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. or out of the House. They were wron Why Judges Are Disqualified. in their supposition therefore that e 69 Some persons had asked why Judges kadwt::ena qrgfizng:ugpon"tigat €t mu Iv were disqualified. They were disquali-- P covermzent rive fied becwuse they had always been without foundation. (Government ap-- disqualified ; trcy were 'disqualified --_be-- plause.) HMHe believed to--day the Re-- cause th'ey'ha('i been disqualified from :grmers 'Ottht:: Hcountr): all(;dh the. Re-- the beginning. The constable is quali-- etter pleased if they hnd Mought in a f fhed because he has always been quali-- C musitre y ¥A Prought in a 5 fhied from the beginning. . (Liberai Ap-- weasure, or intimated their intention | plause.) What Judge wants to vote ? nf bringing in a measure, on all fours ; Who is it cries out, "A Judge is dis-- | with thaf whith AD6 NeX SDaiel S oiohes i qualified; a gréat i;a-rdsmp is placed nl*lac}owled and \fhigh was based on the upon him" ? What newspaper is it that original memorandum explaining: the cries out, "We are the great disquali-- necessity for calling the House together. ' fiers" ? 'The great disqualifiers are the (Applause.) It was reiterated from day Sandfield Macdonald Government and to day in lthe'presshtha.t they "had the acts of Parliament before Confeder-- changed their views, that they had re_ ation. (Liberal cheers.) He had never treated--(Government laughter)---t.l.:at heard any Judge complaining, and he they had b?cked down, they were "on thought the country would be surpris-- the run"--(laughter)--and a variety of ed if a Judge came forward and said he other expressions which they always was ankious to vote. He had not the read with interest. Was that so ? be slightest hesitation in saying that a asked. He would at some stage of the Judge should not have a vote, or, if he discussion on the bill also ask his hon. had a vote, he should not exercise it. friend to point out anything in the Oficers of the customs, Clerks of the pamphlet which pomtlvely, indi'cates that Peace and County Attorneys were dis-- they were to have one bill rather than + qualified because, he presumed, they another, whether both of the ques-- ( were collectors of revenue from the tions were not laid before the country-- | country and because they held in their either of appealing to the court or of hands to a very large extent the rights following the precedent of 1887. Either | and privileges and 'property of the peo-- of these courses from that pamphlet \ ple--they were revepue collectors for 'or memorandum was quite open to » her Majesty. This was held to be good them. (Government applause.) | ground for disqualification, and no one up till now had questioned the right-- | Ts Questlor: f.ett An Oovern dOne. ' eousness and necessity of it. At the From this original memorandum he | e * read the following: "It appears there--| same time there were some who could be relieved from that disqualification, fore to the undersigned that the Legis-- ; but he had never heard that any of lature should be asked to deal with | $ those persons had themselves raised an the question in such a way as may | -- cutery upon the subject. : seem reasonable and just. (Liberal $ s cheers.) That was their proposition; it The Question of Retreat. was the onlyh propo;:iunn they T made. Another: the pamphlet went on 'prfi:sd ti:xa;a?h:;gfi(?ybeg:gn ":";,:{';';etr itl;\ h?llfba 'vaze and drew attention to | % : \ the following:-- a | PHene. "A is Srfoiangt t | Cl thig, @anection, it may . be, im: | armies could see nothing which made "'f"%m' to observe + sne-- Pederal them happier than the retreat of their «@lection act formerly contained 'm'fifl -- enemy. Most men, in any contest what-- rimilar to the one now in dispute (viZ. ever, feel that if their enemy has re-- section 6), forming part of the act re-- treated the time for firing shot and specting the election of members for sheil has passed. and therefore if his the House of Commons, with this dif-- $ hon. friend believed there had been a ference, however, that in the case of 4 retreat one would have thoeght that ¢lections for the House of Commons i they would have rejoiced, and the deputy returning officers and poll newspaper prees upon the other side clerks were not specifically mentioned! a would have rejoiced. But he had not as entitled to vote, as in the Provin-- | t * seen in the press or elsewhere as great | clal act, i f indignation over this reported retreat | _ Thus it was similar, but different ini | as was caused by what they thought this respect, that it didn't exempt re-- & would be the original measure of the turning officers or poll clerks, nor did present bill. It had been said they had it exempt constables. There were, changed their views. They said the bill therefore, three sets of officers who which he was about to introduce, and were not exempt, expressly exempt, by which he foreshadowed, was not the bill that section of the Dominion act, as which they calied the House together against one in their case. But the great ' , to pass, and they went further and said weight of the argument, the bulk of it, | ' thut since they had met their friends related to the question of laying the n ! they had found objections to the bill matter beforeithe courts, nather than y | which they originally determined upon. the question of following the Ottawa There could not, he said, 'be one word precedent. They had left the question or one iota of argument or proof found open, and left it open advisedly, so that in support of the assertion. (Liberal after an exhaustive discussion, or after cheers.) No Reformer with whom he hearing through the newspapers the | had talked, no Reformer of whom he opinions of the public, the Govern--;| had heard, whether it was a member ment could take whiatever course might ; > | -- of Parliament or whether he was out-- seem best. That was nothing new in | t side of the ranks, had expressed one Parliamentary)»® pra€tice. Mr. Glad--| solitary word of opposition to what the stone uron one oceasion, when speak-- | newspaper press stated was to be their ing of the tr'ans!at?on of the revised \ measure, namely, following the pre-- edition of the Bible, said he would ad-- _cedent of the Ottawa leader in 18$7.. vise the tranglators to issue some of There had been no remonstrance to the the work as they progressed, so that move from any Reformer in the House