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w.------------ --i-----r-iiraiiaiiiiiaiiiaa1 lik, 4 inconsistent, and mentioned instances in that hon without seeing that the men Who in..." House in which he claimed that the Attorney- _ . the Constitution wore desirous of recognising I l ( _ General had depended upon the Dominion', that there were minorities in the Provincial, _ - veto to disallow an Act passed by the HOMO I whose rights should be protected. Hon. ; ., against his deli". He did not wish to "I6 {gentlemen opposite referred to this question harsh terms, but he could not help asking, asif it' wereauuestion between the Reform a who was the traitor? He used the word in a ', and Conservative parties. They dealt with the _.. Pieloriekinn sense-a-the traitor. question as if the Dominion Were some foreign I. I It being six o'clock the Speaker left the Power. We formed a portion of the Dominion . chair. and we had representatives in the Dominion , After recess, Parliament who had a ri ht to speak upon Mr. MEREDITH, continuing, said that this these matters. Hon. V/JSC opposite had branch of the case was presented to the done much to disintegrate the Dominion by 1 country as it was intended to be. He stated l continualiy raising Provincial cries, setting! _ from data that some Provinces are not ins con- Province Npunst Province, getting the Pro. : .rl dition to assume increased taxation. He up- i I Vinces against the Dominion. Heihl r. Meredith) l T , probe .cd that the additional million dollars was in favor of alstroug Federal row" In the i _, are net to be raised wIthout direct taxation. i United States every change t mt had been I ski What ""'vince is called upon to bear it? I made in tho Constitution since 1797 had been , _ Why, t "PProvince of Ontario. He asked them E in the direction of strengthening the central l to read the statement ot Sir Alexander Gait power and limiting the local powers. It was I " that no addition should be made to these essential for the reservation of the Dominion sums, which would have to be done in case of that there 'L',1'iff,t a strong central power. increasing these subsidies, and it would have A. to the question at disallowance, he asked to be done at the expense ot the Provmco of hon. gentlemen opposite to point to one case of Ontario. Since Mr. Mowat has got into otfUo improper disallowanoe of an Ontario statute l s. he can talk about millions as if they were very except the case of the Streams Bill. The up {a insignitietrnt sums. This io quite different other case which had been complained o , I t _ from the position which he (Mr. Mowat) for- from one end of the Dominion to the other, l Ierly "teamed. Mr. Mackenzie's declaration was the disallowance of the Red River ' was that of every dollar that comes into Valley Railway Bill. There might be differ- the treasury two-thirds were contributed by enecs ot opinionasto the policy ot thelJomiuion . Ontario. Applying Mr. Msckcnzie's rule, this Government in that case. but hon. gentlemen _ Province would be contributing a larger prO- opposite, lending their support to the unlawful ', portion of the sum than any of the other Pro- means by which the peep o of that Province ( vinees, at it great loss. He would like were resisting the Federal power. were doing i to know what course was intended to be ', much to disintegrate this Dominion and de. taken in case the people's representatives at stroy its foundations. It the peopleof Mani: _ .s' Ottawa opposed tliesemropositious. It seemed toba might defy the Federal law with regard "I his duty to oppose to his utmost these resolu- to railways they might defy .u." Customs law I' tions. He thought the people of this country i or any other law of the Dominion. It was the -; wanted rest from agitators. (Applause.) duty of every man who loved his country to i _ He did not understand how It free country i see that no P.oviiice should successfully resist i sA i could transfer its power of controlling the the Federal law. taxation. We have enough for both pal" I Mr. h'RASER-.wtt" Federal law! ties to do without attempting to tinker With Mr. 31lu'RHDiTH-Tue hon. ttetttttrnan tho Constitution. The men who "w it their knows that the Dominion GPvrs.rttpttst, h.avo , duty to Ludd up this country deserved .our disallowed the Act, and that what is being greatest contidottce. Hon. gentlemen .might done there is unlawful. mils about the enormous responsibilities ot Mr. F'RAs'ER-'t'hat is notaFedertU my, this countrv, hut they are not out of propor- Mr. Mh'REDITH, continuing, referrcdto the l tion to its femur-cw. And the great Conn!" proposal to transfer the veto power to the Dot l "an party has been true to the natural herl- minion Government, {and said that that would ' tags. It both parties would ttotubttitt be a step backward in the history of responsible l to develop the mineral and other l government. Never before had any Govern- resources they could be better einployed- linoiit so degraded the people of this country Hon. gentlemen on ttus other tsid/s. have. re. as to declare that they were unfit to be en- oroached us with being '1isloyil. IN', 9 artrgu't trusted with a power which Great Britain had G, 1uytsl " they are. Ho proceeded .to. quote. i, conferred upon them. He repudiated that I i an opinion given by Mr. Blake, as Minister ot I position, and he was not going to be such a l J ustico, in referouo to an Aet PMS", by tlu, t, craven as to ap roach the throne with such a British Columbia Legislature, amending the l declaration. il,',' quoted tram Mr. Blake, License Ordinance Act of 1867, and laid stress claiming that he had expressed an upon the fact that Mr. Blake had stated that l lopiuion Npsiutst the transfer of the the Act, if not amended, should be veto power to Great Britain. He I disallowed, and had used the ttrgu. l i quoted from another authority who contended ment that it was "I "WWW to. "in": that if snclia step were taken. our legislation regulate trade and Ia"?""""',.'"" . violation ', would be considered, not by Great Britain, of sound principles of taxation, Pttd, was of i but by a second or third class clerk in the l P" mischievous t4sudettcy. Ho Chm?" that Ite'l Colonial Otfiue. He held that tho power of ' F had demonstrated that the intention of the i disallowance wat' a reserved power which i framers of the Constitution was that the power ' t ought to be exercised with great caution. If i: oi disallowance should be ""U'sw' I. . i the hon. gentlemen asked for its abolition l No one could road the debates on Confedera: 2 why had they. not proposed. ty abolish that I