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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 l.\ V. ^i i .1 i PROGKESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 0, 1894. /I I* I ■ 1 1 * • *•- V l^OLITICi^L TsTOTJiS. nii A C+lance iit the Lieadiny; Aleasni-es Carried in the House oi" Assembly of New 15rnns\vic'k, ii'om the Year 18r>4r. th. UK I'lV ti. K. Fkxf.iv, Fredeiiuton, N. 1». Kxplnnntory I lit.' continuation Ironri V'oluine First of the J'olitical History of N'e-v Ilrunswick, may not be considered out ot place by pub- lishing it in a serial forni, troni week to week, until the whole is completed -say from this date down to a comparatively recent period — to be followed afterwards by some future historian possessing politi- cal enthusiasm enough for the undertaking. In this way there would be a connected Legislative narrative from l^U) onward, which in the distant future will be found not only of incalculable interest, but of great value to the coming politician. Had such a work been undertaken, even at the beginning of this century, and continued ilown to 1840, when this was commenced, we should to-day be in possession of amine of political wealth, which gold could not supply — as to what the old school said or did, w'jo they were personallv, what parts they played in the political forum, and what their talents and statesmanship, noth- ing is known, more than that they made laws, no doubt good speeches, monopolized all the oflices p,nd were looked up to by the masseti as very clever men, whether des- cended from the Loyalists or ot old Colo- i nial'stock. The journals of the Legislature, \ from the beginning, provide, it is irue a ; record of all t'm proceedings, but these as it is well known, are but the husks and not the wheat from which the historian may draw political jiabulum ; from them we i learn Low a member voted upon a particu- lar resolution, but why be bo voted, or the bent of his mind in arriving at a conchi.iion upon an important ineas- nre. we are left entirely in the dark. The puhlif have not even a connect- No. 1. ed acrount o the reportei-s' work in the gallery, in regard to the speeches delivered on the doors ot the House, prior to the last eight or ten vears — from the fact that such reports were given spasmodically : some j Sessions would [>as8 by without a Reporter 1 being present : sometimes the House of Assembly would vote sums to defray such expenses • then other Sessions would pass on and no pay be allowed. The effect was that ill those days publishers ot papers were too poor, however rich they may be now, to send Reporters from St. .lohn to attend the House— hence no published de- bates some Sessions: the thread ot contin- uity WHS lost; so that had not the present writer been on hand in some way, and kept the run o! things through triencU at the im- ^ jatMm.^^~^^^a^ M^iu^^^k^^iP^ M^B5^WB ^^'^ 1:11 'Miiitr~ t i^-^i^f''-. ^JfTMLIl""'^''' THK OI^U TKOVINCK KU1I-.I3ING, Drstn.vo.l l,j Viiv in l>so, w),»r.in wore Foiiglit all l\n- (in.il HHUle. for Kes|Mmsibl tert-ht 111 tiistoncal matters soin" ot the readiiif;; ma)' seem dry— *'Ut those can pass over to other cohimns. On the whole, how- ever, the writer believes that most ol' the readers ol ruoiiUKss will be sulliriently interested in those letters to tollow theni up week alter week and pieserve them as tbey would a book ior future reference. ill those early days tin; battles fought lor 1 liesponsihle (lovenmieiit were more for- j| niidalile than any since, whether I'rovineial j or federal. 'I'hey were not mere con- || tentions tor ollice, ujion modern defined j issues, but for great underlying j)rinciples, | ior the uprooting of old practices and old j prejudices, and the substitution therefor i| ol a more equitable order ot things— a J government of freedom, in which every man in the country and the Legislature should stand unon a lair footine, and thus have the same voice in all appointments and in the administration of public aflairs. No one at the present day can form an adequate conception ot the struggles through which the early Colonial reformers passed, leading at one time to a great rebellion, that of '.37, — except those who were present and are now alive to tell the (ioverniiii'iil. long in discovermg its meaning and the pilfering practices represented thereunder. The Conservative party, however wrong in their political teachings, according Jto the canon of their opponents, were men ol honor and integrity, as much so as those who opposed them and sought tlieir over- throw. Things have grtatly changed since ] then. Even the honors of "rank"— known ; to Ibw from a pure fountain, however devious or crooked the paths which lead thereto — do not in every case sit upon brows free from unpleasant suspicions. Politicians now-a-days stand upon the order of their doings as formerly — nor do they hesitate about stooping to ignoble, means for the attainment of selfish ends. •> Such men as the late L. A. Wilmot and t'harles Fisher should never be forgotten by a grateful country — for to these two gentlemen chiefly we are indebted lor the system of government ol which we are in the enjoyment this day. Jhey fought the battles of Kesponsible (Jovernment, day in and day out upon the floors of the Assem- bly against most formidable odds — nor did they lay aside their weapons until the blows they had been dealing for so many vears story. The I'ress in those days was less hail pierced the armour ol their adversar- confiding in the honesty ol party than in its ies and forced surrender. We read of principles — nor was it influenced by the re- statues being reared in the r|)per Prov- wards, present or prospective, that wait inces to I'oliticiuns whose reputations in } upon subserviency. Indeed politicians had some cases do not rest upon as solid foun- not arrived at that line code of ethics, which dation as the granite which sustains their permits the buying and selling ol men like ( efligies. l..et New Brunswick show the 80 many sheep in the shambles. The pub- lic moneys were held as a sacred trust for legitimate public purposes, — while what is now called ** boodleism" was a term that had not yet lound place in our vocabulary, but which since the days ol " confedera- tion," or when that (p-eat event began, teachers and scholars aglore have not been same snirit, and remember Wilmot and Fisher, in enduring brass or marble, upon the IJanks of the St. John Uiver, in front of Fredericton's Parliament buildings. Although some time has elapsed since the former publication of Political Notes, the subject, it is believed, has not lost its inteivft by the long delay ; and it might be added that it is doubtful if even now it I I e (iovcrnmi'iil. ling and the i thereunder, ever wrong in •rding jto the fvere men ol ::h so as those ht tlieir over- changed since J ank"— known ; tain, however ths which lead ;ase sit upon suapiciona. nd upon the nerly — nor do ig to ignoble . selfish ends. > Wilmot and be forgotten to these two lebted for the lich we are in fought the nment day in the Assem- odds — nor did until the blows many vears leir adversar- \Ve read of I pper I'rov- i 'eputations in as solid foun- sustains their i ;k show the : Wilmot and marble, upon iver, in front uildings. elapsed since j litical Notes, not lost its d it might be even now it )t would have bein resumed, biid it not been for the n-(|nt'.st of many triends and persons ol prominenci', that a second volume should apjiear — .^u'li prominent persons for ex- ample (Iroiu each ol whom I hold, uiisolici- ti'il, pi-rsoiial letters) as Hon '1'. \V. .Xiiijliii (at one time .Speaker uf tbe iiou^e ol ( 'oiiimons) — the Mari|uis of l.ansdowne I when (iovernor ( icnerai) — till' Itector of St. .Marv's Church, it-v. W. (». lliiymond, .St. .John— the late .lose[)h \\ . Lawrence — e.x-(iovernor. Sir l.tionard Tilley — Hon. .Iiiilfre Wilkinson, .Mirauiichi, l>r. Sroukton, .M. 1'. I'., i;.\l'resi(lent ol the Historical Suciefy, St. .John — Collector Unci ol the Custoiii>" department, St. .lohii — the Hon. ,Iu(l{;e .Sieadman, (form- erly Postmaster ( ieneral) , and manv others. .Nor does tht' writer sup(>ost! that it is from any liteiary niciit in the work itself that this ilcsirc lor its contiiniance is thus e.\- picssed by those f;eutlemcn ; but rather that a IhIiIiIuI l.i'j^islalive record, in coii- di-iis'.(i lorni, might be [irescrved for future reti:rcnce, and lor tic.' iiic, as the years go on, ol members of the House of .Vssembly who may desire to look into it lor precedent. rii<- Old .Syntt 111. ^ in order to some understanding of the old i)oliti al system, and as an introduction to these letters, tlie lollowinj; remarks are oflered : I'rom the settlement of this IVoxince up to the year l^.il, — when the system of (lovernmenl under wliieh we now live, was first put into operation — the conduct and management of public atlairs and business, and the distribution of patronage, vested in the hands, and were under the control of a doniiniiiit class. The " lainily compact," as it was familiarly and systematically styled by those outside the pale, wa< composed of men of considci'ation who, with seats in the Executive ( 'ouncii, held all the higher olli- ces to which large salaries were attached, iuc compact was a kind of autocracy — the members of which maintained they were not amenable for their acts to the people ; but while holding themselves independent of the popular voice, they were subject to a higher power than their own — namely, the Lieutenant (iovernor, who carried out the will of the < olonial Secretary. 'l"bi Pro- vince in the first halt cei.tury of '\\i exist- ence was in fact governed from "Downing Street." Holding their positions and olli- ces from the Crown, it was the interest of the council to uphold the prerogative in the hands ol the ].iieutenant(ioverno!. ; and i* happened that the members of the Ex- ecutive seldom resisted any encroaciiment of the Covernor on the power it was as- sumed they possessed in virtue of their positions. If the advice tendered hy the Council on any grave matter was disre- garded by the (iovernor, because i-" was contrary to the views he hinself held, or not in consonance with instructions from Downing Street, his Kxcellency's advisers were constrained to yield. This state of things was long held, by the leading ^ui^it8 on the popular side, to be a grave j^riev- i.> anee ; and to effect a reform was a work to which the rising and ambitious talents of the country addressed themselves earn- estly and persistently. In lH4n the cry for "Uesponsible (Jovcrnment"' was loud and echoed on the floors of the House. Year after year from that dale, the agita- tion was maintained, and in conducting it some of the ablest men the i'rovince had produced took the lead. Not until four- teen years after the commencement of the Responsible Government reform movement did success perch upon the banners of the agitators. In 18.")4 the reins of power were for the first time wrested from the grasp of those who for half a century and more had tightly held them. Then began the system of government by which the members of the Executive held olii':e and power, not during good behaviour, ccntin- ually, but so long as they could command a majority upon the floors of the House of Assembly. Their "good behavior" i^ now judged by their good performances, not only in the capacity of advisers to the Lieutenant (iovernor, but as originators ot sound measures for the advancement (?f the best interests of the country. These letters usher the dawn of a new political era, commencing with the Fall of 1)S.")4, when a strictly party Government upon well defined issues, was formed for the first time, and has been going on ever since, in one continual chain — old linlt^ oc- casionally being removed and news ones substituted— down to the present year — 1894. The cause of the downfall ot the Administration of liS.'if, will be luUr ex- plained in future articles. The I.ieut. Governor (Sir I^dmund Head) like his predecessors, exercised a resolute will : "but the arms of the reformers in the Assembly h*d gradually been gaming strong nerve- force — while the eyes of the people were daily being opened wider and wider to the realities of the situation, and the remi- bondage under which outside intermeddling appeared to hold them. The last ounce which bore too heavily upon a long pa'ient country, at length broke the spell of pas- sive obedieiice, and led to the rupture be- tween the reformers in the House and the (lovernor's Council, who were charged, tried, condemned and ])unished for having allowed his Excellency to act and decide lor himself in a grave matter, without protesting on their part or resigning their seats on account of the usurpation. It was assumeil that the lesson thus taught, ir; the defeat of the (iovernment, on account of the conduct ot Sir Edmund Head wo Aid keep future (iovernors within the limits jof their power, and future Governmei ' jp to their responsibilities. The comi of the new (iovernor to the Province in the autumn of 18.V1, alter the general elections which took place in June, was hailed with great satisfaction by those who expected to see the principles of responsibility fully and fairly carried out. The reputation of the Hon. Mr. Manners-Sutton, as an eminent member on the reform side of the House of Commons, had preceded him and high hopes of him were entertained. Vet. as will be recounled in ilii-se letters he too showed a disposition to act in- dependently of the advice ot his Council when a grave ijuestion arose between them, and that within a .vear Ironi the time he , ' was sworn in. And his successor, Hon. I Arthur II. (lordon, was also tirm set in his j ' own opinions, and as little disposed to be guided entirely, on matters of moment, by his Council. I>ut the disposition oi a (iov- \ ernor to act independently was now kept in check by a cll^s ot men whom therelorm | agitation had brought to the Iront, and were thoroughly imbued with the new theories ot government, and determined to carry them out m practice. They were not satislied to have the lorm without the substance— the leathers without the bird. And. as it will be seen herealter, whatever governinents have come info power since LS.")!, they have, when occasion called, maintained their constitutional princi()les by resigning ollice when the (lovernor re- fused to act upon their advice. 'J'hese re- marks, however, apply to what was formerly calUd "royal (ioveriiors," sent out ironi ICngland. .Since "Confederation" our (iovernors are appointed from a class ol men who better understand the wants and habits of the people, ami the Constitutional rights they possess ; and from having served a thoroughly Colonial Legislative training themselves, know how to govern from ex- perience, and not from opinions formed on the other side of the -vllantic, often at variance with the " well understood wishes of the people" on this side. ^ IPR0GKES8, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13. 1894. 1 POI. FTIC^L NOTKS. A 'Ol New 1 Jnius wii'k, iroiu the \'eai' 18">4. (1. i;, I'KNi: N'o. •^. Goiiuriil KIt'cUiiii—SlJCOclu's I'll, till.' Ilii-lini.' — 1 ii- sultlfd Stutf (il'l'olili(:n— (ioviTiiiu-ul iiml U|i|m.i. Bition Ut'lurns in St. Juliii Ki|inil— A Miiiorily (il l.iUi'raN Klfcicil all over tlu' I'liiviin'c— D.'pmt urc of !Sir Kdiuuiiil IIiniiI ami Arrival cil Ins Kiitpcssdr, IIou..). II. T. MiUiiifrs-Sulion— Spt'cial ."■eirsion of tlie l.cnishaiirc— I'he |{L'ci,.iot'Uy Treaty— Si l■oll^,' Party S|inclits— Ui.'liiil ol (lii'Okl • iovtniuiunl anil Foriiialioii ol llie Kir>l I'arly wirk. 'Ibe general elections were held in the month ot .June,, IS.JI. Nomination day in Ht. John was on the '.'nd. The candidates were — I'or the city — .lames A. Harding, Isaac Woodward, 871.. Tilley,~aud .1. VV. J.aw- renee. J'^sijrs. [All dead but one.] For the county— Hon. .1. II. (iray, Hon. 11. 1). W'llmot, J. V. <;odard, John K. Fredcrirton, .\ . li. / ' Jiot, for Messrs. Tilley and Harding were ' the choi.e. Taking City and County, the ' honours were dividt;d and therefore easy, viz: three (iovernnient,*and three Opposi- tion. The political ei|uilibrium, however, remained unaltered in the County. In the sibsenee ot fixed principles in the minds of the electors, there could be no preponder- ating iiiHuence with one party more than another. The great battles ol the Con- stitution had yet to be finished ; desperate encounters had to be made between I.ib- er.'tls and Conservatives ; but the army ot I tie loi-mer had to look tor recruits out- side III St.J(jlin, tor where there wtre so many |ier»onal likes and d'slikes, there could be no j)olitical aflinity, no coherence between those who called themselves Lib- erals lor the e.x[)ulsion from power ot those •who were recognized as C^onservattvea. I'artelow, W. J. Ivitchie, Allan McLean, and Wdliani Hawkes, Fs(jrs. [All dead.] ^ Mr. Tartelow's personal influence carried The principal speakers were Messrs. ^ all belore it. No matter what his political Fartelow, Wilraot, and (iray, on the side .^ iaults, (and who was without themP) they ot the government ; and Messrs. Ititchie, were all overshadowed in the man himself. 'HUey, and Harding, in opposition. The t. He hail only to go among the electors and other candidates spoke more on their own account, as untried "independent" jpofiti- <;ians. The sins ot omission and connmis- sion by the (iovernment, underwent ^a severe criticism at the hands of Messrs. Ititchie and Tilley, but as stoutly rebutted and defended by Messrs. Wilmot and ion. a wrong which led them to resign their seats, and retire J, tor two years into piivate lite. Tliis was so tar an earnest that the rest ot tlie pro- vini'e would follow the example, and that a '^ majority ot liberals, ot uii'jue^tionatile laith, would be elected to tie new house. York county, which at the election tour years before, rejected Mr. Fisher, (late Judge Fisher,) now sent him in at tlie iiead of the poll, giving him 1 ls."i votes, which wae lit8 more than the next highest candi- date received ; although tuis county was indueiiced by local rather than political ieelings, and thought that Mr. Fisher was Ihis County, like St. .Joiin ana i orK, split up its votfs, giving lialt to the Liberals and halt to the ( Conservatives. Thus three tht! Iii'.-t niiin tor the dptcial inttircst.s ot York. Like St. ,lohii tlifii, political priti- (.•i|)lcs entffeil b'.it v»t)- iiitt'l. i|imtfly into thi' loiitcist- chaiH'f. howfvrfr. as in the lorintT county, ilividid tlit! scHt.H iipially between tin- liberals and conservuiNeH, two and two .Northumberland liknwi.se made a nion- j;rel return -lor tlui same tide, that lloated ^Ir. .1. M .lobnson upon the crest ol the wave, did not leave a great (ii.stanee be- hind bim the Attorney (ieneral (lion. John A. .Street), tlii; gentlL-man who not long belore thia had rendered himselt so unpopular to bis constituents, that they sent in tw(j re(|uisilions one alter the other call- ing \ipon him to resign bis seat, becau.se they telt aggrieved at his railway conduct, when he told fhein in substance that he knew what was better I'or the interests ot his con.stituents than they did themselves. This County, like St. .John and York, s'_ " and ol the leading Counii-s returned seven Liberals and seven Conservatives, thereby implying that the conduct and merits of the one party on the floors ol the House, were all on one C(Hial tooling, and that [)iiblic opinion was ei|ually divided as to whether any chaiijje in the" existing .system ot(iovernmeiit. (with the alleged train ot evils incident thereto,) would lead to any im[)roveiiient or advantage to the interests ot th« country. The returns tor the whole Province, however, a.s appears below, gave a iniijority ot Liberals elected, which may be called an accidental ascendency, lor which the people generally were not at all responsible— if real principles be taken i ito account The lollowing were the return.s for the whole province— those marked thus (♦) were new members, although some of them had been in torraer Mouses: — County of St. John— Hon. J. It. I'arte- low, Hon. U. I). Wilmot, Hon. John H. (iray, and William J. Kitchie,* Es(|. City of St. John— James A. Hardin'^ and S. L. Tilley," Esqrs. " County of Kent— Robert H. Cutler and Francis McPhelim, Kscjrs. York— Charles Fi.sher,* Charles Alc- I'herson, James Taylor, and Geo. L Hathe- way, Esqrs. I Victoria— Francis Kice and James Tib- I bits,* Es(jrs. ' Carleton— Charles Council and liichard Enelish, Escjrs. Westmorland— Daniel Hanington. Al- bert J. Smith, Amand Landry, and James .Steadraan.* Es(jrs. Northumberland— ( Jeorge Kerr, Hon. J. A. Street. J. M. Johnson, and Richard Sutton,* Esqrs. Kings— Mathew .McLeod, (Je'orge Uvan, and Henry W. Purdy, Escjrs. Gloucester— W'ra. End* and Patrick McNaughton," Esqrs. liestigouche— Hon. John Montgomery, and Cbipman Hotsford,' Esq. (Jueens- Samuel H. (Jilbert and John Ferris,* Escps. -Mbeit- l',dward .Stevens* and Abner .McLidlan,' l')s(jrs. Charlotte — A. 11. Gilinour,'' .John Ale- Adam,* , lames llrown,* and •James Ho}(l, Esqrs. hunhury — Hon. (ieorge Hayward, and Enoch Lunt,* I;m|. [ All till! abovt! are now dead, except Messrs. 'I'illey, Steadinaii, .McLellan and : iilinour. Itfpiirliirn of .Sir Kiliiiiiiid Htncl. )" the month ot October Sir Edmund Head (being elevated to the (iovernor- (leneralsliip) took his departure from .New lirutiswiik. .\ tew da}s previous to this, he held his tarewell levee in Fredericton and in St. ,Jotin, which were well attended. Hun. K. L. Hi»/en, as Recorder of St. . John, read an Address troin tlie Corporation, re- gretting the departure and congratulating ;iiin upon his elevation to a higher position. To wiiich his ICxcellency made a suitable i'c|)ly. .Sir Ivimiind was succeeded by Hun.LH.'J". .Manners-Sutton (son ot a toriner .Speaker ol the. House ot Commons, in Liter years Lord < 'anterbury) who ar- rivnl in the Province in time to liave an interview with his predecessor. The fol- lowing IS the announcement from a St. John newspaper (Oct. tl) ot His Excel- lency's arrival : — His I'ixcellency the Lieut. Governor ar- rived in the steamer (iovernor at 1:.' o'clock yesteiday. and landed immediately atter- wards in company with Mr. Partelow. His Excellency is about Mr. Partelow's height, of spare make, and has a dark tlorid com- (ilexioii. There was an immense concourse of people at the landing when Mr. Manners- Sutton arrived, who surrounded him on all sides, to obtain a view ot him, and crowds followed him through the streets on his way to the Sr. John Hotel. A Royal salu e was tired from on board the Hlack Rail Line ol Packets, as the Steamer approach- ed the whart. His Excellency leaves town thi> morning for Fredericton." inil Abiier •John Mc- iines Hoytl, ywaril, and L^ad, CM't'pt lA'llan and PKOGKESS, SATUKUAY, JANUARY 20. 1894. H'd. of St. .lolin, uratioM, rc- i^ratulating er po^ition. a suitable (.'ceedt'd by (son ot a t Coniinoiis, • ) will) ar- to have an . The tol- irom a St. His llxuel- overnor ar- it 12 o'clock lately alter- •telow. His ow's height, (lorid com- se concourse Ir. Manners- [l him on ail and crowds leets on his loval salu e idack Hall r approach- leaves town POLTTICA.I. TsTOTKS. \'- A <^ fiance at tlic Ijeadiny,' Moasiii-es ( .'ai'i-ietl in ilie I louse < >( Assembly of New J {I'linswick. li'om the ^'eai' 18r)4. 15^ Ci. K. I-'kni rv, rredeiicton. N. 15. X«>. .1. I'KKxi.NAl, ItKCOl.I.Ef riiiN> L. A. ^Vll.Mll|■. — This gcntlcinan was one ol the leading clmnipions ot Uesponsi- ble Wilmot had to contend. Ila/'ii was backed u[) by all the old Tory inlluence ol thediy, esfiecially tiie old olli.;e holders of Freder- i(;lon and their adjuncts ; and yet he was not so iiHich opjiosed to the |)riiiciiiles ol I!esponsil)le (iovernment. as he was to the danger he thought ol carrying lio N those principles too far — although the old toiks generally said they believed j.i t in I^Hsponsible ( iovernment — but it was in the abstract — the details ol the system were th(> disturbing elements in their Jritto opposilion — in lact it was everything — for the details meant the surrender ol st tir oflice on the lorfeiture of the conlidence of ^^^ i> the House — thev meant that the Heads ol Departments should be in the House. ;)i.cial They meant, in short, too much against ..v,k,,j. them to be regarded with complacency, and , , so the advocates of the old system tougbt *" hard, but the lates were against them. •» K. L. ilazen is remembered as a line, stalwart, gentlemanly man, in manners as ^ileg( well as looks. Although to the manor _ born, he was always ajiproachable by the bumble — as a lawyer he was hiffh-minded. •"'^ci bumble — as a lawyer he was high-minded, and far above the petty tricks ol the spec- ; ial pleader. On the tloors of the House .j^g the same dignity was manifest, and tor which no member was more highly res- ' |)ected — if what was considered by his y» opponents [to be of him on the wrong side of politics he was known to be honest in (\ bis convictions. i es CHARLES FISHER. the force of his utterances. Trivately he was not always to be understood— there was a non-commitalism about him, even in important matters, which many of his friends couW not account for, as though he always felt that his best counsellor was himself, and .'he least he divulged to others It would be all the safer for his side. It was the want of this frankness which caused the most political capital to be made against him at election times. On the floors of the House, however, he was outspoken and manly— hiB language lucid and (luent, and his appearance in debate commanding and statesmanlike. As remarked in a loimer paper, to Wilinot and Fisher are the peo- ple of New Brunswick mostly indebted for ' the free government of which we are in possession this day. A ilniot vtati] a 'n^at ('oiistilii- ■sscntial to tlit^ iii.s on fhi^ siiln iH'iit army. It iiiaili! till! Iialls ■adiiitj tlRTfliy up tlie ri'Holu Mu witli tellitifj s in('a|iablf ot own vit!WH and er of no mean the sulijt'c't be ilways the case eti'ntions. lie iti'ly present'e, i the House by Privately he erstood— there it him, even in many ot bis , as though be counsellor was Iged to others his side. It which caused i made against le lloors ot the utspokcn and id tluent, and ninanding and in a toimer an; the peo- indebted tor ' !b we are in .loiiN II. (ill \v. -This gi'ntlcman was piTbaiis the mo.st |iuli»he(l speuktrr on tlif lluors of the iluusf, ati though lie had pre- 1 iii.-< s|ii'i-('h*'.H over the midnight oil, and si't hin phrasi-s to music, and bisi periods to diep, meditative thinking, every point tailing into the right place, with the accur- acy ol a (.'DinpONitor's bond at the distriliu- tiwii case. Il i.s not meant, however, that this gentleman's slylt; was due to such like preparations- it was natural to him— tor iiis impromptu replies to opponents l>eing ol e(|ual polish, lorbid any sui.'h supposition. Ilis matter, however, was at times uneijual to tilt! occasion — and although be spoke well, his points and aiguments tailed olt- tiines to convince. .Mr (iray was a Con- servtlive of the old school, as will more fully appear in liiture |letters. Hi- was very gentUinauly in bis manners, and ot a forgiving disposition towards those who criticised bis course ill the House, as the writer is well aware. \\\i. .1. Hm im;. — I'robably, and with- out disi>aragement to otbi-rf , this gentleman WHS the ablest lawyer that this JVovince has ever known. In saying ibis, however, it cannot be saiil that good lawyers make till' best ot statesmen ; lor it is no uncom- mon thing in many Legislative bodies— at present and in times gone by — for laymen ol great abilities to tie great leaders. Iiitcbie's povv(!r was more conspicuous at the Hill thin in the I'orum — in the lormer be was invincilile and soon took the lead, or in a lew years alter his arrival from .\nnapolis— is:')?. .\nd yet a.s a debater liit(!bu; was loruiiilable and persuasive, not by bis captivating style, but by the lorce of hi> argunieiiis and tlie way he wiestied with them ; and as he coiilil not be tripped, hiin- sell keeping a strong loothold, his blows loltl with unerring etiect upon his unguarded atlvtrsariis. and brought them to terms to their own great aniazMiieiit. .\lthougb no rhi lorician, no opponent in that line, or evi'ii the licst safyrist. could daunt or throw him oil his ;;uarii for a moment. He and .loin 11. (jray could seldom see alike in politics — while the lonner was a Liberal, the other was a long distance on the other side ot the line. Although Kitcbie was brought up in an ultra Tory camp, be bad the good sense when be crossed the Bay and made hiniselt a«ij!i.iinted with the way in which the '^ind was setting in this Pro- vince, to hoist the Liberal llig, and rroiii that moment be sailed boldly lorward, and liiially brought up into a sate harbor as the successor ot .lodge Street. Those who understood Uitehie found in bim a very companionable, confiding man. Those who did not understand bim thought him still and unapproachable, and with all his liberal protessions a great Tory at heart. Never- theless we can only judge politicians by their actions, and by this standard I always found this gentleman a true man. i I It. I». Wii Mni . -This gentleman was till' very antipod(!s ot his cousin, L A. Wiiinot, in politics, descended trom a good old stock he seemed to act as though it was incumbent iijioii bim to perpetuate that stock |iolitically unimpaired, without regard to time, or circumstaiH'cs, soil or climate, or surroundings as time might go on — never stopping to think that the world was in motion, and that what might have suited fifty years ago in matters ol trade, was all impracticable in later years. He was accordingly a high protectionist and advocate lor paper money,— that is, up to the time when he withdrew from active politics. Isaac Woodward, a member for St. John City was a free trader, while the other member, our present subject, was the very ojiposite, so that St. .John at thin time i had two strings to its bow in the Legisla- A ture— that is to say, St. John as 2; on other occasions went to the ills with one eye open and the other snut. lUit withal W ilniot was a conscien- tious man, a bi'tter debater than speaker, but his statements were always accepted with respect, it not approval. In bis early days "Duncan Wilmot" as be w;is always called, was a power in the House, and seemed to be master ot bis theories, let lit! never slunk behind a corner to get out ot the way i>t expressing his J opinion on all occasions. What be , ' advocated be believeil in without hypoc- ' risy or ostentation in expressing bimselt. (' It was as common to team -'(iray and Wil- (^ mot" on the same side, as to say "Fisher Y, anil Wilmot"' on the other side. I'or both it might lie truly remarked "bunted in couples.'" There were many other iuch couplets in our political ilays, but not so prominent, not having the same Siamese ligaments. The advance ot llesponsible (iovernment lett Mr. Wilmot and his prin- ^gciples and confreres far in the rear, and [had it not been for the new era which ushered in "C'onlederation," it is vei^ • ([ues'ionable whether a single member of the "old school," including John ii (iray, would b«ve reacbetl the eniinance which some of them attained after the princi[)le8 1 (^ithey so stoutly opposed became settled facts in our Provincial (Iovernment, 'i'bese sketches will be continued at in- tervals, or.from time to time, as these let- ters proceed. PROGRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1894. \ P01.TTICA.L ISrOTKS. A frlance at the T^eadin^ Aleasui-es (Jai'i'ied in the I Ion se of Assein])l>'Ol IVow ] Ji'unswick, JroDi the Year ier)4. !^ (i. K. Kkni.iv, Frt'ilciicton, \. I'.. No. I. SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT SES'^ION OF THE LEG ATURE OF1852.y ' The li'M'i;irncity Troiitv— Tlic i tiipositioii Sircnifi mill Deti'iinini'il to lJ|isi'l tlic liiivcrniiiciit — De- iiniiciiitimi of the I'lvvioiis (;ovcrniir'< (Sir K. Ilciicl) ( undiicl — lli'< Ir.tciiDoilillim.' witlitlip ( (Ui. viitiiiioiml Kiiilits o( the IVo] Ic— Mr. ('. Ki'lici- till' l.MiU'i- (>r llio i)|i|icisiii()n— His ,S|n.ccli— 'I'lie Drfi'iui' of the (iovcrnmeiit. Oil the iiOtli ot October a spt'cial Ses.sion ot till' Lt'tjislatiire was called, for the pur- pose ot taking aetioti upon, and ratilM'ng, the lieciprotity Treaty made between ling- land and the I'liited StatetJ. 