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Mr. French rose shortly after ten" o'clock to address the Home, nrcfacing his remarks by denying that the member for east Dur. ' ham uttered any discourteous remark» l against the French in Quebec. There was a wrong that should he righted. and so far as he knew the Opposition aimed st nothing else. It was strnuge the Minister of Educa. tion did not become aware of the condition of the French schools until lately. Mr. French described how it was necessary for Judge Oliver in Eastern ou. tario to address the jury in French to make l himself intelligible, with a view to show l how the French language is making en- croachment: on the dominsnt tongue. If _ Ontario Was to remain a British Province l it was necessary thst the Government I should take a more decided step than i merely issuing n mandate providing for the i teaching of English in the Public schools of l the Province. Mr. ll. B. Smith did not think the result of the debate would be vory satisfactory to the Opposition. He concluded by saying that members of his side of the House did not reiso the question of nee end religion discussed during the debate. The debate was then concluded " 11 p. m., the motion of Mr. Craig being allowed to carry. P'"'"rr, W'mout risin to no". t,t2lii,?ii 'trateselent level 'llNdl'l1t pro "a. i one: hits frequently nttnined, wee I . ll ligament and taut. He ttrtst; ml" out that Mr. Craig, in moving the l nudging; being t'li'ttri,'t,l; h.ad anti. 1'" likel setsro the discussion that l . I to ensue. even while he {Warhead t desire to do us he whiz}: gent! do. 1:10 did not desire in "rtng feed?) tssy himself tosrouse my gs whstsnr, but he Would my." that it was to him it very stratum " that the present ocession wss the timt calculated to promote the harmony of the Dominion. Mr. Fraser then alluded to the matter of L'Uriginul schools. He charged Mr. II. E. Ulnrne with giving . wrong so- count of the position of atikir. in ( that place. For iiitcen years before' 1887 there wits no Separate uehool in 1 that village " all. During that time the school this managed by Protestant school} trustees. (Ulteers) He quoted from thel report of the inspector to show thst these i trustees. when they advertised for teuchers, i stipulated that they must speak French) and English, not that they must be Roman ( Catholics. It hon. gentlemen op- l posite proposed to abolish Separate l schools, they should show to the ! people that there was smucthingi nud in them to merit that fate. If the Op. I position wont to the country with a poiicy to do nwsy with Separate schools thcyl would soon see the lolly of that course.l Again. us to the catcchisni nlluded to by I Mr. Craig. The facts justified tho stute-' Inents already made on the floor of thel House, that the book was used dur. ing the time prescribed for religious i purposes. There nus not it single Pro-!, testant child endangered Ly anything taught from the book. it was not taught during the hours set apart by the depurt- I ment for imparting seculur instruction, and if the Henge were to throw aside their pur- timnship nothing objectionable could ', be ofiered against its use us it 1 was used in L'Originsl. There was it i Protestant Separate school at l.'0rign:tl, moreover. at which the children of all the Protestant residents attended. Mr. Fraser concluded by asking that the Rouse deal as fairly with the Roman Catholic iunjority in the Public school at L'Orignsl as with the thousands of cases all over the Province eisewhere in which the Proteins had full control of the Public when). Roman Cntho- lies, he contended, were absolutely shut out from positions in connection with these, he argued. and yet they haul not complriued, no chanctor of the discussion tut ely to ensue. even while he Id a desire to do as he would do. m did not desire in "tight uy him-elf ton-on" snv m- hu frequently attuned, mu argument and fact. He finst that Mr. Craig, in moving the V, being discuuod, had anti.