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_ #eeees extensive estates have deen purchased,

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DUUR-REBPER,
Mr. Walker mowed that Me. Joha
be ap! vinted Do oor-Kee por bu this

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Me. Palmer moved an amendment

Coat Me. Hagh Perkin, the poosent Door-| of devong atteuts mn exolustvely Co the raning |

keeper, be continued
Dae Uouee divided apnan the smendment—
Caentents—~tlon. Moaares. Palmer,
ston, Beer, Anderton and Gordoun—5
Non-Oontents ikon. Messrs MeDonald,
Dingwell, Walter, Lord, Haythurae and
Muirnead—6

S: the amen hknent was logt, and the original tullod.
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motion passed in the affirmative
COMMITTEES.

The following Committees were then ap-
r ated 4

Pu regulate the exponditure of the House:
"Tin Mr Cord and Hon. Me. Walker

Lo receive tenders for printing and bin
the J wroyle; Hoa. Mr.
Mr. Balderston.

fo make arrangements for the publication
wt the dehates: Lien. Mr. Beer wad Hun. Mr.
Havthueae,.

To-murtow being Good Friday, the House | seed for their trouble

Adjoucved tll Saturday at eleven o'clock.

Satvuapar. April 20th, 1867.
COMMMIETTEES

Brpeinted
Una engr ysed Billa—H on Mr
Me Walker and Hon Mr

Beer, Hon

Gordon

To ravise the Joarnal of the House each! each
Me. McDooald aot Hon. Mr.!| would be more desirable to bave it undertaken | the Colony.
| by private enterprise than by the Govern-| offices of emolument, of course, had to vacate |

" }aworn advisers he willrcover that be wiust pur-
T> examine what laws have exoired or are) ment, because Ui such a grant were given for | ther seats; and, though the writs fer the Elec}

diy —tivo
Balderaton.

a

ding Government sbould be a warning to us. It
MeDovald aad Hun | Was about to be inaugurated by privat

| ft does not require much outlay of capital |
The following steading committees were [ve machinery ts simple and inexpensive |

we had no report from the Model Farw. 1 daya be able to take bis seat as the Leader of opposite the hon, gedtha's business extabliahe |

think 1¢ 18 founded upon wrong principles. |
do tot consider it sound policy to encourage
one branch of local ladustry at the expense
of others. Lam dowbtlul @t the expediency

of stock — His honor speaksof the Hn portation
of aved wheat, and | think the raising of seed

Balder-| Would be worthy of the attention of that e--

‘ tublishment.
possession of a report they would be able to

speak more definitely as to the Course they |

intended to pursue with regard to that inait-

the country ts at present in, & positiun to}

the Government.

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ANSWER TO HIS EXCELLENCY'S
SPEECAL.

On motion of Hon. Mr. KRLLY the House re- |
selved itself into a Cowrrittee of the whole, to
It the Government had been in, Ke into consideration the Draft Address in a ewer
to His Exeellency's Speech at the opening ot the}

aeirt — Mr Betta the Cuair.
The Tat paragragh was agreed to without

| remark,
L admit the expediency, or rather |

the advantage, of canals, but | do not think}

OO} the 24 paragraph being read—
Hon. Mero HENSLEY rose to move its aduption,
and suid:~ Mr. Chairman: this elause may not

warrant such an expenditure as their con-/ineet with the approval of all fen. members,

struction would entail.
cultivation of fix, I dare say at sume future
time i¢ will be aw important branch of local
industry ; but [ think the action of the late

parties when the Government interposed, and
it was left in their bands It was sown in
‘considerable quantities by farmers indifferent
parts of the country, and they bad only the |
From what experience |
| have acquired in diff+rent parts of Eogiand |
}and Ireland, | am convineéd that this is an!
| advantageous Gountry in which to raise flax |

From persona: observation | can teatiuy that

}a small sum of money, perhaps £200 sterling, |

would be sufficient to Import machinery for |
county. tL think, however, that it}

about to exowe—llon. Mr. Palmer and Hon.| the encouragement of one branch of Jecal |

Mr. Lord.
COMMUNICATION.

Hon the Prosident informed toe Honse that | have been imported by private enterprise il | preas our Williugness, notwithstanding the lateness
hie had received «& commaniecation fron Mr./| it bad not been for the interference of the|* : ’ ,

McNeill, Saperintendant of the Government at a critical time.

Atembald

industry, others would probably be applying |

tor similar aid. 1 believe machinery would |

Dredging |

| Government.

With regard to the | though I am unable to see thal any ove can raise

againstita valid objection. It dors pot censure
uby party; it simply states a fact) Woole it says
that “tbe late Give at which it Was deemed ad
visable to dissolve the last Assembly, and the
Ministerial arrangements resulting from the
General Election,” prevented His Excelleney
from summoning the House at an earlier period,
it does not east the least reflection upon the late
We charitably suppose that they
had good reason tor delaying the Election. But,

a8 Soipe eight or ten months of the most suitable |
season of the year for Loidivg it, elapsed before |

the House was dissolved, a satisfactory explan-!
ation of the matter, from some of His Execelleucy 's|
late advisers, would, no doubt, be gratifying tol
fon. tnembers, as Well a8 to the people generally
(ss you are aware, Sir, Che ministerial arrange- |
ments” referred to lu the clause, are these reuder-
ed necessary by the resignation of the late Govern-
went and its principal officers, whose places bad |
ty be filled up to carry ou the public business of|
Those hon. members who accepted |

tions, In such cases, were made returnable as soon |
as possible, delay iu calling the Leyistature toge-!
ther was impossible. We do not wish to attach |
blame to the late party in power; we merely ex-

of the Session, to devote a sufficient time to}
mature such measures as the exigencies of the!

Charlottetown reading room, granting the| machinvs are, no doubt, desirable to improve Cuiony and the public service mity require. Lt,

men bers of the Couneil free aceuss to that in-
stitution daring the session.
FRANKING PRIVILEGE.

Oo motiva vf the Hon. Me McDonald, it
wie

** Resolved, That the postage on
printed papers, Deil foreign andy
bers of this Huuse, and the postay
when inland enly, from members

all letters and
sod, to mew

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our harbors, as weil as for the purpose of

Tuising manure to enrich our fields, large de-|
posits of which are found in our Bays and)
Rivers.and which is well adapted to cur present |
purposes and necessities I hope and trust |

| chat it will be more extensively used ; but at)

the same time | do not think itis the province |

son the same | Of the Gevernment to import those machines
f this Honse,| for private use.

It would be well, however, |

shalt be charged to the contingent accouuts of the | for the Government to make the nécessury |

Hea.’
ADDRESS—ANSWER TO SPESCH.
Hen. Mr. Walker, chairman of the com-
mittes appointed to prepare un address in
answer to His Exceli~ney s Speech, presented
the following draft thereut :—

To His Excellency George Dundas, Esquire,
Lieutenant Governor, Gc. §c. $e.
May it please your Iéxceliency
We, Hor Majesty's dutiful and loyel sub-
jecta the Legislative Counc: in Gone

pleased to open the present serion.

