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under t,ttfiSlgl,e'tt'i'mt,1fii'i2',P,i'lt ' case of the 'de the idol: not proved. _ _. THE DEBATE CLOSED. Mr. Meredith then spoke. "The tactics or the gentlemen were not fair. He could' have brought in his resolution on a mor' tion to go into supply. and then no eVus- ion or amendment would have been pos- sible. But he had preferred to.move it in this way. and this trick had Been played . or. him. The Attorney-General had disease std the question fairly from his point of view, but the moving of the amendment was not fair. Why not vcte squarely, and . have the courage to say yes or no ? He was ready to vote for no I compensation at all. and Would at a inter . stage test the honesty ot the Irentlcmen _ oppocito. Mr. Meredith then claimed that the existence of responsible government under the British system would obviate the evils mentioned by Mr. Hardy. and reit- erated his declaration that the Government would ttnd that the Opposition could play at the game thev had started. Sir (diver Mowat expressed himself sur- . prised at Mr. Meredith's wrath. He E thought the principle of Mr. O'L'ucnor's _ amendment mnnble. and would, of the ' two, prctcr it to Mr. Meredith's sugges- tion. Hut Mr. Meredith was wrong in tht" sumins: that there had been any arrange- ment to avoid a vote. The Government -' were prepared to Vote upon the question. and his own opinion was that both the amendments should be withdrawn. and the vote taken on the original resolution. Mr. Meredith-We are prepared to do that. Sir Oliver Mowat continued that he did not think it wise to pass Mr. Meredith's resolution. which. in any case. should be left to the new House. He declared that he had had no intention of charging the whole American people as a proople "ith the corruption into which their Legisla- tures seemed. from the testimony he had read.to have fallen. As for the Cotv.etitttr.ton. al question.he would.withont trying to dog- matlze. like to remark that his impression was that the Province did not pow-res the power to make the change. clauses 85 and 86, to which Mr. Meredith t'ei'cx-rc'l. were expressed very absolutely. with no restriction or uualitication; while the im- mediately preceding clauses, M and 31. en- acting: certain laws which were to he in Ontario. expressly stated that they Were to exist until the Iaegislature din-lived otherwise. Why Were the nualitl,'ations put in the one 1'a.Rt' and not in the othr-r'.' The cast. against the Provlnv's pow-r ot interference was strong. Mr. Meredith brit-ily rejoined that tho same argument would apply to t',trtiott 7. which enacted in u very alumina.- manntr that the LtaKisrvtttrra should consist of NJ members; yet that had been "hun/ed. Tre Provinces wer" able to create ul' do away with their second chamber. .uri tnake oth- er constitutional changes. Arrl as for the Attorney-tlenerai's contention that this was not a constitutional matter at all. Plans-.05 srrary/ lb: twc,'":'."""' tht hurl of "c,1t"Wltll'lle mom-d the udiournmqnt uf' mildeblale- and the House ru.Hu soon an. r '.. thr. i I