'J'he war ol party eoinineiieed immediately on members proceeding to their chainli;'r. Mr. llan- ington was elected Speaker. The House had scarcely heard the Address read by the mover when it begin to e.xliioit signs oi insubordination. They would not I , the Address read Ironi the < 'hair. Mr. I'isher brought in a bill ; Mr. Cutler anoUier: Mr. Harding a (bird ; and Mr. TilL-y a iourth. The (lovernment members spoke ol the Session as a Special Se'jsion, called lo de- tiberatt! upon the acccptiiice ol the Treaty, v\ic. Mr. Kitchic and ivir. End reminded the (ioxernine'it that being convened, they had the right to do whatever they thought it their duty to do, as this was to all intents and pur[ioses a (ieneral -Vssembly, and Mr. ! isher declared that as it was the lirst Ses- sion of the new House, there were many things that must now be Sfttled — amongbt others the (iovernnient ot the country tor the next tour years. Mr. I'isher moved an amendment to the Address, and spoke tor tour hours. He was very severe upon the arbitrary conduct of Sir Ivlinund 1 lead. He went into a long explanation ot his own conduct at the time he reiired irom the government, and shewed b'y correspondence never beibre made public, that he iit onoe objected to the )vernor appointing the Judges, and declared that he would net put up with it. >»ir ICdmiind, he declared, sent the notice to the Itoyal (iazette, in liis own hand writ- ing without showing it to, or consulting the Council. He then went on to attack the present Attorney (leneral (.'street) tor joining the (iovernnient he had just declared •'politically dishonest,'" and in this j;art ot his sjieei'h he was politically severe. He was also severe in his comments upon the 'icbool and Municipal Laws, and upon the IClection I Sill brought into the House by the hon. .\tty. (Jeneral and atterwards withdrawn. Mr. iirown followed on the same side. This gentlemen had consented to move the .'\dilress, but afterwards find- ing that the proposition was an endeavor on the ) Constitution of the p. rent slatf. e locitl Adminislra- s\ been iu ac- imrt wc fed con- tfiilly to slate to ilulional Advisers [lent of the I'ro- Diiial ('onst|tjition. (iray, were, the jvernment side : obnson, Smith, , Heavy blows i js evident that , nt was sealed ; i progressed new j the opposition gentlemen who r desks uiiwill- her party or to 1 or look until ["s beyond per- 1 preponderate f now gradually, one by one, emerged from I their shells, and at the last moment threw thenis(!lves into the arms oi "he Opposition, and became great Liberals ; On the night ol tlm V7th, the eve before the final division was to take place, the ixact position of every member was fixeM and understood. 'I'he whole Province appeared to be in a state ot excitement. The wires connecting with .St. tJoliii wep; in continual ojieration. Hashing along tlie probablities of the result. Xever were the people more jjolitical on any occasion— the Liberals at the prospect of finally ii)n(|nering their old opponents — the (..onscrvatives that all their power and prestige were about to be wrested froiii tiieir grasp for tlii' first time and for- ever since tlie I'rovince was partitioned off from Nova S;'otia." The grounds of attack and defence may b". thus Bummari/..d. It was (iharged against the (Jovernment, by Mr. Fisher the leader of the Opposition, who had been one of the government, but recently retired, that his "confreres" submitted to an undue exercise of authority on the part oi Sir Kdmimd Head. In this wise— Chief Justice Chipman Lad retired from the bench; and it was the wish of the (iovernment to re- duce the number of .ludgcs to three, and the Master ol the lioUs to act as one of M the .ludges. making tour; this vacation ot «< tlie Chief .lusticesiiip luriiished the oppor- tunity, they thought, and at the same lime wuiil'd cause a saving to the country. The Hon. L .\. Wilmol was Attorney (ieneral, (l.slrt) and in the order of political succes- sion accoidingto Itesponsible (iovernment, should have been made Chief Justice; but inasmuch as he had allied himself with the ; Conservatives a few years before this, (jus- : tilii'd by his friends at the time,) ere the j Constitution we now have was reduced to jiroper working order, he had no old Con- stitutional Iriends to rely upon and back him up should he make a stand for his rights. The (iovernment advised that the Chief Justiceship should be entailed in seniority. His L\cellency after asking for advice and getting it, ])rQceeded on his own ideas of what were right and proper. He accordingly recommended to the Coloni- ;;1 .Secretary the names of .ludge Carter for the oliice ot Chief Justice, and the Attor- ( ieneral (L. A. Wilmot) for that of I'uisne Judge. Moreover the Judges themselves drew up a Memorial in opposi- tion to the views of the Council, which His Excellency forwarded to the ( 'olonial Oliice in company with his own — and the Council were not |)ermitted to see it. The appoint- ing power was thus virtually set aside, or taken out ol the hands of the (iovernment of this I'rovince, and as of old ere Selt-( iovfrn- meiit was conceded, handed over, as it were, through the Lieut. Covernor, to Downing Street. The inner view of this movement maybe thus rendered. Mr. L. .\. W il- mot had for years l>ei n tiie most deter- mined opponent of "the old compact HON. CHARLES CONNELL. parly" as it was called ; and now having him on their side as their Attorney (Jeneral, the endeavor was to hold him as their ex- pounder and delender upon the lloors of the House. To do this, it was necessary to close the doors of the cliice of one of the Judges— since .fudge Chipman had resigned— which oliice was Mr. Wilmot's by right of poliiital succession. Instead, therefore, ot being actuated by a patriotic and economical desire it was that of selfish- ness—to hold oliice as long as possible. And there is still another explanation to be given, perhaps for the first time, to the public. It was not Sir Kdmund's attention to appoint Mr. Wil- mot to the oliice,— whoever else he may have bad in view,— but Mr. W. in- sisted upon his rights and produced a docu- ment, signed by Lord (J lenelg. Secretary for the Colonies at the time when Mr. \V'. was a delegate in i;ngland,— in which His liordsbip informed him that at any time he could render him a service not to hesitate about writing to him. 'i'he reading of this document brought Sir Kdinund to a clearer comjirehension of the situation : for he at once saw that with such powerful influences as might be invoked in England by Mr. \\ iliuot's friends, it would probably in the end tend to his own (.Sir kdmund''6) dis- coinliture. and therefoie it would not be well to arouse the slumbering lion, bv turn- ing his back upon Mr. Wilmot's claims. Sulhce It to add, that this gentleman was appointed with Judge Carter as (.'hief Jus- tice, —and hence all the dilliculty with the Government and the turmoil that followed. It was not, however, that the House and the country considered that i\Ir. U'ilmot was not entitleil to the o/lice. The dilh- euliy arose on the ground that the Council : having as part of their policy advised His ' iC.xcellency not to fill the vacancy, and then allowing him to act contrary to their advice without protest and surrendering their ofli ces. — r < , '•'»! 1'^ I i » if The lollowid}.' extract from Mr. Fisher's speech will turiii,-.h some ot the points made in the lourse of the lengthened de- bate that extended over lour days :— "Had the Council resigned, (said Mr. F.) His Excellency would have been compelled to abandon the appointment or get another Council to sustain him. In the case ol Mr. Itcadc, the Council resigned on that ground, and though the principle was in a very crude state he called a new Council, against whom the House passed a vote of non confidence, and Mr. lieade's apjjoint- ment was tinally cancelled. Jle woulii shew that the Covernor erred knowing the truth. In his Minute Le says— *1( those recom- mendations great variance with the advice "ot the l^xecutive Council it is open to the 'Members of that body to take th^ir own 'course.' He (Mr. F.) did nor complain o( the political doctrine concealed in this sen- tence, it was correct: he i|uoted it to prove that Sir ICdmntid knew wuat the true prin- ciple was. In plain Knglish if the Council were not satisfied with his reconnnenda- tions they could resign. If he appointed adversely to their advice, th(;y could retire ; if they did not, they were responsible for they must defend tiie appointment. The dilemma the (iovernor was in was, with the full knowledge ot the constitu- tioiial principle he had made a recommen- dation adverse to their advice, and never showed them or apprised them of it ; how, in his own language, could they take their own course ? they were in ignorance of his course, how could they take theirs'.!' In this the whole difliculty consisted. He I (Mr. V.) had no doubt, when Lord (irey authorized the ap])ointment. he did it un- der the impression that the recommendation of the (iovernor had been shewn to the Council as it ought to have been, and as they had neither remonstrated or resigned, that they had deferred to it. Depend upon it, Lord (irey never would have authorized the appointment in ai./ other way ; he never would have interfered with the local patronage to gratify any (iovernor. After the (iovernor saw that the ('ouncil would tamely submit to such a proceeding, he knew that he had them at his feet, i'roni tint j)posi- tion claimed also that this (iovernnient was but a continuation of the old one, extend- ing o\er a period of very many year.s — in- deed since the appointment of .Mr. Wilmot to the 15;!ncli, and the witlnirawnl cf the Hon. Mr. Fisher, it had resolved itself in- to its original elements—' the old family compact.'" From time to time changes had been made— when one member went out, another took his place ; it was therefore what might be called an involutionary (iovernment — the old leaven was in the lump, and no new patch put upon it could in the eyes ot the ( )ppo.->ition, alter its com- l)lexion. It was a change of men without change oi principles. And so it was said that the faults committed (it might have been thirty yeats before) were visited upon the heads of the present incumbents as it they were t(]ually the guilty parties, because when they took ollije, these laults had not been expiated ; and therefore the responsibility in a direct line descendeti to "the third and fourth genera- tions" of lOxecutive Councillors. Hut then the defence, had something to say in ex- tenuation if not in justiliL-ation ot i/icir conduct, and give their views ot the Con- stitution. And here it may be remarked that the old IJritish axiom, — "Th'i (^'leen can do no wrong," — seems to have lost its meaning on this occasion ; for although her representative is supposed to be enshrined under the same peculiar fiction, "tL<» divinity that doth hedge a King," His Kx- cellency's name and conduct were dealt with upon the (loors of the House day after day, as if he alone were guilty of 'be chief wrong committed, and tor which his Coan- cil were now put upon their trial. } '} I , iiitri'i! tvtta It tliy ot note, be in great te ol miiiil a ivisors,oii<5ht p'Tplt'x hiiii- r six Judges, or tlie other i' his desire to s he pleased ; hat indepen- ights ot the ave been in must not be deprive the nnstiiutional jnsidered the oftheC'rown le siibjeL't, as tlie people." e against the ain one and The ()j)posi- ernnient w:is one, extend- ly years — in- 'Mr. Wilmot rawal cf tlie ved itst.'lt in- e old taniily changt s hid er went out, as theretore nvolutionary was in the pon it could liter its corn- men without i it was said might have vcre viriited incumbents the guilty took ollijt", ipiated ; unci a direct line urth genera- i. liut then say in ex- on ot ilicir )l the Con- e remarked Th;; (^'leen lave lost its ilthough her ie enshrined ;tion, "th-^ ;,"llis Kx- were dealt se day atter ot 'be ebief h bis ('o»i>- 1. •• -; [PKOGKESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY :5. 1894. FOLITICA^L ISrOTKS. ^ -\ A Olant'e at the Leadinjz; JVIea.sui-es (Jai'i'ied in the House ol A.ssembl\'o( New Rrunswiek, li'om tlxe Yeai' 1854. \\\ (;. i;. FKNin, No. 5. TliP Hon. John Aiulirosc Street, Altoriioy (Jeiii'i-.il i 1h Dcfenee of the (iovermnent— Curious hihI Mixed State of Things— The (.ovi rninent De- feated — Memliers ol the New, and First Party (iovernment— lion. Daniel llaninplon, Speaker— The fjeeiproiity Hill. HON. JOHN AMBROSE STREET. The Attorney (ieneral (the Hon. .John Ambrose .Street) made a most able and forcible speech in answer tn the lucid -speeches in opposition. He complained (bat the Opposition should have taken the present opportunity to try and defeat the ion of the I.epishiturc. ' ; ■-- The Members of the Council, it would appear, atter signing this .Minute left Fred- ericton tor their homes — atid His Excel- lency coiiiplaiiis that he sh;v! ' lie left with- out a i| loriiiii tor turth' consultation, which he ilesireil. This Minute, however, had lii-eii siijned by a inijurity ot his (.'oun- cil. 'I'lieretore His Excellency would have been s.ite in acting upon the advice it contained. f,l 1 lie /Viiuiiif* iitMiiMiii well! (jii to say, that •■His Kxcclleney bein<; Int't aloiit;, was perplexed Hiul knew not cxictly how to act. lie (the (lovernor) appealed to tin- Secretary lor the reasons which induced the majority ol the C.'ouncil to lU'ikc the recommendation contained in the .Mmutc, but could K<'t no satisfactory reply; he then app'ated to the .Judges tor llnir opinion. Alter having weighed eve, 'ythinp; over in his mincl he wrote the Despatch trom which he (Hon Attorney (Jeneral) had just i|iiote(l, and concluded by (lointing out three courses, either of which Karl (Irey might advise Her M-ij'stv to pursu" : the first to follow the recommendation of the majority of the (Council ; the second to appoint one of the I'uisne .Jmlgcsto the otiice of Chief .Justice, and to leave a vacancy on the Hencii untii the {legislature met; and tiie third to com- fik'tt, the full number of .Judges on the {ench, acting on the law as it then stood, without reference to the I.egislature. His Lordship had chosen the latter course. * * Tne gravest charge (said the Attornev General) brought against the Ciovernment was the manner in which the Judges were appointed, the members of the present, 1 (iovernment being held responsible tor the sins of their predecessors. He protested against the doctrine ; but it the House de- cided contrary to liis opinion, by the pass- ing ol the amendment, let them watch and ; f how the principle would be carried out ,. the new (Jovernment. How could they take in any member of the present (rovern- ment — if that doctrine prt'vailed — without making themselves responsible tor the very sins they now charged the present (iovern. ment as being guilty of? He admitted that the (irovernment as a whole were responsible for whatever the leader ot the (iovernment might say in his place, but he did not hold himself accountable tor what the (Jovernment had done before he joined them. When Sir Kdmund Head consulted his Council upon tilling up the vacancy on the Hench, the hon. member (Mr. Fisher) differed with the majority ot his colleagues as to the number of Judges reipiisite in the province, and wrote a letter on the subJK'-'t to Karl (irey. He knew of the (jovernor's Message of the 2i)rd of October, and if he did not like it he ought to have resigned at once, especially as he was not a member of the House at the time ; but now he endeavored to throw the blame oti his own shoulders upon others. * * * He was always glad to see good feeling prevail in the House, but the hon. mover ot the amendment, and other hon. members of the Opposition bad eulogized some ol his colleagues in the (Government, and at- tacked him, laying all the charges at his feet as though he alone was responsible. The hon. mover of the amendment had disclosed his acrimonious feelings. He (Hon. Attornev (Jeneral) stood in his way. He wanted his silk gown, and had strung together a tissue of personal charges to injure him with the country, : but he defied his efllorts and his machina- tions. He (Hon. Attorney (ieneral) knew nothing about the dillicullies between the (rovernor and his Council previous to his , joining the (iovernment ; he had neither seen nor heard anything like dictation' since he joined. He did not pretend to be a great politician; but it low cunning, manuuvre, political tergiversation, and a readiness to accomplish his ends by any and every means, constituted a politician, he (Hon. Attorney (ieneral) was both glad and proud to say that he was not one — (hear, hear,)— although others may lay claim (o that honor." The above references are considered all that is necessary for the purpose of convey- ing to the reader the style of the attack and defence, and probably the arguments I used, in this ijreat debate — a debate which I led for the first time in the history of the Province, to an entire overthrow ot the (iovernment, and shortly afterwards to the formation of the first strictly party (iovern- ment ever inaugurated in New Brunswick. ( )ii the 2.Sth. the division took place up- on Mr. Fisher's amendment to the address : 1 For Mr. Fisher's Amendment : .Messrs. Fisher, Messrs. Knglish, IJrown, Tibbitts, liitchie, Lunt, .Johnson. Ferris, I Smith, Uyan, , Harding, McClelan, 'lUley, Stevens, 1 Macpherson, (.'utler, Hatheway, .McPhelim. '' Steadman, Sutton. Lindry, .McNaughton, ^ .\IcAdain, Hnd, (iilmour, Hotsford— l'7 1 Connell, A(jauiiii Ihf 'i Messrs. Street. I'arielow. Wilmot. (iray. Hay ward, Montgomery. Mr. Kerr absent. The Hanington) in the Chair. This, as above remarked, was the first great pirty triumph— the real commence- , mcnt of "llespon.sible (iovernment," for it , led, as will presently be seen, to a Govern- _ ment being formed, which, so to speak, sprang directly from ths loins ot the people - without the admission of a solitary individ- ual whose as.'iociations bad been in any de- gree identifirid with the old party. 'I'he .size of the majority, two to one took every body by s, Surveyor (itner^l;- Hon Mr. Km mik. "^ Executive Hon. Mr, Unow.s. and [ Councillors , Hon Mr. Smiim, ) without oiIice.| I'he Hon. Mr. ll.wiM. ion— Speaker. ^ Hut now a fresh cl.ijt of thunder burst over the heads ot the new (iovernment— a declaration of war was made by and from a (|uarter the leaot to be exjiected. Mr. .1.' It. ( 'utler, who made one of the longest and most appropriate speeches on the sid« of the late Opposition, became the champion of the no doubt disappointed aspirants for odice, and presented a series of Resolutions in condemnation of the new creation, based upon the following grounds : —1st, because Mr. Kinnear had not been considered as oir the road to the Bench, in place of anothei gentleman, whose claims had been urged on political grounds ; L'ndly, because nO| Roman Catholic had been taken into the (iovernment ; iJrdly, because an insult had been offered to the Agricultural interests,' by not placing a representative man in the Council; 4thly, the violation of Constitu- tional principles by appointing a member from the upper branch to the otlice of Sur- veyor (ieneral. 'j'his resolution was debated for some time, and thrown out I'.i to M. The " Reciprocity Hill" was committed, discussed and passed. A congratulatory address to the (^ueen for the great victory of the Alma, was agreed to by both Branches ; and the Legislature was pro- rogued on the :>rd November. 'J'hus in ten days the whole fabric of ancient rights and exidusiveness was destroyed, and a new (rovernment, consisting mostly of young men, were installed in their places. It was a strictly party composition — called Liberals— or Responsible (iovernment ad- vocates — the system thenceforward to be carried out in its essence, and no longer to be used as a term of pretence to delude and bewilder the unwary. All eyes, friends and foes alike, were directed towards the new (iovernment. F'riends expected much, while opponents ridiculed the notion that any good could possibly come out of men, deficient in the training and education which so eminently befitted the old school' of Politicians to govern. The Heads of Departments on going? back to their constituents were re-elected. In my last letter I was made to speak of the special session for the consideration of the Reciprocity Treaty, as having been called tor 1852! It should read 18.'>4. Again, the picture of Mr. Connell was prem- aturely introduced and was not to appear until his time came to go into the debate in which he was concerned. — iiKi! — aiipointed Judge ol Su- preme Court- died in 1S,S|. Mr. UiTciiii:— lute Sir W'm. .1. Ilitchie, ^ Chief .Justice of the Su[)rtnie Court ol " Canada. ft .ItiiiN M. .Inii.NMiN — allerward.^ niem- her ot the Dominion (nnerninciu. . Mr. Smiiii — lale Sir Ailierr ,1. >niith. .Minister of Marine in •'the McKeii/ie (Jov- ernment." Mr. 'J'ii.i.i'.\ — now Sir S I,. Tilley. Minister ol Finance in the McDonald (iov- i; ernment. < Mr. Si K.viiMA.N — now .ludge Steadman. County Court. Mr. (iii.i.MOH— Member ot the Domin- ion Parliament. Late Mr. Co.wki.i. — Member ot the Dominion Parliament. Mr. P(>rsi'(>i(i>— late .ludge ot Count) Court. Mr. \Vii..MOi— late Lieut. (Joveriior of New Hrunswick and President ot the Do- minion Senate Mr. (Jhay — late Chief Justice Cray ofi British ('olumbia. Hon. T. \V. ANtii.iN— '•'peaker of the ^ House ot ('omnions. SKSPION 1)1' 1S."),'(. '' On the 1st February the Hon. .1. , H. T. Manners-Sutton, for the tirst time, opened the Legislature ot the Pro- . vince. The "Speech from the Throne "^ was as remarkable for its length as it was for some ot the subjects upon which it touched. The Ueciprooity Treaty (and the advantages to lie expected under it) was referred to — a new importation ot Copper Coin into the Province, amounting to £.'5,000 — the defects in the Flection Laws, which led to the impugnment ot th SherilPs returns and tedious costly scrut ies before the Assembly — Education — th Report ot the Commissioners appointed t in(}uire into King's College was promised- notwitbstanding the derangement ot busi ness by the cholera during the previou summer, the revenue tor the past yea (18.54) had been larger than in any om single year before — promise ot a "budget,' or "estimate ot expenditures'" for the cur- rent year, was given. His Kxcellency however, hinted that until the Covernent had the initiation ot the money votes in their hands, they could not operate with advantage, as they must be in a position to keep expenditure within income. The Oown Lands and Kmigration formed dis- tinct subjects in His Excellency's Speech. Altogethei' the commencement ot the new .Session, judging Irom the tone ot the Speech, was auspicious of a fruitful and protitable season. 9 ^ The Address in answer to the Speech was moved by Mr. liyan (deceased) and seconded by Mr. McPheliin. Mr. (,'utler moved an amendment to the 17th Section, which rpterred to the system ot auditing the -Vccoiints ; the friends ot the (iovern- ment contended that it would be unfair to try and condemn an administration that had yet no opportunity ot doing anything, good or bad. The amendment, theretore, was voted down by a large; majority; and the Address was carried by the same majority, nearly three to one. There was next a spicy discussiou upon the subject ot Members having the privilege of using the electric wires at the expense ot the Province. Honorable (ientlenun alleged that when they callnd to pay their bills at the 'J'llegraph Oliice. thev were in- formed that there bad been an'ojien ac- count with the House of Assembly and the Legitlative Council, and that members fad always freely used the wires under this arrangement. It was remaiked that the Province had no right to be saddled with this expense : tor members might send telegrams as long as letters, when they had nothing to pay. Almost every member 10, 1S94. <1 ill the pugnmeut ot th IU8 costly StTUt — Kducation — th icrs appointed t ;e was promibed- igemt'nt ot bus) ing the previou ir the past yun than in any om iseot a "budget," ires" for the cur- His PIxcellency. il the fiovernenl money votes in not operate with }e in a position lin income. The ition formed dis- eilency's Speech, nient of the new the tone ot the >f a fruittul and •r to the Speech I (deceased) and lim. Mr. Cutler he 17th Section, ttm ot auditing ot the (iovern- luld be unfiiir to ninistration that doing anything, inent. therelore, •■ majority ; and by the same ne. disciissiou upon ing the privilege at the expense bit! (ientlenun l^ii to pay their •'. they were in- c'l an open ac- sscmbly and the lat members l::id 'ires under this laiked that the be saddled with I'rs might send 8, when they had every member xpre^s^■(l irnctice. o. but as loul nade Inmsell as obnoxious to the ■ No detiiiite li(■(•i^ion was come ' members declared that they a large majority. The Speaker in remarK- ing on the Hill, said when Farmers go to tht! City ol St. .lohn with their pro- duce, they should have the privilege ot buying their boots and shoes at as ch.-ap a rate as |iossible, and not be obliged to purchast; those articles at the rate 01 "JU or iJ ) per cent >o high, lie closed Dy expressing hisreadinees to agree with the general principles of the Hill. The Surveyor (Jeneral in remarking, alluded to a termer Revenue Hill, and termed it a hedge- podge Hill. -Mr. Wilmot attacked the Surveyor (ieneral's expression in a deci('ed manner — he said he wouhl defend the eld house! In defence of late Hevenue Act he observed that thirteen steam en- gines were in operation in 1,'nion Street, -St. .John. The effect ot the abolition ot ondcd by MT. Gray, and both distMiguished 1 ^\^^, Navigation Laws would have ruined themselvc in neat set speeches, every word ]. (^j,^ country were it net for the gold fields ot which was a diamond that sparkled m ^ in Calitorn'ia. Mr. llatheway replied— as » ^u,.u a ^ farmer himself he said he wanted no more protection than the liberty of woiking his farm. Mr. Hrewn remarked that the Kevenue Hill was framed under five heads, vi/ : one of specific, three of ad-valorem, and one of special duty. Mr. Steadman taid if he understood the .!levenue Hill, it was intended to raise such a revenue as would meet the expenses ot the current K year; as luc'i, he would readily suppcrt i . which n ^^^- '^'^i^'ielim spoke in favor of the Hill. The debate continued till a late hour. The responsibility in a matter of such 'T vast importance being thus boldly assumed by ihe (iovernment, had the effect of clos- ;i ing all the avenues te an unnecessary dis- cussion of the peculiar crotchets ef free traders and protectionists ; for the house at once saw that the (iovernment were in V earnest and would not only be theoretically responsible in their actions, but persistent- ly and practically so — would carry their measures or resigi. their seats. This, then, " was one great point gained by the reform movement and a changed Governnieiit, as the tir^t time in our ^ '' ^o\i\d lead to an immense saving to the Hill was VI country. Heretofore the debates upon 8o"bi.ntted b^ the I'rovincial Secretary, now the revenue occupied .lays and weeks; a Member of the (.overnment. His ex- ., fvery item (as has been fre-juentlv shown) plwiition showed that every item specified ' '"^med a topic of criticism-alteration, tor certain duties had been carelullv con- \ expunction, or leduction. Mr. Tilley was Bidered.and the calculations closely adapt- I now the first Mmister to essay a new de- ed. His Financial Staten.ents were also K pa'-fre in conne(;ticii with colleagues weU rccived-the income and as.sets ot > t'lua';}' >'-»'alous tor improving the working the I'rovince dearlv explained. He re- ■ machinery in all the public departments, marked that it was the intention of the . «"'' l>i;"ig>«'g order out ot media-val and Govitrnnu-nt to proc mJ with the specific "-regular practices. The Revenue Hill duties at once, but was willing to give ^ was carried at a subsetiuent day by a large time lor full considen lion. Afterwards he a majority, with but a single trillmg ar.iend- m»\'e(: the following resolution :—" lie- li "I'-nt: a'"' <'>us the promise of a more "lolved. that all duties not exceeding a healthy management ef the linanc.s was "iertain amount, as well specific as ad- . m-ide manliest. •«»ilorem, be imposed according to the , 1 ^'ng^hy discussions from day to day ot schedule." .Mr. Cutler compli- -^occurred on a Hill (in itselt ot very small vote against any appropriation being Biaue, should the su*r.'t come up herealter. E is very probable that the lelegraph Wee ••stoi.|.ed the supplies." unless mes- les were paid lor by individual members. » liiTce the ctiances of payment ait.-rwar.ls night not be assured. Yeh H Hon m.iiib. rs had an excel- lent opportunity this day for the display of their livaiiy «•"! patriotism. 1 he occ^- ii rion was a resolution submitted by the t Attorney General in favor ot an amount „ Se ing R-ant^-'l from the public chest rThc (Timean War was going on. J tih,. Hon. gentleman's motion was sec- ' - ■ '• -' 'istinguished the fancy ot those who (and there were a number ot the eld school gentlemen still in U the House who thought this way) would t; Mver hear the name and fame of Lngland . menti.med without going into eoBtacies, ^. j and feeling that they had a personal as mil as historical interest in the history and traditions ot the mother land- regard mg);: herns the .Mistress ot Nations, without a single bl('nii>li upon her escutcheon. The aniouiit moved was t'j.niiii. Mr. Culler wished to rtduceto £l'..")|iii. The orifiinal sum was cartieil unanimously : and the 1,1-gislativc Council was asked to coBtnr also in an .Uldrcss to accwiipau} it. •! Feb. II. Mr. Farti'low moved a reso- ji lulioii that the members ot the House ot A8»embly do go into suitable mourning for the space ot thirty ilays. as a mark of re- ^ spect and esteem for the n eiiiory of the Hob. Mr. (.ilbert, late ot the Legislative I Council, who died the day before, at his , resid> nee in (iaj^etown. County of (Queen's. Carried unaiiiiuouslv Fel). -Jl. For' Provincial History, a Kevenue I '•Bale ted the Secretary tor the very able aq^fi- of the Revenue Hill : it was, he said, ejiiieedingly gratifying to him, and tie most chierfuUy accorded to the Hon. Secretary hwnieed ot praise ; and expressed his be- Ul^that the Hill would pass the House by \ im|iortaiice) tor incorporating the St. .lohn I'lotestint Orphan Asylum, introduced by Hon .Mr. Tilley. I'ue title was the grav- amen which set the whole House by the cars It was like a Temperance measure. I *jU- I', an Oiimm' mca.snri', oi aiiv other that a.s- suihimI, or waH iiiiHgiiu'd to aH.smiu', u party < hue. atiil it was Mire to give riwe to around ol cUMMiont'cring haran<;m'8, both liy Lib- frals anil (' in real estate ; or, personal property, -i'luO ; or annual ii\com« ot i! UK). The (lujilifiea- tion i.'l a candidate lor the Ilou.-<'. of Assembly £ot'i' over all iucunibrailces. Tlie voting to be conducted by b.'illo! ; and a Ivej;i>trv ot jieisons tube ijualilied lo be piepared by ISevisurs a|U)ointed — three tor each I'arish — the Kegistry to be revised j every year (iuards are provided agansf biibery and corruption at elections; tiut iill the guards in the world are inadtijuate to check such practices — "the ballot." tucre- 1 tore in this respect is not much if any im- . j proveni' nt upon the old system — il a man . is determini-d to steal, bars and lock.', will I not make him honest — the great advanta^'c I is the ballot receives the inde|)endent action ! ot the voter — it he wishes to act independ- ently ; if not, therefore, altogether perlect , in all nspeets, it could tie made so by the application ot the right machinery. |.\ote. — it was a lamentable siau ». things that in a country wliere men call themselves trie, they .'ue at election times the greatest slaves possible to themselves, i The right to vote — a man's freedom it may be called — is bartered tor gold. However distasteful a eandiilatr may be, and unlit for the |iositioii to which he aspires, the corrupt constitiietit will vote for him when maiMpulated by the sharpest liiddir: aiid it is not iinconunon tor somi' men to take yribes frotn both sides, and after all vote , tor whonle^e^ they think best or worst. A lUiin who is basi; enough to sell his vote is not to be trusted out ol sight, and it is impossible to follow him uj) in a I'ominion election, for the reason tliat the ballots are pri'jiared on one kind of paper, and the voter rejiairs to a room set apart lor the purpose, to place his mark upon the paper previously h.nded to him by the presiding otiicer. -liven under the ballot .'