nfl he |The ost th Le FINANCES OF THE CITY. The city council last evening dealt with the budget, "which was finally adapted with a few amendments. The t at "the disposal of the alder detained there, the helpless, the. infirm, the must bo sent to the refuge all the 'municipalitios. are re. ied to provide, TU emmi-------------- THE MANITOBA DILEMMA. - Two years ago the Manitoba logisla- ture legeed the Northern Railway pany's lines in Manitoba for pine pooual rental of $250,000, and turned handred and nifity-nine yeats at an hem over to the awners of the Can- ndian Railwiy company for operation' hs part of its system, 0, was that the Northern Pacif way desired to withdraw Prom gro and the: loéal : govern: pient boast that it would (ees Be Sra dhim railway facili: anit {points paralleling the lines it leased it eh auitobe governinent, and with- wat reasonable rates. s st year "asked permission to again 2 the province om its own account, od was refused the permissions Again at the prescat session of the leg: it aske'for the right to build miles. of railway, at several UU dexiving 'aly favour or subsidy ! The. ministry is in a quandary. I ex "Hnow what to do with them, and it o Tiare not coffide with ow opinion | changed: By the exercise of economy, "permit it, to meet its obligations to which démandi the fullest, railway com: as Je sai So An. io; at: hand, and it Fi dant de Fe od disappear, : Ah ay: enterprise of the proc 1 ince <has wo: far turned cout al right, She Canadian Railway epijiony has over to the govmmmant enough = to Lom the. Northam Pacific Railway © Jrany. snd in that respect it: is doing ur nit was expected to do. Bir finterest and sinking Tund, the admin- "1% he council; like the mdividoal, should The uncontrollable is wade up of the fixed charges on account of debentures, inteation 'of justice, the police depart: ment and the Board 'of Education. To these might be added, very reasonably, | the five deppriment, with its expenses hy brdinances, passed by the {conseit, and civie saris, which hve been varied much in recent. years * [not | and have to be considered as a per 'manent expenditure. So that the sum 4 which can 'be operated upon is really {very small and does hot admit of much choice in the matter of direc tion. ¥ The income 'of the city is derived largely from taxes, Outside of them the receipts, from rents, licenses, fines, fees, otd., reach $18,113.63. The rest of the SIBNS61.73 comes 'from taxes. The item is not capable of much expansion when it is remembered that the as sesamont his hot been 'rising: vapidly, that 'the change in it since 1590 is on ly two per cent'; "while the expendi tute has been BS per cent. mére in the fire department; 3 per dnt more {in maintenance apd buildings) = for public schools, and 233 per cent, more tior maintenance and building) for the high school, Some people. talk at times as if 2be council: should be more progressive. It appears to have done vory well' with the means at its' dis- prose 3 The addition to the revenue this year, (based ' on the assessment) will be $3,230, but the loses from ther sources will 'be about half that amount, The. difference. is necessary to meet the incrensed outlay in some departments and in providing a vea- sonable sani for cidentals. The $550 ofginally set aside for this purpose was enlarged to about 8500 by the changes which -weré made in the bud get as the debate upon it proceeded. The school expenses came in for spe- cial notice. The public school demands appear to be very reasonable, but the high school expenses have been going up, as the council has declared, at roventios of the city. The high school trustees fire "the representatives of the council (all save one}, snd they have the high school general inerease in its fees by the closest cutting and praning, the estimates 'have been reduced to 4 point safely within the revenue, and there ought not ta be a deficiency, decide to live' within the meant at its command, snd - this the, people have a right to expect it to do. 