Although the period of our meeting has
‘been unusually late, owing to the ministerial
arrangements which were the result of the
General Election, we will cheerfully devote
wo the business of the Session sufficient time
to enable us to mature such measures as the
exigeacies of the MJolony, aud its Public
Service way require.

We are gratitied to learn that during the

god that your Excellency’s eff rts are directed
towards extending the action of the Land
Purchase Bill to such parts of this Island as
have not yet participated in its benefite, and
we trust that your endeavours to bay out
the interest of the remaining proprietors to

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outlay for deepening and improving our
harbors. Perhaps I should apologise for the |
clause under consideration not being more!
distinet, but the reason for ite obseurity is
that the Government was not in possession |
ot all the facts that would render our course
more clear and definite.

Hon. Mr Patmenr: | was glad to see a clause

| of that kind in His Exeellaucy's speeeh, and I do

| not know that [I should have found fault with it!

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: ral | Legislature with whom it is supposed to rest to
Assembly convened, thank your Exce lleney | devise such means aa will cary out there objects
for the Speeeh with which you have been} Now, with regard’ to some of those public under-

tor not being more distinct. It is sufficient to |
bring those questions betore the members of the |

takinga, [ have frequently concurred iv the senti
wents expressed by bis honer from Belfast (Mr.
Beer), but I ain sorry to say that, in sume of the
ideas to which be bas just given utterance, |
cannot coincide. I am of opinion that at present, |
and for many yeare to come, the benefit resulting |
from canals would bear a very smal! proportion |
te the expense and heavy taxation which would |
be entailed upon the people by their constructing |
With regard to procuring dredging wacies at!
public expense, [ am of a- different opinion
Since I have seen the benefit of these machines, |
I aim of opinion that it is desirable for the Govern-|
ment to try the experiment of importing one, 1)
do not think there is any Way in which the Go-/
veroment could so much advance the interests ot |
the people, and eapeci*iiy of the agricultural por-’
tion of the comviunity as by facilitating the |
means of expecting their produce. When a|
farmer is 8U¢ ceasful in raising a large quantity of |
ften finds great difficulty, owing to

wo will readily concur in the wote of whatever | tie std" e of our roads, in bringing it to warket.

funds may be necessary for its accomplish-| 1 a of opinion that if our many inlets and bar-|
| Sours were attended to, many places would

ment.

The important question of E lucationis one
to which we wili be prepared to give our
erica’ attention, with the view of bs proving
the eretem by which it is at pres aod rendering it more eficies: and mora ex-
tensively usefal than it has bictherto proyed.

‘We shall must glalre co-operate with your

_ «de xcelleaey in all such measures ascan be devised

“for the developie.t of local industry, aud the im-
rovement af “ie Agriculture of the Colony.

Ie entering upon the consider ition of the pre-
sent iwperfect state of the Publi. Highways, we
wil moat willingly assiat with our earnest en.
4vavours in waturing such a measure as we think
will be best caleulated to iinprove (he system under
wineh that branch of the public service is at pre-
sent managed

. The draft address was made tie “ order of
sae day’’ ior Monday next,
Adjourned till Mondey next, at eleven
G clock.

Monpay, April 22nd.

The House resolved itself inio a committee
of the whule to take into consideration the
address in answer to His Exee|lency’s Speeci:
Hon. Mr. Walker in the Chair.

Forst and Second paragraphs agreed to.

ua motswun of the Hon Mr. MeDonald,
seconded by the Hon. Mr. Palmer, the third
paragraph, oc being ruad, was separated into
twu distimet paragraphs, sol were then,
tozether with the fifch, severally agreed to.

Sixth paragraph.

Hon. Mr. Beer: | am pleased to see that
Peragraph im the Speech. There is not much
debating ground tn the speech as a whole ;
bat something might be suid vpon this claua:
relating to lousl industry, and [ hope and
trast i¢ will be acted upon by the present
Government—that they will assist in deve-
loping the resources o| the coluny. There are
several things te which their attention will
Been De directed ; some of which indeed were

initeated by the late Government. An amount | with beneticial effects in years past.
ot money was appropriated by the late Gov- | induced private parties to manufacture articles
ernment for the importation of a bereing| Which would otherwise have beeu imported. 1

spechine to secertain whether we had uny-|
Ghieg valuadie beneath vur soil. That amount
shevid beexpended. and even a larger amount
if required, #9 us to have the question set at)

reat. A sum of money was also appropriated | Wood Islands, at both of whie
to have @ survey of the gr sund between | pitanta have done a good de

Tracadie Harbouw® and the Head of the East
River, so ag toascertain what it would cost to
construct a Canal between those two places,
The distance is but «hort, and such # Canal
would be a great advantage to a large number
of inhabitants. [ hope to see the gay when
such « Causl will be an accomplished fact,
and also one from the head of Richmond Bay
to Bedeque Harbour. It would facilitate the
business of the evluny generally, and especially
Ahe fishing business. If thove places were
syggeyed by @ competent person we would

4ve a0 estimate of the cost of constructing
the Cenais. We also require to have one or
two dredgiog roachines. [ think we should
have one im nediscely, for ene of owr har-
hours are Giling ap, > that vessels cannot
Jad pow wuere they could w few years ago.
The introductiya of cloth wtlis lam glad to
pee taken up by private paras. I think the
Sieverament should a!so! wport machinery Jur
goutehing fax. 1 gm sac‘efied that a good
article of flax can be gained ser. aad if some-
ching were given to aggisé per tons tn iw port-
ing wechinery it would be money well apent

‘think we should also hgve © tew thoussod

usbels of Canadian ppripg w.reat imported
for peeg. It is a puy it wae pot done this

ear, DU the season is now tyy far advanced.

am glad thet thie subject has been brvughe
ty out notice ia His Excelicucy's speach, end
Tam aley giad thet we bave souig practic@l
agricultdraiwiy in the Government, pact as
my honorable colleague (Mr. Huytharge). |
hope we will sovo see some good resulis from

the changes which baye taken place Jataly.} hastv reeogaition

Hom. Mr. Harruowya: Ae my hovorable|
foliengue has alluded to me, 1 feel myself,
gaijed upon to maks « few observations.|

hese have been some paragre phe read which |

think tus booor bas loxt sight of. Without;
tee ant money the Governwent, ever with
heat intentions, cannot wangurate yery
extensive improvements ; especialiy as they
£9 yet withous reliable information respect.
img She etate of our finances. Perhaps this
a eeg A ig rather toutely worded, but |
lieve (6 refere mainly tu ao exhibition of
prteles of local industry, and also to the
enocoursgement of the fisheries As to agri-
pubtaiat laprovemente, I think the larve ea-
tabhihiment aver Charlottetown has eost the
comntry « deal without corresponding
a] 1 benor, ay colleague, i one of |

the munag-rs of that estublishment, and |

thithhelenguld bave enlightened usa little
aato the

/ countries of Europe it would soon show itselt in

found which, with the aid of a dredging machine, |
might be rendered fit for the admission of vessels |
suitabte for carrying produce, and thereby a vast |
and lasting benefit would be conferred upon the |
people at large. Looking at these experiments |
as they have been tried here, I feel assured that |
nothing we could engage in would be wore satis- |
factory or pay better. I have brought it to the |
notice of the late Government, and it was my
desire that they would appropriate a sum of money
te procure one of those machines, so as to deepen
the water of our harbours and let vessels come to |