■ysttm it i is seldom that a man can be elected to j i'arliament, v\ to the local Legislature un- less at enormous cost to himselt and his friends, amounting sometimes to thousands ot dollars— which fact is an acknowledg- ment that all alike are obliged to enter the field with all this corruption before them. The simple expenses of an clec'ion may be covered by a hundred or two hundn;d dol- lars— all beyond this may be counted as.vc;/ money — used tor the purjiose ol debauch- ing the elector — who tor a price will sell his manhood at any time lor a few dollars. Many persons in all cominui>ilies, other- wise accounted respectable, are always at the front at election seasons to sell ♦henc- selves, or their votes, which is the same thing. That men ot this stamp should ■ luve sucb rivileges is a misnomer in the genius ot our Constitution. They are no • better than the creatures ot the Egyptian j task-masters or the once Southern slave driver, willing to do any kind ot dirty work for a consideration ! The law is utrict and explicit in regard to the elected, but lamentably wanting in the case of the elector. The former, for direct bribery, is not only unseated, but declared uneiiuali- lied tor re-election. In the latter case there is po suitable provision for punish- ment. The man who sells his vote should be disfranchised for a dozen years at least — tor a corrupt man is dangerous any- where, and is not to be trusted, because he would, il he couhK sell the whole town in- to slavery it h(( were paid tor so df. ing. These no doubt are strong expressions, but they are the outcome of a deeply rootid conviction.] I« ifntabib mau , wlicre men chIi at flection times le to iheiiiselves. ■•i Irtfedoni it may gold, llowevtir ■y bf, and undt lie aspires, tiie )ti' for liim when est biildi r ; and II'' iiit'ii to take d rttn-r all vote i est or worst. A ) sell his vote is siffht, and it is p in a I'uminion it the ballots are jiii[)er, and tlie apart tor tlie upon tlie paper >y thb presiding )allot !-yst( ni it i be elected to i l-ef,'islatiire nn- ' limsell and his les to thousands in aeknowledjj- i;ed to enter »he 1 before them. Lilec'ion mav be hundred dol- ! counted as .vc//' if ol debauch- price will sell r a tew dollars, lunities. other- are always at 1 to sell ^heip- ich is the same stamp should ' isnomer in the They are no . ( the Egypfiai. , Southern hlave kind of dirty The law is o the elected. he case cf the irect bribery, ared une(juali- latter case n for punish- is vote should years at least ingerous any- :d, because he fbole town in- fer so df. ing. pressions, but deeply rootid ji^KoGKESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1894. P01.ITICA.L TSTOTKS. I i A rjluneo at the -LoM.lin^ Measmires Carried in the 1 Iou.-«e ol" Assembly' ol iNevv }?*.*>in«\vick. i. , Iroin the Yeai* 185 4-. 1>Y (i. K. FKNKrv, Fredericton, N. IJ. :it N<->. 7. The Klec'lioii Hill— Voic by B*llol Kirst Timp iiirj New lirun-wick— Tie OM 'Inn Kc imiii l'is,( lIurM— KiiiK's t" 1 Ki' Axiiin— riic f'lnliiliitory Liqciur Lii«— A tiriMl Htmlutiouiiry Mi'k>- uri — Kuiu, Kuiii, Ituiii, the t;»ii-f iil All the 3 Troubli — riic Mi'Hsure FiimlW ('»rrieil. The discushion of the Flection Hill turned chiefly upon the ballot. The • old school" , Members contended lor what they called the manly Uriiish viva voce principle— that ' secrecy was dangerous and undermining in any c*ie, etpecidlly in returning Members' to I'arliament. The Uetoimers. on the • other hand, could not say enough in praise ot the ballot. It was the only guarantee >or the purity ot elections. Hoth parties wrung the changes out Oi their rcspcciive ; favorite theories — each Jiidt* drawing deduc- ' tions from prepossessions which had grown \ into their understanding to such an extent, that they felt that their religion was wrapped , np in the question. Mr. Street (Fx Attorney General) fol- lowed Mr. Fisher. He was opposed to "the ballot," also to extension of the franchise ; and gave bis reasons at consider- ' able length for bis opposition. Messrs. Gray and Ritchie also spoke at length, the former for two and a half hours condemna- tory ot the general principles of the IJill, and the latter about the same time, com- batting each separate argument advanced by Mr. (iray, and in support of the measure. Mr. Knd remarked that the people of the . Province would bless the present House for giving them the ballot, which would re- lieve them from tyranny and ledger influ- , ence. The essence of the ballot, he said, | is protection to the voter, and therefore it should be made as secret as possible. Some members contended that the fran- chise was too liberal— the Hill went too tar in all its provisions ; while others declared that it did not go tar enough, because it did not provide for universil kuflrage. There was thus a variety of opinions to be weighed, investigated, and reconciled, in order to convince the House and cany the measure; still the Government kntiv their strength and their abilities to carry what- •ver they might introduce. Un the I'nd March, Mr. Street moved an amendment to the first section of thr Hill, to the ( fleet that the old lavv should be continued, which led to a fresh round ol speeches and a drea^'y reiteration ot the old arguments. As the debate, however, narrowed down to a single point towards the last day, the opposition diminished, and so it was main- tained by those who w„'re considered to be the main supporters ot the former (jovem- ment, and who still held seats in the House. The Hit! was tinallv parsed without amend- ment — 'J)S to 10. Ttiis then was the intro- duction of "the ballot system." The Commissioners appointed during the previous Session to inquire into the condi- tion ot King's College banded in their Re- port, which contained a number ot sugges- tions, "good, bad and indifferent," for the improvement ot the Institution— all which formed at the time quite a topie tor news- paper comment. As the subject is not considered ot sulK^ient importance at the present day, it u merely referred to here, in order that those more immediately in- terested may know where to find the in- lormition. Sjme of the suggestions were considered to be cruda and amusing, ex- hibi'ing a want of understanding in partic- ular respects ot the demands ot a first class •ducational establishment. [NoTK — .\s the discussion was (juite •xciting, any one deeply interested will find it in the Morning News ot March?, 1855.] March ;>rd. Hon. Mr. Tilley brought in a Hill to prevent the importation and manufacture of and trallio in all Intoxicat- ing Li(iiiors in this I'rovince. Received and laid on the Table; and one hundred copies of the Hill were ordered to be printed. As this Wis a most important measure and led to revolutionary consequences, it is hsre copied tor the intormation ot the young Temperance reader. r fr . Th« tiidt L'liuse (ItulircH that whoever '•^ •bull iimnut'acture, iinpurt or bring into the I'rovincu, sell or kcfp lor sale any liri'jors, dhall, on tht! firHt conviction, lor- f jit the Kiiin ul ten pounilH, and on every ■ubHe((iient conviction sutli-r imprisonment for not h-8N than three or more than twelve m)nth8. The lii|iior Nhall be I'urteited and destroyed. The ScoMions in any County, or the Council shall annually a|)puiHt an a^'>'nt in each Parish, to imi>ort, buy and sell li(|uurs tor medicinal, uiei.-lianical, chemical, or sacianental purposes, and no other. It siiall bo the duty ot every Kevenue OHicer to search all vessels coming into the Province, ami any vessel or conveyance in which licjuors illegally imported shall be found will be forfeited but " luich a reason- able (juantity ot liijuors as «re re(]'iired lor 8hi|) stores founil in any vessel arriving at any i)ort shall be exempted from seizure." The mister ol any vessel having li(jiior on board, the owner or consignee will be re- I (juirtd to make report on oath, as they now mike entries under the law for the colleciiunot the Revenue, Iki. All li(]iJor8 illegally imported shall be dealt witti as smugijl' d goods. Any peace ollicer — that is, SheriH I),^|)Uty Sh riir. Constable, or person auth- oriz>-d to execute a warrant — may with or without a warrant, teirch lor or seize liquor, only making report to a Magistrate it a seizure be made ; and any ollicer neglecting or relusing, when ref^uested, to search tor or seize liquors, shall forteit a sum ot $10. Any person, though only in the employ- ment ot another, importing or selling liquors, or in charge of liquors illegally imported, shall be dealt with as it he were the importer or seller. Any Juiitice may issue bis warrant, or when liquors are seized may condemn them it illegally imported and order them to be destroyed and impose the penalty on the party importing or selling; and the condemnation ot liquors shall be a bar to any action or claim against the person seizing. It a person make information on oath before a magistrate, that he believes liquors intended for illegal sale are kept in any place, the Justice shall issue his warrant, the place shall be searched, and it liquors be lound the person nam^d in the warrant shall be arrested, and it the person so ar- rested ^ai7 to prove that the liquors art not intended for illegal sale ihe liquor thall be destroyed, li itie owner be unknown a notice is to be published alter the seizure, and no claimant appearing the liijuor is lo be destroyed. It an appeal be made and the judgment he cuulii'iiied, the appellant stiall pay double penalties and costs. Payments tor li(|uurs sold in violition of the Act shall be void, and the amount so paid shall be recoverable. Sales, convey- ances, mortgages, iVc, given in whole or in part on accuunt ot liquors so sold, shall tie void as between the purchaser and seller. A peace olli .-er shall apprehend on view any person tuund in a state ot intoxication in any putilic place, and detain him in cus- tjdy untd he is sober, when he shall take him before a Magistrate, and the perhon shall on oath give intoiiiiation ot the person and place of whom and at which be may have purchased any Injuors within twenty tour hours of the periu )ears ago, when the population was much smaller than at present, and from the Journals ol the House at that time pro- duced statistics to prove that there were 22''),OUO gallons less ol intoxicating liquors imported in this Province in 1864 than in 1814, and from American authority that more crime and drunkenness prevailed in the State of Maine since the introduction ot the Liquor Law than before it. Mr. lioyd said he wished to be distinctly understood, that if the remperance party would go for moral suabion only, he would never drink another glass ot liquor again — but if they insisted on saying "You shall, and you shant," he would as distinctly tell tUem that he would drink three glasses every day. The ball was opened in earnest on ttie lUih. The "ladies' gallery" was crowded with the "beauty and fashion of Frederic- tun." Both tobbies ui ier the gallerit s were likewise filled to their utmost capacity with the rum and no-rum portion ot crea- tion, — all interested in watching the pro- gress ot a measure that was intended to stop their "daily supplies," through means ot a legislative edict. The Hon. Air. Tilley led ofl ill a long speech explanatory of the provisions ot the liill and the great neces- sity there was for passing it, tor the mitiga- tion ot a formidable growing evil, that bad been doing more for a numoer ot years in eating out the moral vitals ot the country than nil other evils combined. In referring to the cholera the previous year in St. John, Air. Tilley stated that about liJOO persons tell victims to that awl'ul scourge, and that only two temperance men were taken away. He also read from the Iteport ot Dr. Wad- dell respecting the physical debility, wreck and ruin that were occasioned by intempe.c. w^ aiu'f. And that in tliu I'lovincial I'l nitttn- t ary out ol lurlv-^fven inni.ttcH nu U-tmt than tliiriy Ni'viMi were ini.'arcerated through tht^ eH'i't'tH ot inti-ni[)crancH. Iht alau ri'lfrreil to a I'fiition brought in th.it morning against thi^ Itill, and tu meet the o)\i'mg every /""'/ diii/.i into eternity, by the intoxii-aiiiig eii|) — and wiio woulil consent to such a sae- rill'e ot hutiiiin lite at such a pri :e : The general arjjiiinents used at;ainst the meiikure, hh gathered by reading all tlie ^p^'eches in opposition, may he tliusstated. It was unfair lo measure tlie tllects ol al'o- holie drinks hy a temperance rule, and condenin the practice as destructive to lile. I'eople cannot he legislated into huliits ol Nobrii ty. Ail sumptuary laws Wi!re mis- chievous in their tendency, would aggra- vate rather than allay the evil they were designed to cure. People's habits could not be rudely broken in upon. It the Upas tree was poisonous it was still the growth ot ages, and could not be uprooted, unless by the most violent means, in a day. It woull t;ike time to destroy the young fibres that had spead themselves tar and wide. ' So long as men of influence set their faces against all interference with the indulgence ot their appetites, no restrictive law could have any eflect. People must be educated into a knowledge of the evil which bad habits generate. The slaver v to appetite, like negro slavery, cannot be successfully abolished without years ot probation and trial. On a motion by Mr. Street that the Hill be postponed lor three months, the House divided — Yeas 17; Nays 21 — which was also the final decision upon the Hill when it was carried — although it was alleged by some ot the newspaper reporters that one i or two honorable gentlemen were not in { their places when the final question was { taken. I Although introduced by the Provincial Secretary, it wis an open question, and not a Government measure. Some ot the opponents ot the Bill at the time tried to fasten the responsibility upon the Govern- ment ; but singular to say it led afterwards to the destruccion ol the Government, not through its failure in passing the Legisla- ture, but in its success with the people. f •i h It TC FKOGKKSIS, SATUUDAY, I EHllUAKV 24, 1894. i^oi.rncA.T. TsroTKS. i) > A r Asseinl)l\' oi Now Hriinswick. Irom the Year iHoi. !i> (i. 1',, I'l'.Ni.n, Fredt'tii'ton, N. 15. .le to t, No. .•^. Bill Ki'liilinu Id JunirH— Uoiinl (jI Wurk'* Mi umri — AniilliiT ({ri lit Hfforin Strp— liivir .st. .(nliii liii|iri)viiiiiiil!— Mcii'inc liy liipii. C'hiiili xCi'ii- iii'll— liiilmliiin ot llif Mdiuy li li lilwiiy t'diilruc- l(irc Fiiillilisv— .\ii(illiii- Vote (if Wiiiil of <<>ii- fiilrnce III die CjoviTiiimut. 'I'he Hotist! went into Coir, nitlee on a IJill (introiiufi'il by Mr. llanlint;, ot St. -.Fohn, tbe lite High SliL-rill) tor autliori/inj; the Corporation ot St. .lohn to diMpobf ot certain City propt-rty. March 2ti. — Un motion th« House went into ('oniniilteu on a IWIl (introduced on a loriner d.iy tiy the .\ttorney(;''ncral) re- lating to Jurors. In introducini^ it, Mr. Fishier reuiiirked that the Hill lia Supervisors in the employ ot (ireat Roads and it was part ol the Hill to do away with this part of the present sy.stein : and that by the Hill a new organization would be created. That there would be a Chief Commissioner of the Hoard of \\'orks, and two Assistants to be political ollicers, that one otthose Assistants would most probably be the Surveyor ( I eneral; and he thought that the Postmastt^r 'laneral would be a suitable Assistant. 'I'he Surveyor (ieneral, from the nature ot his oliice, would be pre- pared to render elliL-ient assistance, and the Postmaster, Irom his ac(|uaintance with the mail routes, would also be well pre- pared ; and hence the beauty of the scheme. I'he Chief Commissioner to have a fixed salary ot £()0(», the ethers to have no salary. A long debate followed, the speakers being generally in favour of the measure. Amendments were moved, but rejected ; and the Hill finally parsed by a large majority. Here was another example ot the great influence wielded by a (iovern- ment disposed to originate and pass useful measures tor tbe good of tbe country. "The Board of Works" department is now aiiHvvfrable lor tin; i-xpenditiire ot all monuvN tor public wuika. A great di'al ol eluctionttering li-fjislation and timu of iho lIouHB are saved. The lieffislative Council passed the Hill unanimoiiHly. Honorable Mr. Sleeves was the first Chairman ot the Hoard ot Works appointed. March :I0. A r>ill was conimitted, the principle sustained and progress repotted, for granting the Hye-Hoad moneyR in gross to the respective I'arishes, to be expended by ComniissionerH to be elected Uy the ratepayers at the Parish Election and to take effect in March, IH.')*;. This was an- other measure calculated to deprive honor- able members of much influence among their constituents. 8l8t. Fifteen hundred poundN were voted lor the improvement ol the Hiver St. •John above Fredericton. A Hdl wiiB introduced in reierence to the Hurial (irouneral (iovernment, such as the "Election Enw" "I'he Hallot." the establishment of a "Hoard of Works." a "Hoard of Health"— also assuming the responsibility, for the Hist time, of preparing a Revenue Hill, an^oL The whole summer of 1800 passed away, [and no satislaction could be got out of the con- tractors as to their intentions. At length the (iovernment thought it advisable to send the Attorney (jeneral to England to have an understanding with the contractors, and it was then ascertained tor the first time that they could not carry out their engdge.i.ents, unless the price per mile was advanced to a figure they named. Ttiis was a breach that no one was .pre- pared lor, as tha firm ot "Peto & (Jo." stood so high that a failure ot the National Hank seemed Just as probable as this. iMore especially were people in .St. John surprised, when it was taken into consider- ation that on the signing of the Contract in lK;"(;i,(?) a public dinner was given in the C!ustom Hou^e Huilding to Messrs. Jackson and Hetts, two ol the firm, pre- sided over by Sir Edmund Head ; and in the course of his speech, Mr. Jack- son, held in such high veneration — or wished others to do so — the firm of which be was a partner, that he declared that it any one mistrusted the honesty, integrity or ability ol the contractors to carry out their engagements he was ready then and there to tear the seals from the parchment, and abandon the work at once. It will oe seen in the future how far this SL'lt-lauda- tion was realized in practice 1 I f/ I The governor regrets that the expendi- ture of the past year had exceeded the iii- ooiiie ; although tht; I'rovincial Secretary')/ Kstinaates had turned out to be singularly correct, he states the reason why this excess happened— vi% : in the initiation of the money grants not having been placed upon responsible shoulders — the Government — and expresses a belief that the present Ses- sion will not pass over without changing a system fraught with such pernicious conse- quences. He speaks of 'the report of the Commissioners of King's College (belore referred to,) and hopes that this Institution, an well as the other Semicaries of learning, will receive the attention which their great importance demands. The operations of the Board ot Works are alluded to with commendation— Members may see at a ; glance the expenditures ^iiade upon the great roads and bridges, their judiciousness and necessity. And finishes Dy congratu- lating both branches upon the fall ot Sebas- topoi. Two members having died during the re- cess, (Mr. Richard English, of Carleton, and Mr. James Taylor, ot York), Mr. Hayward moved that the House go into mourning for one week, which motion was carried. Feb. 14. — Messr.s. Armstrong and Wat- ters were sworn in as new members, the former for the County ot Saint .John, in the place of Hon. Mr. liitcbie, who during the recess had gone upon the IJench in place ot Judge Street, deceased ; and the latter lor Victoria, (the former member, Mr. Rice, having been placed in the Legis- lative Council). Mr. Walters was taken into the Government shortly after being elected. Vnh. 1.). — Mr. (iodird was sworn in as a memliiT for the County ot Saint John, in place of Mr. Parteiow, who had resigned his seat during the recess on being ap- pointed Auditor (ieneral. Ml- Hatheway gave notice that when the eon>ii)atdealto explain away, when such an amount of time had to be consumed by the leader ot the Govern- ' ment. tiut, it must btt remembered that in entering into a long debate, involving the retrospection ot a great variety of topica, a large Held is necessarily opened up. The ground work being pretty much the same in all such cases, and trecjuently gone over in these articles in alluding to the, dif- ferent discussions, it would only be repe- tition to reproduce the arguments — the charges and rebutments-in a debate like this that has no reference to any particular pre- i sent parallel. The Provincial Secretary I (Hon. Mr. Tilley) especially showed the I wholesome linancial conililion ot the I'ro- ' vince since the present Government came inio power— and the good done by the Lib- eral (iovemment Whatever financial de- presbion there was it was saddled upon the mal-adniinistrationot their predecessors, the ( eirects ot which could not be obliterated in a day ; it was alleged that had theie been a wish in previous years to alter the system . ot expenilitures, all the extravagance, of ' which theresult was now paintully manifest, even up to the present time, might have , been averted. The speeches made on both sides were able and convincing, that is convincing to those belonging to the one side or the other. After a bom- bardment of fourteen days the House di- vided : — For Mr. Gray's amendment : Yeas — Messrs. Gray, Wilmot, Playward, Street, Connell, Boyd. Gilbert, Godard, Armstrong, Stevens, Montgomery, Bots- ford, Purdy, M'Leod, J. A. Harding, Mc- Fhelim — 10. [.\ll now dead.] h A'ays— Messrs. Fisher, Tilley, Johnson, Brown, Watters, Smith. Steadman, Sutton, McAdam, Ryan, Landry, Cutler, Hathe- way, McPherson, Tibbitts, L. H. Harding, (\ictoria), Kerr. McNaughton, Gilmour, McLellan, Ferris, Lunt — 22. [All dead but four.] Mr. Kud was absent and the Speaker in the chair, (iovernment consequently sus- tained by a majority of six. The remain- ing sections ot the address were then adopted, and a committee was appointed to wait upon his Excellency with the sanie. [NoTK —In No.fl, Mr. J )hn M. Johii«on is plaopil In ihe Doiiiiuion " liovnrnment," whereas it shoiilil have been in the " House «( ( omiiions." The render, however, from time to liiiie will please be iudiilirent wlienever small crrore pp'seiit ihcin- selves, for unless tlie author is on baD^I to read over "prooN," astlic artieles)rothrouiih the press, ii is im- possible loruiisiakes not to Ket into print. — G.E.F.] f PROGRESS, SATURDAY, MAHCU 3. 1894. :-.v POLITICAL NOTKS. \^ A < 7 la life at the JLieatlin^ Measures (Jai-i-ied in the 1 Lous.e <>!' Assembly of N'ew Jii'unswit.'k, li'oiii tlie Veai' 18rj4r. !')Y (J. K. I'kxi'.i V, Ficdeiicton, X. H. !t PER83NAI RECOLLECTIONS. No. !>. Hou. .Iiiliii H, l*>irt«l(>\v. There was a time (espm'ially in tin; tor- ties) when there was no gentleman better known, not only in New Hrunswick, but throughout the maiitime provinces, than "John U. I'artelow," as he was taniiliarly called by man, woman and child. In his prime he w .s the m.iin piop and piil:"- of the Conservative party — not as a speaker or debater but as a silent member, a deep thinker, hiving wondertul tact and a thorough knowledge ot human nature, espec- ially the human na'ure of politicians in the ' House, ar>'l political plotters outside ot the house all ot whom coming \ .' " his inthience were manipulated at will . .d in the interests ot his party. He was of com- manding tigure, si.x teet high and well pro- portioned. There was no hauteur about him, exercising the shake ot the hand only at election times, so common with ordin- ary political parvenues, but at all times — : the commonest as well as the grandest ever found in .John 1!. a hearty greet-- ing. To him the old party owed a greater debt than they could ever repay, even the writer of this who was politically opposed to him, could not avoid admiring the man and sinking hostility towards him or ratUer subduing it, in consideration ot his amiable qualities, and when tlie time came — after the downtall ot his pariy and ' principles — for appointing this once power- - lul min, to the oliije ot auditor general (now held by his son-in-law •lames 8. ISeek K:>(|.), and thus making provision tor him in Ills declining years, both Liberals and Conservatives alike, had but one feeling in common in regard to the appoint- ment and by no one ])erson more so than by the present writer. His jierceptive powers and intuition on the floors ot the House, (he represented St. .lohn lor very many years) were most aculc and remark- able. A debate upon SDiiie resolution be- fore the tlouse which perhaps would occu- DV hours, both sides laboriiiu under uretkt excitement, would be suddt-iiiy cut short and jjeare restored, through tae magic, as it were, ot tills shrewd diploniati.st. Having in his seat perceived the leading ideas of the sj)eakers tor and against ar.d thus fan- eying lie liad c:ui}^iit tlie aims ot each mem- ber he would Iraiiie an aiiieiidiiient to suit all parties which he almost invariably cai- rie(l, and no oil cast u|)on the troubled wa- fers eould have produised a more .edati\e ellect. On retirement from pulilic lite, liis liealth iiiiiiiediately began to wane— caused no doubt, trom tailure ot eye sight, and it may be trom want ot that stimulus which a more active lile, so common to most men of strong temperament, iiiiglit have averted. When last I met him he was no longer the ".John U, I'artelow" 1 had known in his prime lorty years betore, but the mere shadow ol his toniier sett — all but blind, .shrunken and decrepid, with talteiing steps, and yet the fine dignilied gentleman, tull ot kind e.xpression.s towards old triends and old politii.'ul ojipoiients alike. Williuiii II Net'clhain. ' Tui.-^ was jierhaps the most remarkable man in several ways that New iiruiiswick has yet (troductd. He was small and well y way ot contradistinction to those who lougiit the overthrow of the monarchy, because they contended that, the people lad rights as well as the Sovereign. How- ■ver Her Majesty hail no more loyal subject ' n Hritish America than John Ambrose Street, but like "the last of the Mohicans" ae stood almost alone when the days of his party had well nigh drawn to a close, and ^ tie almost single-handed, was left to fight the battles ot his political friends — and was lust the man lor the occasion — for like Wellington at Waterloo, in the opinion ot Bonaparte, he did not know when he was beaten, and therefore would not sur- render until stress of circumstances com- pelled it. ^^'hether he succeeded or not, he was fully sati»iied with the ground he covered. His language was good, but his ' reasoning not altogether clear to those who dillered with him — nor could he see that it was nossible while discussing a measure for iLere to be more than one side to it and that side was the one he held himsell. He was rather tedious in debate, not by any means fluent, but earnest and highly respect- ed while speaking without interruption, and on the whole was one of the "best hitters" the Conservatives had. It was thought he ehould have been his brother's succe.'^sor on tbe Bench when the Judge died, instead ot Ritchie, but unfortunately for him his opponents were in power at the tinie and so the plum fell into another basket. Had it been a year later things would have been iliderent. In private lile John A. Street I was polite and courteous, and withal Irank i and generous. ! .Initnpli W. Lnuie u*. late M. I'. V.i I This was a most remarkable person, ir many ways. Had he been born under a more favorable planet, with all the gold- spoon inlluence of some of his contemp- oraries, tlie name of Lawrence this day would have stood out in bold relief among our (Colonial I'olitician.s. With all bis seeming disadvantages, however, he pos- scfisetl that individuality of character which will never allow a man to tarry in the back ground who has the ambition to move for- ward. But then "Joe Lawrence" (fam- iliarly called by everybody) was like manv other persons of the"ol J school, "—subaltern as well as colonel — who seem to be created with certain fixed ideas, such as what is must be right whether socially or politically, and that although the world moves upon its I axis unceasingly, an. / ■J f.{ * J '/ not a first rate navigator (perhaps iiiver having; been on the sea betorej anil there was danger of bringing up on the "foul ground :" and so he began to utter words ot caution, but finding all that he (lould say was unavaiUble and that dc struction was inevitable, he bethought him that he would take time by thii forelock, and being a good swimmer and knowing how to keep himself afloat, swim or not, he sud- denly plunged overbear 1. when directly opposite the Custom Hou'se, and soon reached terra-firma, good as new. His companions kept on the even tenor of their way and alter passing Red Mead they i drifted out to sea. rudderless, and were | finally picked up by a passing vessel, all ; but drowned. Thus our friend who '■ plunged into smooth water opposite the j Custom House, showed his good sense and ] saved himself a great deal ot fatigue, to say nothing of the danger of perishing. From that day to this, (for he could not give up the sea) he has made a number of lucky voyages — being a good sailor, and knowing well how to keep his eye to wind- ward, he has never failed to reach a "sailors snug harbour" as often as storms threatened, or the sheet anchor could not be counted upon. Now ior the application. Had Mr. Lawrence gone overboard with his friend, and adopted his laudable plan m.„;ff - TJ-:1 " ' ' '^''•ll ot ^wilnming lor the short', he woi^ld never ha\e got adrift. He stuck to his skifl— -J' went out to sea. and so his •'protection" and "conservatism" were the sole cause otp being unable to keep pace with his more, shrtwd compeer. Hut if Lawrence was not up with the times as a policitian.he was as a histoi ian and writer a man of no common order. His information was indeed niar- vellotis. IJkfJKxdovenior ISoyd with|no better opportunities, h ■ was a most indus- trious student— at work d;iy and night upon old tomes, and well up witii the literature of the times, as an antii|iii«rian and strictly matter ot fact man. l/iwrenoe was as reli- able as a dock. (Triniry excepted ) As a speaker he possessed a line sonorous voice, and had it not been tor his delect in hearing would ha e been an able debator. lielerences to his speeches in the House will appeal in future numbers, 'lake him tor all in all, .Joseph \V. Lawrence was a very clever it not an able man. Asa loyal and devoted citizen his record stands high. PKUGKESS, SATURDAY, MAHCll 10, 1894. ^' l\Jl^rnCiVL NTOTKS. ny. v-ay A 'il.du'c :ir tlio T^eadiny; ^STeasiu'es ( 'ai'i'ietl in the "f^' ! louse of Assonil)l.\' or jSIew Urunswick, j^^ Iroia the ^"eai* IH;'!. in- (i. i;. l'"KM:n, Krt'ilciicton', N. !>. the ma NTo. lo. r IloB. Mpiober- j.I'i'lHiliiMl liV lln' Ncw«|iHlicr — Tli(! Aiithur (ir".lcnuy Mnrriso.i "— M i'. ( uniii'll anil the Initiation (Jiieetinii— IViilinii'* f"r lii'- '< jiCMliiiif till' I,ii|Mni- I. nw— European ami North ^; Amiri'liii Kiiilroail— 1! iilway S lipini 9— IV|>i)('ry Tarifl Di«'iisi-i(ni— KiiLincial Statu of tlic I'r.iv- inof. A rcmarkabli! firtnimstance in coniiin- tion witb this Session, was the sen- sitiveness which lionorable gcntlerat'ii evinced whenever subject to the strictures of the newspapers. Scarcely a day pissed during the debate on Mr. (Iray's amend- ment, when some gentlemin would rise to contradict stitements mide in hostile papers against them: others, that they were niisreported, i<:i,'. 