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r i s ESE (fure Mr. Meacham menfloned" the fact ' (JUCMr. Marter sa1d:--Amon the lia-- f 'dAepartment was formerly a 84 bil --was _ he item of railway aid :{',{,Sm"",.',h'?}'m. Treasurer's Depart-- f' TE lfle:rd;'--'-'g"l?not a Hability in | bmglotfi. Mr. Ross reminded the hon. gen-- any sense, shape or form. The interest tleman that the Government did not should not be added. want it to continue as a sub--branch, as | ~What I said, continued Mr. Hardy, h to be a full | ho -- it Is important enoug 0 was: ('"The honorable gentleman in-- branch. o > Icludes interest running over forty years Mr. Meacham continued, pointing out 'in order to make up the liabilities; that that the Government was representing 'thls should not be added; that if a to the country that the Opposition was i municipality is asked for its debenture oppcsed to the creation of the office of 'indebtedness it gives the amount of (Minister of Agriculture. This was not 'the debentures issued, but that no one | 0. and 1 & f his contention he terest so, and in support 0 s c n ever heard of their adding the 'g %';';_ |quoted from a resolution and speech of ' running over the teerm of the ';' 14 Sir William R. Meredith, when leader |tures-----that this future interest l" on of the Opposition, upon the matter, and | ngt be co;mteq. as a lHability in any asserted emphatically that the Opposi--| \shape or form. ticn did not oppose the appointment of| | Hon. Mr. Hardy announced that he 'a Minister of Agriculture. | 'expected the advance copies of the re-- ' 'vised statutes will be placed in the Opposition Methods Condemned. }'}t;.lnda d0t is m tmer:fl»ers ;"; Mb(:xntd?r';e Mr. Garrow thought that a t e Index is not yet complete, * Evea table of contents would _enable hon. ideal t(})\t w(;\ag the House had heard dur-- members to find any particular chap-- bngh e de z?te had not been uttered | ter. It would be of advantage to hon: S'!:_ 0?- ge;mt emen so much with a de-- | membersa to be in possession of the new 5 e dlo c ;,'ar up the questions un--| l volume in order 'tfl'hathwhatetver amend{ HG(I' ha:cg?'::(;"tlz):{laa!:zh;r to m."f"lf(.;'- | ey might have to sugges ~ rguments ad-- ; r::s}t: tfi; x)r'mdegto the revised statutes | vanced for some eight years, and had | ' Miy cor. ' been forced to the conclusion that a / \ Mr. Haycock rose to emphasize the | great deal of the contentions advanced | ' remarks of the leader of the Opposi-- 't? humbug. This is a business ques-- | tion as to tt:efdeslradbnltty of h;);\l.)m;':rg; lot:'n art)u':'ehfi-r;nd :\lr!enrr;']e}ni:;ld u;le oimmmi_ bers being informed at an e r da " who investi-- : respecting the intentions of the Gov-- gated that question for himself from .ernment with reference to the period the material before him, rather than and duration of the holidays. _ He the stump oratory of politicians, must | thought the members ought to be in-- | be forced to arrive is that the presonfl formed upon this point not later than \Government, whether it be a Liberal oc C io Ti taration O 0 0n0; 00 (honesCand a besiness Govermment 1 erm 0 e v s % 8 sine nment. anI--[un, Mr. Hardy--Probably on Tues-- . was a lamentable thing that after three day. or four dayis' de!f)a.te they had received no suggestion from hon. gentlemen | The Budget Debate. opposite, with the single exception of \ Mr. Meacham resumed the debate on that made by the hon. member who the budget, continuing his remarks from had just sat down, respecting the set-- th: point at which he left off at the hour ' ting apart of incurable inmates of asyl-- of adjournment on the previous even-- !l'_'f""a ':';fh ad"'l:'."' to the i"}DI'OVE'mvnt' ce s ie sende eoodet t o0 (tch R.GiLAI E.NN Mt| stence 0 e surplus, 4 o muy hy C Adbl that the Opposition had good éeasons |?3£;p:gg;e n;:lgdmhle'ecinnr?r;?lge% ir; the | sr(\::nf:ggg:agk?;;s ::(elstrl)?.gés'l'l;'eadovs::r; }.the attention of the hon. nBeMle:na';:I claiming all over the country that if who had charge of the department, if the Governmer;)t lPfld iri)('tl(l'g' putl;:'lg :::?(S(\d 'Ii'thgmzugg:iofi:rp:fdythh;eeen looikétd i o ent buildings, > appoint-- ::gd:tlfi?'tm: SJ:N?]:] left after carry-- ment of a Minister of Agri(-ulu}r'e had ing on the government as well, they been introduced by hon. gentlemen op-l cught to be sustained at the polls. The l)f'.*He- _"Hjfl h'fls this" fluv:tion to :lol charge which the Opposition made is with present--day politics? he asked. that these statements are untrue, be-- l But, since the other side had brought it | cause they have spent more than the_air up, he desired to say that it was not: receipts. The hon. gentlemen opposite that the Opposition utterly and en--; claimed that Opposition members were . tirely opposed the appointment,but that | not justified in charging the railway they sought to belittle and curtail it.} certificates against the alleged surplus, They held that agriculture, the ; but surely if they were right in their great industry of this country, was not | contention they would agree that the to be put unon the same footing as the | ' annuities, the money which they bor-- other departments, that it should be a rowed to meot them,. should certainly sort of annex to some other busy Mln-! ibe charged against the surplus. Upon |ister; that was good enough for the . the question of expenditure on coloniza-- farmers, according to hon. gentlemen | ition roads. the foremen employed on 'opmsite, but this was not the vlew] 'these works were pald large amounts of hon. gentlemen on the Government \per day, andhthere wasu:lo i\l{lg\'l:'en';lf'"{:f side 31' the House,. The Opposition did | 'to them to hurry on e rk. e not dare to say '*"no'" to the appoint.| Government were the protectors of the ment, but were unwilling to have ar;' officials rather than of the pmme. an(: Agricultural Department. _ He . chal-- l he c'ted a case where comp a.nt's{ ha«d lenged the hon. gentleman if-- he been made upon the floor of tg'e' lous;e knew of misconduct by Government against the interference of oflicials in officlals to report the "maiter to the the elections. Speaking of the expendi-- department as his duty The Govern-- ture upon the Department of Agricul--