places where they cannot approach at present. |
I have great objection to experimenting too much |
with Government means, but I think thie one!
might be safely embarked in; and 1 aw convinced |
that £2,000 appropriated in this way would yield
valuable returns. With respect to the cultivation
of flax F agree with a good deal of what bas been
said, but it is more a matter for private enterprise
than for government speculation. The model
fara [think should be kept up, for Lam convinced
that raising stock in this country is more economi-
cal than importing it. As to the mmprovemerit of
seed grain, that isa matter which should rest more
especiaily with the Agricultural Society, whieh is
an incurporated budy, and one cf the public in-
stitutions of the country. There is no doubt but
the importation of seed grain would be an advan- |
tage. [ am sorry that the Socwty bas fallen off}
so mucb within the last few years, for I can see
that it has been an advantage to tne country 1
hope, however, te see it recussitated, and large itm- |
portations of seed grain made by it, vats as well |
as Wheat. I think if we bad some oats imported
from Great Britain or some of the Northern

this Isiand. I do not think there would be much
difference of opinion between parties respecting
those improvements, though there might be some |
diversity of opinion as te the beat means of earry-
ing them out I have always supported objects
of this kind and will continue to du so wrile I have
a seat in this House

Hon. Mr. Beer: Tam pleased to hear that it
ia the intention ot the Governmeut ta de seme-
thing towards an industrial exhibition, for I am ot
epinien that sueh exhibitions have been attended

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| advancement of local industry. Ta speaking of |

They have

will certainly give the undertaking my support,
as well as any other which has for its object the

the necessity for dredging machines, i wight
menion the Harbour of St. Peter’a and also
h places the inka
al themselvea and I

jinened to meet unth the Isth of April.

| it advisable to delay the Election until the inten-

difficulties — prevented an earlier call of the

however, would afford me pleasure to hear from
two bow. members present (Messrs. Dunean and!
Henderson), who beld seats at the late Executive |
Board, an explanation of the reason why the|
General Election was se long delayed. It is sur-|
mised that the late Government deferred the dis-
sulution of the Assembly until Confederation might |
be matured; but as those two hon. members oe
wuderstood to be decidedly opposed to that mea- |
sure, they could net have conseuted to the delay |
on any such ground,

jlon. Mr. MCAULAY.—-Mr, Chairman, I
caunut buttadmire the woderation of the bon. |
gentleman who has just resumed bis seat! At}
first he was vot going to cast any reflpetion upon |
the late Government, but be concluded his apeech

by calling upon them te give an aceount of their |

actions. Conduct like this is uopariiameptury.
Never before, 1 believe, bas such a thing o¢eur red
ig any country, as an mecomnng frovernment at-|
tempting to call their predecessors to account on
the floors of the Legislature. A new light has
dawned upon the world since the advent of the
present Governwnent party to power, and I hope
it will benefit from the faint ifuesination whieh
that light affords.
rule for one House to refer to the proceedings of
another. But the hou. member's allusion to the!

acts of the lote Government seems merely intend: |

ed to cover the misdeeds of bis own party. He
compla'us of the lateness of the Session, and throws |
all Vue blame upon His Excellency’s former
advisers. His excuse will not stand the test of!
iuvestigation. The General Election was held on |
the 26th of February, and the House was not suim-
Why the!
delay 7 The pleading about ministerial arrange- |
wents will not satisfy the public. Were the!
Officers of the late Government asked to retain
their places for a few wonths, until the business
of the Session could be got over? The real fact
of the case appears to be that the leaders of the!
party vow iu power were 80 anxious to obtain)
office, that, rather thao forege the sweets of!
emolament fer a few weeks, they were prepared |
to put the people te expense, and the country}
mewbers to greatinconvenienee — 1 will vot move!
any amendment ty the paragraph under consider. |
ation , but I hope tuet the Hon. Attorney General
will adhere to parhawectary rule wore strictly iv |
the future.

Mr. BRECKEN.—I regret that the hon.|
Leader of the Opposition is not ta his place: if
he were, [ have no doubt he would gatisty the
Hon. Attorney General respecting the delay in
holding the General Election, which sees to
cause that hon. wember so wuch uneasiness. ]
believe, however, that his surmise was pretty |

pearly correct ; that the late Government deemed |

tions of the Imperial Governmeént, with respect |
to the position this [sland would seeupy in regard |
to Coutederation, should be made kuown. Though}
I am opposed to Coutederation, I believe the}
policy of the late Admimstration, in waiting to
ascertain the decision of the Home Governuient
on that question, was a sound one = It was but
right the people of this Island should be made
aware of what the Linperial Government purposed
tu do with them, before they were required to go
tu the polls This is aswmall Colouy ; and, though |
we objected to enter the proposed Confederation,
it was possible that the authorities at Howe
might resolve to include us in the Bill then about
to be brought before Parlhament. The people, 1!
think, will not blame the late Government for
delaying the Election unui) the puble mind was
relieved upon that point. [t would bave been ua-
wise to put the country to the expense of a}
Geueral Kieetion, without knowing what would
be our future face. But. Mr. Chairman, if 1 re-!

| collect rightly, the late Government placed their

resignations in His Exceilency’s bands sowe ten
or twelve days before their successors were ap
pointed, therefore the very late period at which
the ‘Session was called could not be altogether
attributable te the time at which the Election was
held. And, after the Government was formed,
and they had placed their friends in office, there
was apparently no oceasion for delaying the open-
ing of the Session uatil last week. They were |
atrong—at least numerically so, whether really
atrong or not. The had nineteen to eleven of the
Oppositiou—or eighteen to twelve—a question |
which | suppose the hon. member tor Tryon alone
can sulve; consequently the absence of two eel
three members from their seats should not have
delayed. the public business. But I suppose we
mast accept the explanation in the paragraph
under consideration, that ‘ minteterial arrange-
ments.”"—or perhaps more properly, ministerial |

House. We know, Sir, from the declaration of
the hon. Leader of the Government bitmself, at the
late nemination, that his present supporters in the
Legislature are composed of all political parties ;
therefore it is easy to uoderstand how difficulties
may arise, The paragraph beture the Committee

| bis back, rides to the dd of his journey, and then
| taras him adrrft.

lot, hon, member tur Bidfast (Mr. Davies), one

| What strange,

Jt is contrary te pariiamentary |

jtown, a red bot Unienist, as their leader, thus

j approve of mauy of their acts.