'I'hcse references wonld some time eli( it sharp rebukes, re- partees, criminations and recriminations from the friends and adversaries of the respective papers. The gentleman, for instance, who denounced the article against him, was met by a member friendly to that paper— not to defend the article but to place as an ofllset an attack even more virulent made upon himself from the other side of the Press. It was certainly a new state of things coming up when newspaper articles were considered to be worthy of such special notice upon the floors of the House. A few years before this, when . the very same papers were busy sapping and mining the foundation of the old state of things, these flournals were thought to be beneath the dignity of the House. They were doing the work of reformation nevertheless, although considered at the time to be (|uite harmless institutions. TheSolicit jr (leneral (Hon. Mr. Johnson') at length proposed a resolution by way of burles<{ue that no newspaper lie permitted to express an opinion conflicting with that entertained by this House. [An Kditor ot a Glasgow paper (a big- goted 'I'ory, but most clever writer) wrote day atii^r day in opposition lO the wishes rf the people. A meeting was called one night in (ilasgow, to devise some mfans to gpt clear of this troublesome creature. It was ui-^ed iliit he should be k-dnapped and put untler ground in one of the ('oal Mines in the neighhorhood, for six months, or until the Heform Hill should be carried, when he was to receive his liberty. A resolution was drawn up to this effect. When it was put to the meeting, a gentle- man rose and saved the Kditor, by asking — 'What, bury the author ol .Jennie Morri- son ?" It was enough. The JOditor's Poem had taken such a bold of the working classes in .Sjotland, that when the author's name was mentioned in connection with his br-ing lynched, they rcsolvrid not to lay violent hands u or him] M^rcb 1. In fonsei|uen(re of the death of James Taylor, Kti; ,r>Ir. .John ('. Allen (now Sir .lohn) was elected for York, Mr. Needham being the rival candidate, and was introduced to the House this day by the Attornev General and Mr. M'Pherson. il I HON. CHARLES CONNELL, r > I ¥ i. Mr. I'onnell gave notice of bii intention to move the 1'ollowing amendment to Mr. i'latheway's Uesolution. respecting the in- itiation of Money (irants: — Whereas it is desirable that the country should be prepared by the management of our local atfiiirs, to aid the (Government in the Initia'ion of Money (irants; 'I'hertil vre Kesolved, That so soon as the different members from brewers and other persons, asking for compensation (or losses entailed upon their business through the introduction of the Ivitjuor Law. 11th Attorney (ieneral Fisher laid be- fore the House a Report of his Railway Mission to England. Also a bill relating to the European and Xorth American Railway ; a Bill to levy an impost for Rail- way purposes ; a Bill to authorize the con- struction of Railways in this province, a bill to provide funds for the above purposes. The report is very voluminous, and touches upon a variety ot important topics in con- nec'ion with the resourses and alfiirs of the Province. The interview with Messrs. Harin? was highly satisfactory to the sup- porters ot the Government. That firm agreed to take our Provincial Bonds to the amount ot £.Sl)0,Oi)U, at (1 per cent., and tloat them inthe Knglish market, ia the event ot the Province undertaking to build the R lilroad in place ot Peto & Co. They al>o agreed to give a credit of £oO,OUU sterling in any or every year that the work was progres>ing, payable with interest on the last day of each year," It was ascer- tained ot the contractors (Peto, Hrassey & Co ) who had already the work well in hand, what were the difliculties by which they were beset and stood in the way of their fulfilling the contract, and that it was reijuisite. they urged, that further faci- lities should be given to enable them to prosecute the undertaking with success. These propositions the delegates were not in position to accept. It was finally agreed to relincjuish their contract, transfer to the Province all the work done on the Road, and materials therefor in the Province, with the surveys, plans, iVc. They were also to relinquish any shares they had in the ( ompany, and «,>ompany s lionds, the whole for the sum of £1)0, OUO sterling, in- cluding the Debentures already given them ; payment to be made on the first day of June following, in Dribentures redeemable in thirty days. It was also agreed that it this arrangement was not adopted bv the Legislature, Messrs. tlat^kson and Com- pany were to have three inonth''s further time to complete their contract, which in all other respects was to remain in force. The opponents of the (lovernment, out of the House as well as in it, were in- dignant that such a sum as £'M.OO*) should be paid to the contractors, especially when the Province had them in their power and could bring an action for damages against them at any time, for failing to carry out their obligations. ( )n the other side it was ant stoutly argued that " the plant" and work already done had been fairly esti- mated — building, iron, sleepers, surveys, locomotives, iVc, included— by disinter- ested parties, and that the price named was favourable to the Province— besides it was further argued it would be better to pay even a little more than be subject to a repetition probably of further delays and similar annoyances. As regards suing the firm, (the Contractors themselves being the principal members of the European and North .Vmeri an Railway Company) it was said would lead to an indefinite post- ponement of the work -^perhaps years would be frittered away ; in the meantime what was already done on the road would go to destruction, and as to recovering (tamages from a firm that had proved its inability to proceed, it was a prospect so dim that the chances of a prince in a lottery would be more hopeful. The It lilway scheme now submitted to the House in the Bills named, provided : — 1st — "European and North American," with extension from Sbediacto Miramicbi. 2nd — From St. John to Woodstock, via Kredericton — with a view of ultimately connecting with Canada. ;ird.— From St. John to Calais, or West- ern extension. The work, it was provided, could pro- gress as follows : — 18.i7 and '.')8.— Line from St. John to liend, to be commenced and carried on vigorously, if not completed — the expend- iture to be £.")(JU,Ui)i); and £.jii,000 each on the extension to Miramichi and Freder- icton. [Note. — This was afterwards amended by the iVttorney (ieneral, so that the ex- tens'on should commence at F'redericton and be continued upwards, and not less than £;')0,(}U() be expended on it in 18.J7.] [Or £4(JU.()(J0 altogether for 18J7 ami ]8;)8.] J8;");». — Line from St. John to Calais to be commenced — and the extension to be continued to Miramichi and Fredericton £2oO UOU more ; and so on until all the lines are completed. The Railway Board is to consist of five Commissioners. m- e a e Ihis scheme was calculated to excite prcat cXftectalions : tor it was verj ingen- iously concocted. Kveiy important point- - here there and everywhere, as will be seen — was embraced. Indeed bad it not been so arranged, it isdoubttul it anything could have been done in the presence of such strong sectional feelings, especially in re- gard to existing railroads ; although this may not have been the belief of those who prepared the measure. No doubt thetiov- ernment considered that the money (£800, (10(1 sterling) was ample for all toe hnes, certainly much more than a commencement ; and that those named were all desirable and deserved by the inhabitants. In order to meet the intereiit on the loan, a duty of 2'.,, per cent, was to be levied on all importations, which was carried— lO to When the Kill was considered, a cer- tain honorable gentleman (since deceased) who had been in opposition, rose, and with the utmobt gravity remarked— "It is no use to legislate any more. It is no more use trying to disguise the fact — I acknowledge I am out of humour; fur henceforth the country will be certainly ruined." I.ith The I'rovincial Secretary submitted his lin<.ncial statement, showing in detail the expenditure and income ot the Province for the year. This wa.s the signal for a peppery fusil ide between and at the re- spectivi! friends ot the old and new tJov- ernments. One side contended that the ex-(iovemnient had through their extrava- gance, or recklessness, left the finances of the country in an embarrassed state, — nay, with an increase of debt, which, consider- ing the resources at command to meet it, it would be most dilHcult to manage. The leaders of the late (iovernment as strenu- ously denied the charge — they contended that every expenditure that had been made, was absolutely requisite for the services named ; and that it was but a pandering to the public prejudice, and to make them- selves appear immaculate before the coun try, thill the oresent (rovernment made such attacks. Tiicse furies raged so fiercely at times that on one occasion, 1.5 March, Hon. It n. Wilniot (Surveyor (icneral in the previous (iovei'imenf) -'gave notice of his intention to move a resolution for the a[)pointment ot a Select Committee to in- vestigate the expenses of the old and new (iovernmenfs and report thereon." There was some proof at all events that the for- mer (iovernment were anxious to have their skirts cleared of the imputations that had been thrown out. Fre(]uently during the remainder of the Session the smoulder- ing llime of party would break out afresh, and blaze away for hours ; and perhaps, making due allowances for e.^aggeralion, the tendency was good. The people had in the heat of debate, the evidence not only of party (iovernment maintained upon party principles, but ot party zeal which when pushed into action within Parliamen- tary limits, was sure to bring to light the most trivial (•'•♦s of the (iovernment. One party was a watch upon the other. The smallest discrepancy was sure to be dis- covered and laid bare in a loud burst o( in- dignation. Previous to the formation of the present (iovernment, no such check existed, for the country was either con- trolled by an Oligarchy, or a combination of the most talented men, (called a coali- tion) the representatives of opposite par- ties, but in consequence of their olHcial positions, were unable to be of any use to the cause of reform- nay, rather an injury, inasmuch as the rising party in the House, being without a suitable helmsman, was incompetent to make any steady headway. The Secretary, however, succeeded in convincing the I'louse ot the correctness of his financial calculations. One thing, at all events was yet wanting, viz.; "the in- itiation of the money votes in the hands of the Government;" but the attainment of this desideratum was now close at hand. The Secretary's statement in gross, may not be uninteresting at this day if copied here, as it shows the old style of services performed, and by whon.. and the salaries attached thereto : EsiMI.VIKI) EXI'K.NDITLHKS I Ol! Xk.W HlilXSWUK FOR l.S,")(i. SiDii'i jmnided fur by Line. (-''vil List £U,Mi t) u Clerk of tlie Pleas iViO n JutJKi-' Parker SOU U o Clerk of Crown on the Ciicuil!" 2J0 (P (i Interest on Debt O.IUil U (i Eilucution l!i,iiini li Andrew llirl)erie luo o (i Provinciiii Pcnitintiary, ;!uo o o Salary to Provincial Treasurer juo u u Pensions to olil .Soldiers, i,->ii » ii AKrioulMiral Societies... 2 SuO ii Post Ollice Departmeii, 4.500 (i Expenses of J.cglsluture, 9,0li0 n o Jurors' Fees 1,200 Boar. I of Health 1,000 ii o Fislierv Wardens 16(i o o Fisliery Societies 2oo E.\|ienses of Board ol Works ],ioo M SiniiK til lie 4. !iv (i. K. Fknf,i\, Fredericton, N. I>. N.>. 11. -/ piiil.y "\ Mfinln'r!- in BriiikiiiiK Kiirw;iril 'riii-ir J^iUs — £iirii('«l Ti'iii|iie avoided, as if both parties were timid to touch them. A? an instance of the manner in which those topics were nibbled at, the iollowing v;onversation upon the subject of the l/irjuorLaw may not be uninteresting, not only on account of the r|uc8tion itself, but as e.xhibiti.ig the constitutional mcws held by different members, some of which it will be seen are rather crude. Hon. Mr. .Sn)ith denied that it was a < lOvernment measure. He held that the E.xecutive Council could not do otherwise than recommend its sanction alter the Law had passed both branches of the Legisla- ture. Mr. Street faid he was more strongly lontirmtd in* the opinion it was a (Jovern- luent measure, from a statement made by Mr. Tilley in. a recent speei h that before the I aw should be repealed without having a fair trial, he would sooner see the < iovern- ment hink. Hon. Solicitor (ieneral said, ■ ' - - 1 1 ; .. tl... .\ ifuMii'iri as a ''oimterpart uf what had been stated b.\' trie Secretary, if his ( .Mr. Johnson's) Note, tor the repeal of the Prohibitory law >ho 1'! >ink the (iovernnient he would not 'Mthold ;;iving such vote. Mr. Mcl'hersoii wanted to see a Ueven- upf)Ose there would beany dtticiency in the revenue by the operations ut the l,aw. and therefore it ■woul'J be preniaiiire in them to i)repare a Hill to that etlect. .Mr. W'ilmot said that jf the I lox eriinvnt were not res|)onsible fur the Mill they were for the dt tii.'iency in the IJevenif. .Mr. ( utler said that ".he princi- ples ot < onstitutional (iovernment bad been adhered to when the K.xecutive rec- ouimen'fcd Mis Kxcellency to assent to the J,aw. .\fter the Mill had passed both hou^e? of the Legislature, he (Mr. <".) held it to be the imperative duty of the Ministers of the Crown to act as they did. ""Nx 11, —Nothing (;an fie clearer than this 'inestion. To make it a tiovernment measure, it n)u>t be introduced as such, and in such a way that there can be no niisuridersianding. ' >n the contrary Mr. f'llley introduced the Hill as a private one on his own respmi.sibility. and it was so f!)ll\ understood. Hut the obji-ct of the opposition was to trip 11]) the (iovern- inent no matter how — hence their insistence ii[>on this being atiovernment measure j The consideration of this Law reminds one ot the volcano in the distance not H very great distance either, to the brink of whii;h the (Jovernnient is hastening. The above conversation is but the rumbling of the internal fires, which are soon to belch forth into eruption — the overturning ot the Liberal pariy and the liapj). stTiou? (•rii)i)lin{{ ot I'*' t'oint'ly child -Iti;- ^I)0^lsi^)l^^ (iovfininmt — in the licust^ ol his tri(Mi':<. and in t'i>' iiresenci' of itw sponsors, afti'c nuny yea hard strugnling. 'I hi' mania loi . mking long spei-cht-slhis SL'.«»iiiM was It niarkablf. rnle>,- some lion, p.'ntlt'nian had the ll.)or lor lliii'f ann ttie ■.':.'M(1 March the House not lieing ver\ lull, it was moved that the (juesfioii tie taken, as the "ne.\t sjn'aker"' was not forthcoming. Mr. (idnior ret-isted the motion He said that he intended to >|ieiik himselt Oh the n"veimi':his notes, however, were only ol .^uHi 'lent Itiij^th. he s.-4id, Id enahle him to make a speech ol' tkret! ami a hall l.durs in lenj^th ; and as it Wis his desire to speak t"Hr (tipl a h"lf iioiiis. lie thcnif^li he could wait lor another (lav. This was considered to be ii most happy hit at lonp; story tellers. J>r. Franklin, it is saiil, never made a speech in his lite that exceeded half an hour ; but then he said as nnich in that time as most of his contemporaries could have in half a i lav. lie did not utter a superfluous word, and consequently all that lell from his lips \\ as the pure nie'tal without the usual dross, a thing not tound wanting in the labora- tory of common sense. March '2H. On motion ol Mr. (iray the House resolved itieli into t'omniittee ol the Whole in consideration ol a Hill relat- ing to the Church of Kn^'land. The mover explained the features ol the liill, and the nature of the privileges asked for by the Wardens and Vestry ol Saint Mari<'s Church in the C:ity o» St John. Messrs. Street, .Johnson and Tilley followed— the latter gentleman in support of the Hill. It was argued by some members that the hill proposed to give to the Church-War- dens and \ estry ol the Parish the right to accept or reject the Clergyman whom the Bishop might appoint to preside over the congregation. Mr. Allen contended that it was taking the power out ol the hands olhis i^ordship that was vested in him by the Kc.lesiastical Law ol England. He was alio opposed to the passing of the hill inasmuch as it was asked lor by only one Church, and not by all the churches throughout the Province. Mr. Armstrong supported the l>ill, contending that the principle which gave to the Bishop power to grant Licenses to Clergymen to preside over a < ongregation, irrespective of the will ol its members.was incorrect. Mr. End opposed the Hill in a lengthy speech, and contended that il members of a congregation did not agree with the doctrine enunciated by their Clergymen they could withdraw from the church. Several honorable members dil- tered with the views.expressed by Mr. End. Mr. (lilmor stated that the honorable gen- I tleman had changed both spiritually and politically since October. 18.'>4. Mr. (i. , supporttd the Bill, and looked upon it as a species ol hardship where a congregation had no voice in the selection ol i: spiritual teacher. Mr. Street contended that it woiihl be wrong to |>a8s the Bill when it was only asked lor by one (.'hurch, and not by all th(; Churches ol the Provinces. He believed the Bill would lead to a spirit of antagonism il it passed in its present shape. Mr. S. proposed an amendment which was lost by a large ina|ority. .Mr. (J ray warmly contended that the Bill should pass, and it would be no more than an ttct ol justice to those who a^ked lor it. The Bill was furthtr 8U|inorted by Messrs. Kerr, Stead- man, M'I.ellan, and ojiposed by M John- son. Mr. iCnd. and Mr. Watters. The Bill was sustained by a large majority, but was afterwards rejected by the Legislative ( 'ouncil. .\pril •-'. 'I'he long looked lor — long- i talked of resolution "the head and Iront" ol years ol "log-rolling." sul)mitted at the opening ol the Session," viz. : the Initiation ol .Vloney (Jrants, was, on motion of .Mr. Ilathewiiy. taken u[i lor discussion this day. A «ere epitome ol the lengthy speesh ol the mover, and the remarks ol se'ural other i .Members, having covered nearly all the ; ground that could be occupied, lor and against, will sutlice to show the general arguments used in the debate. Mr. Hath- eway < xplained the motives he had in view in introducing the liesoliition. He thou;;ht enough had transpired to justily its passing, and gave the < iovernment power to check extravagance. He referred to the views expressed by members ol this House in |H|-_', and at a subs.ijuent period, and also to the opinion of Lord Murhaiii upon the subject. He believed that we had evidence every day of the necessity of this measure. He was inot favor introducing it by Kesolu- tinn rather than by Bill, and he considered it more necessary at the present time owing to the great falling off in the Revenue and the commercial depression. The passing ol the Itesolution would make the (iovernment resjjonsible lor the expen- ditures, and be productive ol beneficial results Mr. Harding(of St.. Fohn) wished to place tlie responsibility somewhere, and he thought theCovernment the most proper persons to have it. If we went on in the way we had for the two or three years back, .M province would be in a condition similar to that of several ol the States ol the neighbouring lte])ublic. He should oppose the passing ol the measure bv Bill, but would support it by Ueso' )n, and he turtlier thought that therv< > liould be a < "onimittee ol Public Account to examine the estimates and papers of the (iovern- ment, and thus have oi.e se'. at men act as a che ok upon another. An Estimate similar to that brought down by the (iovernment last year was all that the country rei)uired. He thought that some ol those prescriptive grants which were in the habit oi lieing appi 0)>riated annually should be gradually wiped oU and done away with, else the Province would shortly become a Public Insurance OfHce. He concluiled that the time had arrived tor closing the door ol recklessness and extravagance, and he should vote tor this Kesolulion. Il .. / 'i.i ii': I p .Mr. Conncll would support tlii' ll^solii- I tion, on tttoount of its absolute nt'cessitj' ; I he had ooiK'lud" d not to inovt; his aniend- I iiH'iit, ! It will be rcmi'mlit'ied that Mt. ("s. ann-ndiiifitt was to tin- tllect thai the llous(^ shiiuld oiih burrt'n, was not carried into ed'ect a day too soon. I'nder the head "(,'ontingencies," articles tiad been pro- vided for the use ol members, which would now be called "boodle" of a most extra- ordinary description. [.N'oiK — It is unnecessary to specify these articles or go any iurtlicr into a sub- i 'ct which it is better tor the credit of the I'rovince, to pass into oblivion. If any one is anxiou.s about the matter he will lind some ol the particulars reported in the News, April '.', is.'it'i j These ''contingencies" lui'nishe<>^:5— a very worthy, upright. honorable man, possessing a fine legal mind and solid attainments. .Mr. l!obin- son IS also dead— a gentleman who was universally liked for bis fme, genial man- ners, and e.xeellent genflenianlv -lualities. 1 I he ( ouncil wa.xed indignant. Hence, a very essential reform spirit suddenly pos- sessed t.>ie members ot the Hoard, and thev asked the Legislature to vest the appoint- ing power in them— to apply to all future cases. Keform l)eing the order of the day in the llou.se. the concession was unhesi- tatingly made. On the retirement of Mr. Ifurtis. the Council lor the first time had the opportunity of exercising their author- ity, by appointing Mr. K. I,. IVters (now 'fudge) to the vacancy. NoiK.-llieiKivtHnd (oliowiiiK l.ltei- will „|,i.u up tlie iiij.snmorcstinsr ttiici pMtW;,l ruv„liiti(.nury l-i.oil (Millof fturtliDK incidpiits) ever known ih tlic loBisliilive unnal.H of Ncnv UrunsHlcls. tbe unto. cMiiiic londiut of 111 ! Lieutenant.! iovernor, iind ilje poMlion of the temperance |,«rlv ,is well ;h the 111" r,il pRrt.v.-Eii. PH0(iii8ss I i.' i ' t J fti - N / PKUGUE8S, SATURDAY, MAHCIi U, 1894. 1^ 1 >OLTTlCJi^L TSTOTKS. A 1 AssL'ml)l\' ol Ntnv liriuiswiclv. Irom tilt' ^'c'^ll' \H'>4,. \'>\ (i. i;. I'KM.iv, Frednricton, N. It. >\ liiilfur Kc|i(:,liiii! Ihi' I'ldliiliildrv l.iiw — Mr. Kiiil'' Attm k mill llic I'rdvinriiil Sccri'liirj's Drlcnct — Hill fill- UriM.ui Uc.ii'ctiil— Sliiiiicc Hc'-iililliniis lor l>i-fcilviiiL' till' lloiiM \()l('il Ddwn— Slranue Umiinr^ iibout till' (imctiicirV liiK iitKiiis- Tlio ' (iiistltutiou Di^'(■u•'^l•ll- IVlnii inns in Mun.v CmcsClmnijeil Slilos— MuulcilPiil Coriioiatlims. April N. Mr I'.nd introduct'd his liillfora Mji 'al ol ilif I'raliibitory l,ii|Uor I. aw, passed diiriri}; the previous ."'session, and made a ioiig spt-ei'li in support ol it. The law, it was iirgeii, had prove(l it.selt to be un- sucoesstul in its operation--more ol an injury than a benefit to the country, having led to a tiyi-teni ol espionage, evasion, contention, and engendered bad teeling all over the ^■ountry. It was impossible lor coercive legislation to be productive ol good, espec- ially when the people were hostile to the j measure. Mr. I'.nd said many voters at heart opposed the measure and \otcd for it under the impression that it would be rejected elsewhere — or there would not have been a majority for it. I.a'.vs of the kind, all sumptuary laws, had failed to work wherever they had been tried. lie also alluded to the inconsistencies and im- praticabilities of many sections of the law — such as the mode of giving evidence, etc., I'tc, to convict parties. Ueterring toXeal Dow, he was glad that we had no .*-uch j)er- ^on fn this Province who would murder and shoot down his fellow citi/ens. (Not- withstanding all this, Neal Dow still lives in his I'lst year, highly respected by all who know him, while the speaker came to a miserable death some twenty _vears ago.) lie held that it was impossible to keep liiich an ..n«,.tn».nt. It tli.. l,,w .o,,),! b.- •'nrriHil out he woiil.J 8«k wh«i wa« f(u' pal- |^VM,mo(i•->.^.(Ml(lo» thit lirveni... ,„„,- pur.-. I with th.'foriiuT amount. (Inwish.-il to .s,.,. thf law hav.- a twelve mnnth.s' trijil. It it ilid not iinprov.' thf social inoril ,011- -lition 01 the iVovince. he should at th.- '•nd ol that finif go for its repeal. I pon a motion h.'ing ma.le for po.stpon- iiig Mr. Knd's |:ill )or three months, liu, i Mouse divided as tollows :— 1 „ ^"",~..T'"''>' '''"ber, < 'onnell, Urown Hyan i.l.b.ts (iihnor. L \l. irarding.' . Steadman, .Ale A.lam. hunt, the Speaker MLeilan. (.odard. Armstronu. Wdmot I utler, I erris. Ilayward. M'Leod. I'urdv " >te\ens and (idniour— -J;!. ^' 1 A',».v^.-i;nd, Alacpherson. Allen, I lathe- way .(ohnson, Watters, Smith. Street, ii ^'ipx-^'"'*/"'"'^' ^'^""^'y- •'• A. Jlarding. and M'iNaughton— 17. *»' i Mr, Kerr in the Chair. 1 ' fi And 80 the I-i(,uor l.aw remained on the l' Statute liook intact, hut to cduic lo a vio- lent end in a tew months later, by a pro- ceeding which involved Constitutional considerations, which neither l)elome, nor ' May nor Krskine can furnish a precedent. This little Bill of Mr. Knd's w;is like "the ' rumblingfl of the distant thunder," an ex- pression that alterwards became i|uitc an apothegm with some of our i'arliamen- tarians. Mr. MT'helim offered a resolution, call- ing upon his Kxcellency to dissolve the , House and take the sense of the country upon the Prohibitory Li([uor Law. This was taken up and discussed from day to day. lie was supported by sundry honor- able <>entleman who perhaps thought they had nothing to lose, but a chance ot gain- ing a great deal by such an appeal. Indeed they must have pretty well understood that the public sentiment was generally averse to the measure. The resolution was fmally voted down. It would have been a singu- lar thing in Constitutional history to fmd a popular body passing a vote of condemna- JAMES A, HARDING. M, P. P. ^ tion upon themselves. The biting oil one's I nose, so often spoken of. by means of one's own mojith. in order I'.at his lace might be revenged, would, in .Mich an event, have I furnished a practical illustration. { Itumour with her bu.ny tongue now be- gan to weave stiange stories as to what were the (.oveanor's views of the l>i(juor Law, and what he intended to do— in be- j hall ot the "rummies," as they were called, j f-'^'ote — 'Ihose who w.tc instrumental in I bringmg about the l,i,,uor Law, outside as [ well as inside of th.' House, (v y. -. the ".Sons of 'i'emperance,") were dubbed by those i in oi)positi()n, "sons of guns,"-while the latter retorted by calling the others "rum- mies." The designation in either ease is perhajis ioo slangy to be noticed here.J His Excellency's intention being nothing more nor less than to dissolve the House of his own mere motion, or as it was called by virtue o( his prerogative. Then it was rej.orted that his Kxcellency had dilferen- ces with his ( ouncil upon other wiatters be.Mides the Li(iuor Law, which on one oc- casion has gone so far, that he had not yiehled his ( oun.il would have resigned. These and such like rumours were so current, that they began to assume the im- portance of "lixed facts." with editors and contributors of lively imaginatioii.'«. Dis- cussions in the newspajjcrs went on upon the principles of IvesponsibleCiovernment— as to how far a (Jovernor had a right to go with his Council and where it was his duty to stop. Kvery man became an ex- pounder of the Constitution. Delome, j 1 h r/ J i>. ( May, Harward, llussell and eviry other writer upon tlie liritiHli Constitution were ranisacked and libtrally i|unt<'d by the one I side, to show that tiie (iovernoi' had the sole ri{;ht to ogative" was a mere state liction as lar :is the ( Jovernor w:is loncerned only to be exercised by those who were responsibh! to the peoi)le for hini who i:oulil do no wrong (the Sovereign, or ratlier bi^ repreti'ntative). and were Iheretorc answerable lor any errors ] committed no matter by whom. New . parties and new eombinationH now began I to form. It was "appetite for drink," I or rather ho8til'*y to an arbitrary enact- I nnent (as the l^iipior Law was called) on ' the one side: and Constitutionalism on the I othe" I .iberals and Conservatives changed I sides. It mattered not to many how far ! the (iovernor was right or wrong, so long i as thty could ge* *'•" "vile enactment" e.\- ' punged from the sitatute l>ook. Indeed the country generally seemed to sirie with the (iovernor, as will more fully appear , hereafter. The real constitutional issues were cast aside. < )ld Politicians who had aide.l largely to bring about Kesponsible (iovernment, such as Dr. Livingston(> of St. .John, set themselves in battle array against the (iovernment. Liberal journals changed sides. J'erhaps no period ever furnished a more complete state of political demoralixation. And ItiM was at the bot- tow of it all. April if. After the presentation of the Reports of several Committees, the House resolved itself into Committee of the whole in consideration of a Hill introduced by Hon. Mr. Fisher, to make some amend- ' ments in the law relating to the establish- ment of Municipal Corporations. The mover explained the alterations he con- templated to make in the Act. lit; pro- i posed to give .Municipalities greater power by enabling them to make regulations for ' their better working, and to be afterwards : submitted to the (iovenor in Council. The j Bill also |)rovided that the notice for a cull ' of thi' inhabitants to establish -Municipal- ; ities, should be confined to one month in- ■ stead of three. I'uither piovision was . made, tha' in the absence of the Warden from the Trovince. the .Secretary Treasurer, at the re([tU'St ot live members, should have power to call a meeting of the Muni- cipal Council. The other alterations were unimportant. This I idl was carried by a large majority. .:V T PKOGKES8, SATURDAY, MAKCII :U, 1894. I' c - / POLITICAL TsrOTES. -A A « ilinice at the IjeadiniL? Measvifes Cai-i'ied in tlie 1 louse ol' As«t^eiTil)ly ol New Brun-^wick. U-oiTx the Year 1854r. r,^ (i. K. Fkni.iv, No. V.i. (irHi.itc Kiiii:'- CoUctro-KiiriicM Attark and Dp. /fiioe-Ncw E.on dirctt taxation was the only meas- ur« to be adopted for the support ol Schools. .Mr. ('. gave to the House a statement ot the altairs ot the College, with expenses, number of pupils, \'.'. He thought every Member who wished to have the neat of (iovernnient remain at Fred- eric ji\ should vote for this Hill. He urged that the passing of the HiU was of much imporlaiice. and in view of this, he t)elie\ed tliat the (iovernnient would be. in a position to submit such an Educational scheme as would benefit the country. .Mr. Knil opposed the Hill in a shor speech, lie looker! upon it as a cruelt; to cut oti the supplies Irom this Institution He referred to the perpetual bombardmen that had been kepi up from lime to liiiii against King's College, and firmly behevet that the institution would htt\e been in i more prosperous condition tiad it not beei ior these attacks. He asked why thi hrute lorce should be applied to an Institu tion ot this kind. He believed the ol)i''c of the Hill was to have the seat of (iovern ment removed to St. ,lohn, and he hoped i majority of this House would be found t( oppose it. lion. .Mr. Hrown referred i< the p;4st history ot matters in connectioi with the College, and spoke "f the ability ot the ( ommissioners who had been ap pointed to report upon the Institution, il: thought that if Mr. ( 'oiinell had read theii Report he would not have introduced suci a Hill as that now before them. Theobjec ol the Hill was to f)low up the College, aiu lie believed the H(>iise would not eoiisem to such a proposition. He udniittejKl this \irani'h (if the Legislature. Mr, M Therson also lUHde a spt h in opposition to the. Hill. He spoke ot' the boniDardinenf which hail been kept up in this l|i)iise against the Institution, at having the ellectei|ual to that ol "the weevil in the wheat." lie deprecated the ( llorts made iiy .Mr. ( onnell and others to pull down this Institution; he hojied there would lie good st nse enough in the country to reject such a monstrous proposal. Mr. .M. spoke in eulogi«tii' teruis of Hrofcosore .lack and liobli. He ho[ud the (iovern- nient would do all they could tor the ( ollege and tor the |)i'omotion of I'.ducation. .Mr. Nl. warmly replied to the reniaiks which hail laden from the 8p aker, and advocated the propriety ol rejecting the Hill imn»»>Hi»ti-Iv ' M r^ f I; against the Bill. -\,,ii .— On the l.tfli, Mr. Fisher m- troduet'd a l>ill to ectahlish a foniprehonsivi! sypteni ol Kdiication, the three lirsf .-cctions of which were propOMil a.s an anin a divi.-ijim Mr. FisherV l!iU was lost in to 2n j Hon. .Mr. Smith wa,s parficnlarly severe upon the < oUege. On a division at a .suhseciiieni day, tiie Hill was sustained i' 1 to Iii ; but was alter- wards thrown out b\ the Lefjitlative Coun- cil. [^N,,,i I .— ( )n the L'.'.rd, in the loiirse ol the discussion two ot the champions lor and against the College, got so heated at one time it was thoti;,'ht that not only tins' Institution would be destroyed, but lilt with it. The following Ironi the Ueport- er's notes of the proceedings [Novembei 2i>,. ](<■>'>] will convey some idea as to tin height at which the tide rose. The namei ol the two hon. gentlemen are lictitoush represented.] Hon. Mr. .Slasher arose and stated tha Mr. Crasher had yesterday positively salt that he would not divide the House on thi third reading of the Hill, he was therefor surprised at Mr. ( rasher's opposition at Ibis time. The scene which followed was ot the most disorderly description. Mr. Crasher rose in great haste, and in the heat ot his e.\citement turned round to Mr. Slasher, who was sitting alongside, telling him his assertions were false, and that he was a . (The epithet used and the compli- ment conveyed were not distinctly heard by the Iteporter.) In conjunction with the appelation, the gentleman drew himsell up, swung his arm.s about him, and one ot his clenched lists tor a moment sojourned in the close vicinity ot Mr. Slasher's organ ot hearing. (Jreat was the consternation which followed. Hoth gentlemen spoke in high tones, and an immediate rencontre was roomentarily expected. Cries ot "Chair," rose from all quarters. Amid the din and bustle the Sergeant-at-Arms received the order to clear the galleries, and thus the combatants were left to settle the fracas, and be dealt with by the House. In the meantime considerable excitement prevailed outside, and talk about the probability ot duels and pugilistic encounters was for some time the order ot the day. It was not until nearly one o'clock that the excite- ment subsided. 'I'he doors were again thrown open, and the even tenor of business was once more resumed in the House. 15th. Mr. M'Naughton introduced a Hill to revive an Act which was in force in the reign ol Henry \'\H.,fnr llie piinifri: — The initiation resolution which had passed at an earlier date was not in- tended to take I fleet until the next year — hence the old grab game was still the order of the day. j Halt a dozjn members would rise at once all screaming at the ton ot their voices— --.Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chair- man." Nothing could he done. .\t last the Chairman (Colonel Hayward) closed his fist and the lull weight thereof was with considerable force brought down upon the table before him, the report of which might have been heard up stairs. Two or three roars of "order" accompanied the terrible detonation. Then followed the most ludicrous scene that the gallery had wit- nessed during the Session. The < bairman was reprimanded by the House lor acting so hastily. Several members rose to speak. The Chairman threatened to ,lo consider- able. .Members involuntarily burst into roars ol laughter. .Mr. I'.rown severely re- primanded. .Mr. Wilmot rose to speak but was cried down. Mr. (Jilbeit said the House was conducting the business of the country in a disgraceful manner. .Mr. .). A. Harding rose to speak with a vie v of conciliating matters : being iiiterrii[)ted he declared he would not be ridden down, and so he pioct^edetl unto the end. .Mr. .Montgomery said he hail been a member ol the House lor twenty years, but had never witnessed so much disorder. The galleries were threatened to be <;leared ; this, howe\er, was overruled. On the Istct May the House was pro- rogued. His Excellency's speech was short, and presaged nothing as to the determina- tion which he manitested m a short time alterwards, to give the inii/i-dc-i/niie to the first Liberal (iovernment that li,id ever been oiganized in New Brunswick, and from whom the first real measures of reform emanated, as has alrcidy been shown ; but who unfortunately for themselves, could not forsee the great dilliculty which the [lassage of a single measure was likely to provoke, and convulse the Trovinct; from eentie to circumference. DURING THE RECESS. A SLortly alter the prorogation of the Legis- lature, hi? KxeelUinuy called upon his Council to show (aiise why the House should not lie dissolved, with a view ot test- ing the sense ot tht country in regard to th" working ot the I-iiiuor i.aw. A lengthy correspondence followed. Ills l^xcelU-ncy thought that the voice of the country was against the law— that it had, in numerous instances, proved inoperative, certainly inadeijuate to the ends contem- plated—that in some Counties the law was a dead letter— whde in others the difliculty of enforcing it. (where there was so much influential prejudice against any interfer- ence with " old established habits and customs,) led to encounters, and calculated to do more harm than the good it was in- tended to ellect. I'nder these, and other circumstances of failure, his K.\cel- lency thought it a duty incumbent upon himself as well as his Ministers, to dissolve the House and appeal to the country. His advisers argued that the law had been enacted by a large majority in both branches ot the legislature— that according to llesponsible Government the majority were supposed to represent the people in all measures ot a local nature; and a this was one that did not trench upon an Imperial regulation, they did not considei that, while they were sustained by the House, the country should be convulsed with excitement, which would attend a general Kleciion, mcr< ly because his Excel- lency and others near by him were opposed to the 1,'iw, or did not believe in its prac- tical woi king. The I.aw it was said bad only been in operation a little over a jear : and although at first stoutly op|)08ed in certain communities, so that difficulties bad to be met and overcome, the public mind was beginning (o calm down, and favourable fruits were ljegini:ing to show themselves At all events, they said, tliH law should certainly have another year's trial before condemning it. For these and sundry other reasons, his IvNcel- lency's advisers could nit consent to a dis- solution. The (jovernor however, had made up his mind that there should be a dissolution, and so expressed himself to bis Council. The members of the (iovern- ment had no alternative but to submit or tender their resi^jnations, accordingly they proceeded in a body to (iovi-mment House and tor the first time in our history laid down their seals ot otHce. His Excellency immediately sent for Hon U. I>. Wilmot and Hon. •!. H, (iray to orm a new ad- ministration. (NoiK. — The following were the names of the new (iovernment (who are now all dead but one) proposed by Messrs. Wilmot and (Jray, and ratified by the (Jovernor, viz :— Honorables Edward B. Chandler, Kobert Leonard Ha-^en, Robert Duncan Wilmot, .John Hamilton (iray, I'rancis M'Phelim, Est| , and John Campbell Allen, Esq ) The Governor said "the arrangements tor the formation of an E.xecutive Council, who concurring in the necessity ot an im- mediate dissolution, and prepared to be re- sponsible (or it, are completed, and the Ijieutenant (Jovernor now accepts the resignation of his present Council." On the ;i(ith .May a I'roclaination appeared in ' the Itiiyal (larelte, dissolving the House — ( the writs to be returnable on the li'tb .July. This was the first instance in New I'rruns- wick ot a (iovtrnmeiit having shown nerve enough to resist what they conceived to be ' an arbitrary ercroachmeiit upon their priv- ileges and the rights ot the pvople. Whether mistaken or not in their vieivs, as regards the feelings ot the people ' upon . the liijuor measure, \> another 'hing, and which in either case doe.' not alter the vital principle. When Sir Ed- - mund Head appointed a .fudge in defiance of ' 1 the advice of his Council, there was but one 1 member who resigned his seat. Had the Government of that day stood firm upon i the ground they had taken — met his Excel- 1 lency with their Constitutional wea])on8 well sharpened — it would perhaps have been a lesson lor future (iovernors ,and it ' is doubtful it the (iovernment ot I8.')(i, would have had to stand the orunt of the \ battle, and in their endeavor to settle a , material principle in Itesponsible (iovern- ment, got their necks broken by the people themsi Ives for having resisted Mr. Man- ners-Sutton on Constitutional grounds. Had the (iovernment of li^;"<() been more ] pliant and desirious for oflice than for the I solution of a great j)olitical problem, they might have submitted to his Excellency's ' behests, by repealing the Eiquor f-aif dur- ing the previous Session, and thu6^«aved (themselves 'roin defeat. They coul^ it so ; minded have found excuses for taking such ^a retrogressive course, and the country would have sustained them, as liiiiior at this 'time was of more importance than the Con- csfitution. It might not be out of place for the writer I to refer to the discussion in the newspapers, tor and against the course taken by the (■overnor. It will be seen in the next article that His Excellency was sustained ' by the inhabitants ; but the voice ot public opinion, whatever may be said in support ot its ex[)res8ion in matters in general, was not in this instance considered infallible when its judgment was asked on a (juestion ot such grave importance as that which was at the foundation of our liberties. Ay well expect the people to decide coirectly some knotty point in law, philosophy, or physics, as to arbitrate upon a < 'onstitutional point over which some of the best {>olitical doc- tors and eminent publicists ot oui day have diflered. ( )n this occasion, however, the ijiiestion was liquor or no li<|uor, m matter what became of the Constitution— had the great N\ big. Lord .lohn Uussel, himself improvised this nm/, ilitiit in England, bis course would not have been condemned under the special circumstances. Let the t'onstitution go— but not the rum ! J.) i ( i M I i v^ PROGRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1894. y. ^ FOLITICA.L NOTES. 'Mi, /. S ' i' A Grlaufe at the Leading IVleasm-es Cai'i-ied iix the House ol Assembly- ol New^ BiMinswick. li'oni the Year 1854:. liv Vr. K. Fkniiv, " ■ iWhaps'theiickleness ot public opinion, 1 and in proof of v»hat a hard jade she is tc jS serve, was never more raanilesttd than on jii this O'casioii. A couple ot years betort |i this. .Mr. lilley, as a Itetoriuer, was elected if by a large majority, as one ol the idols ol I the Liberitl party; and notwithstanding the >( 'iovernnient with which tie was associated p had done u'reat things for the country during their administration, he as a leading member of it, is thrown high and dry upon his back, in consei)uence ot having made a -■iingle unfortunate miscalculation. It was like reversing the adage, by appealing to J'hilip 'I, I'll/, from I'hilip soher. The returns for the whole Province, which will btt found presently, were largely in favour ot the new.CJovernment, or rather in favour ol the "Uepeal of the Licjuor [>aw.' There were iM of the old and 17 new anen):'er» returned. No. 11. Ihc £l«ctions Told .Vgaiust tlic l.iKfral I'liity— Fickleness of I'nblie Opiiiioa— Special Session " a. led— The Question of the Uour— The Gov- ernment Safe— The "Dojrs of War" let Loose- Mr. Uojd of Charlotte Hard Upon the Tenipcr- anoe I'drty— Mr. Fisher's Attack Ipon the ■ijovernor's Arbitrary Conduct— The (iovernor's Preroffatlve a Farce, a Mere Fiction- The Speaker Interferes and Mr. Fisher is Called lo Order— But Mr. Fisher is Not to be Put Down. THE RUM ELECTIOMS. '1 de elections for St. .John County and t ity took place respectively on the 1' Ith and 2.'i of .June. The following were the names of thi' caniiiddtes ; — Goveritinenl —MesBTS, Simonds, W'ilniot, lyol New I3i-nns\vi('k, Ii'oni the Vear 1854. V>\ (;. K. Fkxkiv, Frederiuton, N. I;. No. \r,. Prbnte uu tlio I.uiiirir l.aw(.'oiilimn>il— .spfoihcs liy Sir Albcrl J. Siuitli— The (invi rniupot's (on- iluct lltTfttcd— Toryism Kauipant 'See laA sec- lion in Koply to llio Spcpcli of Hie •iovcrnor) — Bill Jntrodncecl to Repeal the I.ii|UOr Law— Repialcd — Tlie Session Cloic.— Remark's hy file Writer on the Whole Bupines* HON. ALBERT J. SMITH. Mr. Smith (late .'sir Albert)— another member of the late (Jovernment — also made a lengthy speech in opposition to his Kxcellencv's course. lie spoke of the powerful influence the liberal party had to rontend against in the last contest, in con- sequence of the antagonistic conduct of his Kxcellenjy. 1 le denied that the late Coun- lil had tried to violate the principles of the Constitution ; spoke of their determination to preserve inviolate the rights of the peo- iile, observing that they were fuUv as 1" \ as thosej who made such eternal protesta- tions of loyalty. Jle asked if the (iovernor of^the Province was anything more than a human bting, and if he was not liable to be corrupt, and he repudiated a tame sub- mission to the (iovernor's will when it was known that he was in the wrong. As an instance of an arbitrary < iovernor, he re- ferred to the case of Sir Francis Bond ilcj'd in Canada, who threw his influence into a political contest in order that his pnrti/ might he sustained. He maintained that it the decision was now averse to the cause of political freedom that decision would ere long be>eversed. He dwelt on the unus- ual course pursued by the (iovernor's ad- visers in pronouncing an opinion upon bis motives as contained in the Speech and Address, thus throwing down the gauntlet, ftut not ^permitting a reference to such motives on the tloors of the House. Mr. Smith declared that the (iovernor had other motives and considerations in view than those upon which he proposed to dis- -iolve. He defended the resignation of the late Council who being men from the peo- ple were perhaps not congenial to the feelings of his Kxcellency. He alluded to the almost total absence of any evidence whatever whereby the (Jovernor thought a •lissolutioii was re(|uisite, there being scarce- ly any petitions, and those from Westmor- land did not represent one-fifth of the free hold population. He Lskedifthe Council did not know better than his l^.xcellency of the let ling on |the subj>ict, and he iis one of them iuit bound to resist this invasion of the rights of the people. Kj justified the declaration they made in their J .li f V f !':N hi ■aorrespondt-nce that the law was not whol- Jy inojMiittive, in prool oi which the Urew- ciB had pt'litioneil the IIoiim- la8t winti-r Jor lossi's Mistaiiieil by the stoppage ot their works. 1 1« maintained that the (lovernor 1iail listf-ned to the advice ot irresponsible men, and had be< n operated on by back stairn inllnence. He would not yield to the (Jovernor in /dal an 1 anxiety for the public welfare. The hon. gentleman also dtfineii the anoinalou.'> and undignitied ]»ositioii the (iovernor had at*sumed in re- spect to iherroclamationliira Dissolution, find als<' to his having n-jected the advice of eight men in order to exercise the high- est prerogative, and then call a smaller iiumb'r (sixl to his ("ouncil and take their advit't Mt. Tilley said. I do not regard the liissolution oi the House on personal "rounds : but I still entertain the opinion that the public interests will not thereby be advp.iccd. 1 have always considired the dissolution ol the Assembly by his I'.xcel- lency the l-ieutenant (iovernor, in opposi- tion to the advice of his Executive Council, an undue exercise ot t'..e prerogative, and without precedent in the Colonies since the introduction of Responsible (iovern- Bienl, or in (ireat liritain lor the last cen- tury and a halt; and whaoyd, Street, M'Monagle, S. Z. Earle, J. Karle, Scovil, Wilmot. Lawrence, Desbrisay, Montgomery. M'Phelim, Harding, Allen, Macpnerson, Hotsford, Landry, Head, Hatheway, End— 22. Ayi(/.9.— tiilmour, \rAdam, Fisher, Con- nell, \\'. E. IVrley, Tapley, Ferris, Gil- bert, (y. I'erley, Johnson, ivi'Lellan. Wal- ters, Sutton, Smith,'; Lewis, U. K. (iil- bert— K;. This was a submission to his Excellency''8 course ot proceeding, and an admission that a (iovernor has the sole Constitutional right to exercise the prerogative, w ••' ' how he thinks fit, without consu' advisers. , On the Ttth Paragraph the so divided. •T). We feel assured tha Excel- lency has no wish but to co. ue gen- eral welfare and preserve unm.paired the Constitution and we regard the prompti- tude with which Your Excellency has called the Legislature together, as affording an additional proof of your watchful care for the public interests." Jen.?.- (ifdy. Wilmot, Allen, M'I'helim, Kerr. Ihrberie, Head, Lindry, Harding, Hotsford, M'l'herson, Montgomery, End, Desbriay. Jiawrence, S. Z. Earle, (iod- dard. Hatheway, Street, Boyd. J. Earle, M-Monagle, Scovil. (Jilbert — 24. A'rt//.s'.— Fisher. Smith, M*LelIan, Wal- ters, Johnston, Mitchell. Sutton, Lewis. W. K. Perley, Tapley, Connell, C. Perley, Ferris. M'Adam, (iilmour— 1 f. On the 2otli. the Government introduced a Bill entitled— "A Hill to Hepeal the Act to prevent the Importation, Manufacture, and Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors, and regulate the Sale thereof." This Bill passed after a very brief discussion— was sent to the Legislative (!ouncil and con- firmed. Thus, by a bold stroke ol the (iovernor, by the exercise of an authority, which even in the old days of irresponsi- bility, could not have been regarded with approval by enlightened public opinion, a law. the result ot the utmost deliberation by both branches of the Legislature, is swept away, after having been in existence only seven months. The whole proceed- ing, from first to last, was a retrograde movement in Constitutional government, which, when the liiberal party came into power in 1851, (only two years before this) could not have been anticipated by the greatest opponent thai Uesponsible (iov- ernment then had. The object of the Session having been accomplished, his Excellency on the 20th J uly prorogned the Legislature in a speech ot about a do/en lines. Responsible Gov- ernment received a serious set back on this occasion : for self-interest or self-indulgence seemed to be paramount with a majority oi the people, more so than the political ground we had obtained, after more than a score ot years of fierce struggle for (Jonsti- lutional liberty. In supporting the action ot the (iovernor, in allowing that he was the sole arbiter of the " prerogative," a precedent was laid down tor any one oi his Excellency's successors to act in a similar manner whenever his opinions did not co- incide with those of his advisers. S' .c NOTES ON THE LIQUOR LAW. It was high water with thu temperance organi/.itions in New Brunswick in 18 i PROGRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL ^1, 1894. B5 politic; A. I. ISrOTKS. A < T 1 Ml ICC .It the liuatliim' M(^■^sll^cs C'ai'i-ied in I lie <»l Asseniblyol New I {iimsw ick, Iroin the Veai' Iw.'xi. 1!\ (i. !■;. l■"I•■.^•l■:^^ , Kredi'rictoii, N, IS. JV. Hi. ^ Most KxtriKinliimry Sixsioii— I'rtruo Kviiilv );il«nco(l— Ili« Kxcclleii'y a Party Man -lion. Mr. Fislu'r'*- l'rii|)nscil Ainciicliinriii. tii the Siiei'cli— 'I'lip 1 lie Mr. Liinilry iiini His Son, ilie Pro»ont.]n(l^p— Mi'inl)t'rs on tlic Fcnei-— 'Jo to '.0— Tlie Spi-'iiker (Siinoml'i) ( 'a«ls Hi* Vote ,Wltli the (iovernnient, iioii (ustiKiiti-H Hotli I'lirlics in Kpiil Croniwclliiin Styli'— MeniluT" 5l"t»imte— Tliu .'^peiiker (imne to t lie \,i*\. SESSION OF 1857. *.)n the 12th I'ebruarj- the Legislature wao called together for the ilispatch ot busi- ness. It turned out, in more re.spects than one, to )>e one ot the most remarkable Ses- sions on record. His I'-xcellency's Speech \«as not i'anious for anything in particular. The various topics broached were oi the usual stamp — such is th<) financial state i of thel'rovince — the crops ot the past sea- .son — Emigration — correspondence with the i ColoniaK^flice — King's College— Railways, and 80 forth. < The opposition in and out ot the House ' L'xolted in the belief that the (lovernment . (now that the Liquor Law was out of the , way) could not stand a week. The politi- ' oal soothsayers counted twenty four oppon- ; «ntB. sure — to say nothing of four or live "loose fish" as they were called— who would go with the tide when they began to • see it at flood, and there was some pros- pect of personal advantage. The writer, ; however, has frequently seen such scored run up in the calculations of his political friends — and knew well how galling the tfisappointment whenever the events did not turn out in the manner contemplated. The present was one of those occasions which presented about an ei^ual amount of ' . tinoouragement to both sides, but nothing ' ^ more. As His Kxcellence was a party «ieeply concerned in the prospects of his advisers, no doubt his anxiety for their :ide, ;i strong defence was made — the Solicitor (ieneral (Mr. Allen, now Chief .lustice) leading oil. The Attorney (ieneral and Provincial Secretary, on a subseijuent (lav, rendered signal service to their cause iind part) . It was doubtful :it the com- mencement of the campaign how the battle would terminate. The (iovernment felt insecure while the opposition without being over-sanguine of success, thought that the chances were with ihrni. JJowever, the rostmaster (ieneral (.Mr. M'Phelim), in the course ot his speech, said that "the (lovernment were not going to be defeated this session, or for the next vear or two : if the opposition thought so, they never wer.^ more mistaken in their live^." There was a self-confidence in this (liotum ot the honorable gentleman, which went a great way with some folks if it amused others. At the end ot the m m liftb •JAy'M (li^hatu, the irinml ofthu LiberalH in M. .lohn counttMl in the lioiiso— 2<» I, ibt'ral^, "T/i/i/f .' to 17 (loxernment siip- porttTfi. And accordingly nonu' of them (h ill' spoils in pros- roninu'niiMl to divult lit'ctivc union)^ their liicnds. Hut ilicn there were Messrs Landry, MMonaRle iind Karle, about whom there wah inuidi doubt.— ; Mr. l-andry was the lather ol the present .liidge Landry, u tall, gentlemanly man, in whom the I'renihmcn ot \Vestmor- iand had thti utmost Londdffnre, which he richly (le.servet one wenihcr on dtln't' utile, he tiniif, had dis- pldi/cd a Kjtark of patriotism ! He had listened attentively to the whole discussion, and he thought it had taken an extraordinary turn. A great deal of it consisted ot mem- bers praifiinr/ vp thcmselres : and so far as it was important or beneficial to the interests ot the country, 7*iHe-/(!H^/(.s' 0/7/(6 time vas iilterly n'jiiawlered and font. He believed that members had convinced themselves that Departmental Government would not do tor this country. No good had come out of it in England, where the scheme was of new growth. Here it had been proven to be an abominable system, and the peo])le were not sale under it : indeed he was &nu/.^{\ that the intelligence of the people had so long submitted to such a systcrin. .Should the (iovernment be defeated, the Opposition would come in and divide the spoil'i. Mr. had a taste of these spoils, and it seemed that it only increased his appetite for them. He hoi)ed the peo- ple would rise in their might and blot out this foul system so legislation might again be placed on a proper basis. Mr. Harding and Mr. Fisher lectured the .Speaker for making use of such intem- perate language. Mr. F. felt sorry tor the Speaker, for the House and tor the country, that the "first Commoner" should conduct himselt so unbecomingly towards that House. li ;l r ' f Till! SptiakiT, in reply tu Mr. Fisher. Nftid that if the opinion he exprewsed ye8ter- (l:iy would have the flleet ot doiiiB away with departmental government he consider- eil thai he would havi' been doing li good .serviee to the country. Alter a night'o rellection he w!»8 sorry to Ha> that the ex- Attorney ( Jeneral ( I'isher) had made sueh a long spedh : and alter a night's rellee- tion, hu (the Speaker) had not anything to reirai't Irom what he said yesterday. The <)pi)osition had no right to complain becau.se he made no di-ttinction between parties. What he had said in regard to oHic(^-holilers and oliice-seekers, he was ready to justify and he always endeavored to tell the truth. Mr. .Johnson, .J. .M., Irom .Mirainichi, arose and .said that the remarks made by the Speaker yesterday east a relleclion upon that Mouse, and he felt that the J louse would be lowered in the estimation ol the country il sich observations were allowed to pass unnoticed, lie asked il the members of this House were to be told that they were cilice seekers, when many ol them distintly avowed that they were not seeking for ollice. Were they to be told that the time ol this House was use- lessly spent lor the last eight days, when they" were discussing a question oi vital importance to the interests of the country':' If these and Buch statements were to come IroDi thfi Snpalr'"' of a House r'^.iiecting as they did upon honorable members, then it was high time to send TJiem buck to the people and let tiiem adjudicate upon the matter, lie would put it to the House if both parties were not rellected upon by ffisTionor the Speaker, in reply to Mr. •lobnson, said he was here to express his opinions honestly and tairly, and toe obser- vations he bad made yesterday were strictly true. He would now repeat, that if such a system were to be continued the IVovince would fast hasten on the downward road to destruction. Mr. Mitchell (now Hon. I'eter) said when he left the House last t-vening he had ' such feelings as be hoped never to have on any future occasion. He respected the Speaker of the House, but when they were told by bim that what they were doing for the last eight days consisted in nothing more than a scramble tor ollice, and that the whole (|uestion had been discussed ir- respective of feelings ot patriotism, then he for one member, felt insulted by such re- marks, lie was not going to find fault with the Speaker lor e.^pressing his views on l>e]>artmentaHioveriuiient, but he was going to find fault with the Speaker for lecturing the House as he did last evening and he as an independent representative, would not (|uietly submit to it. Mr- .Smith (Sir Albert) regretted with other members that such remarks had fal- len from the Speaker, yesterday. He felt that while he was elected by the unanimous voice of the Honse to fill the responsible position, be should, instead of impugning the motives of honorable members, or re- pudiating their patriotism, act with the calmness and deliberation due to the dig- nity of his position. He felt that when the remarks had fallen from his honor the Speaker that nineteen twentieths of the whole discussion was irrelevant and that if hon. members were actuated by mercenary motives, be thought that the sooner the country was appealed to the better. If honorable members had deviated Irom the (luestion under consideration.then his honor the Speaker had also deviated from what was right in his remarks yesterday. After accusing members of being ollice seekers and making other remarks derogatory to the feelings of that House, then he thought it was time for the (iovernment to advise a dissolution, and let the country be a)!- pealed to once more. His Honor the Speaker replied to Mr. Smith, and observed that his remarks did not apply to ollice holders. He reiterated what he had stated ttiat members were not acuated by much patriotism in the recent debate on the the amendment to the address. The discussion then dropped and the re- maining sections of the address were allow- ed to pass without opposition. The < iovernment after this went by the name of the "Speaker's (rovernment." .*! MR. JOHNSON iJ. M.i. what his honor the Speaker had said" yesterDay. Mr. .lohnson spoke with much| warmth. Mr. BarberJe (one of the" old school ') edlogized. the Speaker and said that in giving the casting vote he had a right to I give lull expression to his opinions on the I gubiect. m^§ PKOGKESS, SATURDAY, APKII. 2S, 1894. \ /\ POL ITXC A. I. TSrOTKB. at in f. A iis»'(>l Asst»iul)l>' ()l N(.'\v liruiii-ivvick. iroiii the N'eai' l'?i.'4. m \'>\ (i, K. I'Kvin, Kri'dericton, N l'> tl No. 17. rill' Inilialiiiii i^iieslion — ItH Mciil- ;inil Diiiiii il" — The (•"veiriuicni Mcives ( '»iiii(>ii«l>— An Elec- tion Itill "f alSlniit-r NHtiire— The ()|)|ioi.iiiiin Attack U|>iiii (he (invi'rnmeni— Ttio (iiivrrii- ' ui«nt Twilti'il Ilpciuiii! Dcpi'iiili'ilt l'|iou the SpeaktT (or their Exinleiue— No Hiinciulci— A Mill Hill — Mi'iiiliiTH of the Hoiup und l.c'ui"'- ' lutive Coutiril nt tlir >>iiiih' I iillf— \ii Odil Stiilo I o( Alt'iiirx. . I Feb. 2)i. TbdBnl&8 h li^ngthy diMOiiN- NJon upon the "jpRiation" '[iiestion. It will be recolleat|lr*hat the year before the House resolved to trmsler the power ol initiating all money grants into the hands ot the peaker. Never sinC'^ the days ot the | 'Uoundlieads" had inoiial man si'ch [lower • ■\er H deliberative .\saemblv. ( i It'll. .Mr. ^ when this meisurc came to iiilly txplained. The opposi wa- most foriuidabli- in numbers ■\nd laieiit.-, found in this an oppor- | tunit) to whet their appetites and 1 to sbai|)en their weapons for an onslaught .-i 'ipon the (iovernment which had but little ;iii)iiiuiiition to spare in the way of talents, j. lor the defence of a very pregnable jtosi- ,j tiori, It was contended that the measiirt; ; w.'i^ nothing more than an attempt to levive the old Klection haw, which had been swept from the "^ta- tiiti liook long before on account ot its antiijuaied illiberal character, for one more tu haioiony with the spirit ot the age — so to be more j )siiion, which L '0 J^. u 1 -■■ 1 jr. l\ M t hut imase ot tilt! iirt'sent luuasure bfing j lairieil (he chauft'H would be altogether in i lavout ol the Covcniinent's riiajoiitv hiiiig j iiiuwaseil ill the m\t i-lectioii This i ■•(iodfiti" wub i|iiit(; vi.'iblc liiidei- ii very! l^dtl^|lar^!llt veil. < •m- ol the o:i|iosi'ion remarked dial ^ill' <■ tin- disposition «i(k, and IH lii;u thereol revive the reiuntalion principle (/t I'. I-. Island, whose I,i'gislatiire had recently taken it into tiieir hi'ads* to < htnpe their constitution, ni a very eoni- posiie way, taking the iivails ul ilepart- in( nl.- Iroiu outside materials, i)er.sons Jim reijuiring to be ilected, bul to hold ^hvirodices lor lile. (This was actually the slate of things in I80G.J The follow- ing is a sample ot the arguments used. Mr. M'Adftiu said that the (Jovernment had been virtually defeated, and it was tolly loi' them to attempt to carry on the business ot the country when they were in a hopeless minority. Mr. (Jray said the (iovernment had no idea ot yielding, he was very certain that they had the confid- ence ol the House and the country. Mr. fiilbert commented at some length upon the weak position of the (iovernment. Mr. Sutton was prepared to go into the Election Bill at any time. Air. Smith said if we were not going to have , a dissolution, he could not see [the nctcessity of having this old Election Law revived. Mr. Walters said this move made by the (Jov- ernment was nothing more than their ask- ing the House to sign their own death warrant. He regarded the (iovernment as doomed. The Surveyor (ieneral (Mr. Montgomery) seemed to think that Mr. Walters was alarmed, saying he knew what his fate would be in case of a disso- lution. Mr. Walters replied. He said if he were in a (iovernment that could only ; be sustained by the casting vote ot the , Speaker, he would certainly resign. I le was not afraid to meet his constituents, ■ and he believed the young blood of Jlesti- gouche would soon arise and teach the Surveyor (ieneral where his proper place was. Mr. Connell advocated an appeal to the country. He believed if the country were once more heard, the (iovernment would be condemned ; they had pursued a course that was not in accordance with the interests ot the country, and would soon be buried m political oblivion. Mr. Tapley '(late I'olice .Magistrate ol Port- land) had some idea of getting up a third party. The Attorney General intimated that the (iovernment were (he said) sub- stantial men, and men who had been re- turned here as olten as the Opposition. » )ne member was just ns good as another, and viewing it in this way, even "it they had not the Speaker's vote they would have a majorit)." The hon gentleman .spoke lengthily about the '• competency" ol the twenty on his side as compared with the oi)position. Mr. .Smith replied to Mr. (■ray and defended the Opposition Irom the motives which liad been imputed to them by the Attorney (ieneral. He asked if it was I'arliamentarv for the leader of (iovernment^to make "invidious compari- sons"' between the twenty men on his side and the twenty men who composed the Op- position, when there was not a member of the House who displayed more egotism than sointi folks he could name. He hud , do doubt the .Vttorney (ieneral was very anxious to hold 011, and he (.Mr. .Smith) defied hin. to point out where another (iov- ernment had done so when similarly situ- ated. 'i"he Attorney (ieneral defended his measure with considerable astuteness, de- ducing the very opposite conclusions Irom the one set of premises, so peculiar to the legal fraternity, tor as the (luestion turned chielly upon legal points, the Lawyers had the discussion pretty much among them- selves. "No surrender" to the opposition was the motive principle with the (iovern- ment. Though beaten in argument thev lelt they had the casting vote of the speak- er with them, and so the deb -'le was kept up day alter day with wind . d tide slrong-i ly against them. When tlie \ote was tak- en the House stooil I'.i to J I giving the (iovernment the majority ot two. How is this!' It was done through a sort of leg- erdemain trick, ot which unscrupulous pol- itical charletans everywhere having ends to ■serve are so capable when driven into a corn r. The .Speaker vacated his seat and appointed one ot the opposition to take his place, as ( 'hairman of committee, thus nentralizing one vote ol the opposition so that the numbers then stood I',) Liberals and '2\ Conservatives, the Speaker voting witli the latter as a mere member. There was no "ratting" then to account for the falling oil in the ranks ot the toriner. I tut the end was not yet. Had ttie Itill become law tinally and members gone to the country upon it, the (iovernment no doubt would have been sustained by quite a majority fd supporters — but it was not to be so as will be seen hereafter. ■■SB^ai Mari-h 1. The House resolved iiMtlt into < ommittee ot the whole in consid .'ration oi a IJill to repeal the existing law relating to Mill ItvKi'rves. The bill gave rise to a roun'i of speeehes, some of them ol i on- sideiable length. Most ol the members Neemed to be ol the opinion that these Mill Keseives were a monopoly, and Hhoiil I be brokwii up. Mr. I'erley, "ot Sunhury, iiup- jtoried the Hill. He- urged that these .Mill Ke.-eive.s .should be broken uj>, and showed wlicitin they had produced serious disad- vantajies to the people of .Sn-ibury. Mr. .Sutton also spoke in support ct the ISill. He I xhiliift'd some statistic.-*, showing the immmse extent of land taken up through- out the I'mvinee in this way. For instance, he said in the County 'ol Sunburv , the number of acres ol land taken up as Mill Heserves was .'j8,«;J<) : (Queens ( .'ounty, •II), 1^1 10 acres : Vork, ."il.-.'UD do. : St. John, 'J:!,0()() do. ; Albert. o,(,(IU do.; Charlotte. 