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198 Mr. Marter read an extract ftom a speech delivered by the Treasurer m 1869 to the effect that the permaner: sources otrevenue at .that time Cave H", annual income of te 000,000, a sum gum. (lent to meet-the wants for govern- ment and enable them to vote grants to public works and institutions: Since then the revenues had largely- tarmac;- ed, and should have been suftieien' with ordinary care to meet all demands. The Government estimated a Jeticit of something over two hundred thousan'l dollars. but claimed a cash balance " six hundred thousand dollars. That be. ing the case. why should they bring down these. bills? Referring particular- ly to the license revenue bill. he sail I that while desirous of encouraging any . . thing that would aid the cause of tom 5 Derance he did not believe that they hed I the right to harass those engaged in til , ', liquor tratt1c so long as it was the pol- z icy of the Government to grant them t licenses to carry on their business. The f city authorities of London and Kintry- [ ton, for instance, were bitterly imposi-d to the measure. and he did not under- ', stand how their representatives in the , Legislature could vote on..thc treasure , fo: mere party's sake. On the motion for the third reading of Mr. Lumsden's City of Ottawa bill Hon. Mr. Gibson proposed an amend- ment whlch,. he said. would give the citymower to aughorlze street curs run- nttttr 6n Bunday,tiotwithsstandiug the In- terpretation of the Lord's Day act, but would not remove this authority from He" added that they had institution after institution addcd to those in (ix. istence. Whit'h were either nbsointoiy unnecessary or beyond the means ot' the Province to keep up without' in.- posmg'additional taxation. Ton of theaeitttuttont, were the new ro- tormatory tn Oxford County and tho Normal School at London. The.atrfendritent-waa declared lost on the same division and the bill passe! its third reading. _ Mr. Kalahari: said that. minute first time'in this Hollie the admission had been-heard tut, the Govemment w. s proposing air-act taxation. The Minis, ter otilucaifon not'oniy admitted it, but he undertook lo defend the pm:- ciple of direct tuxatior'in Provincial matters. The attempt had been made in show that it was not direct mm- mm unless the collector wax sent around to each municipality. Evi< dently then it was not ditect taxation to take money from widows and or phans and s".iandei' it right along, not. for the benefit of the people of tho Pro. vince. but in the interest of the, party on the other side of the Home on'i their friends. It had been represented that the banks and insurance compan- ieswmd other institutions were last- Lifted With the tax, Inst' Mr. "151' thesoa read'u protest signed by the j'lifi'lg,')l of life insurance companies "in 'IV. ronto protesting against the fa cation on life insurance campanies as unfair. Mr. Mathgeon wettttu to attack items in the supplemfpniary estimates iciat- ing to _Bravelvridge court house, thrs Lnndon Normal College. imd the w formatory 1n Woodstock as helm: bribes to constituencies. Ottawa Sunday Cars. 's Criticisms. On the motion to again go into com- mittee of supply Mr. Whitney moved in amendment the following resolu- tion: "This House strongly disapprm ('5 of the practice indulged in by Ministers of the Crown of echuraging the elm-- tors in constituencies to believe that they will receive 'material favors and advantages from the Government, pro- vided they return supporters of the Government to this House." Smaking in support of the resolution. Mr. Whit- ncy said he thought the proposition em- bodied in the proposed amendment would commend its-elf to all thinking people who had the weltarr, of the coun- try at heart. There was grave and serious danger in the course pursued by some Ministers of tho Crown during the general and bye-elections. They had gong before the people and had told them it would be better for them, so far as their material interests were con- cerned. if they returned a. supporter of the Government. He quoted from a re- port in The Globe of a, speeeh delivered by the Attorney-General during the elections to support his charge against that gentleman. Halalso quoted from a speech delivered' 8):" Titan. Mr. Rois at Madoc during thtn'fj'r'th Ifnstinqs cam- w, and which he said was a most face-d, David attempt to bribe the electors of that constituency. Premier Sits Mr. Whitney Right. Hon. Mr. Hardy said the Opposition leader had placed an impropor con- struction Upon his (the Premier's) speech. He had quoted something as a statement of fact which had no founda- tion. It might. however, be applied with perfect truth to the party in pow- er at Ottawa a few years ago, ot which Mr. Whitney was an illustrious mem- 1oev---(oppotn'tion cries of "Oh. olt")--to every speech made by every Conser- vative leader upon every platform in this country upon which he spoke. It was promised to every manufacturer in Canada that " they voted to keep the 1'ontgervative Government in power they would give them a protective tar- iff which would increase the value ot their products and put money in their pockets. Yet Mr. Whitney pretended to have so sensitive a stomach that he could not even stand an allusion to the tact that you could send to the Leg- islature a supporter of the Govern- ment instead of a supporter of the 0p- posltion. Mr. Whitney" should have read the pertinent and important part of .the ttpeeeh---ttut part with which anniifrmirit by th'e' L future. should that be Mr. Camallen thought that in view of thls proposal the Government should state its policy on the question of run- ning street cars on Sunday. Mr. Conmee said that the same thing existed in regard to the street car ser- vice in Toronto. = Mr. Crawford said that if the case he would withdraw sition. Mr. Stratton thought the him, having previously passed committee of the House. should go through. Mr. Crawford thought the measure was contrary to principles laid down by the present and the preceding Admin- istrations. It was the only instance of its kind in the Province. The bill was then read a. third time. Bribery Charged. such' was his oppo-