| more definite was hewa ou the subieet of Con-
federation; but Idd nut wish to convey the im-

| their
| had to submit it to the Legislature; and { there-

| us traitors, even were they so inched

Georgetown, (Mr Haviland) who is a Confeder

tion to seeing him now on the floor, tor I have

/inent, and gave bun jon

of the disturbances wh arose oul of The great
the late Government nding tor tropa, Twill}
jwerely say that of then. member for Beltast
| siwcerely believes that ir achen tn the wattet |
was intended or caleu*d to bring the Colony
into disgrace, be ought, see he isa weaber
fot the Govcrmment, gare intreduced a para-
graph inte His Excellg’s speech to carry out)
the objeets of this Teit Association wineb he |
| sountomunard and supted. A little pepper to
the Specel: would bavgen an improvement, I
was pot at the hen meer’s elbow through his
election campaign, but have been informed that
the League bad net alit to do with bis presence
| here. Tf, then, Sir, te'ees hie seat mn this House
tw the influence of that ewnigation, why bas he
not something iy this ddvees on the subject, even
supposing he could nol verre & place for it in
the speech from the Drove? F fear, Sir, that
having ridden into thelouee ow that political
borse, he bas turned hyaway, Hever more fo be
heard of until the ng Enction day comes
‘round. J ean ouly ae his conduct toe wan

who has undertaken Joug journey ou foot, und |
finding himselt fatiguepod alinvst despaving ol)
reaching his destinatah he weets wilh a borse
which he couxes with dittie provender, leaps ou

So ise hen. member with tbe
Penact organization ie gave ita tew political
outs, and encowragedt to help him along, but
having served his punse, be bas vow quietly
forgotten its claims. 9 may declains about the
troops and the acts ohe late Government, bal
now after having becoe one of His Excelicney’s

sue the same policy imaintaining law and order
as was adopted by theonservative party. Lt is
ruwored that the Brith troops are to be with-
drawn from the otheProvinees after they are
coufederated. If so, b8e which are here will
also be called away. Should the bon. mewber
jor Belfast then ascertn that law and order can
Hot be wamtained in is Colony, except at the
point of the bayonetje, [ think, will conclude
that we are Hod so indyendent as he al presen!
loaygines

Hou. Mr. DUNGY —The subject of the
Tenant League havig wen brdught torward by

of the members of he Government, it is, Mr.
Chairman, no bari tr jhe Opposition to mention
it. ‘The conduet of iy hon. colleague, in regard
to the Tenant assecicion, lias been, | think, some
Tu fet, he has merely used that
body as means of geing into power, and even 1p
bis Canvaas before th late Election, he regulated
his Speeches i) regal to the Land Question and
the rights of the Teantry very wueb by the cha-
ractec of the peop whom be happened to be
addressing. He shuld not, I think, have alluded
| to this question at alkod I wonder that he has done |
eo. But, Sir, returing to the paragraph andet
discussion, why didjot the present Government,
if they desired tu ed the Legislature at an earlier
period, wait a few yeeks belore appointing their
principal officers fu the members on the floor
ot the House?) Cald not some of these appornt-
ments bave been prtponed until the House had
risen, and therebyno delay be occasioned 1 But
ithe Address thaaghout follows the policy of the
late Government—that policy which the present
Governipent at he ‘ate Election found eo much
fault with, but which now they appear ready to
carry out. J, fer my part, Mr. Chairman, eee
nothing objectionalle in this paragraph, but am
surprised at tay lot colleague’s allusions to the
Fevant League. [is plain that be bas merely
used that organizaton as a means of getting into
the Goverument, ad that he will now have no
further use for thetenantry uotil be again calls
upou them at anothr Eleetion

How. Mr. DAVEDS.—1 wish, Mr. Chairman, to
make a tew remark regarding ‘he defence of the
hou. member for Ciarlottetown, with respect to
the action of the lae Government in delaying the
General Elections. The observations which have
fallen from that getlemau would lead us to be-
lieve that bad certdu news come from England
regarding Confedention the House wouid never
have been called. [his is but a poor defence of
the action of the Government, and is eqral to
saying that its meubers were willing to sell their
country and prove trailors to the trust reposed
in them. And is net the party carrying out the
sane poliey still? Have not the Opposition
chosen the hon. ance learned member for George-

He appeared at! of the new Administration bad pot been an-
\ the door before them reeeived the houor with) nounced to the House, ver wasit made known

Penant Leagu were such a3 to justify! stble advisers.
A th 1 Coles, Colonial Secretary, and President of the}
Exeengive Council, having just been triumphantly |

vs —— a

APTERNOON SESSION, | a countenance radiant = tbe emiles of patriot-| whom hon. members should address as Leader of
‘DEBATE ye pH op sae > iain. 1] acu not ain this bon. committee) the Government. : :
DEBATE ON THE DRAFT ADDRESS IN at present to ele saeiet whetber the nature | Hion Mr. Hensley, Attorney General, replied|

and read the names of His Excellency’s respen-
He remarked that the Hon. Mr,

elected by the people would, ina few days, be able
tu take his seat as the Leader of the Government,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of the Hon, Mr. Kelly, the House
went inte Commnttee of the whole on the Draft Ad-
dress in answer to his Excellency’s Speech. Mr
Bellin the Chair.
The whole Address having been read by the
Chairman, the frst Paragraph was again read and
agreed te
W hen the adoption of the second paragraph was
moved by the Hon. Attorney General, he rewarked
upon the inconvenient season at which the late
Parliament wae dissolved, and said that any expla-
oatory remarks from bon, members in the opposi-
tien, especially from those who were members 0:
the late Governmeut, which they might choose to
wake, he would be glad to bear, aa to the cause of
the late period at whieh the General Election took
place. Ithad been rumoured that the delay was
eaused by a desire to ascertain what course to
adopt relative to the subject of Contederation then
before the Conference eld in England. It was
not bie desire to cast reflections on the late Gosern-
went (ovebing that point, but he contended that
au explanation was desirable.
Hou. Mr. MeCaulay replied to the effect, that
the explauation sought for was centrary to Par-
liamentary usages.
Mr. Brecken —Assureing that the rumor alluded
te was correct, was it not advisable thal the coun
try should know the decision of the Imperial au-
thorities on that important subject.
Hou. Mr. Davies was surprised af the reply
given by the Hon. Mr. McAulay. Lt was also,
he said, extraordinary to think that the con-
stitution of this indepeadent Colony should be de-
stroyed by any action that might be taken on Con-
federation by the Home Goverament. The peo-
ple of this Island, be said, were misrepresenied,
touching their loyalty toe the authorities at home,
with the view of coercing them inte Confeder-
ation: and, in proof of bia remarks, alluded to the
bringing of a portion of Her Majesty’s troops to
the Colony,

A lenghty debate then ensued, in which several
hon. mewdvers on both sides of the House took
part.

During the debate the Tenant Union and
Political Alliance Associations, exclusion of office
holders from the floor of the House, the Depart-

| mental system, and the principles of Responsible

Government generally, were freely discussed, as
were also the several actions cf the Conservative
and Liberal party relative to their policy in con-
ducting the Guverument of the Colony since the
year 1558.

Hon. Mr. Henderson and Mr. Prowse, from the
Opposition, aud the Hon. Mr. Laird and Mr. Me-
Neill, from tue Government side of the House, ad-
dressed the Committee for the first time. Their
addresses were listened to with marked attention

Ai a late hour the paragraph in the address
under censideration was unanimously edepted.
After which progress wus reported and tha House
adjourned till 10 o'clock to-morrow.

Tusspvay, April 23.

Hon. Attorney General, from the Com-
mittee on expiring Laws, presented the first
report of said Committee, and moved that it
be made the order of the day to-morrow.

Hon. Mr. Haviland, leader of the Opposi-
tion, said that in the report just read, he
observed one law had expired named in the
report, the immediate consideration of which
was necessary. He would therefore move
that the House do now go into Committee on
the report.

