Mar 1884, p. 1

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o,.------.?."-""?"-""-""-"-'-"'"-"-"---"---- _--_ __ .-.,c - _ FlFTll niiuggiyiT--Flll$T SESSION. MONDAY, March gi. The discussion was continued on .Mr. Har. court's nmendm-mt. Mr. MUWAT said every person knew that the object ot this legislation Was to do every person justice. There was an abundance of precedents for pars-sine such or, past faeto legislation. Mr. CItr',1GHrt'oN opmsed the amendment. l The amendment WM carried on a Vote of '.N to L'ti. ', The Home Went into Committee, with Mr. I Enter in the chair, and the bill was reported l with the amendment. Mr. MONK then moved an amendment to the bill that the .wpoiututvtrt ot returning-oili- I Cure in Aktotua, .'lllsluikn, and Parry Bound be ) by the sumo new)!" as in other ridnxgt l The amendment "on lost on a vote of 28 to 40. I Mr. WHiTlu' mom: an amendment to strike . out the section with reference to Indian voters, T and it "as in t on the sun's dwision. l Mr. 1211A V inure-d another amendment, that ! chime In lm chuck out oi the bill on the ground I _ Lint it gone deputy returuitpufiieors power tol ', reycl, what votes in their judgment they deemed 1, -', innuropcr onus. f , Ttus amendment was also lost on a vote of 28 I i to F. l i . Air. nonmmno moved to strike out thei l chum-.5 slcw1sit,te owners )f land in unorganized (, ', dtstrit, who do not. rmhio thereon ot the right to ' i rote. Amendment lust. _ l Mr. M li',iu'M1'l1 moved another amendment l, f tocnzihie til-1 Court to make an amendment to t F Liv: pimuimgi in election cases. so that the real i l imam uncut he trie.l. Lost. 3 l Mr. Mriltr',InTll then moved another nmend- I , men: to enable the Court to say that there , i should be a moonlit when the majority of the l , successful Cixiltlltlnlu was 50 or over. Lust. l l, Mr. CLANFY more! that the providing of i i railway pane.» to rotor-A be a corrupt practice. l l Mr. Mt "VAT agreed to the amendment which t l was carried. l The bid was then reed a third time. , 'l'lll'l CONSPIRACY CASE. Mr. HAHCUUHT presented the report of the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections I With relurcnca to the con~pirucy case. The. com- I mittcc rcp' mud that owing to the lateness of the ' sax-lull they Would he. unable to continue their intonation, and recommended that the investi- l, when he in". in tho, hands of a [loyal Commis- '; Milli to he cuinpmcd oi Judges, With ct least one , ' Ju-lg-i or the Surname Court, and that the com- ' mittee he dischatged. Tue committee reported g that Mr. H. P. "Wight. general manager of the (in-at .NottirWcsteru 'l'rh-gmph Company had I rcluwd to prmlnr-é- vermin telegrams on being , summoned by the Sim ker. l 'l'ue report WM receivcd. l Mr. FRASER then moved that a petition be , urn! to the LimL-Hmcrnor in Council for the ', appointment of " Royal Commission to Investi- igoie the charges of bribery its set out in the l resolution of the Attorney-General, of the 17th , of March. and that there be three comutituirnerte, . cunnmscd of Judgou, one avulnhle therefor to be i a J udge oi the Supreme Court, the said commie- sioners to have all the powers given under the j tstatutesrsurardirv4 such ones. It was further l resolved that Mr. Speaker be hereby empowered t to produce any documents or moneys before such I Cammiouon. The rcmlntiozi was passed, and the Home " journed at 5:40 a.m. l Tureen, Much 25. ' , The Speaker took the chair at 2:30 p.111. ', l i'l'BLlC ACCOUNTS. i, l Mr. FEItlllt4 presented the report of the Pub. 't lie Accounts Committee, together With a verbatim l l report of tho evidence given before the Commit- l ten. l Tho House adjourned till 3 run. ' . _ TUI', 1'0yiyiyMrirdlli: .--_ .. - .r-' I Yesterday, at it o'ciock in the alteration, His! Honour the lion. John Beverley Robinson, the l i I,ivuustrant.Govcritor, proceeded in Rtate to the Chamber of tho Legislative Assembly. and took _ his sent on the Throne. ', The Clcrk Assistant then read the titles of the ', lids that had pasted, severally, as to1lows .--- l An Act to confirm it certein by-lew of the Cor- l poration of the city of Kingston. l An Act to incorporate the town of Port Ar. thnr. i An Act to moorgonte the Broekrilltt, West- a port, it Sault Ste. larie Railway Company. l An Act respecting the Gananoquts and Rideau Railway Conwuny. ( An Act to declare valid a certain survey of J part of the town of Cornwall. . i An Act to authorize the town of Coilingwood I to issue certain debentures. ', An Act to incorporate the Cucsdilh Railway Comp my. An Act respecting the trusts of tho will of the late Samuel Ps. Smith, deceased. An Act respecting aoertain bydur of the town of Trenton. An Act to consolidate the debt of the town of

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