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7 MUs! * A t o s e B Cl @P at, !|ar. _ The only Lutheran on the com--| 'mittee, W. G. Weichel (Conserva--| tive, North Waterloo), stated that he had not heard a single dissenting voice in all his constituency. Hon. Thomas Crawford consider-- 'ed that, as the bill had passed the constituted courts of the various Churches, they were bound to give it effect. Northumberland Favors Union. | Sam Clarke (Liberal, West North-- umberland), referred to past amal-- . gamations of Churches, and said that they never now hear of objec-- :. tions though there were many ob-- jJections heard when the proposal was discussed. His constituency was in favor of Union, he said. If they did not have a proper mandate from these Churches then he did not know / where they would get a mandate. } Hon. Dougall Carmichael (Pro-' gressive, Centre Grey) thought they were pretty well agreed that the rights of the minority were not protected. Where would the people go who did not wish to go into Union? He fancied a good many of || them would not ally themselves with || any Church. He was not sure that better work would bas done under || Union than when each went its sep-- } larate way. ' \ Await Better Feeling. In view of the opposition that |; --| was looming up to the bill, A. C.|| '\ Garden (Conservative, West Hamil-- 1 tony thought that it should 'Dbe sent l\ back to the people. It was not cer-- !| tain at alil, he said, if there was a *' minority now opposing it. Send it "back. he urged, and await a better feeling between the opposing pa~-- | ties. This would be developed, he thought, if the whole question was 'a]lowed to stand over for another\ year. To pass legislation in the Provin-- ' cial House that might be turned | down at Ottuwa was only going to | stultify the committee, K. W. J. 'Owens. Conservative for Southeast Toronto, thought. He was opposed to the 'bill, and would never 'be a 'party, he said, to the taking away of the religious liberties of any' peoplie. t \* The vote on the amendment was| thon taken, and the committee ad-- journed to meet on Tuesday morn--/ ing at 10 o'clock. | 5