Hon. Attorney General supported the mo-
tion. Mr, George Sinclair in the chair.

The House in Committee reported the fol-
lowing Resolution agreed to, namely :—

That it is expedient to revive, continue
and amend the law relating to the limits and
rules of Jails in this Island.

A Committee was then appointed to bring
in a Bill in accordance therewith,

On motion of Mr. Brecken, Mr. John Yeo
obtained leave of absence for one week.

The House in Committee of the whole

showing their leaping to the Contederation
Schewe? With regareto what my hoo. colleague
(Mr. Duncan) bas salt of my connection with the
) Tenant League, I ony tell him that 1am no

| now in this House though the influence of that

body, though many ofits inewbers voted for me.

It is true that | at iret supported the Tenants in

their demands, but. had afterwards cause to dis-
The bon. meuw-
ber’s rambling allwions te my canvass and

election 1 Belfast lave not very much weight

| He clearly expeeted to carry all Beitast betore |

bin, but tailed in theattempt.

Mr. BRECKEN —In the explanation which
I gave of the peobable cause of the delay in issu
ing the Writs for the General Election, 1 merely
stated that, lu way epinion, that delay was occa
sioned by a desire wi the part of the late Gevern-
ment to postpone tle Kleetions until something

pression that they vere waiting in order to sell
country Even if disposed to take such
action on Coufedertion, they would first have

fore do not see thatthey were In a position to act
Mach,
Mr. Chairman, has beep said about the Opposi
tion's baving cheen the hon. member for

ate, as their leader, but I eanuot think it eonsist-
eut inthe hon, meaber for Belfast to eondewn
them for doing sownen the party of which he is
u inewber offered the highest honur in this House
which they could coufer upon the same Conted-
erate gentleman, namely, the Speaker's Chair.
And has not the Government of which he isa
wember appointed a gentleman who is a strong
Contederate tothe most lucrative office in their
gitt? ‘That geotleman has since lost his Evection,
and [ am = sorry that such is the case. The
Queen's Prioter has always’ been a credit to the
House, and [ would not have the slightest objee-

always respected Lain, streugly though he bas de-
nounced the policy of the Conservative party. 1
cousider that the Liberal party—if such a party
exists—acted righty in appointing Mr. Whelan ;
I merely object to the inconsistency of hon. mem
bers who made that appointinent, now finding
fault with the Opposition for seleeting their ablest
and most experieno’d member as Leader, even
though be be a Confederate.

| resumed the consideration of the Address in
‘answer to His Excelleney’s Speech. The
| paragraph relating to the purchase of Pro-
| prietary lands wa. read.
| Hon. Attorney General moved the adoption
of that clause, and expressed his desire to see
the leasehold system entirely aboliched. He
| was favorable to the obtaining of a loan asa
|means for providing funds for the payment
|of lands, and was of the opinion that the
Canard Estate, purchased by the late Go-
vernment might have heen secured under
| the provisions of a Loan Bill, on terms more
| favorable to the tenantry, and less damaging
to the interests of the Colony, than those
adopted relative to that purchase.

Hon. Leader of the Opposition said he did
not intend to move any amendment to the
paragraph ander consideration. with which
he found no fault. He contended, however,
that the Conservative party had evinced as
great a desire to enfranchise the people of
this Colony as ever the | iberal party did.
[he Land Purchase Act was never made a
party measure, as could he seen on relerence
to the records of that House. The Filteen
Years’ Purchase Bill, much as it had been
condemned, conferred incalculable benefits on
many of the tenantry whore arrears of rents
was remitted by its provisions—rents that to
his knowlecge could have been collected,
especially from many of the tenantry on the
Cunard and Montgomery Estates, were by
the provisions of that Bill cancelled. He
reviewed the opinione of the Hon, Attorney
General regarding a loan, and differed with
him (the Atty. Gen.) on that question. He
alluded to the extension ot the privileges of
the Land Purchase Bill by the late Govera-
ment, and the purchase of the Cunard Estates
under its provisions, effected without any
material sacrifice—in proof of which he quoted
the credit of the Colony ‘True, he said,
commercial embarrassments were felt, but
that was pot attribatable to the purchase of
Proprietary lands, but the result of over-
trading.

lon. Mr. McAnlay supported the views of
the Hon. Mr. Haviland, and was also of

Hon. Mr. DAVIKS.—The hon. member who
has just spoken considers that Teannot, with any |

of it; bus to the ti Executive Cs alee i
of tip lao mevking ofthe graphite Cosa | enticed sae ea eat

| think they should de assisted. As regards the
j atock farm. no doubt there will be a report laid
| before the Executive Government, giving a retros-
| pective view of what has been done, though there
|is not much to be said, as it ia an experiment
| which is only in ite infaney. We found the land
very maeh out of order, as well as the fences and
buildings, so that a large #xpenditire waa neces
sary, uch larger thon was anticipated by those
whe undertook the management of it. Howerer,
the prospects are looking brighter, and L hope we
will soon be able te preaent a more favourable
report than we can at present.

|PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE OF
ASSEMBLY.

|

Monpay, April 22.
| Ton. ATTORNEY GENERAL moved thatthe
| Hoase do adopt the usial Resolution touching
the distribution of a certain number of copies of
the Journal. In submitting which, he observed
that 1t would be necessary to forward copies to
the Governmental departments of the Provinces
recently Contederated

Hen. Mr. HAVILLAND asked the Hon. Attor-
ney General if be admitted taat Confederation
wae a fixed fact.

Hon. Me. DUNCAN remarked that the people
of Nova Scotia were driven inty Confederation
without their consent—they were denied the pri-
vilege of an appeal to the polla.

Mr. HOWAT dit not see the neemasaity of re-
eogaizing the Confederated Government, as it
was terined, for it could searcely be said that it
had ae yet aw existence—certainly it was not
yet in warking order, and, therefore, it was un-

nereseary aa the part uf that House to give it any

|

Hon. Mr. DAVIES aaid the fact that the Bil
for Confederatiag Canada and the two Maritime
Provinces had passed the Imperial Parliament,
and raveived Her Majesty's Royal assent, render-
ing it nevessary that the House shonid recognize
it. He th ought the views of some hon. members
of the Qppssition must have been considerably
modified eu tie question of Confederation, for it
appeared that they tad nominated the Hon. Mr.
Haviland, wig was @ strong Confederate, as
their Leader.

After some furtber remarks feom hon. mewbers,
the resolution was put and agreed to.

Hon. Mr. HAY. sD remarked that the
names ef the new Adwinistrativa bad not been
announced to the Houag, nor was it made known
whom hou, members should address as Leader of
the Government.

