The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 23 May 1893, p. 2

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® + b To the Central cu-uaw | m:utorm protection of -- sheep--Mr, E 1 pany (in Heu of the subsidy 'of $100,000 w 2eik ' granted by chapter 41 of the &Ct passed aélt'ixa..me;d the municipal waterworks | _ .' in the fifty--fifth year of her majesty's To ame Kirs;:son. f $ reign to the Vaudreuil & Ottawa Railway pir. Warerg N C "C_ Thenke" y pounds-- 14 company), from Hawkesbury, on the Ot-- . t | tawa --river, maoutherly through or near M'f°1§§§¥:3§ fraud in the sale of milk-- |, Vankleek Hill, and thence wester'y and y' * e UUthivesteny HTHFOUEL _ or NEAt Calsilohia The house agaiis went into committee | | of supply, and the discussion upon the | Springs, Alfred and Clarence creek --to o 1: agricultural college was resumed. Mr. | Bouth Indian, a village on the line of the McLenaghan indulged in . | Canada Atlantic rallway, a d'stance not Z-ic-ist of the manigemen? afxe(? e;%lfl:rlti; { | exceeding forty-elx miles, a cash subsidy the institution, and Mr. Ross madeoa' of $2,000 per mile. . most complete reply to him, showing the | Upon Mr. Harcourt's motion to go into immense benefit the province at large, and | committee of supply, Mr.-- Campbell (Al-- the agricultural community in paruc'ular 1} goma) called the attention of the pro-- have detived from it. He also polntedl vincial treasurer to the application of the out the unfairness of.publicly attackin town of Sault Ste. Marie for government a teacher who had in his educatlonafi aid to deal in a sanitary way with the course passed brilliant examinations, and 4 immigrants who are constantly detained especially, pending _ the _ investigation || there on their way to the United States. which the hon. member was aware had THE AGRICULTURAL COLLRGE. been instituted. 1 During the consideration of the agri-- Dr. Ryerson reiterated his charge that cultural estimates Dr. Ryerson made an the college was in a rotten condition, and l attack upon the Agricultural college at gave as hlf authority a letter he-- had |; Guelph, and in particular upon the ap-- recefved. 'The identity of ithe writer, |\ pointment of Mr. Macrae, mathematical however, he carefully withheld. | reacher. He said that the students of the Mr. Baxter rose to a point of order, and ' institution had complained to the govern-- asked if the hon. member was not bounsd | ment of his inaptibility to teach, ignor-- either to state his authority or assume 6 ance of the subjects taught and negli-- the full responsibility for the statement. |, gence in preparing his work. They had Chairman Balfour ruled that if -- the waited upon the government and present-- hon. gentleman expressed himself as re-- ed their grievance, with the result that sponsible for it he would be in order. an investigation was promised. An in-- This Dr. Ryerson agreed to and the de-- | vestigation had taken place, but as it was bate was continued by Mr. Hiscott, Mr. | a star chamber affair it was altogether Bishop and others. unsatisfactory. The debate continued until midnight, Mr, Awrey, who spoke for the first time Hon. John Dryden and Hon. A. 8. Hardy this session, made a strong defence of the speaking vigorously in defence of the col-- management of the college. He said that lege. Half an hour was then consumed while the older members of the house in passing the estimates and the house were as a rule endeavoring to increase adjourned at 12.30 after a hearty render-- the usefulness of the institution, it re-- ing of the national anthem and three en-- mained for a new member, fresh from thusiastic cheers for the Queen, ; the field of victory, after having won his _ It is expected that the business of the | spurs in his first contest, to make war session will be concluded on Thursday. | against the single institution belonging to TO MEKT AGAIN THURSDAY. t the farmers of Ontario. It was a regret-- | | table fact that hon. gentlemen on the Sir« Oliver Mowat submitted a motion } other side of the house should accept the providing that the house shauld adjourn opinions of a few students and allow until 11 a.m. Thursday, that it should them to betray the best interests of the then sit until 1 p.m. and resume again institution. The boys were all right, but at 3. like all boys they became restive under PUBLIC AcCCoUXNTs. ' the guidance of their teachers,. Mr. Hunt, ; who, up to two years ago, was the math | At the meeting of the public accounts t matical teacher, had supplied |nf0rn):!l committee to--day, Dr. Clark, superin-- tion to the hon. gentlemen opposite. H tendent of the Toronto asylum, put in & Q had been closeted with them. Two years statement showing that he was charged ago the students had said the same thing with about one--third more supplies than\' of him as they were now saying about he properly received. 