1H,{ ()(i do. : N'ictoria ."..OOO do ; Northum- berland. |(J,()OU do.; Kent, |S,(K<), mak- ing in all nearly L'ti.J.dOO acres. Mr. Tap- ■ ley believed that serious abuses had arisen i from the existen(.'e ol sut-h Mill IJeserves, i and he should then-lore oppose the Hill. \ Mr. Smith i)roposed an amendment that ' nothing in the Hill should be so construed , as to alfect parties who had already taken ! out i-icenses under the existing Act. Mr. | S. spoke at some length in support of the ! principles of the JJill. Mr. ilatheway i warmly advocated that every protection ' should be extended to those who were owners ot .Mdl Iteserves on small streams. Mr. Tibbits (father of the present l>eputy Provincial .Secretary) spoke at some hjngth in opposition to fhe IWll. The Bill finally passed with a provision that nothing therein should be so con- strued so as to allect parties who had already obtained Licenses under the ex- isting Act. H^th. Kather a novel discussion took place in consecjuence of a i|uestion that was put to the (iovernment, as to whether or not any appointment had been made to the Legislative Council since the Ist. Feb- ruary, and from what County. It appeared that Mr. Farle, of (^lueen's, one of the sup- porters of the Government, was the gentle- n»an suspected of being the "I'eer in pros- pective." It was therefore a matter ot deep concern to the opposi.'ion to have tliis point settled ; for the moment the hoiior- able gentleman went up stairs the (Jovern- ment would be thrown down stairs — and then the Speaker's boot would be on the other leg. It was fully belie ted, indeed all but proven, that the member tor (Queen's was at that moment a member ot both branches, '> ■ i . . ' •°^''' *'"' that It was right tor any member ot the House to ask any member ot the . 'Quorum the 8er!{eant-at-»rin9 i> Sent Aluoacl Among the Uotcls to Hunt up Mpinbors— The "' ''ppo^ition Impittieut ami Wrathy— Mr. li. K. - "lilberl's Disiiuiilifii'ation Hill— Thf SpcaUer Still a '•Kk'kei"— The ISpeaker's loconsis- leacy— He h«« a lliinl Time nl it Kroni the 'tpposilioii. ^'' There were only two members of the (Government present when the question was ' put. 'in reference to Mr. Karle's appoint- ment to a seat in the I^egislative Council,] and as it came suddenly upon them, it was ^ the cause ot some embarrassment. The ^ answer was therefore somewhat evasive, as , ft could not otherwise well be — for in mat- ters of diplomacy there are numerous lioors to close, as well as loop holes to creep out uf, before raising the curtain'upon the principal actors. One ot those honorable gentlemen said he was not prepared to give an answer. An Opposition member replied that this was treating the House cavalierly. Mr. Earle (one of the princi- pal stars in the comedy) remarked that "he was not up there yet," but he thought the County ot Queen's had a right to be repre- sented m the "upper branch." Failing to give a satisfactory answer, Mr. I'erley moved an address to His Kxcellency upon the subject. This was opposed by the •'Joveriim.'ut for such intornialion as the • ountry n;,|uire(l. Mr. Watter.s supported the resolution, believing that it the (lov- vrnmeiit substituted the term --inconven- lenrc" for that s ot the (JovernmenI by their frtort> to "beat around the bush." lie had (10 doubt the '|uestion was a very eni- bar:a^slng one to them. .Mr. Kerr tollow- Hd on the .same side, and .Mr. Street de- fended the (;oveniment. The debate was hotly iiiiintained by the opposition. anp- f>0' '-ion, and great an.xiety began to be felt as to which side would be victors. 4-inalIy the <|uestion wa.s put to the House, .■ind im; '.<»\ KliVMI-.M w.xs LKIKAIKM liV A MA.i..ur> (» K.I It: All the members members of the (Jovernment. Mr. Smith, i '^•"'■e present. Messrs. .M'.MonagI (Albert,) contended that the right to 'put the <{uestion implied the right to pass^the addref's, and he urged that the House had a right to have such information as they asked from the (iovernment. .Mr. Fisher <{uoted from the Records ot the Imperial Parliament, and showed that the resolution did not violate a single constitutional principle. He maintained thit if ^the and this Kerr were against the (iovernment Muie, and voted with the Opposition. The address was accordingly presented •fo Mis Kxcellency. ) ^ The terms of the Constitution, however, did not deuianil the surrender of power in- to file hands of the opposition in const - • luence uf this dt-feat ; for it was well under- stood ttiiit the twenty-one (iovernment supporters were as adamantic as ever, sti Kxecutive fiad recommended the appoint ment of Mr. iOarle, and that recommenda- rennined a unit, and would not act upon a lion bad been sent home to receive the single cutch vote to turn the (iovernment out. No hiith«-r action in ri-terence to tbis matter w;is, tlierelon;, (letMiit'ii prActicable ;it that time. iMr. Karle diil taki' thu »yat up stairs attcrwanis. I Manh I I. TbtTc was a lon<^ iliscussion oil a Hill to alter and amend the law re- lating to till! ollice o! Police Magistrate in the t'ity oi St. .lolin. I'he Itill contem- plated an increase ol salary to fttm. the aiii'nint at that time lieing C<(»K A jieti- tioii wrtf also laiil betore tiie House from ' ( 'oninion (Council tliat that body wished to li«vc con- trol ot liie otiiee. There was a very strong teeliiig in the Ilou>e ag-iinst the Corpora- tion havint; such control, and those who supported the liill argued that the ollice should be tree troiii the intluence of men or an\ bodv ol men. '>n the other hand, it was argued by two or three nieinbers that rhe Common Council were supposed to represent the tcelings and wishes ot the City of St. .John, ergo their ren the iTth the opposition murmured loudly that the (Government did not give the House something to do. It was com- plained that they had been now nearly live weeks in Session, and with the e\ue])tion of the KIc-etion Hill, which ikey alleged was simply a repetition of the old Law, with a tew modilications made through the opposition, the House had tor io long a lime been iinlorttinately idle. I'he old enemies ol Itesponsible (Government founded upon this do-nothin;: course of action, an argument against the new prin- ciples'. I'nder the old system the House did not wait tor the (iovernment to goad them into action. The fallacy of this idea need not be met, as at the present day it is sell evident to every uolitician. On a previous day ^Ir. H. K. (Gilbert introduced a Hill, (nick-named "the piirili- cation Hill") for excluding all subordinate ollieials from helping seats in the Legisla- tuie ; and on the 17tli it was taken up lor discussion. The Hill by Section 1st. pro- vided that no (terson will be eligible to be a eandiilate, or capable ol being elected or returnKl as a member to serve in the .\8- seniblv, by any Slierill' or returnin;; cllicer, where such persons hehl any ollije con- nected with the management or general revenue ol the Province, or as Tieputx ( 'ollector or 'I'reasurer ol such revenue, or l>eputy Surveyer of Crown Lands, or J/' i:QM^^^ hi 1. ^ #;: the I givin evci 'the a <.)t The beit.^ I 011(1 viso I th.' The the not po:« Mr. did : othei inent WON'. ^V. H. 'ill^I^MOR. ' 1 I. J Deputy i'ostraaster, or Surrogate, Judge of Probate, Hegistrar of Probates, Reg- istrar ot Deeds and Wills, Clerk ot the .Supreme t outt, or ( 'lerk ol the I'eace. 'I'he second section was against all liail- way . ontractors holding seats, or any one 'deriving I be least eniolu.i.ent from Govern- ment works of whatsoever description. 'I'he third section was ttill more eniphatii', de- clarinj; against cunuiiissioners, atbitrators : or, indeed (it might be added by way ol joke) any one who stood and looked at the railway tor halt an hour at a time. The Speaker, like a taper, the more he biirried the more his materials of supply appeared to give out. From havinfj at one lime been in the lull blaze ot a iiesponsible Government man, one ot the main instru- ments in getting the principles into use. he was now tapering down into midnight dark- ness. In order to destroy the " light ol other days,"' he prepared an additional \'dA) section of Mr. Gilbert's Bill, for excluding from the Assembly, I').\ecutive Councillors, Heads of 1 >epartments. Bankers, Aliens, (and it might have been added, every man who held •an occupation for the purpose of enabling him to live by eating and drink- ing), llis honor, however, found but two supporters to his amendment — the names need not be mentioned, as both are now dead. Mr. (iilbert's Hill was carried, but was afterwards thrown out in the Council, that most useless of all useful bodies. '.'1st. This day was famous tor another of those unseemly alterations, which had been so frequent of late, the chief actors being the Speaker and the refractory Dp- position, The breach between the com- batants had gradually widened with every fresh bree/.e, until now the chasm was too broad to be bridged over, even by concil- iatory means, much less by persisting in the old combative course. The subject before the House was a Government Rail- way measure, for the purpose ot reducing the number of Kailway Commissioners from five to three, and making such other alterations in the existing law as was con- sidered re<[uisite. Mr. (iilniour having moved as an amendment to the first section of the Bill, that the Commissioners should not be eligible to a seat in the Assembly, the battle commenced. Mr. Botsford (late judge) thouitht the amendment very inconsistent with the principles of Ke- sponsible and Departmental Government. He maintained that there would be a great outlay by these Commissioners tor travell- ing and contingent expenses, and he thought ;in one. IJy the unanimous voice ot the House lie liad been eleeted to that re8|)on- sihle situation, but now tiiey lound him (ietermined to support the' (iovtrnment good, bad, or indilferent. lie thought it lur the head ol the House to tie himselt to a (iovern- inent in this way. ami vote again!inate position * of the past and present (Joverninent. The A'torney (ieneral thought it would be beit.-r to put the amendment after the sec- I Odd section the mover having put it as a pro- viso to the first sei;ti(>ii. .Mr. M'Adam said the aiiiendinent was jii.st were it ought to be. ;, deference to the opinions ol The Hill was not wonh voting lor, without lirunswitk." Mr. Smith replied. Mr. \\'il- the amendment. If the amendment had mot atempted to reph to the spcechol Mr. not been put in he would have been dis- ' M'Adam. but tbe latter gentleman rose in poseposed the amendment, lie < have his principles .■■ilted with those of the did not want to see the ( )ppo8ition have an- , I'rovitu'ial ."secretary at any day. The other laugh about defeating the (iovern- Secret.ary did not i-epiy. .Mr. Lewis sup- ment. .Mr. .Vi'Lellan made a few appro- ported the Ariuiidineiit. .Mr. .lohnson re- priate remarks. After this the discussion (ilied to the Speaker, and coiiimeiited at took rather an important turn. The ipies- some length upon the position he had pur- tion immediately became one between the r sued after approving of the principle of the (iovermnent and the Opposition. The Amendment, and then voting against it, Attorney ( ieneral looked unon the amend- ment as '• a pleasant little mode of defeat' ing the I'lill." 'I'he Speaker, who e.\ pressed himself lavorable to the amend after finding out that it was going to aflect the tiovernraent. He was not however surprised at this. Nobody found fault with his honor for being born thirty- live years ment before the hour for dinner had ar-'> too soon. He believed the Speaker had' rived, suddenly arose when the discussionli formerly fought tor l>epartin#ntal (iovern- was re.^umed in the afternoon, and said if,) '. tlie amendment affected the (Jovernment.;! _, » , ^ . .... he would not vote t..r it. He thought it"l "?"j' ''"* "°^ '^ *«^"^? he bad changed hit woul.f be a great calamity to the Province '"'"•^- ^^^ Speaker denied that he had to have a change ol < iovernment now. He ever supported Departmental (iovernment. thou-ht the amendment did not go far ci "«*""' "l""-^? supPorted true itesponsiblt ^-n reasons he ['.overnment. but there was no responsi- the amend- °"lV *" '°® present system. enoagli, and for these two wouh: now vote against ment. Mr. Watson replied to the Speaker and remarked that it was very unjusti- fiible for tlie head ol the House to pursue ,, such a course. Before dinner his honor , had (^upportetl the amendment and now he came round and opposed it. The ^ Sp« aker, tor the second time, asked tbe ■ (uestion. it this was a (iovernmentrj measure, Itut he received no answer. He | thought lie had a rigiit to express his J opinions as a member ot the House. Mr.-] Sutton said that the course pursued by his honor was a most extraordinary one. < >nce and again the Speaker had advocated the doctrine that all otlice-holders should be excluded from the Assembly, but now they found his honor voting against an amendment embodying this principle. Mr. Smith also thought that the course uuisued by the Speaker was an e.xtraordin- t . . . . 1 1 < 1*0 1 ri 1 1 1 >i 1 1 'i . . . . . responsi- Many other gentlemen spoke, but enough has been given to show the nature or ex- tent of the storm, and the frivolousness ot this particular House of .\ssembly. It was agreed between Mr. Gilmour and .Mr. Smith that the amendment should be em- bodied in a separate Hill, which the latter gentleman introdc.ced as » rider to the (iovernment Hill at a subs.quent day and earned it through the House. Several other battles were fought, one day after another— on the ^ith a terrible engagement took place between the inns and outs— but on the Jtith the Waterloo of the campaign was commenced and ended in a route all round, a linal break up and a dispersion of the House by His Kxcellencv, as will be e.xplained in the ne.xt article. ■^ ! ' I ■M If / . w !. '■ >.i I i I I 1 ,1 ' I \J TK0GKE8S, SATURDAY, MAY VI, 1894. ,/ POLITIC A^C TSrOTKS. \ •^'^ .^ 1 A fTl.uice at tlie I^e.iiliny: Measiu'es Cai'iied iu the 1 lou.-eol Assembly ol IVevv IJi'miswick. , Iroiii tlu' 'S'ear 18." 4. J>\ (i. K. Fkmiv. l-'rer... 1!'. Diss^ i'joii 111 till' Hon-i- — Ml'. Mc Ouu^iiii"- I>i'fi'i-. li- 1 from till' (iiiverniiient('iiii«es«(JitH«'ii>plir.- ■nl) Hull tin' Mciulii r' Wiiit Upon tlic (iover- Lcir Up stairs— The (iovornori »i'l ""' PrrroK- »;ivc— Spei'iiil Session ol ls">T— The Olii (iovern- (unt Tender Ihcir Kesiifuutioni — I'hi' CoiiBtry AKftinst Them -The I.lberi'ls I'ppermost Once More — New Session Callnl— p'inunciril Discii"- > i i— Uailroads. .f:.ine(liately alier reatlinfj ot the •Jo .mills. Hon. Mr. (Jray intoriiuMl the IIou^e that the (ioverninent had unani- mov.sl\ agreed to recommend to his I'.xcel- len.v to prorogue the House with the view ot a •/(.v.«/////('o/(. (The reason tor this vill appear below, the (iovernment having received a Lint.) Mr. Smith arose and alter speaking at some length in ref- eren e to the position of tiie (iovernment, moved the toUowing lie.soliition : — '•Wnereas, the members ot the I-xecutive Couit il have declared their inability to carp.' on the business ot the country ; therelore Kesolved. that it is the opinion of this^ House they should immediately resign." JMr. Mreet spoke f>rone hour in opposition to the Uesolution. Mr. Lawrence toUowed un the same side, speaking tor upwards of one hour, when the House became impatient, determined as it were to hear no more speeches. A scene oi great contusion and disorder followed. Afr. Lawrence per- sisie'j in keeping the lloor. Messrs. Sutton, -Tohnson and others maintained that he (Mr. L.) should bow to the decision. The .Standing < irder was moved amidst great oxitement. The Sergeant-at-.\rms wa.s unable to clear the gaUeiies. Mr. Smith rose to speak and was interrupted trom the gallery, Mr. S. with much warmth declared he was not goit.g to be browbeaten by a Fredcricton mob. and d(! .-lared it was high time tor the .eiroval of the seat of (ioverninent. The galleries were cleared, but there was gr a: excitement outside. .Mr. Lawrence persisted in keeping the door alter the standing order had been moved, and great contusion prevailed. Mr M Monagle finally obtained the ilour and denounced the 'iovernment as imbecile and incom- pet'-nt, anil entitled no Kmiter to the con- /ideji e ot the House. \ V#' MR, J. w. lawren:e. \i'. M"Moiiagle"s detection liom the ( iovr-iniiieiii rank> brought about the ' liiiux an I the crash: tor now the niHJority ol u. •• fuineil on the side ot the Opposition. Inst-H'l 1)1 resifjiiing thi'ir ollii.'es in'o the lianor "t ih'Mr oppoii»'nts, the (iovernment ■on-, ided upon the ei\ e their ehaiii'es ol holding on ani; givinj; their •'learaed Iriends" as much "trouble as tlo- "Itesponsiole (iovernment" priiii i|ile would jiistity. I!efi>re tlie '|iu;stion eoiild be taken on Mr. '•treet's Uesolution His Lxcellency arriNed lat one o'clock 1 at (be Council C'hamt>er. and summoned the members ot the House to attend him, when out of the il uieniliurs J\ ot them remained in their seatr wtiiie the minority proceeded upstairs. His lv\cellency closed the .Session with the (ollowing -Speech :-- ••I have readily given my assent ; 1 the r>ills whii!h you have pa.ssed. On a lull von>ideration ot the present state of jiiibii". attiirs, I have come to thedeteriiiin- atioii III proroguing this .\ssenibly with a view to iis immediate dissolution. I tii- tiTtaiiT the hope that the progress of publiu business will be tairlv facilitated by the authority ot a new Assembly." tmn mm w 1 ihv lull L- of niiin- itii a I I II- itiblic tlie Thus was cut oil', in fhe middle ot it, one ot rbf stormiest Sissions ever known in New Uninswick : and alter an exiHtenue ot onh- a little o\er one year, the House in a libort time afterwards was again di^isolved by IVoL-laniation in the lioyal (Ja/ ife. and writs were made n'turnabie on the ICith, May. 'i'hf whole country was now thrown into ii state ol great confusion. The friends ot both fiiriies call -d meetings in all the |iriii(M|),il centres ol'the dilL'rent ( 'oiinties : .s|)eeibes. as taiiious lor their rabidiiess as tor their moderation, were made— new politiciaii-i I Mine to the surtace— the joiing I. ,'adets ot Temperance wiiose principles had soiiieiliing to do with the lirst great dilii .".ilty, rose into the dimensions ot lull Hedged orators, havin;,' undergone a good training in the Division rooms — the (io\- ernor was still the object ol attack and deleni;B by older politicians — the "prerog- ative"' again underwent a seveie scorching — liesponsible (Jovernment was discussed in it most minute particulars — and the, bearings ot the points at issue examined • nn elucidated. -An active canvass by candidates and ilieir friends was now commenced and' carried on all over the I'roviiice. St. .lolm : being the head political ([uartera ot the Province, and ot a sonu-wbat changeable ' disposition, it may be well here to state that the election resulted (.'Ijrd April) in the return ot two (iovernment members ((ira) and \Vilmot) and two Opposition [ ( Wright and Cudlip. ) Here was another I indication that political principles sat light- f er upon the consciences of this constituency than the leanings of personal friendship. ( The late Speaker (.Simonds) was thrown overboard altogether. Had it been possi- ble to divide his honour in two parts, it is probable that one halt would have been elected on the (iovernment side and tiie other on the Opposition. Jt would have pu/zled any of the other Counties to judge of the real political ftofiiti of the largest Oounty in the Province by the re- sult of this election. Next day the elections for the City were held — the candidates were : Messrs. Law- rence and Deveber ((iovernment), and Messrs 'iiUey and Harding (Opposition). Alter a sharp contest the latter were elect- ed, without any great difference as to num- bers to boast of. Tilley's majority over Deveber was 114 — Harding's over Law- rence 4-', So that public opinion was pretty evenly divided in the City. The elections all over the Province were concluded about the '.^I'th May, resulting in a large majority of opposition members being returned. The ( iovernment shortly after this tendered their resignations, when His Excellency was placed in the awkward dilemma of being obliged to send for the two men with whom he formerly ([uarreled, (viz : Messrs. Fisher and Tilley) to form a new Government. That His Kxcellency could have anticipated such a sudden re- action, after being so well sustained by the people at ttie previous election, only a , year before this, was not at all probable ; tor had he not considered that the change I of public sentiment adverse to the men, whose advice he had rejected, was likely to have been of a less permanent character, it is not probable that he would have held so tenaciously- to the prerogative, and bowed his Council out of doors. The following gentlemen composed the new government :— .Nfessrs. Fisher, Mrown, Tilley, Sleeves, .Johnson. Smith, Wark. U'atters. (Note.— Some of the Liberals out of I doors complained that the new (iovernment j did not alterwaid ask tor His Kxcellency"; j recall, when they l.ad so large a majority ■ at their back ; br.t it was answered that His Kxcellency had received re))rool enough in beii.g obliged to call upon his opponents for help in the time of need— besid>" asking for his recall would have kept the eo'intry in a continual broil, ^ SPECIAL SESSION 1857. ( >n the •-' 1th .June the Legislature was call- ei' together when .luleof weeks, and was therefore unable to be in his place in the House to give the Financial State- ment—indeed he was not in tiie House at all dining the session). l ■\^ ii (1/ 'I! ]ii ): ? '8 'tC f .111 , I' 11 Si' 'tl HON. JAMES STEADMAN. Mr. .'-iteafiman (now .hulge) was elioseii ; ( 'hainnan. The mover s|)oke at some length in relerence to the llstimates ; he e.\- plained the tiiiancial state of the Province at that time, and the pauses which led to ' the making of necessary appropriations ' without Legislative authority. Ihere was (luite an ai.iinatcd discussion on some ot tne ex()enditures ot the previous vear; and the "(iray and Wilmot (Joverniiient" were severely handled : but in reply they gave good reas">ns for what they had done, j based upon the ground ot public necessity, j I'artj- spirit agam n.anifested itself in sharp j crimmations and recriminations. The | tables, however, where turned, this time I there being a large majority against the ; "Speaker's (iovernment"— so that the iriends of the new formation were power- ful to speak and strike too. Then the un- fortunate '-Initiation" iiuestion was again riddled as on a former occasion, in conse- ijuence of members complaining that sev- eral jjrovisions in the budget were entirely too large to be passed hastily, and without due time and consideration. One honor- able member denounced the system as ab- ominable, and said hc.would perish at his desk before he would consent to give up the Initiation to the K.\ecutive. The (Iov- ernment had been placed in a somewhat embarrassing position in making up the estimates ; trom the abrupt manner in which the late session was brought to a close, and the consequent appropriation without authority ot the Legislature, ot large sums tor the public service. Some hon. mem- bers believed that the hasty passing of the budget would shield a few ot the financial delin(iuencies that lay at the door ot the late (iovernment. Mr. Cudlip commented in a facetious strain upon the ..harmonious teeling that apparently existed between members of th« two (Jovemments upon money matters. He said he did not wish to do any thing to embarrass the (Jov^rn- ment, but he wished to see the Accounts come before the House so that they could be clearly understood. Among the items, the expenses of the Session of the Legisla- : ture ending L'(!th March, L^oT, iind paid by the Central Bank are as follows ; — Pay ol members of the Legislative ( ouncil. C 1 ,"' I'J ; House ot Assembly, .i,'"2,4'.'ii : ollifers, door- keepers and messengers of i.iegislative Council, £ 111! los; House of Assembly, JiU'iH r.'s. (Id. : contingencies of Legislative' (!ouncil, tl,ln| 1,'>8. I'd.; of Assembly, £1,121 lis. Id.: postage of Legislative Council, t'f^" Is. 7d. ; ot Assembly £"_'i'0 ;;s. 1(1., Librarian i'liMi, 'I'otal, £7,47r) Itis. .'ill. The proposal to grant £2,(iO() for the maintenance of the I'enitentiary gave rise to a long discussion. Mr. Mitchell said the impression in the North was that Institution was "one grand job," and that there was much mismanagement in the manner in which it was conducted. Mr. Wilmot as.sured the hon. member from Northumberland that the commis- sioners of the Institution were men of re- spectability and standing, and that its allairs were well and ^satisfactorily conduct cd. The amount fuially passed, when Mr. Mitchell again addressed the House, urging the importance of having further information from the (iovernment respect- ing these lacge amounts in the budget. He thought it wrong to pass them hastily, and therefore moved that progress be re- ported, and supply be resumed on Wednesday morning ne.xt, when ir was ex- pected that the Provincial •'Secretary would be present. On the (piestion being put, the motion was lost, Messrs. Mitchell, Sutton, Cudlip, .M'Leod, Allen, Al'LclPtn, (iilmoiir and Isotstord voting in the allirm- ative. Jime ;Hi. The most important debate of the Session turned upon a resolution ollered by Mr. Giliiiour, to the effect that the Railway extension from I'redericton to Woodstock, and Shediac to Aliramichi, should not be pro'-ecded with for the pre- sent, in consequence of the depressed financial condition ot the Province. It will be remembered that tUese extensions were simultaneously provided for in the European and North American Railway Act. The resolution was strenuously opposed by Mr. Kerr, Mr. Council and other (iovernment members. Mr. Chand- ler, ol Charlotte, referred at some length to the history of the St. Andrews and < Que- bec Railway, its prospects, and tlie bene- fits likely to arise trom its construction : (J.j miles of this were under contract, and 20 miles more would bring it to the .St. ,lohn Itiver, and all could be got along without the assistance ot the House. He had no faith in the paying (qualities ot the line from I'redericton to \\'oodstock, nor the one from St. .lohn to Shediac. .Mr. Steadman said he believed now was the time to proceed with the construction ot Railways instead ot stopping them, instead of em- barrassing our finances, it would greatly improve the busmess condition ot the country. We had either to build the rail- ways or else be behind all other countries. The whole contemplated cost ot the rail- ways in New Rrunswick would not amount i g tlie items, he Legisla- : , and paid ws; — Pay ol icil.tU.UL'; llicers, door- I^egislative F Assembly, t Legislative t Assembly, I legislative jmbly £-'-.'0 ital, £7,47.') rant £2.(1U() renitentiary Mr. Mitchell North was 1(1 job," and nagement in i conducted, on. member the coinmis- men oi re- ind that its )rily conduct ■d, when Mr. the Mouse. ,ving further lent respect- the budget, hem hastily, gress be re- rcsumed on len ir was c.\- Tetary would 1 being put, rs. Mitchell, n, M'LelRin, in the aliirm- irtant debate a resolution le ell'ect that redericton to } Miramicbi, I for the ]ire- e depressed Province. It se extensions 'd tor in the can Railway strenuously Connell and Mr. Chand- some length ews and <,!ue- ind the bene- istruction : (jy ract. and 20 the St. ,lohn along without lie had no ; the line trom nor the one dr. Steadmaii the time to II ot I! ail ways nstead of em- lould greatly lition ot the build the rail- her countries. it ot the rail- d not amount to as much as the Provincial debt ot Can- ada, lie was prei)ared to see the present scheme with the extensions tully carried out, and the line from I'redericton to Woodstock would have to be built sooner or later. The (government had power to stop thi! works, and they needed no turther e.xpression of opinion from the 1 Mouse. The resolution, however, was finally' sustained ; only 1:1 voced against it. j [Niiii:.— I'rom that time and tor some years afterwards nothing was done towards 'these e-xtensions — other schemes took their place— such as the branch from St. An- idrews to St. Stephen — froni Woodstock to I the line in rear of it— and from I'rederic- ton to Martt's Mill's. ; Mr. Tibbits moved a resolution for sus- ^ pending operations on the liailroad be- itween St. John and Shediac. Me said this ; undertaking, if persevered in. would result in the Province being swamped and the .Uailroad debt repudiated. Mr. C. Perley said he h«d always looked upon the sf. •lolin and Shediac Itailroad as a mammoth ' hunibug. Me believed the line would never pay working expenses, much less yield the interest on the cost ; and those who lived to see It completed would tind out that what he sfid was correct. .Mr. Connell also supported the resolution. After a round of sii-tiamil speeches the resolution was ]iut and lost. On the Ist, .luly Mi.s llxcellency pro- ,ceeded to the Council Chamber and closed the shortest Session (one week") in the shortest Speech (four lines) ever known in \mw l.rnnswif'lf (^ ' i f r 1 ! / PKOGKESS, SATURDAY, MAY 11), 1894. -^ POLITICA.L ISrOTES. Olniifti at the Ijeadinj^ JVIeasni'es Cari-ied in the ' House oj Assembly ol New^ I3runswic*k, . lioni tlie Vear I8r>4r. - t I! I! IJv (i. E. No. ao. SoHiiun cii l^■■l^— Tlic DimuUsiil of tin' M'r8i'iim-;it- Arms— (^iiite li Uominotion— New Sclionl Bill - '. oiitention iiliout the llibic ia SrliodU— lleinnviil 'if tliB Si'iit of (ioTcniment to St. .lolin— Wiirm DiX'tmnlon Tliercoii. SESSION OF 1858. " til the l^th of Fel)ruary the Legislature ■was ooiivened and a lengthy speech deliv- ered by the I,ieutenant (Jovernor. Mr. (larden, who had been Sergeant-at-Arnis ot the House for many years, was super- seded in his oiiice by the (iovernnient, and the position given to Mr. Coburn. Strong feelings were expressed by the opposition, led by Mr. J. C. .\llen and Mr. .lohn H. <;ray, and denounced as an uni)rec('dented act by any Parliament in the world. The (iovernment, however, was strong in num- ber and voted the opposition resolution down, — It to 21 — whereas had it been car- ried it would havt! been tantamount to a want ot confidence vote. As there had been several removals from ollice since the Liberals camejnto power within a year, the motion just made was brought as a test (jucstion. If carried, restoration in all the other cases would have been insisted upon by the opposition. Early in March the Attorney (ieneral (iM.sher) introduced a (iovernment mea- sure, entitled "A] ISill relating to Parish Schools,'' which led to a discussion lastmg many days, at intervals of time. A recital ot the condition of the Schools in l.si8, is all that is necessary to enable the educa- tionalists of l''>!il: to contrast!! tbe relative positions. In ls,")7, K'2~,SS\* Us. Gd. was appropriated to education, including all kinds ot educational establishments. This was in a population at that time very little exceeding L'0<),i)O() persons, and £20,000 iiou be If? . OUH iiitt Fkskiv, Fredericton, \. It. |. ,iiiu- Hit' viiaiiu V inicy itaiUvny, with ai iK'f was for i'arish ^Schools alone. This e penditiire rei|iiired a corn\sponding ovc sigh-, supervision and control in ord. O' properly to benefit the country. In pr< 'ini portion to the population from ."2,000 l • i.'t.OOO childr.!n ouj;ht to bi^ iittendin school, which was thi; mo.st that could b expected to attend. In. I.s,j7, according t returns made, over 2lt,iMiO children attend , ed the public schools, which were 77.'1 i number. \o system itjs remarked, coish tw J erfcL'ted at any one time. None evci had been. Take Nova Scotia or Canadi tor instance. There was probably no bet ter ^yst''lll of I-;ducation in the world ii Ib.'ih th:in that of Canidi West. That system un icr tbc cire ol a very a')le nun h^d been growing for 12 or 11 years, li l'^^' it was in a very chaotic condition, ever: with a perfect system of .Municipal (iovernment, which tiught the people the virtue ot" self reliance. In this Province up ro iMll (here was little or no ohange in our educational system. Th(!re was no clas.). The only control over the schools was bv Trustees. In 18 l."t and 18 K! certain leading men considered the '|uestion of education bad grown to greater importance, and in 3 .SIC a Keport ol a Committee ot the House of the .Assembly was embodied into a Bill, which was considered by the House and lost. This, however, broke the ground for the new system, in 1817 there was another l.'eport and a law was enacted providinjf verv many of the parts of the law then existing. • U- It is not necessary to notice more partic- ularly the amendments suggested in the old law by the (iovernment to render applica- ble the scope and genius ot the present Bill to the requirements ot the day. It is enough I '^1 u. II rho' t f t I I: y, with ai I. This e niling ovi' oT in ord' r_v. In pri lU ;i-j, i arked, coiili None evei . ur Canadi lably no bet he world ii ^Vest. Thai y aSle man 1 years, li (• ('ondition, )t .Municipal people the lis Province 10 ihange in ere was no ent. There lers {C2*'<). jols was bv rtaiii leading jf education nee, and in ot the House into a Hill, House and the ground there was was enacted »rts of the more partic- ;ed in the old ider applica- i present Kill It IS enough to rtMnark that tht; passage ot this measure ill li-^h.with its improved machinery, paved the way lor the School l/iw as if exists in ]H!)»