Hon. Me HENSLEY, Attorney General, re-

is moderate; aud, indeed, the whole Addresa is
moderate; and, had it uot been tor the allusion
made by the Hou Attorney General to the course
pursued by the late Government in reference to
the Geveral Election, I would not have troubled
| this hon. Committee so early in ihe debate.
Hon. Mr. DAVIES.—The hoa. member for
Charlottetown has stated that the reason the late
Aduiinisirators delayed the Election, was in order
te ascertam, what action the Home Government
intended to take on Confederation. This isa verv
extraordinary excuse to offer, Did they suppose
ov desire that the Imperial Goverument would
force us into Covlederation?) The British Par-
liament weuld uot be so unjust as to sanction sueh
anact. Weare in as independent a position as
any of the States in the neighboring Republic;
and our independent rights cannot properly be
taken from us, But the British Government
never Wished to coerce us into Confederation
Those whe beld up this idea, were the men who
wished that this Isiand might be legislated inte
the Union without the people’s eonsent. The
Howe Government could not rightfully deprive us
of our separate Government, unless we had
violated the constitution of the Colony, Aud [|
beheve thisis whatthe late Government pted
to impress upon the Home authorities, nthey
sent tor troops to queil what they represented to
be a disturbance among the tenantry, thereby
bringing the Island into discredit. To state that
the late Administration delayed the election until
it was hnown whether this Colony would be in
cluded writ or get, 18 as much as te say that they
believed the Legislature of this Island to bea faree,
and our constituents not a tree people.
Mr. BRECKEN.—Mr. Chairman, I agree with
the hon member fir Belfaat, that it was pot at all
probable that thd Home Government would take
away the Constitution of the Colony withoat our
consent — but the Government did pot know
what instructions His Excelleney might, alinvet
at any moweat, receive. He might have been in-
structed by the Secretary of State for the Golo-
nies to dissulve the House, and teat the opinion of
the country ou the question of Confederation. Sup-
pose that he had received such instructions a
week or two after the Election was over, would
not the country have theught that the Government
af the day had been too hasty in making an appeal
to the people 1 Tam just as prepared as the hon
inember to stand up fer the rights of the Colony ;
hut considering our insignificance, Leannot wdiuit
that we are sv indepeadent of the Mother Country
aé he bas asserted. The object of the late Go-
verument, he also stated, seemed to be to bring

degree of consistency, approve of Mr Whelan’s|
| appointinent as Queet’s Printer, aud yet condemn
| (be Opposition tor choosing the bon. member fer
, Georgetown (Mc. Hatiland) as their Leader. I
is Well Known that Mr. Whelan bad strong elaine
upon the’ Liberal party. He ran bis Election,
was returaed, and thea applied for the Printer-
ship; but before that office was giving him he
renounced bis former epiuions in favor ot Coufed-
eration, and prowilsed. to oppose the measure ir
the House, if again elected. [t appears, however,
that, on bis returning to bis constitutents, they
were not satisfied with his promise, and rejected
him; aud, Taw proud as a politician, they did so,
though 1 myself beliew that, bad Mr. Whelan
been again returned, he would have epposed
Confederation. But the case is diflerent in re-
gard to Mr. Havilayd. The Opposition have
chosen lin uupledged,and he will still support
Confederation.

SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS OF THE
HOUSE OP ASSEMBLY.

Monpay, April 22.

Hon Attorvey Geseral moved that the House
do adopt the usual Resolution touching the distri-
bution of a certain number of copies of the Jour-
vals.

In submitting which, he obeverved that it would
be necessary to forward copies to the Governmen-
tal departments of the Provinces recently Con-
federated.

Hon. Mr, Haviland asked the Hon. Attorney
Geveral it he admitted that Confederation was a
fixed fact.

Hon Attorney General, in reply, said certainly,
as far as it reluied to Canada aud the Provinces
of New Brunewick and Nova Scotia.

Hon. Mr. Dunean remarked that the people of
Nova Seotia were driven inte Conféderation with
out their consent—they were deuied the privilege
of an appeal to the Polls.

Mr. Howat did aot see the necessity of recog-
nizing the Coutederated Goverument, as it was
termed, for it could scarcely be said that it bad,
as yet, an existenee—certainly it was net yet in
working order, and, therefore, it was unnecessary
eu the part of that House to give it auy hasty re-
cognition.

Hon, dir. Davies said the fact that the Bill for
Confederating Cansda and the two Maritime
Provinces tad paased the Imperial Parliament,
and had received Her Majesty's Royal assent ren-
dered it vecessary that the House should recog:

diseredit or a stigma upon the Colony. This was
caused, he says, by their sending for the troops. |
The Tenant Union disturbances are no dowht
looked upon by lium as a very trifling affair. He.

plied, and read the names of iit Exeelleney's
regponsible advisers. He remarked that
Hon. Mr. Coles, Calanial ¢

did not condescend tw intorm us whether he was
President a mewber of that organization or not; but I
know, Sir, that when a procession of that body
‘a few | varaded the streets of Charluttetowa, they balted

nite it. He thought the views of hon members|
ot the Oppesition must have been considerably
modified on the ion of Confederation, for it
appeared they bad nominated the Hon. Mr. Havi-
laud, who wae @ strong Confederate, as their
Leader,

Alter some farther remarke fron: Hon. mew-

bers, the resulutiog was put and agreed to.

“*

opinion that money could not be obtaimed in
England for the purposes in question, on
terms that could prove any other than dis-
astrous to the interests of tne Colony.

Hon. Mr. Duncan said the Treasurer's Books
up to the Ist ot this month, would show the
favorable position in which the Financial
affairs of the Colony was left by the late
Government, considering ~he heavy drain on
its resources by the purchase of the Cunard
and other Estates. lie expected to hear that
the Land Question would now be finally set-
tled by the Tenant League; but it would ap-
pear tuat the great object of those who pre-
tended so much sympathy with that move-
ment was to get into the House of Assembly,
and now that their ambition was gratified, he
was inclined to believe that but little mentiow™
would be made of that organization.

tion. Mr. Howlan, in replying to the hon.
leader of the Opposition, alluded to the senti-
ments published in the Js/ander, the organ
of the Conservatives, in 1853, expressive of
the opposition of that party to the principles
of the Land Purehase Act, and Jeol extracts
from that paper condemnatory of the actions
of the Liberal party who introduced that
measure, He spoke of the crippled state of
the trade of the country as the result of the
mode adopted for the payment of the Cunard
Estate—the purchase of which, he was given
to believe, would fall at least ten thousand
pounds short of being a seli-paying trans-
action. .

Mr. Brecken-—The depression of trade was
felt to some extent previously to the purchase
of the Conard Estates, and no doubt the
withdrawal of so large a sum as that pur-
chase involved from the ordinary channeis,
tended to increase that depression. If a
loan for the payment of Proprietory lands
could be obtained on reasonable terms, he
could see no objection to the measure

Mr. MeNeill replied to the remarks of the |
Hon. Mr. Duncan, touching the motives |
alleged to the friends of the Tenant League
movement. Had that hon. mcmber, he said,
fairly investigated the motives which actuated
the supporters of that organization, he would
have arrived at very different conclusions,

Hor. Mr. Laird said that the soil of any
Colony should be its capital; that was not
the case with this Island; it was, therefore,
but right that ftands should be obtained two
relieve its financial difficulties.