'This one--third was | Mr. Macrae, and they had petitioned the devoted to entertaining convalescing pa-- | government against him. If the time was | tients. attendants who from time to t'me to come that the Agricultural college was | took ill, or friends of patients. This ' to be controlled by a few students the should be taken into considcration, and sooner the institution was abolished the in future he believed it woulid be only better. If the minister was not to rule fair and reasonable to appropriate $30) the institution he was unfit to occupy or $00 for this purpose. He had been, he | his position. thought, rathe?r unfairly used in this d Dr. Ryerson disclaimed any intention rection by both members of the housge of trying to impair the usefulness -- of and a po;tlon of the daily press, and if the college, or to underrate the work it | the facts* were all known it would 'be had done. He denied that he had had found that the supplies were not exces-- |: any communication with Mr. Hunt. sive. He pointed out, further, that all.| Mr. Awrey said that a man who wou'd supplies not used by him were returned take letters received from the head of to the kitchen and there put to the gen-- m department and show them to the op-- eral use. No allowance was made for " position, with the object of annoying the these articles. Inspector _ Noxon was head of that department, was a traitor, | 'again questioned,. and he showel that . and should be treated as s#ch. when the cost price of the suppl:e;nwaa " Mr. Wood (Hastings) asked that a considered, and all reasonable allowances -- thorough investigation be made. made, the actual cost of the supplleq' The committee rose at 6. going to Dr. Clark would only 'be about | PATEXT MEDICIXEsS. $1,100, 5' Wt 4 After recess Dr. Meacham moved the I ___XoTES or THE HOUSK. _ "4}<». . _ } house into committee on his bill, which It was the quick wit of a resourcéeful / proposes to amend the pharmacy act in Frenchman that saved the honor of the such a way as to make it unnecessary province at one of the most critical mo-- for vendors to record sales of Paris ments in its history. The illustrious de-- i| green and London purple. scendant of the "Little Corporal," Prince Mr. Fraser had a clause inserted de-- Bonaparte, while v'siting the house, ln-t claring that sothing in the pharmacy quired of Mr. Evanturel, the gallant mem-- | act should affect the making or dealing ber for Prescott, what the sessional in-- In patent or proprietary medicines un' demnity was. Mr. Evanturel would fain July, 1894. With this addition the bill have avoided what to him appeared the was reported. In the meantime the ques-- humiliating admission that it was but a u:n of the preparation and sale of pat-- trifling $600 a year, but he was unable ent medicines will be fully considered by to evade it. the legislature. '"Ah," replied the prince ; "practically The following bills were put through * there is no indemnity. Of course no the committee stage :-- member needs that paltry sum or re-- To amend the judicature act--Mr. Guth-- ceives it ?" rie. ( The prince turned his monocle on Mr. To amend the act respecting limited Evanturel and awaited the reply. A p:}r'-tmi}sh.ips--Mr. Sprague. man of but ordinary presence of mind To amend the lHauor -- license act--Mr. would have been overwhelmed with con-- McKenzie (East Lambton). fusion, but Mr. Evanturel, instead of To amend the divison courts act--Mr. trying to parry the question, sooked his Wood (Br--nt). interrogator straight in the eye, and To amend the agriculture and arts act-- calmly said :-- 'M'r. Stratton. '"'Some of us might touch it to provide To amend the act to impose a tax on French bon--bons and dorgees for the ® ladies, but that is all." smmemamesememem e > &

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