The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 11 Feb 1897, p. 1

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tore dram lit," coed} fully unm omci the J i the IA I I O net (il crowd , room. "howieglsiativc Assembly of Ontario was formally opened yesterday by Sir Casimir Stanislaus (lzoxvski, Knight Commander of the Order of Ht. Micliucl and St. George, Administratcr for his Honor the Lieutenant-(iovcrnor. It is seldom that such a brilliant col-enmity is witnessed and that such interest is manifested by the general public in the formal proceedings of constitution- al government. Long before the hour fixed for the opening the guilt-Hes of the Legislative chamber were throngw Spectators. and when the door, .. ,3 to the iloor of the House WK'IH _ ed it took hut a moment for the {crowd to till every inch of standing room. Each member's dcsk had its complement of fair visitors,c+airs were placed in every aisle and it would have f been impossible tor_more_geopie to be crowded into the chamber than wore present yesterday. Many hundreds "Rafa up all hope of gaining admis- sion and left the buildings even be- fore the proceedings comrm-nccal. The dresses of the brilliant group of ladies T ho occupied the seats near the Speak- all', chair Were many of thom t'X- I caedingly rich and handsome, and are} fully described in another culmnn. The (: uniforms of the consular and military otncialts, the Judges and the oilicials of the House helped to build up a scene of animation and beauty well in keep- ing with the magnificence of the cham- I)" in which the legislators of On- f: carry on their deliberations. The F ., !that a magnificent portrait of . Edward Blake was to he unveil- ed Ind o new Sneaker elected addcdl may to the interest or the proceed- ,' in... and the speeches in connection in than two emu relieved the." formality MM trrsnisraliteta v , Verben- theopenin' 'Porl mggttit aA6: IIN h" forth (,'ptrAl'if, . ' v.1." . il I tttBt' sides of t ogre ' vr ;"t ,' A " I - Mr. Monaural: t) " . so": tumult , .. " the, Wu I 'W the Outline of the Government; Measures for the aeaagion--Tlo, Diamund Jubilee .-Land Grant to the University. Portrait. of Hon. Edward Brake , Unveiled. PEECH FROM THE THRONE.E lums IlJRE UPENEDJ; 'ECHES. Rtcir tt/ He has stood in the foremost ranks of the debaters of this House. and, ar. though not perhaps taking as active a Part in debate as some other members, he has always spoken to attentive ears. He Is familiar with the rules and pro- cedure of the House. He knows well the duties of the Speaker, and I am Fame I have but to mention his name Io all the members ot this House" #11513 general admission that he . hen and ably discharge the-tune ogthe distinguished positwm to I In the House the crowd parted as the _ Administrator entered at the main idoor. Mr Casimir was preceded by 300mmander Law, Aide-de-Camp. and Captain Kirkpatrick, Secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor, and followed by few men occupying to a greater degree the confidence both of the House and of the public than our late Speaker; and his lamented death within the walls of this building,r had something tragic- in it. He had reached what to him had been the object of his ambi- tion but a few weeks previous to the sad Ot'Cut'rentt 1 need scarcely men- tion the office and functions of the Sneaker to tho hon. members. The Inties of the other are well known. It s an important ottice. one of high con- ;idomtinn under our Parliamentary invermnent form and procedure. The duty of the Speaker is to preside in this House. He should be a man of integrity, fairness. a man of a judicial habit of thought. above all impartial between the. different members of this Hoyse. The name that I havethe hon- or to mention to you I think to a very large extent will meet the require- .rr7tif11"ilr,pTt situation. I am tapro- members to warrant me doing more than simply alluding to the tact that the late Speaker possessed the confi- dence of all sld9s of this House. His long experience in the House. some six- teen years, the {tirpmost part which he took in debate. and his studious habits familiapized him with the rules, orders and pmcpdure of debate. There worn ,a score of brightly-uniformed military :otricers. The Administrator took his Eseat upon the throne, and Hon. E. J. .Davis, Provincial secretary, read a di- rection from his Honor to the House Ito choose a fit and proper person to be Ppeaker, and that it present him at 4 o'clock for his Honor's approbation. H'hereafter his Honor would declare the 'pauses ct his calling the Legislature. The Administrator retired from the House. Col. Clarke, the Clerk, de- Llnjanded order and obtained it partially. lHe formally acquainted the House with 'the farts that bye-elections had taken place in South Essex, North Oxford and North York ; that William Douglas |Ballour, and subsequently John A. Auld, had been returned tor South Es- sex, Andrew Pattullo for North Oxford and Ephraim J. Davis tor North York. He also notified the House of the va- cancy in the Speakershlp and called upon the members to elect a Speaker. Me. Hardy, in nominating a Speaker, said .,--"It becomes the duty of the members present to elect a presiding officer. Tho, citcumstances of the va- cating of the Speaker's chair by the late Mr. Balfour are too familiar to the Promptly at 3 o'clock Sir Casim Gzowski, the Administrator) and th members of his suite arrived at the buildings, escorted by a guard of hon.. or composed ot fourteen members of the Royal Canadian Dragoons. They were received at the entrance by No. 2 Company, Royal Canadian Regiment. The band of the Royal Grenadiers played the national anthem as the party alighted. It was but a few mo- ments from their arrival until the formal proceedings commenced. T . "_-v y-cuwlll 25 Years in a capacity . ot leader of the House. T the right hand of his success Hardy, during the proceedings afternoon. " was

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