Mr. Peter Sinclair observed that he
bad listened with much interest to the
debate on that paragraph in the Address
under consideration. It was very evident

™ il ‘hed that the names practical and efficient means ever adopted
Te eelinjettretee ‘bed’ for the settlement of the land question,
and the j t
was entitled to the eredit of introducing that
measure.
the Hon. Attorney General regarding the

wpe leader of the Government
He coneurred with the remarks of

obstructions to the Banks as che result of
withdrawing the circulating medium to pay
for purchased estates. He commented on
tue great advantages of banking agcommoda-
tions to farmers, who gave joint notes, and
getting discount, were enabled to purchase
their flour and other supplies at a saving of
25 per cent. Le repudrated the allusions of
the Hon. Mr. Danean in reference to the
Tenant League, and favored the borrowing
of woney on terms a8 proposed on the loan
principle, by which relief of financial diffcul-
ties might be effected.

House adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

House in Committee resumed consideration
of Address in answer to His Excellency’s
speech. ‘The paragraph touching the pur-
chase of Proprietary lands continued the
subject of debate.

Hon. Mr. Davies addressed the Committee
for upwards of one hour, during which he
reviewed the sh enunciated by the
several past, as well as present, political
parties of the Colony in relation to the settle-
ment of the Land Qustion. He spoke of the
course which be parsued when he first had
the honor of a seat in the House of Assembly.
He was at that time tully convinced that the
Kscheat party had the good of the country at
heart, and he was [ree to confess that he gave
them bis support. He spoke of the forfeiture
of original grants, which were but like
leases, giving lands subject to certain con-
ditions which were never falfilled. He
touched upon the introduction of Responsible
Government, the conditions on which that
system was ceded the adoption of the Land
Purchase Bill, the Land Commission, and
Fifteen Years’ Purchase Bill, and contrasted
the actions of the Libera} party with those of
the Proprietary party, and contended that
the former bad always evineed a greater de-
sire for the extinction of the leaschold system
than did the Conservatives, who, he said,
bad always been allied to the Proprietary
faction. He bud always entertiined the
belief that a Court for the investigation of
titles could be established, and he had fought
hard for that principle; but finding that the
people, who had been from time to time de-
ceived, would not support him in bis efforts,
he was indueed to relinquish the advocacy of
that measure. The Tenant League organiza-
tion, though ridiculed by sume hon. members,
was composed of the stamina of Queen’s
County; but when he found that officers of
the law were obstructed, he published a letter
in the organ of that association denouncing
the course which be regretted they adopted.
He spoke also of the Financial embarrase-
ments of the Colony, and advocated a loan as
the hest remedy tor the relief of the crisis
iikely to result from the draining of the
resources of the country to meet the payments
of instalments due fur the purchase of Pro-
prictary lands.

Mr. Brecken followed the Hon. Mr. Davies,
reviewing the whole of his address. He
(Mr. Brecken) referred to the denunciations
of the Liberal party against Escheat and a
Court of Enquiry, in past sessions of that
Assembly, when such schemes were termed
by the leaders of that party as delusive and
visionary. Why, said he, should those ques-
tions, which, on the admission ot the Hon.
Mr. Davies himself, were rejected by the
people, be now resuscitated. He contended
for the impartial manner in which the Land
Commission was constituted, and showed that
the failure of that measure was not the fault
of the Conservative Government. The Tenant
League, from the first, started with the openly
avowed intention of resisting the law, and,
as such, received the patronage and support
of the Hon Mr. Davies, now a member of
the Government. He (Mr. Brecken) then
spoke of the illegal actions of that League,
leading to the necessity of bringing troops
to the Island to subdne it. He expressed
his regret that financial difficulties prevailed,
ter the removal of which he would gladly
assist, hy Jending his support to any feasible
remedy that might he suggested.

Mr George Sinclair said; that comparing
the different actions, and reviewing the past
policy of parties, would not prove satisfac-
tory tothe people. tle had listened with
great attention to the opinions expressed on
both sides touching the present embarrassed
state of the trade of the country, and helieved
it to he the duty of the Government to pro-
vide means to meet emergencies.

Mr. Howatt agreed with the remarks of
the last speaker, (Mr. G S.). and hoped
some definite plan would shortly be submit-
ted. He wished to make one remark touch-
ing the necessity of a measure by which the
pene ot the Land Purchese Bill might

extended to all classes oi tenants. It
would be more equitable in its operations if
its provisions were more general and com-
pulsory.

Mr. Prowse said, when hon. members on
the Government side of the House courted
opposition, it was but reasonable to expect a
reply. When the political conduct of both
parties for the past 16 years was compared,
he would ask whe did most for the relief of
the tenantry? The purchase of the Worrell
Estate, compared with that of the Belfast
property, was, he said, sufficient to show the
efficient manner in which the Conservatives
transacted the public business. In proof of
the impartial manrer in which the Land
Commission was conducted, he instanced the
fact that the present ion. Attorney General
(Mr. Hensley) was employed the Attorney.

Hon. Leader of the Opposition said he had
taken ample notes of the debate, but would
reserve them fur another occasion He could
not how:ver but remark that the speech of
the ion. Mr. Davies had reminded him of the
field days in the Sessions of 1855 and 1856,
when the then, and also now, leader of the
Government, of which he (Hon. Mr. D_.) is
a member, denounced, as visionary, the Will
o’ the Wisp policy of the Eseheat party.
He expected, when the hou. member (Mr.
D.) rose in his place, that rome new plat-
form would be propounded by him, but,
instead of that, he observed that it was a
rebearsal of his past political career which
that hon. member had reproduced.

The paragraph of the Address under de-
bate was then unanimously adopted.

The next paragraph, relative to the ques-
tion of Education, was then read, when, on
motion that it be adopted,

The Hon. Leader of the Opposition said
that surely the acting leader of the Govern-
ment (Hon. Mr. Hensley) might at least
foreshadow the policy of the Government on
that important question.e He was, however,
willing to wait till the Hon. Col. Seerctary,
Mr. ( oles, took his seat, woich he presumed
was the cause of deterring any debate there-
ou for the present.

Hun. Mr. Hensley, in reply, observed that
the whole subject affecting the educational
interests of the people would be submitted,
with the view of adopting measures tor its
advancement. It was not, however, neces-
sary at the present stage of the proceedings
of the House, and especially in the absence
ofthe hon. leader of the Government, to
enter into any dehate on the question

Mr. Breeken presumed the policy of the
Government would be to pay School Teach-
ers’ salaries entirely from the ‘Treasury.
He was willing to lend his assistance to any
mvesure tending to advance the interests of
Education.

Mr. McLennan would not offer any factious
opposition to that or any other question
which the majority might submit for the
genera! benefit of all classea. Had the Con-

that the Land Purchase Act was the most

5

servatine party been returned to power, the
contemplated to pay the Teachers their fall
salary from the Treasury ; and he was of the
opinion that that desirable change could be
elfected without increased taxation, as the
revenue, With judicious management, could
afford it
a Oth and 7th clauses were read and
adopted. The Sth clause elagited i sume re-
aie, ‘
Hon. Leader of the Opposition wished to
know. what loeal industry or improvements
were contemplated? What factories were
re be sated oF were the fisheries to be
the question alluded to? He spoke of the
im pofance of the fishing sate, and said
that public meetings had been beld during
the winter in Charlottetown, at which that
question wad very ably debated. Petitions,
tov, he believed, had” been presented in due
jorm te the Government, praying for en-

ee

foe ee ————

couragement to the fisheries. He would like
to hear what was meent by the clause in
question.

thor, Attorney General, in reply, observed
thas the necessary informativn would be im.
parted at the proper time

Mr. Brecken vas of opinion that the Fish.
eries Would soup become the greatest source
of wealth to theeountry. Fishing C
had already been estatdinbed and the
manifested an mereased imterest in their
prosecution. it was deviravle to ascertain,
the policy of the Government on the question,

lion. Atty. General, would ask why was
not that Hon member (Mr. Brecker) as rest~
less last year, and as anxious to know the
then Government policy, as he now appeared.
to be. It was netural, however, for Vv
position to manifest such curiosity relative:
to the policy of the Government, and daring
the Session he hoped the » qveien ol the fish.
eries would be entertained.

