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l _ . . . a. 's---r"'C-r4cau----""a. A " I w . _ --- rtfolio. He was is th . . . of tt "ay.the I,'roytctt T" forced, " the latching had been M2,d,,'/h', Jlh,t'tt"','df . peopesay. into Confederation. The Reform and hoped tho Government 'would "on ' P,'".tr.opposed c.oyit.dtsrationoit that ground, do any with the tom-foolery altogether. claiming that s'e,',l,'iylihy'n,t, not. elected for the m congratulated the Government upon Purpose ',e,tllu bind the lrovmce in such a having adopted the Opposition olicy on the matter. [hey were right P. that View, and subject of the iranottiU,. and chimed credit this House would transcend its powers it it for the reform. m resumed his seat amidst sought .thys to alter the Constitution. ; cheers. . He desired to speak particularly oi only , Mr. MOWAr, on risingtoreply, was loud. two of these questions. One was the proposed '-ty cheered. The hon. gentleman who last transfer of the veto . power from the spoke. he said, had claimed great intelligence, Dominion to the Imperial authorities. The l and though he had never uu able to get the tendency of Canada's constitutional develop. 'pcopie to agree with him inthat view--. meut had been in the direction of more and sl(ltutghter)---it" must be consoling to him to more complete autonomy. It waslsft for the ihave the consciousness that he possessed I Liberal psity of this Province to propose that it. The hon. gentleman hoped that more of , that should be done away with and the the ceremony of opening would bedone awn l _ Colonial ottioe be left to exercise the Veto with. So far the Government had simply LT. power. He protested against sucha dwtrine. lowed what had been done by the Conserva- 1 On a cognate question, when Lord Carn'arvon tive Government which they followed. Bat , inrgod the arguments which gentlemen there was not a single word in the Speech [opposite would urge, the greatest man from the Throne with whicn the hon. gentle-1 the Liberal party had ever produced man could fitul fault. On previous occasions l argued clearly and convincingly against that he had made the attempt to find fault, but view. m(Sir. Meredith) heartily subscribed this year he did not even make the " to the views expressed by Hon. Edward Blake tempt. And not only that, but he had in this matter. If a change had to be made. not a single addition to propose, net a single rather than that proposed ewould prefer to 1topic which, as he believed, should be see the veto power done away with altogether, I E touched that was not touched. . He (Mr. idue provision being made to protect iu. l IMowat) desired toexpress his satisfaction on dividual rights. The proposition with l I the way in which the Address had been moved regard to ttmutmUl rearraneemsnt would i ', and seconded, and paid receive his opposition. He believed ' thatl I A mun 00;!meng that resolution '3' 'totyetod by thy to the speakers, expressing the hope that they I representatives of the Ontario Government m would long continue to be members of tal, ordertoinduce the others to vote for some- House. Speaking of the new Lieutenant. thing they Wanted. it would largely increase Governor, he said that they might the burdens of the people of Ontario for the surely tspeak of him in his new benefit of those in other Provinces in PWP.g capacity without tremynbering tll the ou their Local Government. It would, m " points on which they had differed from him in I opinion, have been B grtrat deal better to pro- the past. He was elected to the Legislative [Poul-11° Council at tirst with the consent of both! "oL'm AWAY WITH "'3 50mm!" parties, and few men, certainly no Conservn- I l sliogther, leaving to eaeh Province the tive, had ever had so mach the confidence of . ipower of raising its own revenues. The his opponents. He (Mr. Mowat) denied that, object of taking part in the conference the Liberal party had ttdren a pessimistic view i seemed to be not to help the Province of the prospect of the country, or had decried l but to make political capital. It was notice- tlic country at all. They believed in the Province I able that notwithstanding all bhey. had "Id tusd in the country, _tous they recognised" about Provincial rights they had failed to deal that its pro ress was interfered with by the with one of the questions which was actually bad laws IS') which the people were gov- in dupute--thtd ot' regulating the liquor erned, so far as the Dominion authorities were , triUfic. He challenged the /9torntsr9tntr.a1 concerned. (Cheers) Referring to the sale of ', to "Y that the Privy Council l"? lite, .m timber limits, he said that the policy of the t conferring the power|of the Dominion arliaw kgeutlomeu opposite was well. k.notn--. I ment to P383 this Scott Act. li' htt; ltogive away timber limits to thti.r.friends " they tshoutd have done was to eyi, 'meiely nominal prices, whereas this Govern-' for power to deal exclusively . "uh; Intent sold after advertisement and openly to Temperance Lsgisltstiott. But evidently , the highest bidder, whether friend or Opponent. [the tirst minister felt afraid that having so i The hon. gentleman now went much further much troubU with mdorcing the tset, if he had ' than the speech from the throne, and not.only I to enact it " well, he would In" no oppor- expressed the hope that the Privy Council de. I tunity of his being returned to power: lie cision on the subject now in dispute would be ( oppbsed the increase in the Cabinet, claiming favorable to the Province, but declared his I g that with . proper readjustment oi the work opinion that the Dominion Parliament should , i a reduction rather than an increase acknowledge our right whether it was sustain- might be made. IG admitted the Im-l led by the court or not. The hon, gentleman portauce of Agriculture and the tttV l, 1 said he always held the "Card was not hi.nd. cessity of hrving it "F'°'°"t°d' Ihei ling. But he did not object to the appOint-, 1" :sttttt proposal was virtue ly a declaration it ment of the commission, nor did any of those that this Cabinet of lawyers had not fairly I on his "do of the House. 1.itit had the attended totlu, interest of 'ttleg,',' up to llion. gentleman and his friends always " this time. m referred in a antering way to been true to their Provineo, the Dominion ' Mr. Awrey claiming that he desired the new -