'The Londoners' have lost, it is alleg- vd $100,000.000, by the operations of tke prince of promoters, Whitaker Wright. And wo one should offer a word of sympathy. The fool and. his money are ily parted, and the fools 7} ponear to Ue. very numerous in lon- % FF stecet- lighting, 63- per cent. more ins proted as a bribe ? AI is very sad that members of the a rate out of all proportion with: the axked to meet future increases in expenditure by © & The rate of taxation has not been The conservative party of Manitoba was very, hot for a decrease in the sessional allowance when it was in opposition. Now that it is in power the economy has been forgotten, -- The Toronto News wad formerly an ath . The Mail announces that Mr. Ganley is being shadowed by government men. Perhaps the oppasifion §s interested in his movements also, What would hap- pen to it sow should Mr. Ganey dis: appear ? (....i0R iy The Montreal Star complains be- | cause the government is making such slow" boadway with the Gamey icharges. Who is to blame? Mr. | Whitney, who is prolonging the de- bate ior political effect. ---- Sir. Wilirid Laurier has astonished 'the | "Commons "with" his intelleétual and' physical vigour. He was so fre quently referred to as a sick man, that his appearapee in debate came asa great surprise:to some people. Dr. Reaurbe and Mr. Sutherland, of the local legislature, should either pre. for charges against the government, specifically, of having attempted to bribe them, or sink into silence. They have advertised themselves enough. ---- According to La Patrie the opposi ion 'in the Commons needs a 'leader who will 'be a conpecting link be tween the present and the past. Mr. Tarte could perhaps: name the man which the place and the times de mand. Lord Lovat, a hero of the South African war, broke down when he. as- sayed to address the House of Lords. He had only spoken & dozen 'words when the collapse came. He is not the first warrior who failed as a. speech. maker. The British government has felt the uplift of Mr. Chamberlain's . presence. The power of the man was never so clearly, manifested as it is now. In the last month, without "Joe's" influ- ence, 'the ministty was rapaiy going to pieces. The Montreal Garette talks of the loyalty of Mr, Sutherland, M.P.P., the party he represents.' Did he not, in the local election, pose ag an inde: pendent ? Was it not this independence which suggested that he support the Ross government and that he inter: OBSERVATIONS. Real Fortunate. Bt. John Telegraph. i " The Sun says Mr. Foster can well afford to stay out ol parliainent. That's lucky, 'isn't it ¥ Living In History. Taronto World. Willian Munns lost his case at Aur ora, and the verdict will go down in history as a great'nioral victory for dead skunks. Don't Scare At All. Hamilton Times. legislatire do not tremble and col Jape when Whitney shakes his ter- rible Fist, ---- Ready To Hedge. Dttawe Free Press, e Is Mr. Gamey beginning to shuffle ? His equivalent conduct when taxed hy the premier with his due responsibili- ty in the matter seems to justily the suspicion. All Eyes On Tofonto. Montreal Herald. In the meantime, every one's atten tion is turned to Toronto. Little troubles like the Mascedonian uprising nnd the Meroccan civil war ave tem: pararily forgotten. Judges In Demand. Hamilton Mereld. The reference of the charges to a commission of two chief justices will, we believe, satisfy every reasonable man--that is, if the scope of the in- veatipation is to be wide enough to afford every facility jor getting at the truth. Longest Sermon. The longest sermon on record was preached by Isanc Barrow, a Puritan preacher, of the sevenieenth century, who ones defivmed a sermon in West- minster Able lasting three and one {half hows. The shorfist cermion was probably the famous charity sermon pi Dean Swift. Hix text was: "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth whio the Lord: and that which he hath given he will him again" The sermon was : A you wre satish- w » . How the Case is Put For Accused ; statement to the effect that any cor "try the charges against Mr. Strattoe The Charges Absolutely De- nied. Peterboro, March 16.-The Examin- er, the paper owned by Mr. Stratton, publishes the following regarding the | Gamey charges © | 3 ig investigation 'the Examiner does not, desire to influence public opinion unduly, vet it is fair state that Mr. Stratton absolutely and positively 'denies Mr. Gamey's rupt consideration or money was giv: en or promised: Which statements it may be pointed out, do not bear close scrutiny. : Investigation will show that Mr. Gamey approaches the government and offers his support; that he gods to the governnient as a friend and is courteously' received; that his corres pondence, under these conditions, is vromptly replied to with the courtesy that should regulate the amenities of intercourse between departments of the government and representatives of the people who profess to' be friendly to their administration, or indead any represénidtive, no matigr what his re lations to' the government, - Surely these cireymstances do not constitute a erie or a corrupt act. One of the 'good analition of the provincial secre tary ie the promptitude vith which he replies