_tor with lew exceptions, such as general taxation for educational Illlrpose^', Siipcrinleiiilent, his duties. vVc. — the Acts are very similar. livery amendment pro- pose'l by the li- lions. ' )thers that its use should be made optional with the 'i'cachers. I It did not, however, signily with mem- bers generally how the liible should be treated. Their sincerity rested upon their //"/'//■ "//''/'// altogether. As an ex- ample. .Mr. (Jray would make it compulsory That ill all schools alike the liible should be read ; while in opposition to this view, a lioniap Catholic genlli'man saidj that if j this were done 't would be an insult to his co-religionists. .Vnothcr Itoinan Catholic gentleman on the same political side with Mr. (iray, would also make it compulsory that the Bible should be read in schools. I'o test the ipiestion, Mr. (fray moved an amendment to the following section: — "Xo pupil is required to read or study in or from any religious book, or join in any , act of devotion objected to by his parents , or guardians." Mr. (rray's amendment to this section is as follows -.—"That a t portion of the Scriptures should be read it by every Teacher to the pupils m the L'arish .Schools every morning on the as- sembling of the School. The longest debate upon any section of the Bill turned upon this Bible issue; but the amend- ment was finally voted down. On the 'Joth March, Mr. McLeod ' (I'mg's) moved a resolution tor the re- n )val of the Seat of Government to St. John. As this question came up again in 1«8U on the burning of the old Tarlia- ment buildings, it may be of some interest to the Politician of the present day to read what was said upon the .subject a quarter ot a century ago. Mr. M'lieod on speaking to his resolu- tion said in substance he had no interest in this ({uestinn himself, more than for the public good, and he moved this resolution to set a vexed question at rest. The I louse was no longer commodious or con- venient, its narrow capacity and tetid atmosphere were most uncomfortable and unhealthy. The sums annually ^expended here tor repairs and other purposes would be more than necessary to pay for a better place elsewhere. 'I be majority of the peo- ple coming either to the Legislature or the I'ublioOflices.bad to passthrough St. flohn, and it would be cheaper and more conven- ient to them to stop there. At least fHmi a year could be saved in printing; £8*)Iohn, they could be more conveniently ^consulted there. Mr. Mnd hoped the ({uestion would be now settled once and forever, lie had made up his mind in regard to the general interests of the country, and not on mere local considerations, Kvery stranger praised the present site of the Seat ot (iovernment, and commended the selection ot our ancestors. This House gave better accommodation than given by many of the New Kngland States ; and as to the atmos- , phere, it could not be compared with that of St. ,lohn — the foggy atmosphere of >t. John. .\s to its si/e, the Mouse was large enough for its members. The sum of f 14,0(11 1 had been borrowed tor certain purposes in Fredericton. If they destroyed the value of property here could they ask the return ol this sum ? (Cries of no, no. ) They would sacrifice Fredericton without bencliting St .Fohn, and certainly this was not desirable. There was no pressure on this subject. There was not a petition on the table respecting it. We had an enormous debt, with an interest ol a hun- dred pounds a day. (Mr. .lohustonc you only double it. ) A mere denial of his Lon. friend did not satisfy him, for l.e had made a calculation, if in error, he should be glad to be corrected. Well, we are going now to enter into an expense of £100,1" it ), while we had scarcely a road or bridge in the I'rovince, and we were to do this to get rid of a little fetid air, and to convenience a few members who had to come through to St. John '.' Fredericton was as central a place as could be found, and the river was a magnificent highway to it. He referred to the Legislatures of the I'nited States, nearly all of which were situated at rural towns, and not at centres of commerce and industry. He had no local or monetary interest in the matter ; he looked at it sim- ply as a matter of justice, and he hoped it wouhi be settled as his hon. triei-jd had said *-once and forever. i: ift i n ■■f I . \ Mr. Kerr felt h (iilliculty in voting on lhi^ siibifct, hi'L'aiihe he helioved it woultl cause great expense. No arrangenientH had bt^en made at St. John, and \\ this resolution paHxed, tho.su who had suitable pi tees in .St. .lolin would immediately raise the, value ot them lilty or a hundred per cent. The llilit'ax Legislative Buildings cost JL'rJO.nOu : and unless he knew what his constituents and the country thought of the matter, he would not support the motion, lie thought, too, some notice slioidd be given to the people of Fredenc- ton, so that as little mjurv as possible should be done to private interests. The I'rovincial Secretaiy was prepared to vote on this Kubjectand in favour ot it. A large |)or'ion of his constituents wer'-. in- dillerent on this <|ue8tion: as to the peoplu ot l'rederi( toil they would not suHer by it as was supposed. The only doubt he ever had on the suliject arose from a tear that in a large city there might be e.xternal pres- sure brought to bear on the Legislature. Hut this was not the ease in lio! than now. lie felt that in live years property in Fred- ericton would be worth more than now. But that was not the ({uestion, it was pub- lic interest alone. As to the expense ot buildings, Charlottetown had a tine stone building for £l;i,000, and if it were neces- sary to erect buildings the most that would be required would be t;:'>0,OuO. The ilc- k partments could be all brought together and consequently be got much cheaper. 1 e thought in every respect the movement to St. .Pohn would benefit the coutitry, and on that ground he should vote lor it. r>f,,TK— The writer would here intcr- nose a lew remarks in refereiice to the above suggestion, viz: "that the depart, ments could all be brought together andr consei.uently would be much cheaper. Iq , has always appeared to the writer that a, 1 great blunder was committed by a previous^ ' Government in not having made provi8>oi in the new Parliament Building for all thf< public ollices to be concentrated under tm one root, the failure ol which necessitateo, a heavy but unavoidable expenditure toi another large building for the special use ot the public oflices.] PROGRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 2«. 1894. a-: '^y\ POLITICAL NOTES. ' *' ' ri ti A < fliuife at tho Ijeadin^ Measmres Cari-ied in the 1 ] louse <>r Asseinl)lyol' Now nr'iinswick. ' li'om the ^'eal• 1854. o p Mv (t. K. Fk.nkis, Frudericton, N. li. Mnllll' .*l.(M)(): Sttv No. ai. Din Ls"iiin Mil llie Ueuioviil year, He re- pudiated the idea that the existence of Kredericton depended on the Legislature. ^Vhy, it was wilderness all round Frederic- ton, whereas higher up the river, where they were not dependent on the Legihlature, the country was nourishing. Another reason why he wished the Seat of (iovern- ment removed was that the Courts would be moved to where nine-tenths of the business was done, and the tax upon the peonle paid for attentlance at the Courts would be saved. II members could satisfy him it would cause additional expense he would vote against the resolution if not, he should vote lor it. Mr. Hanington, (the late Hon. Daniel) said this question had not been mooted since l"*!**, when he voted in favor ol the \ J 1 HON. DANIEL HANINGTON. 1 reriicul. lie thought the Province would be benetitted by the removal. Even il it cost a considerable sum ot monev he should L >t\\\ vo!e lor it on economical grounds. H Mr. NVilmot took a broader view ol the ijuefiion than'other members; he believed '^' the davs ot this Legislature were'numbered rt ' . • ' that the (.'olonies would be united, and he ' did no: care how s'on he ceased to be a member of this Legislature, with wliich he Jiad become disgusted. 1 The .\ttorney (Ieneral could^not support tliis .iue.stion tree from embirrassment. j^ He wi» pjrsonally interested in]the matter, and those who would follow him were iii- -iten'sted. Il thii'werc a mitter ol great „publi'- eiiiicern and a locality were to be {p injured reparation should be'made 'to the |j inhabitants ot that locality. The 'position ot the Seat of (iovernment had been wisely chosen lor the convenience ot the Province. He referred to the cases otthe Ol t i .;': 'I 'i I 'nit.!.' t! II I ill' i! and (Canada, andjt was believed that the time had arrrived when 'something could be done. Mr. Wilmot said if his (iovern- ment bad been allowed to^stand, some ar- rangnnient would havejbeen entered into on this subject, and a subsidy would have been granted. lie held in his hand papers to which he had referred on the hustings, but be could then only refer to them be- cause they were communicated to him in confidence. < ircumstances had changed since the Crimean war. I le then went in- to a consideration of. the merits nf the present administration, calling them a (iovernment of false - pretenders. The I'ostmaster (ieneral defended^ the position of the present (iovernment. Mr.( Jray said the Government, had certainly performed their promises, they promised nothing and they had done nothing. Mr.' Mitchell cautioned the Attorney (ieneral to do justice to the North, giving to the diHTerent sections ot the, Province fair rep- resentation in the location of the line. The British Commisioner'should select the site. 'I'he Provincial Secretary hoped they would decide on some line. If, as bia prede- cessor thought, he could have got an Inter- colonial Railway last winter, he supposed tliere could be no doubi there was a prob- ability of getting it now. Mr. Steadman said that when (ireat Britain wanted to connect the Atlantic and Pacific, she would assist this Railway and not.till.then. how- ever, this application would cost nothing, and he would support it. Mr. M'Phelim, Mr. Ilanington, Mr (Jlilmor, Mr. Al'In- tosh, Mr. M'Pherson and the] Surveyor (ieneral said a few words. The Attorney (ieneral said the manner in which'the late (iovernment got into otlice was a blot on the history of the country. (Hear, hear.) They had trampled on the constitutional liberty of the country. (Hear, hear.) .Mr. M'Phelim rose to make some obser- vations, but he was obliged to sit down by the cries of order. This brer/e is indicative ot the political feelings of the times when Responsible (iovernment was yet in a transition state. The "(iray and \\'ilmot (iovernment" a.s it was called, was composed ot honorable, upright men, in whom the interests ot any country might be confided, but politically ■peaking they did not keep pace or act up -.--.,i..7r ,uic.i aiKi • aiiaoa H:i examples ot ihe c'-ntral sjiuation of their Legislatures. Tlif iirjpnUtion ot till' Coiintit'.s around I reilerii Ion had increasiMl in a grca'er ratio than ariN ol the otlicr ('ountii.'s i-xccjtt .St. .loliti. It they weri" callei! "^lon to-niorrow llifv wiinlil ti\ the .Scatj ot ( lovernnicnt lien- or a littlf tiirther .Voith, in llalita.x iiieiiibi'is liail tieeii >loiii'(i in the t .\i'ite- iiicnt ot the niob. and wlicii the tarill was iiiuifi discussion here, ilepiitation.s airived I'vei > (lay aiiij conlrolleil in <]itlerciit dirci'tioii!' every item ol the tarill. The ^tati- ot I he country around I'redericton wa!^ ailvancingas rapuily as any other jiart, and be could show the I'ostniafter (ieneral many liner settlements, lie thoii)>ht this A strange time to moot this ciueition as <'oninitinication was getting ea.^ier. ami tiiere raiiie a telegrapli a> it were to ( \ei v jiiaN'> door. Mr. (iillmor ot ( liarlotte iiiove»l in Hiiiemlinent that a ( oinmissioii lie ap- pointed to take the whole subject in'o con- .^idtration during the rece>s. ascertain cost. obtainjtlans.'iVc, vVu., and report at the next .Session, whicli was earried in to I'.i. < Ml the ;l 1st a strong breeze sprang up in the House on the subject of the Inter-' ( oloiiial Hallway. The Attorney (ieneral Mio\ed a resolution for an Address to Her I .Nlajesty on the subject ot an Intercolonial | Itailway. This was the [result of a consul- i 4'ation with delegates from Nova Scotia to what was then considered to be the re- i|uireraeiit8 of the times, by those especially who saw nothing in ll-isponsible (iov- ernment but p3litical health, wealth and prosperity. Rut history like this has been repeated over and over again, by successive parties in and out of otlice — nor had all the misdeeds on the one side, or all the virtues on the other, ceased until about twenty years ago, to be dallied about as terms of reproach or ot admiration by contending Politicians. So long as the leading oflices are open, as they should be, for the emulation and laudable ambition of the talents ot the country, so long will one set ot men keep watch over the actions of others, and strike at their misdeeds wheth- er real or imaginary, whether founded upon justice, or in their conceptions of i list ice. exanipieN ot >egisl;iture.s. tif.s around greater ratio < except St. in to-morrow < lovurnnifnt Jn Ilalilax the t M'ite- K tarill' was ion.s ai rived in ditlerent tarill. The I'rcderietoii y other part. ?ter (ieiieral thought this ijue.Htion as easier, and !?re to ( \ ery inove»l ill fiion be ap- eet in"o con- s. ascertain nd rejiort at arried in to sprang up if the Inter- ley (ieneral Jress to Her Intercolonial of a consul- r 'Cova Scotia ) be the re- )8e especially nsible (iov- Ith, wealth like this has r again, by if odice — nor )ne side, or ceased until dallied about Imiration by long as the )y should be, •■ ambition of ong will one e actions ot feeds whetb- her founded nceptions of On the fith ol April the Legislature was prorogued after a two months" Session.said to be unusually short— the average time being three months. It had not been fruit- ful of important measures— nor was it a Session famo.H for undue excitement. I'drties by this time uii lerstood pretty well ttieir relative strength. The one in power was well consolidated ; ana the new system, by which real authority was recognized and the dufiesas well as the responsibilities of .Ministers d-liaed, divested individual' mein'iers of muih of their influence. If' money g:-ants were wanted the government' were the pirlies to apply to, and could not' bebroight.asofyore. uponthe (! jois of the ^ House tor lengtliv discussion and disposal. ', Much time was saved, and much more work done in a given period. In short, the (i&vernment were now suoposed to lead in all important nutters— and the country thenceforward would hold them answerable for sound legislation and economical man- agement of the finance.s. And, yet. on the whole, the system was far from being complete, tor want ot all the machinery re.juisite to carry it on, but which wa's gradually coining in— and for want of pre- cedents and opportunities under certain contingencies, tor putting it into practice where experience had not as yet pointe4. n » I- p t tt !5v (i. K. Fknkiv, x<>. aa. Cbcusmt; ;i f^iifiiker— After Miub C'diitciniou lion. . . M. J()hii»on of Mirauiichi wiis olecled— Em- p.oying Kt'portcrs— AuiUBing iliscussion on j.oui'sty of Ki'porters— Bill for Making tbo Leu- ;'i)ativc Douni'il Klective— IntcrestinR DiaiMis- Hion on llemis ol Dupiirlments— Tlie t )l(l SyRtein unl the New— Disci;«nion on tlic (Jreftt Ronils,— J he I'roviniial Seerctiiry's Finanriiil State SESSION OF 1859. The House was called together on the I'Jth Februan , and the lirst business to be 9, a Kill was brought in lor re- versing the order of things, and going ^ back to the old system. 'I'he discussion was a strictly party one. One gentleman on the (iovernment side referred lo the time when there was none of the Heads of ,1 )epartment8 on the floors of the House, when there was no way of getting redress trom the home (iovernment but by dele- gation : and notwithstanding that under the jj>resent system of our constitution £600 was paid to the I'rovincial .Secretary, who had charge of the departmer.c, an e(iuival- ent for that was obtained by the tact of there now being on the lloors of the House, such an oflicial to answer all i|uestions— and he was sure that the work of the dif- ferent departments was better done and cheaper— there ms^ lireater desire to economi;!e and to save the money of the country. He was in favor of having more of these departments upon the lloors ot the House, and would go for a measure to bring in the head of the lUilway Department; for he felt satisfied that it would be beneficial to the country to have him here. He referred to tht time when the Surveyor (ieneral counted his salary of thousands of pounds instead of hundreds as now. [The salaries paid to odicials in the early days were enor- mously high, ranging from one thousand to two thousand pounds. The Surveyor (ienerai's ofllce, it is said, virtually ate up all the revenues derivable from crown land sales — at all events there was very little left "after paying all expenses." No won- der that the old party and their bangers- on resisted liesponsible (Government — and that the clashes disregarded the masses !] H any oILce were abolished he would rath- er see that of the Solicitor (ieneral done away with than that of Tostmaster (ieneral, but he would be guided more by the advice of kis .'"gal friends. He would go for having the Postmaster, Attorney (ieneral, Provin- cial .Secretary and Chief (.'ommissioner of Railways, above all others, upon the lloors of the House, to give them an oppor- tunity of explaining their condu't to the representatives ot the people, lie reiter- ated his belief in the principles ofConstitu- tional (iovernment. The Hill received "the three months' hoist." It took a long time to get the Constitution beyond the reach ot pettv cavilling ere it could be re- duced to practical working order, and the foregoing is an instance ol it. i On the 21th February, on motion ol the Attorney (ieneral, a (( -overnment) Hill was introduced relating to (ireat Itoads. It provided to add 4.'>i' milts ot bye roads to the great roads of the Province. 'J'his number was to be fairly portioned among { the dilt'erent Counties, with the exception of the two newest Counties — Restigouche and X'ictoria — which were to be considered more largely in the distribution. One of ' the members from St. John (Mr. ,lohn 11. I (iray) objected to the Hill because there was no information before the House to justifying the passing of a measure involv- ing an expenditure of •?.".( i.OtiO (8200, OOd). The Provincial secretary said that he be- lieved a great saving would be made to the country if all the bye roads were placed on the great road establishment. Mr. Lawrence (opposition) was opposed to pr()cee ISs. .")d., and the amount paid out jL'l.'ii\lilt VH. l I'is. '.'d., and the assets i'7;>7,(l.')7 ;'>8. 10(1. It thin statement ot the assets and liabilities was compared with that ot last year, it would be found that notwithstanding the deficiency of £|.'i,000, this amount has been made up, and there was an increase ot £l,0oo. The Kailway, of course, got the henelit ot this ; but he only mentioned it in rendering in the general account. Mr. 'I'illey reierred to the great commercial depression of the past year, and said that had all the Banks in this Province suspended specie payments, the (tovernment htftl made such arrange- ments with Messrs. Baring and Brothers, that they would have been able to ]>ay all the demBnd> against it in the Savings liank. and they would, if paper money bad been depreciated, paid the Railway ('ontractors in cash, lie then referred to the position ot New Brunswick debentures, and claimed credit for the exertion the Government had made to raise the character ot New Brunswick debentures in the London Market. This had been done ottically and semi-otHcally : gentlemen at home inter- ested themselves in this : and he would mention with pleasure the name of Thos'. Daniel, P^stj., a gentlemen resident for many years in this Province. The presence of the Delegates at home from the different Colonies had had a ^ood eilect upon Provincial Securities ; and he went on to compare the difference origin- ally existing between Canadian and New Brunswick Debentures when Canadian were (|uoted at 110 and New Brunswick at lo:; : at the nresent time Canadian were ([uotedat 113 and New Brunswick at HI'.,. ; be entered into this detail to show that it was not the change in the money market, hut rather the increased character ot New Brunswick debentures that caused this. He referred to the arrangements with Messrs. Baring by which the Province ob- tainei money at live per cent., when the Bank ot Kngland was charging lo per cent. The estimated expenditure from the i ordinary Revenue for the present year is esti- mated at £l;>2,M40; and the expenditure is set down at £1;VJ,."^>.17. The whole re- sources ot the Province from every source is estimated at £15n,!)ril; and the whole expenditure. £l.')f),!»40, Mr. Tilley pro- poses to raise a sum ot £7, ooo by an ad- ditional tax ot 'J' J per cent, on unenumer- ated articles. |^A bill for this purpose was introduced.] £.)0< • was asked tor Emigra- tion purposes in addition to a sum of £20o not drawn last year. He said that the Emigration Ollice in St. .lohn had been put upon a good tooting ; and described an arrangement entered into between the (fovernment and the Canadian News, pub- lished in England, by which a certain por- tion ot that paper was to be devoted to furthering the interests ot this Province, its title has been changed to the 'Canadian News and New Brunswick Herald.' £2,o()( > was asked tor Steam Navigation; £l,oiio extra to go tor the establishment of a weakly line ot Steamers between Sbediac anil Restigouche and P. E. Island. In the sum for Agriculture, Mr. Tilley said tt was the intention ot the (iovemment to make no provision tor a model farm, but every year, commencing with IfSfJo, an ad- ditional sum ot £7,i0 was contemplated for the purpose ot a public exhibition ot .Agriculture and Mechanical .Vrts— to be held alternately in dillerent parts ot the Province. It w.is intended to place all the public buildings under the control of the Board of Work.s. Mr. Tilley's statement was very clear and explicit, and occupied an hour and twenty minutes in its deliverv. \ PROGRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 0, 1894. POLITICAL NOTES. A Ola nee at the LeadinjL? Measssures Cari-ied in the House of Aisisenibly of New Brunswick, li'oni the Year 1854r. Bv G. E. Fknkiv, Frederictoii, N. IJ. >r<>. 3:5. Hf L Mr. Ti.ley'" BuclRPt— Days ol Light Tuxation j 'jorderinst on Free Triulc— Hon. R. D. Wilinot's I'lan— Rnpciil of the English NaTigation \.vn* — ' lur Trade I'rosperous but Threatened w itb Dire <'on«e<|Ucnoes— Hon. Peter Mitchell— Report on ' ilcmoval olthe Seat of Government — Crotchets 'in the Ilevocue Bill— The Insolvent Law— . ' >pinions For and Against its Working. Un the ith March a Medical Bill waa introduced and carried — but it is not con- sidered of sutUcient importance to repro- , duce the discussion here. It is only now referred to that medical men of the present day may know where to look tor it. ( >n the :ird March the House went into Committee of the Whole on the Kevenue \ "ive liuiulrt'd dollars he tiraiilcd to ilis [ «inance8 of thi- country. He would com- j mence by saying that it would take more I than an ordinary Lawyer to m ke anything out of the Auditor's Report upon the pub- lic accounts. Mr. Wilmot then went into a lengthy examination of the Accounts of < the Province, submitted by Mr. Tilley, and 1 read some tabular statements that he had ' prepared upon our financial atl'iirs, draw- ls ing altogether ditlerent conclusions as to the state of the public debt, and the re- < I u i rements of the coming year that had bee n drawn by Mr. Tilley. [The writer does not conceive it of sulHcient importance to toUow the hon. gentlemen any further, al- though bis remarks are very able, — his s[»eech was mostly taken up with figures — a Hill. Hon. ^^r. Tilley said there was little | ditVerence between this Bill and that of last ;;i ''f"'" ^'^ttle with the figures of the Provin- year; there was an additional 2'o percent. '^''"' "Secretary. Between the statements of put upon wines; it remained the same up- •'>•' t*° honorable gentlemen, no ordinary on brandy and gin, as it was feared if the , reader would be capable of striking the duty was increased upon these articles it r balance of correctness, even it the whole would lead to an increased amount of smug- i 'Jebate were published instead of the pjjh gling. In order to settle difTerence of , opinion that existed betwecen Deputy Treasurers and Provincial Treasurer, and the Crovernment itself, the duty upon rail- way iron had been fixed at one per cent. : hitherto soaps had been admitted indiscrim- inately ; now the more valuable kinds would be charged 12'.^ per cent. All under Od. per pound would be '.,,d. All kinds of grain were formerly admitted free ; now malted grains would be charged 12 '.^ per cent., and un malted would remain as be- fore. There had been some dit!erence of opinion respejting tinctures, and at times Is. »'>d. per gallon had been charged upon ^ tliem. He proposed to admit them at a "^^ duty of 12 '..2 per cent. The principal enum- erated goods would be charged £12 lUs. instead of Jt'lO. The estimated revenue tor the year according to the present rate of duty was £lu:'>,000, and by this increase he expected to obtain £7,000 additional. Mr. Wilmot (i(. D.) said he had him- sell prepared a statement upon the general and marrow as contained in the two epito ines above.] ^3 On the 1 1th of March, the English Navigation Laws underwent a vigorous overhauling, Mr. Peter Mitchell having in- troduced a resolution upon the subject. The gist of the discussion here given will show to the reader the views held by our Legislators am' People in IS.V.t. The resolution it was alleged referred to a matter ol the greatest importance to the Colonies. It was contended that our Shipping interests were gradually extend- ing, and now our ships had a large amount of the carrying trade of the world — thit while the shipping of Britain had of late years increased 40 per cent, and thit' of Foreign Nations 100 per cent, if this]were to continue the effect would be lamentable. It was said that six vessels, lately loaded «n London for Australia, were foreign vessels, as an evidence that the British coasting trade was in the hands of foreign- ers. The result of the repeal of the Navi- i; i'l (• ^ l,. The whole average composition offered throughout tne Province was Id. in the pound. He (Mr. Smith) contended that this was evidence of fraud, for there were very few debtors who could not pay more than that. It this law remained on the Statut'i book it must necHssarily injure our credit abroad. The tendency ot our legislation had been too mucti towards favouring the debtor; the more facilities silbrded the debtor to get rid ot his debts, the less exertion he would make to pay them. Mr. Allen contended that the general operation of the law was beneficial— any evils arising from it were because the creditor failed to take ad- vantage of its provisions ; the arguments of some hon. gentlemen went so tar as to do away with the principle ot an Insolvent Law altogether. As tar as bis knowledge went the great majority ot those who had taken the benefit ot the Act were persons who were insolvent — in many cases not worth r shilling. Mr, Steadraa'n said it was not fair to argue this Hill upon particular instan- ces, tor tney could be put in another and totally different light. It should be looked i at upon the broad pnt)ciple ot its etfect ' upon trade and commerce generally. He contended that the operation of the law as a |[eneral thing was good— that the general thing was carelessness ot creditors, in not doing justice to themselves. In the County ot U estmoreland, as tar as his knowledge went, and he was acquainted with nearly all the parties who had taken the benefit of the law, not one ot them could pay 28. in the pound. The clause that limited the I operations ot the Act to two years had pro- . duced much evil, for it hid hurried people into taking advantage of it, who would otherwise have struggled on. and en- deavoured to redeem themselves. He would vote against the Bill before the House. [The next article will be chietly in re- 1 ference to the University ot New Brunswick (formerly "Kings College,") the history ot which will be given.— Ed. PRO(iREs.>i.] if 1M<(>(JKE88, SATURDAY, JUiNE 1(1, 1894. POI^TTICA.L NOTKS. 1 1 '^.* Qlnin'e :it llic Ijeiulin^Lf Measui'es Cai'i'ied in the House <>l AssemV>ly of Xew lii'unswick. iroiu the ^'ea^ l>^r>4. A lie i)U KiiiK'M C'olleffc— CoiillictK 111 ( i|iiiii(,ii us :) tUe KiKlit!! ot llie Kij^li^li (iorcniiiii'iit iiml *iitU'N iif * I iiiv«rn(ir— History «l Kiiii;'< i i>)- •),'p— Its I'ust ;inil I'lL'senl Comlitiuu. n the Juh March Mr. Steadman ■■<1 a series of Itesoliitions in referciioe ae Imperial (iovernaieiit and King's ige. — [N'oiK. — At the previous Ses- . the LegisUture resolved, iT to V2. to , '.raw all aid from King's College. , li\ li. K. Fknkiv, Fredericton, N. 15. ' 1 ii.,rj \)(. frrautt'*! to His whi. fa was virtually to (.lose its doors, but year I'liiliii!; 'Hst th'^^litiglish (iovernin-nt disillowcil the A;;, on the ground ot the Civil List pro- |„. jiraiitctl to lii-^ vision made tor its maintename. llen;e ndiufr IHst Marrh. Mr. Steadnian's action.]— which were tantamount to a vote of want ol confidence no praiitcd to His in the local government, (or its submisisve- arch, I'.HT. nes6 to dictates against the principles ot ciity-fivc tliousaiifl Kesponsible (iovei-nment. .Mr. .Steadmin tiililisliiniMit. niaiii- matie^an elaborate speech, (|iioting largely nd (Icvcloimii'iit ot trom authorities upon the constitutional * ^'T tri'^^'i ^■'*''' ''"" . I Mn.. Uiiversity of New Brunswick, formerly King's College. \i^ 4. ti'd to His uliiifT .'{Ist ted to Hi- 1st Miircli. ted to His • 17. (' thousniul UMit, iiiniii- loimiciit of sli tish. for prinaples involved. Me assumed thai el.c Ivxecutive kn.^ir the ferm» ot his KxctI- lencys despatch, and should thm-lore be held responsible. The despatch wa. adverse to thr interests of the people an.! rights ol the Legislature, an.I the i:.ve. utive should lave resigned. He moved his IJesolntion, which Mr. M'.Vdara necondcd. The Attorney Ceneral fol- Jawei. The proposition o( Mr. Stea:oncluded by inovinjr as an amendment ' . " . t a re-olution aflirming that the ICxecutive should see ail despatc'ies transmitted by His Kxcellency [relating to any laws enacted, and that the ICxccutive should use all con- stitutional means to obtain that r'ght. \ .Mr liliey e.\plained that at a meeting ol ] the ( oUege ('ouncil, soon alter the Legis- lar;i:e had been i)rorogued, an Address was iirepareil tor transmission to Her .Ma;••^ty. The Hon. Attorney dt'neral am! himsi'K recorded their vote against thi> .\ddress. Aware that the Address VI&- to be sent home, they communicated the I.ict to their colleagues, a meeting of the Kxeciitive Council was called, and they asked His lOxcellency to furnish them with any remonstrances against the Act. His I'.xcellency's reply was that in the history ot the colony there was no instance ot Mich a rci|ue8t having been made to the ]-ieutenant (iovernor; but he promised ,to lay before the Colonial Secretary the mem- orandum of the l-ixecutive Council. The < ;o\ eriiinent had been charged with allowing timv to pass by without taking any further steps in the matter. Now, the fact was that the liovernment felt sure that if the decision ol Her .Majesty's Council was to be affected liy these remonstrances, nothing dtlitiite would be done until copies of these re- lnon^trances were lirst transmitted to the Kxecitive Councils. Itut the decision o! Her M-ajesty's Council was arrived at with- out references to remonstrances at all ; and it appeared from the ( 'olonial .S..c."e- tary"s despatch of the 7th October, that if these were likely to have any influence upon the decision of the Colonial Secretary, they woul 1 have been forwarded by the ■lix-ciitiv Council. Hut the matter was derided without any reference to these at all. .Mr. TiUey went on to e.xplai,, h„ vMw>. Tti.. ir«-; reason ot the rejection ol the Hill was on account of the i'l.luu in which the faith of the Crown was plclged. Mr. I.awren.r said His Kxcellencv's tonduct in reference to the College had ■been perfectly constitutional, and it stood •out in bold relief from the conduct of hi.s adviser*, commending itself to the favor- able consideration of every right minded ji^nsnjn^fhe country; he told bis Council that he had receive.] remonstrances against the allowance of the Act, and he invited them to send Home counter remonstrances and giving their reasons why the (^leen should give her assent to it. Thev failed to do so, and this was sulli lent to d.prive them ol the conii lence of the House and of the country. .Mr. f.awrence here went ov^r a history of the legislation that had I tak.