Hon. Mr. Laird, said the allusion to Fae-
tories reminded him of the fate of a tion,
from a proprietor of one of the best ’
on the Island, from the district which he had.
the honor to represent, the prayer of whieh
petition was the remission of duties im posed .
on Machinery, and yet it was not entertained .
by the Jate House.

Hon. Mr. Haviland in reply said that when,
the merits of that petition had been discumed .
by the majority in eaucus, the hon, members’ ’
colleague refused or neglected to attend, upon
that hon, member therefore should rest the
blame if he negleeted the interests of that
district.

Mr. Howat replied, and denounced the
system of initiating money votes, to which
he had always heen opposed. meh
meetings he said ended generally in ucing
no good effects. Some further remarks on
the duties of representatives relative to the
support of party measures followed.

jon. Mr. Laird, Hon. Mr. Howlan, and
Mr. McLennan, alluded to the ptvductions
of the Stock Farm, and com of the
limited supply of stock sent frou that Insti-
tution to Prince County, and expressed the
hope that ia futare that County would be
wore liberally dealt with.

Hon. Mr. Laird also alluded to the fact
that a portion of that farm, had been used
as a Shooting ground, and that some of the
stock had been destroyed in ti

Hon, Mr. Haviland said the farm was
under the management of a Committee,
whose duty it wae to protect the stock.
Permission was given by the Government to
have the Shooting ground there, because no
other convenient place could be bad at the
time.

Hon Mr. Laird—That being the case, the
Committee were not responsible for the dis-
astrous consequences which might follow, —

The remaining portions of the address were
read and adopted after whieh the whole ad-
dress as reported from the Committee was
agreed to without amendment.

The address was then carried, — to
be engrossed, and a Committee appointed to
wait on His Excellency to know cohen he
would be pleased to receive the same.

Hoase adjournei.

Weowesnar, April 24.

At the hour appointed, the House waited
on Bis Excellency with the Address, and, on
their return, his honor the Speaker reported
the reply. which is as follows :—

Assembly ;

I thenk you for your Address. You may
rely om my hearty co-operation in your en-
fei ze promote page <3 ard pros-
perity of this Island.

Hon. Mr. Howlan presented the Report of
the Medical Superintendent of the Lunatic
Asylum for the t .

Ordered to be Haid gH table.

Hon. Attorney General, from the Com-
mittee om expiring Laws, submitted a
to continue the law relating to the rules
limits of Snils in this Island.

Received and read ° Read # second time,
and committed to a Committee of the whole
Licuse. Mr. G. Sinclair in the ehair.

Hon. Mr. Davies was opposed wo the system
of imprisonment for debt, and ex hie
desire to extend Jail limita to the whole

island. He would not, however, ovpuntbe
Bill before the Committee, provided he saw
any prospect of securing a general Bankrupt
Law.

Hon. Mr. Waviland was in favor of w
Bankrupt Law, and drafted a Bill to that
effect several years ago, which was published
tor general information, yet no farther action
had been taken thereon. It would be as
well to abolish the present Bill altogether
as toextend its limits beyond the present
boundaries.

Hlon, Attorney General suggested the pro-
priety of appointing a Committee with the
view of maturing a general Bill relative to
Bankruptcy, that being a subject whick re-
quired much serious consideration.

Mr. MeNeill agreed with the remarks of
the Hon. Mr. Davies, and said be could re-
member the time when debtors were allowed
the limits oz the whole Island.

Mr. Brecken said the total abolishment of
imprisonment for debt would be preterable
to that course. =,

Hon. Mr. Haviland alluded to the time
when the Bill relating to Small Debt Courts
was passed, to abolish imprisonment fur debt
in certain cases as therein provided ; against
the continuance of whieb, numeroualy si
petitions were presented to the ture
the tollowing session.

Hon. Mr. Howlan fasored the introduction
of a Bankrupt Law. Men of practical busi-
ness habits fiequently failed, not as the
result of their own misraanagement, but be
cause of failores of Banks and Mercantile
establishments abroad. It was, therefore,
extremely cruel to have such men locked
up in Jail or confined te the nerruw bounds
of Jail limits.

Hion. Mr. Laird also would support «
general law for the abolishment of im
ment for debt. In regard to the petitions
aloes to by the Hon. Mr. Haviland, he
would say, that had the principie, as
applied, "saat fairly peel eced he bee
lieved the general public would be satisfied
with the results. The repeal of the pro
visions of the Small Debt Act, touching
abolishing imprisonment for debt, was, in.
his opinion, a retrograde movement ia Jegis-
lation.

Hon. Attorney General said such however
was the fact, as explained by the bon, leader
of the Opposition, (Mr. Haviland), that the
petitioners alluded tw, prayed to revive the
oe which provided for imprisonment for

ebt.

lion, Mr. Kelly eaid the petitions in
tion originated Jith sacha and en
principally from Charlottetowa, and sheuld
not be taken as the unbiased voice of the
public. :

Mr. Kickham said he would support the
Bill before the Committee, the contmmuance of
which was necessary in the absence of ®
more general law on the subject. {

Mr. P. Sinclair perceived that much in-
convenience might follow from the a
tion of the law as contained in the
question

The Bill was reported agreed to, and
ordered to be engrossed,

Hon. Attorney General presented the Pub-
lic Accounte, as classified by the Auditors,
fur the year ending January 3lst, 1867.:

Ordered that said Accounts be
the special Committee appointed to examine,
and report thereon.

liou. Attorney General submitted the Blue:
Book for the year 1865. Also several Banke
Returns for the past year,

Un motion of the Hon. Mr. Davies, a sup-
ply was granted to Her Majesty.

Hon, Attorney General delivered a
sage from His Excellency, transmitting |
respondence and Despatches relating to the
purchase of the Estate of the late Sir Samuel
Cunard, the issue af Fishing Licenres, €%-,
penses in connection with Troops, and Dee,

tehes on the subject of the Union

ritish North American Provinces.
* Said documents, having been received and
read, were ordered to be laid on the .

Mr. Owen presented a petition fram
inhabitants of Georgetown road and yieinity.
waying for the establishment of @

bt Court in that locality. 4
PPh nes r * oe ca on motion of Mr.

wen that it vo Committee,

Hon, Mr. Howlaa moved, jy gmendwmenby

that it be laid on the table. wo
Alter a few remarks from several bom,
members against the increase uf such

except in cases where it might

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Housezof