to correspondence, and this particular feature pf the business apti- tude and business qualities with which Mr. Stratton is by commen consent exceptionally endowed, resulted in Mr. Gamey's correspondence receiving prompt reply. It may be well to ask what is there that is wrong in the é «which wae' sabmitt.d to the house by the members from Manitoulin ? were letters addressed to a government department by a mem- ber of the legislature to be iencred ? "As to the statement that Mr. Stratton gave or promised Mr. Ga- mev amv consideration or 'monev as n condition of the latter's support, Mr Stratton declares is as false a state ment as can possibly be made." ------ Pretty Sure To Carry. Toronto, March ° 17.--TFhere is little doubt but that Premier Ross' mo tion to refer the Gamey charges to a commission of judges 'will carry, as the division will likely be on straight party lines. There is a stronger feeling abroad that the charece will eventually prove to be a hoomerang than there has been abroad any day since last Wed nesday, when it 'was first mide. Con servatives are not at all pleased with the fact that the party, through its leader, is committed to the charges It would have been better, they say had they let Mr. Gamey go ahead and niake his charges on his own responsi bility," while the partv ar a party stood aloof. As it stands now, the party, if the charges are not proven, will meet the rebufi that otherwise would have been Mr. Gamey's alone. It is stated that two of the steno graphers whom Mr. Gamey alleges he had secreted behind the pianos in the Crossin factory while he 4nd Frank Sullivan conversed, are of HW. Price, editor of the Algoma Conserva. tive of Gore Bay, who are attending Osgoode Hall here. A number of peo- ple are asking what kind of verbatim reports. these stenographers have if the factory was as dark as is said. Fur ther, lawyers say that such testimony cannot he accented ad evidence against anvone but Sullivan, efore the matter of the tribunal to is finally disposed of, it is probable that several amendments will be 'sub: mitted. The question of whether: Mr. Strat ton will vote or not on a resolution alfecting his own case is still a matter ol conjecture. C. M. Bowman, M.P.P., the government . whip, said that if Mr. Gamey voted he thought Mr. Stratton was entitled to vote also. A flair between the two members would be a Judicrous yet possible solution, Major oJ. S. Hendrie, M.P.P., Ham- ilton, is still confined to his bed with grippe. He insists upon being in the housé on Tuesday, but his physician won't hear of it, and under his orders he will likely go to Atlantic City for a few day's rest. Took Away Papers. Toronto, March 16.--At the opening of the legislature this afternoon, Me Whitney handed the papers which M+ Gamey gave him on Wednesday last in a sealed envelope to the member for Manitoulin, who then left the chamber. The premier was angry at this development and said he could impound the papers, Mr. Whitney said that Mr. Gamey had: gone to consult his lawyer, but that if the premier would consent to refer the matter to the committee on privileges and elections he would hand the papers to. the speaker. . Mr. St. John resumed the debate. He claimed that the house hud the fullest power to deal with the charves This was-not a matter on which the minister accused should vote. When a person was accused before a jury, that person did not vote with the jury. This house was the jury. The govern- ment was at stake "Yes," replied Nr. Ross, and this was greeted by applause. 'I'he provincial = secretarv, continued Mr." St. John, shonld resiem. Mr. Stratton said he had tendered his: resigiiation to the premier the dav the charges were made, Me. 8%. John said perhaps the speaker had received the resionation, but the premier said he had not. Mr. : St. John, timuing, quoted from the statutes t that a com- mission of judges, such as it was pro posed to refer thy charges te; eopld not give judginent or make anv find inz. They could ~omiy take evidence, nnd report that 'evidenes 'to the hove: The government is now engaged in preparing reference of the case for a comunission, and will very soon an rounoe the names of the commission. Mr. Pouse, of Kingston, moved the adioutnment, sad s0. will have the privilege of stating his views to mor: row. |zeavniz a food id 0d Young women may avoid much sick- ness and pain, says Miss Alma Pratt, if they will only have faith' in the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "Dear Mrs. Prvgrax: -- I feel it my duty to tell all young women how much Lydia E. 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