-n place with reference to the College' since lf<-.|.down to la.^^t year, when the Act ■ lor tlie withdrawal of thn grant was agreed to. 'J'lie debate was one ol the iinst spirited of the .Session, and occupied several days. .Mmost every member spoke. Mr. Steadman closed the dclnte in an ableelljrt. The amendment was carried 2S to 18. Kvery member present. Speaker in the ('hair. On the l.ith April His Kxcellency closed the Se.s8ion in a speech of a doz n lines. after giving his assent to a 1 irge number of Bills. RECAPITULATION AND EXPLANATION. It may be here remarke I that even u[i to this time the principles of Constitutional Ke.sponsibility had not been settled In sending th«! (Jollege A-Jt to the Colonial ollice, tlie Lieutenant (iovernor accom- panied it by an a^ldress from the College (.'ouncil, in opposition to the action of the Legislature, and assigning reasons why Her Maj -sty's assent about! De withheld. This address His Kxcellency refused to submit to his Council. Therefore it was eontenled, eventy supporters of the (iov- ernment, that as the Executive Council were responsible tor the acts ot the (iover- nor, they should have insisted u|>oii seeing the letter, or resigning their ofli les. The effect ot the discussion was the settlement of this proposition, and that in future all despatches, sent forward, shiuM fi.-st he examined by the .Ministry. Althoujjh Mr. Steadmin's resolution ttiUd 1 1 carrv, the Attorney (ieneral's amendment afli med r e a I. a 1- g 'S e it 11 y 8 V d t i y « e r. .1 « n d I. )f :s wr i t'l' DR. HARRISON, Chancellor of the Un ve-sity of N. B. i.. < tilt- iiiui I ;i ittts ol ninti'ii iciii. :iti>| fh. n- lori", il wii.-a virtiul ii uiiipli loi S;. inlimn. Willi r Runl to ilir lii.s itii,i,iii ivi, ||, a short ski'tcli ol ii> lii.ioi\ iiii> iirovo to lit' iiitiTi'sting to ilionc w;io li:nc sime gradii- Htfd and all otln-rs wlio take an intcrent in llitr liighur rdacalio:!. It his ciTtiinly run fliroii>{li .si'vt'Ml giuiitlt;t< at tlit) hands ol tin; l-'.-gisldtors. 'I'odaj- (IMM), however, il stands u|> >ii a far highi^r basis than it did lorMicrlv. and is doing good work uiidtT abl'' IVolfHsofM and lUiiiagcnii-nt. A Mill Imd lici-n t)rought into the House to siisjii'iid the grant to this liistit'itijn ill ihc yt-nv M.iS. The Coll 'Be was loinidfd in the M-ar IMHi, and in |sj:" It riij )jed Ironi t'ae Crown a grant ol I'l.iuMi stg , and front the I'rovinie t'ljitu <'urren y per anntnn ; it was dearly a Church ot IvigUnd csla^lishinent. and although it t'lijoyed a larijc rtvciiue. amount- ing to lift ween f:;,(MM» and 1'I,(m»0 per annum, its usfliiiness was e\trt;inidy limited : it did not possess the alKictions of the peo- ple ; it was .'onsidenil to be ot an exclusive, sectarian character: tlie friends of the College finding public opinion to he hostile to it, procured an Act ot Assi-mbly in In I;; to be passed, removing all religious tests, but the remedy came too late ; it langiiishe(i along in the state of the Chinch of Laodicea, neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm, until 1><."|N, when the Hill to suspend the grant , was introduced into the House ol Aicem- i bly ; during 'hat or some preceding year, there had only been three or four atouents . belonging to the College ; these persons, probably the children of rich parents, cost the Province for their education nearly il ttiHi each. Now that was an unseemly state ol things, and called loudly up' n the country to improve the Institution or to pull it up by the roots. I'pon the intro- duction ot the Hill to suspend the grant an amendment had been nioveA, the olijt'ct of which was to j.7.ovate the Institution and put it an * , more elliciont footing. This uinetimeiit | was lost by the casting vote of the Chliir" 1 man only, but upon the laced in the hands ot Ilis Mxcellency on the sev nteenth ot the same month for the I)urpose ot being fransinirted to the Colon- ial Secretary. < »ii the .s ime day the Kx- eciitive a I dressed a Minute ot Council to Mis Kxcellency. rei pi -sting copies of the p-titi n and letters, which he refused to grant upon the ground that they hj^d no constitution tl right to mike the detnind. Ilis Kxcellency sopn afterwards tr|i.ij^'git»ed the petition, letters and Misutetft. ..'voancil to the Colonial Sjcretary. ilis ICxcellency on the IGth ,)uly wrote a long dispatch to the Colonial Sicretary, setting forth in de- iai\ a great miny objecliins to the passage dI the .\ct. On the : th ol October the 'obni.il Secretary sent two despatch'js to llis lixcellency, in one of whica he idmitted the right ot the Ivxecutive ijverniiidiit to b.! furnished with reasons or t!iu passige of the law, and on any )ther o>'casi )n which might arise when re- iresentutions should be in ide against the [iass.ige ot a l!ill that rcipiired the Itoyal ••• nl The iMMi.^t, >" -••■ -- tts.seni ; and in the other d.-spatch he stated that fler .Mij sty h.»d bici advis' d to with- ' hold her assent to the Kill tiot upon the grounds se' torth in the |i' tiiioii ami letters, but upon a ditlorent one. 1 he resolution then before the Coiiiiuiltee condemned the (lovernment lor a dereli 'tion of duly in al- lowing the despatch of Ilis Kxcellency to to be transmitted without being submitted to them. With ruspuct to the petition and letters the Kxeculive had acted with much prompti ude. No men, it was contended, could have been more acti\e, and th-refore they stood perfectly free from censure. Na , they were entitled to the approbation of the country. Then with respjct to the important (juestion ot the (iovernor's des- patch, the Diiposition contended that that despatch defeated the Act, and as it pro- ceeded from the (Joverr.nent. the Kxecii- live Council were upon the theory ot Ke- sponsible (iovernmuit, liiible at all events by implication for its contents. The whole i|ue8tion is hinged upon this point ; it was an undisputed fact that the Kxecutive did not see the despatch. By the 1 tth section of the Hoyal Instructions the (Jovernor in trans- mitting Acts of Assembly allecting Im- perial Interests, was directed to assign the reasons and occasion of their passage. It was true that His Kxcellency in this particular did not give the reason for the I « «. it d i, .e g fl 8 e it '■I n\ pMsage of the Hill, but on the contrary put forth strong arguments why it stiould not pass. His Kxcellency stood in a very anomalous position : be was in the first plate the representative ol the Sovereign, ant) he had deulared that independently ot this relation be was her Ministitr. It was certainly a <|uestion ot grave importance, in C'anada and Nova Scotia, both colonies, alive to their rights, had not yet decided that they were entitled of right to see the despatches of the (iovcrnor to the Colonial Secretary. In matters allectingthe passajje ol I'rovim -l Acts, it was highly desirable that the Executive bliould have that power. [N'o such things can happen at the present (lay— the grouml has all been cleared away by the old Heformers, in which the I'ress at the time jilayed no unimportant pirt, although its services are scarcely remem- bered by the present generation. ) At the present day the I'niversity ol New Mrunswick is fast becoming most popular and useful. On the re- opening next fall it is expected the whole number ol students will be about sixty : and although it may not bi> all that it is desii'able, it is fast working up into such a state ot cfFicency as will in a lew years make it one of the leading Colleges in the Dominion. I here apncnd filenames ot th 3 Chancellors and the IVoles^ors all, men ot the highest classical attainments and cabable ot teaching in any College known. ' h:lhlnll,( III ".. y,l, it'll/ llllJ /'/■../. ^Mtir III Mill/ll- ni'ilii.\,if/sii i'liiiifi'lliir III f/ii I tiii't I filt/, rilUMASlIAIlltl'JON, M. A , LL.IJ.' Trinity CDllcKc, Dublin. i Piof'i iiur I if ('III ininh'if milt Sulurn! Siii mi. r.')iuN(i \v. UAii,i;v, ii. a. . i-i.. n., f. u. s. ( . lliirv.ird C!ollc(je- /',.,/•, ,>,,, 1,1 r/n^tiiii! /.iti nililii mill llixlntu. I1ENKY>1 ABlltV BI{[Dtii:s, M. A., I'li. D. I'iiivc'i»ity ol New ltriiii«wirk. /•rufiiiiii I'f /■.'ni/UJi mill l-rnnli. WII.l.IAil Ki{KDKI(R:KslO( KI.KV,.M. A. Trinity ('oIu'kc, iJublin. /'riii'rs,\ur "/ ('/(■// l.'tifflni'eiiiH/ iniif ,S'/^r, iiinii, STKPliKN M. UiNoN, 1*. A., II. A. I. 'i riiiity Co.leiri', Dublin. Assoruto Mrnilier Iu'-tituti»u ol Civil Kngita'crs. AliiiiiiH I'l'ii'i siiir ii/ Ml iiliil mill Mmul I'liil (./(I/ mill riiHliml K'liiioiiiii. JOHN DAVID.SON, ,M. A. Kilinbiirsrli I'nivor^ity. I'lDh i-iirol' I'lm^i: 1 mill IJiihii'il Kiiil'mi-iiiiiil. (JKORtiE M. DOVVMN(J, ii .«c. IVnnpylviinia StiUe (Jollcgf. Kli'rtrii'ul l-'.nulnccr Polytccbnic In«li!ntc, llri)i>k- lyn. PROGRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1894 Sis POLITICi^LL NOTES. A 4. Uy (f. K. FKNKrv, Fred tw Oiifniiu (il llii- Se««lm "f Is.iD-TUeC ouunon I'oun. rll ol St. .r.>lm-\Vh" S'lOlllil ApD >int tliP Civic- (,lli,.e,4?— lUllw.iVi AK»iii-K lor tli" Yi'nr— Bm>k Stfiilinii from the I.ezinlntive I.i- brury— Sliiirp A' .instlon*— Invitmion to Die Vciare of Wale* to X'isit tin' I'rovinrc— The wliok' MannBoiiu'iit Fiimlly I.i'lt with the (iov- pruincni. SESSION OF I860. TUe Legislative Session for ibis year •opene'l on the '.Hh February. About this time news reached us Irom Nova Scotia of the deteatot the Johnson (Conservativ.-) (ioverment by two votes only— the division stood is to Jti. The leader of the opposi- tion was Wm. Young. Ksij. (late Sir Wm., aherwards Chief .lustiee.) The (iovernnient accordingly resigned, and Mr. Young was called upon by His K.xcellency to lonn a new one. :)ii .vc< MX tl ,vt >ll! HI iv h I In 1! ''^M ''C^ % y*- ' mM :^aW^t\)l)^ MR. J. W. LAWRENCE. On the 11th Mr. Lawrence, (New lirunswick) , introduced eight bills from the Common Council ot St. -John. The Attorney (leneral complained that the Legislature was besieged every Session by bundles ot bills for St. John, and argued that the Corporation should be vested with ericton, N. M. power to control their own local allairs : he stigmiti/"d the present nystem as nionstroujt. .Mr. Watters thought it better to havi* the various Bills published in the St. John morning pipers, as it would be a saving ot time and asitisfaction to the house. Mr. U. 1). Wilmot was opfiosed to vesting any furthyr pawer in the ( 'urporation, and allirmed that the ( ominon Council did not, nor never did represent the leeliiig ot the City of St. .John, and declared his in- tention of opposing every measure tending to increase th'i taxes ot the City. Mr. Tilley was in favor of extending the powers of the Corpo'atioii, and it such was the case the citizens would take more interest in choosing their civil otlieers. r I'he Common Council are still amenible (IS'.M) to the Legislature lor any action to tie tak'-n. The Uecorder and inemSiir.s ot tlie I'olicrf ar appointed out- side ot thf Council, as ill loruier yeirs when the M lyor was likewise appointed bv the I'^xecutive. No opinion is cxpres.sed here whether or not a cliiiige in these re- sjiects \i desirable. Mut it is a note- worthy tict thit in hi-i Misjij^-i to the Common ('Duicil ot the City ot New York (188.$). the Miyor attributed most of the dilliculties in civic matters to State Legis- lation, while the t.'ity is Djiincratic, the Legislature is llepublicin. and thi refore there must naturally be considered party friction. However, the respective cases are not altogether analagous.] On the 1-lth a long discussion took place upon Kiilway initters, in which Mr. Liwrence was the mover and chief central figure, and held his own with much force ani ability against some ot the ablest men in the Hou^e. This Kiilway business had of late years been brought prominently tor- ward, an 1 an immense deal of talk followed . The subjei'i nutter, however, is not of sulllcient importance to show the arguments used, or the ciuie of them, as 1! lilroids are now established, and therefore no pre- cedents reijuire to be put on record. tj On the iiSth ot February thu ,'rovincial Secretary broiif^ht down the lliliniates for the year and delivered his budf,et speech. Tiie amount ot money re(iuircd lor the or- dinary service was i't'.i.'),l'28 l:'>s. lltd., and the estimated available amount is £10'),5n7 I'.'s. lid. Some of the ordinary items jirovided for are somewhat curious— lor instant- i, £l'.)0 lor revolutionary pen- sioners. These old heroes were considered at the time (1*^110) to be very long lived. As the revolutionary war terminated in 178;}, if a person was 17 yeirs old at the time, these Pensioners must have been about I' I years of age. It is presum- ed that when Conlederation took j)lace in ].S(i7, this Tension List must have been cut oH. On the ;lrd March, the attention of the House was directed to the iiegislative Library manageinent. .Mr. .'^mith (late I Sir Albert) saiil that a large number of books were missing from the Library, and no one was responsible for them. .Mr. (iray saiil he had been informed that .mu volumes were missing, and 1 1 sets broken. Mr. llanington thought (he Library Com-' mittee should take some i. ... m upon the matter, in order to remeily the evil ; and . he was sure the House would sustain them. ., Mr. (iilmour thought that the Library was ; a stamling monument to the extravagance j of the country ; he thought there should be , a strict supervision over the Librarv, as he observed that all ot the best information was out of the Library, and he thought the . people of Fredericton got the full benefit • ot them ; he noticepose the e.vpenses being, paid out of the Province Chest. ' Mr, Knd hoped we would not let our hearts get the better of our heads ; he concurred"^ with every word that had fallen from the ' Survi ,/r(ienpral; the Province was in debt, and he did not think it advisable to incur any additional expenses tor any such object : he did not wish to throw cold water upon the movement, but was afraid the expense likely to be incurred would be greater than the present state ot our linances would warrant. Hon. Mr. Tilley spoke at length in favor, during which 1 e remarked that, considering the matter in ;i financial point of view, he thought it would be a benefit to the I'rovince. His Koyal Highness would be invited to open the railway, and this fact being made known thousands upon thousands would flock to see Lim, and it would be impossible to calculate the indirect bene- fit that would result troni this visit. He was confident that the people ot this I'rovince would cheerfully comply with and sustain their representatives in voting (or a grant for this object. He felt sure that his con- ititutents would censure him should he vote against extending an invitation to {so dis- tinguished a personage — his visit would be a lasting honor to our country, — he was ..atistied that upon his arrival in St. tJohn, there would be a loyal demonstration, such as was never wi'.iessed in the City before ; he thought he would visit Miramichi, and during his stay in the Province, he would make the (tovernment House his head<{uar- ters. During his visit thousands oi Amcri- e might be brary Coin- in it to one inclined to ering passed and so the not been in 8 Attorney- the edect iJed to His f >\'aies to at it was the ess to visit iinnier, and extend his iported the jpied three- Mr. ISrown f the expen- n : be was • that objeet his circum- 3 expenses ice Chest, t our hearts concurred'" Jrdm the' ce was in Jvisable to » for any hrow cold was afraid red would ite of our dr. Tiliey which le matter in liought it >ce. His to open ng made ds would ; would ect bene- . He wag I'rovince (i sustain a grant his con- i he vote [so dis- vould be -he was :. John, on, such before ; hi, and i would mditli' As stated in our list.the Ibme of Assem .ly, alter a Inngth- ened discussion, coik lud' d unon placing the invitation and reception :\ltogHther into the hinds ol ilie goveinin nt. At this time the Prince was in the L'lth yeir nl liis age, as his portrait in this iiun'ier will prett)- well iixli ■ale, i|iiitt' a t]t'liL':tle lonk iiig lad, but ol manly bearing— lie sceim-il to know exactly what to do wiih his i»riii> when in repo-se, (|uite a diHi ult inatirr ! with even same ol the best hrfd pe »p!-. ' The I'rince's suite was comjiosul of the I Kirl ot St. i; jrmiinj, th-^Dike .it \ tw- [^ castle, .Mijor (iciii-al Hi-uce, l>r. A n.'k- ,', lanJ, alio th'jir secretaries and tii'i irrijs. i and serv.ints, a goo lly nambir, all told ; Th'j landing an 1 reception at llililax we j do not stop to detiil, but they were most ' A'.'co/Uing to a p' nient, aa soon as the vessel should arrive oil' I'aitridge Island and there dropan :hor, one gun shjuld be lix id to ajinMse the ii- habitants and authoriti 's, but; the d-birk- atio.i was not to take place until next morning, so that no'iody should be t ikeii unawares and there would be ample time to make :ill necessary public pn-parations. For a wetk before this S;. ,Iohn had been envelo,)i'.l in fog an 1 the gr^iat con- cerii with us all was that it would be a great misfortune should iiis royal higiiness lind "the Liverpool ol America" enveloped in mist and unlit, a^ he might report co iiis mother, tor all the shipping which was destined to ti id its way into St. .John, so soon as "coatederation"' then loudly talked ol, was to occur, as it did in seven years aiterwari'.i. It is true there was mo live board ot traile in l^ttiii, but not a tew optimists lull of wise predictions. ! )ii the atternoon ot the '2 id .Au^'ust, hjwevtr, the sun began to show Ins iio.se through the clouds and the evu-ning became bri{;ht and clear, and the moon threw his borrowed beams all over the waterscape and the imposing, loyal an i royal, amidst salvos ol r Umlscape in glorious sheen as though old Neptune was as loyal to the occasion as any of us, and scattered the mist belore him in tjrder that the prince might have a favourable view of .St. dohn and its en- vironments. ISut 80 it was, the iii,Tht was ! i iiju tjllilitix, i beautifully clear and warm ; and wh ot the inhabitants p bie gun beJched behind Partridge It 1 artillery tro n the ( ifaiel, the numerous :' batteries which skirt th ; entrance to the fashions anJ the ui;n-of-wir in port at th^ •' time. A'ter several days balling, driving, ^ picnicking, and noises generilly all ov sr the city, thj Priiue bi le a iiju t. Ililifix, i beautifully clear and warm; and when the to the great sorrow ot the inhabitants f big gun beJched behind Partridge Island we and wen led his way to Windsor (en route ^ all rushed down to the wharves to see the to St. .John) where he wis royally re- ceivedat luncheon, and the recipient of ' ^ ^'iP'tpcsihle that u.nveyed -the future more hu/.,s,bi. guiisandsm.il guns due to,. ''.'■«''' rnfil.nd" to our .shores. That tlia n.... ..inn .»,>f (,.,....;.,. fi, I . « •> nighi wjslakt'ii up in prtiiaring the illuniin- me ojcision not 1 irgettin^ tlie eveilistni' ■ " < ; i k addresses, the boredoms ol Clirist.n lorn" '■'''* """" ''''^'P""- '^'''"'''- ""'' ^''''^''''^ "'- His royal highness took pa.ssage on board '' rangements_in short the whole city was H. M S. Styx in Wiiting lor the purpose, abl../e with gas j ts, full head on- all the md arnv.'doHotSt. John at 10 o'clock private windows in the principal streets ot same evening '''" '"*"• ** **^" *" '''" public buildings, «• • were on lii'e n»'xt evening, each -esi lent ^i(illg with his nii^LLcuis to mike the biggflft blaze. L894. h« .•ord rov- uid, 1 the tho lord B of (■ ti -J eil arrang •- boultl arrive (iropan :hor, i.iase tiiH. i i- tbe (i-lnrk- 1! until next iKl be t ikeii ample time preparations. :. .lohn bad L' gr-iat con- would be a j\a\ Liguness .•a" enveloped report to iiis r wbioli was St. John, so loudly talked 1 seven years was (10 live ut not a lew [ions. ! )ii the ust, hjwevtr, se throiigli the 11'.' brij;ht and his borrowed L-ape and the as though old e OL'Ciision as le mist before might have a J and its en- tbe ni.jht was and when the 'idge Island we .68 to see the (1 "the future ' shores. 'I'hs'. ing the illuniin- d firework ar- »hole city was id on— all the 'ipal stieets of iblie I)iiilhed in <]uick time — and i ion 15iit then there wasaniost unlortuii ite mis'aleulatiun about the ino- ini-ii!. T >e workmen hid not got all their li\iiit;s in reailin s.s — there were still carpets to be luid Irom the landing up to the head ol the wharf lor the Prince to walk over — a great roll ot cirpyf had yet to be stritcla-d from point to point, while the barge was on its way from the ship to the shore — to expedite malt ,Ts several ot the tlli.'crsof ' tht,' New l'>.-nnswiek Kencibles," a local branch ot the Navy (now disbanded) might be .seen in lull unilorm, with their gold epaulets and blight lace, bending and ply- ing their hammers must vigorously, nailing down the cirpet. A Boston reporter then present wrote to his piper that the admiral and captains of several men-of-war might have been seen on the wharl working like "common mechanics," and blistering their hands tor the sake ot royalty, and '•coinjion mechanics," as the Boston writer was pleased to call them, they really were, but on this occasion in tlie disguise of ollijers. Had they doU'j^d th"ir gold lace coats, while : thus volunteering their services to expedite I nutters, no such mistake would have pre- sented itselt. TUe writer is here reminded ol a circumstance that occurred in this Pravince when Sir Howard Douglas was Lieut. (lOviiTiior in 1825. General Collin (brother of Admiral Colli .\) well known to open wide enough, and moreover, the lact • ot a live prince standing in our presence in St. .lobn so took away our breath that we were "too lull for utterance," and that he must excuse us this time and we would promise to do better in the future. Trince William street, through which the procession passed on its way to the old Cbipman house, contained siveral well- formed triumphal arches, and the bouses were finely decorated with evergreens and fligs. The street was densely picked on both SI les with people ot all ages and si/.es. On arriving in the Chipman field, the Jretinue was greeted by sone three thousand school children, who sang the National Anthem, in right royal stvle. T.' I old residence had been liiieiy fitted up and newly funiishi-d by the (iov rnmiint. Here the IVince's grandfather, the Duke ot Kent, lodged tor .several days aSout 70 years before— so that tbia old building is ijuite iiistoric. About li' o'clock the I'rinc) proceeded to the Court House, when the following address was presented to him by the .Mayor and corjjoration : ,->v * V. |C()t:RTKSY or TMK liLOBE.] I; To 111'" RoTiil HiBliness Albert IMwurl Prime of Wrtlc", Duke ol (jornwiill ..ii'l llollicsiiy, B.irl of , Dull ' , liurnii nt' Ucnrrcw, KiiJKlit nt the most 1 nolilfc < 'nler of the (iiirtcri Ac, &r. \Vt', tl .; Miiyor, Alcloiiinii, nadCoinmonallyoftlie city of ^ . John, Imitcn tu iipprowch your Koviil ',1 lliKluif^*' for tlic purpose ol w Icominir to New Bri" I . k the Iloir Apparent toth(! throne, ami tlic lut\' iviTciiiii of this Kri'Ht empire, of which it is our ide to lorm a portion, any and enthusiasm with which ' I your lioyal Iliifliiu'ss' grandfather, the Duke of ; Kent, was leceiveil on Ills visit to the infant city," upon the founder of \> hi<'h, in token of royal appro- bati in, great bene' 'had been recently conlerred by tl royal cK ■ r of his Maj -sty (ieorjje the Thiri' , and with jV 'pride we declare to vour Royal i lli|;haefi9, that tiin feelings of loyalty and attach- I mcnt which led to the shores the touDdcrs of this city, | still eminently characterize the entire popiil 'tioD of L this colony. I' is our grayer, that your Koyal Xllsb- nesg will have a propitious termination to the tour tbroiiKhber Majest/s North American dominions, I ii> wbicb you are no.r engaged; and we hope that yuu will Tuucbsafe to assure our eraclous Queen, that peace ant' contentment are found among us under her rule, and that love and attachment to her : -f. person and crown is the common sentiim nt ot her t attacliment to the crown of England, which brought them to these shores. The Merchants of St. John, alive to the importance of the press, conceived the idea of getting up a public dinner, to the English Press representatives connected with the Prince's movements, and it was to be under the auspices of the St. •John Press. The price of tickets was $10, and the Bantjuetting Hal'. Stub's Hotel, then facing the Custom House. I'pwards of GO gentlemen were in attendance. Instead of a member of the Press occupying the chair, that post ot honour was designated to the High Sherifl, there being no Kditor I of the St. John Press being considered at the time sublime enough for the character ot Hamlet and so the performance went on without one of its chief characters — that is _ to say "the right man in the right plate," and yet one of those Editors m a tew yt'ars afterwards was consideied sublime enough, to be created speaker of the Dominion House of Commons, liut then this was the day of small things, including small j men. Hat alas : the chief guest in e.x- i pectancy.the London Times representative, failed to put in an appearance. He was , called elsewhere, but the Illustrated News i and Daily London News and a couple of other Press men were on hand and did full justice to themselves and to their hosts, but ■ whatever became of the crop sowed by the : St. tlohn merchants at that time, deponent I sayeth not but he always thought that the I game was not worth the candle. On the morning ot the 4th ot August, the Prince took leave of St. John and pro- ceeded out to Rothesay, (named alter one of his titles) whence he took passage for Eredericton on board the Eorest (^ueen, engaged exclusively for his royal highness and party. Among the company was the then mayor ot Montreal, who sported around bis neck his badge of ollice, an im- mense gold chain, which gave him rather a formidable appearance, so much so, that on the passage to Eredericton he was ' pointed out by the people on the banks ot the river as the veritable prince, and they cheered him accordinglv — whereas the real pri.ice was takiiie; his observations of the beautiful seenery of the St. John in ambush without tuss. ^OGRESS. SATURDAY^JULY 7, 1894. ^\^ POLITICAL NOTES. A Olance at the Leading Measures Carried in the HoTL^e ol Assembly of New Brunswick,' from the Year 1854. Ky (i. K. Fkxkiv, Fredericton, N. B. No. 3T THE PRINCE'S VISIT. hissal of J. H. Lovosquc, of liivioro uuci faniilv Lad previously afrunged to aoiniciie thenl^t'.ves lor the none^ at "Kooe liall," (since 'lestroyed by tire) just below l.ms'icwne street— for this visit was a special mirk of royal favor and <|uite un- like th»- subsei|'>ent visits ol rnnue Alfred <> (now l>!ik- of .Sa.\e-('oburg,) Prince Arthur Tt '('oooliideil from last week.) The steamer arrived in Fredericton at six o'clock. The whole population ap- peared to be on the wharves and at all vantage points to receive the I'rince. The landing wharf improvised tor the occasion i*^* (now It.ike of Connaught) and Princess was dire.tly back of the otlice of Mr. 1). F. Louist ; tor these were all common royal- (ieorge. The Cathedral bells and all the'* ties, lotiiiiared with the immediate heir to other t/clls in the city, rang out more than '°' the tbror.e. No doubt, however, (iovernor a Sabbath peal. The Militia and K»gulars ^'' Mannert^-^utton slept as soundly beneath ^' the rou; ol Itose Hall, as he would have lined the roadway on both sides as the°' beside 'the blood of all the Howards," ; Prince I'roceeded from the wharf, present- ^ in (iovernment House. • ing arni^ and the artilery firing a royal sal- *'^' < >n tne evening of the Prince's arrival ute from the big guns planted above on the , the tirenxn turned out in a torchlight r river's bank. The Governor and coun.-il, "^ procession, the houses were all aglow with '■ Judges, the ('lergy, and "all others in *^ lights : every window was tapered and some cc th( designs and so, ol th«-m with suitable symbolical devices. ( ).i > mday morning the Prince and suite attended divine service at the cathedral occupying the governor's seat, when tbc late good Metropolitan preached the sermon, which I have before me, too longthv or repetition in a mere newspaper article — a most admirable, manly authority" were on band in full costume. 1 [And it happened that while the peo- ple were assembled upon the wharf (a ' goodly nun ber), there were present among them . all the professional and religious orders of the community, and with them the Clergy of the Church of llngland head- ed by tb>; late Bishop, and one of the cler- gyraan turned to the Bishop, as the Prince was about landing, and said "my lord, j^, production. no adulation, or maudlin would it be proper for the clergymen to „J sentimentality towards the gnat, but show- join in the huzzas with the multitude?" i^^ ing that in the presence of the wise Whereujion his lordship replied "are ye Creator and Kedeeraer all men alike were not ("f/. as well as clergymen" and with measured by their deeds and not their one voi< e they all shouted — "we are, my the social positions, although he did not fail to lord," and the Bishop responded "then Im teach thiit the position in the State and in sing oiit like men." And they all cried He ^^e world wa.s not always the same— seme out amen, and when the time came iliii inherited rank, and others knew nothing fiin'j "uimiih a most devout torvorl Xor but poverty all their lives, but all had was th>? Bishop behind them.] «aoh for himself to give an account at last, Mr. Mayor Beek and city ollicials con- to '"'thout distinction, for the example of j^lucted bis roval highness to his carriage, )r i their lives and the exercise o I their oppor- and then ioined the procession ii big] car- tunities in their respective spheres. At the riages, through the principal streets, to the Covernment House, then in all its glory and summer verdure. The governor him- self, Han. .1. II. T. Minners-Sutton, and c'onclujion of the service the Bishop pro- m I). ceededdowii the aisle and took U>avK of the Prince at the church door. On the next day the Mayor and Corpor- ation presented the following address to his lioyal Highness : Tn IliH Rnyitl UiKhneu Albert ElwartI, Prince oi Wdlefi . The Mayor snd City Council nl tlie clly of Frcdor- ioton mnat lespcetfully Krcct your Roy«i Biglineas with a riirlit liearty welcome to the metropolla of New Bninswicic, From the stfectloii wc entertain for Your Uoyal Motlier, our beloved (^iit>en, wp bid you welcome. From our rcRard to yourself, its the Hon of Kuch a Mother and the Ileir Apparent to the Throne, we bid you welcome. From our attarli. MMES S. BEEK, Mayor of Fredericton. incut to llif Coii«tiiiitioii whii-b a 1 1 ; k «' ; iiiH ' i out of the house, bait clad, in a te.-rible state ot alaiDi, and called upon the two lads to come back for heaven's sako. hut the Prince replied by shaking bin titt at the governor, and was determined to ki!<>p on and touch St. Mary's shore, which was accomplished when tbey both leisurely pad- dled their way back srfe and sounJ, nobody I scared but the governor. What a hwtori- I cal name the St. John river would have gained, had the future King ot Kni;land met his death just here ! His Uoyal Highness took his depB'°ture trom Fredericton'on the r .t day ( Tutwday, 7th August, lM. \'..) in order that the thread may be continued down to as late a date as possible. Albeit if the present writer cannot see his way clear to continue the work, it will be no dilticult matter tor some owe else to find materials immediately at band to prose :ute ^ the labor, since the hill has been climbed and the tield tor renewed exploration lies more clearly and iKstinetly before him.|. For tbe the present then gentle reader, , adieu, -(i. I". V. { Ebkata.— In the article of last week in refereni-e to the Priuoc ol Wales, jnur comjiosltor put me id for several very straORC errorc, aod 1 will be , oliliseil 11 they are correcteil iu this issue, r\i. Iiisteiiil of ".ntrance to the /nthinm" read • "entrance to the harhtiuv."' Instea"! of the worilii "i//.//.(/«,- the Inbabi'ants" ! read "((y>/'t/*<' the iiihabltttiiti«." Instead of "the present (..«.»»..». nornrnmenl" read "the present. /><>mi»i->i Kovf""""''-,! ..;/ • Instead i.f the ".iMm- replied," read "the " n^ , '"AKaui" I am made Insay "he hud not vet begun to leain how to u>ig"-\ wrote to lilng like it- There is a number of other uiuor miMakes, which I do . lot slop to rorrerl. The title ol "Thomas MiAvity," « ould be iriven to hiiP as M»y