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APRIL 15, t8¢8.

Work ef the Sossion.

We regret that we cannot congratulate | the country upon the Legislation of the Ses_| sion just closed. The only measure indi. cative of progress is the ** Act to Incorpor- ate the Starch Manufacturing Company.” Of the thirty-one Acts passed no less than eleven are amending Acts. Among these is the Act to amend ‘The Assessment Act, 1977.” We fear that the additional ma- chinery and cost, and the additional provo- cations to discord, which this Act contains will render the Assessment more obnoxious than ever; and we feel certain that the country will resist the apathy and neglect or worse, with which their demands for the repeal of the Assessment Act were treated hy the Government and its supporters. Five ‘« Private Acts” were passed, a County! Court has been provided for Montague, and a subsidy for the ferry at Georgetown. The “Interpretation Act ”—-which a Phila- delphia lawyer only can interpret ; an Act relating to the Appointment of Constables ; and another respecting Domestic Animals ; an Act to authorize the levy of an Assess- ment fer 1878 ; and the inevitable Appro- The latter paid to

priation Act, complete the list. $0,000 be

provides that some

‘‘Honorable members’ for performing the (distinguished services to which we owe this magnificent result of five weeks Legislative

Inhor .

———_- The Lunatic Asyium Job.

We have, hitherto, carefully refrained from expressing an opinion upon this job. We have done so, partly because the con- tractors are strangers im the Province—and,

, : ; j therefore, deserving of special considera-} convey estates to the Commissioner of Public

tien ;-and partly because we had no desire to judge the Government (with whom alone

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the people has anything to do) before the} to the Court for the Recovery of Small Debts job had been thoroughly inspected by com-{ for the City of Charlottetown.

petent men and the result of their observa- tions had been made known. But, now— with the testimony of Messrs. O'Rourke, Rodd, Corbett, Cunningham, Bailley and

: recons Ster before the House and before the} 5°%"* Sterling before . An Act to amend an Act relating to a Law country, we may fairly comment upon eee

the Lunatic Asylum Foundation Job.

sriefly and mildly stated the testimony amounts to this :

!. That from a quarter toa half of the stone

is bad.

2. That small stones have been put in the eonsideration of the Governor-General :—

wall where large stones should be.

* That the mortar is bad and will not ‘+ get.”

4. Vhat the sand put into the mortar is not according to specification.

5+. That the workmanship is very inferior.

_~ rl : 6. That the foundation is not laid sufficient- SPEECH : ly deep, nor is it laid on a level surface. Mr. President and Honorable Gentlemen ot the 7. That the ‘French Drains” are not up to Legislative Council:

speci fication. Mr.

8. That the ‘heart’ of the wall is very de- fective.

9 That the wall, or a large portion of it, will have to be torn down and the foundation built over again before any bricks are laid.

10. That the ‘deviations from the contract were ‘‘unwarrantable. ’

This is, in brief, the description and the opinion given by impartial and competent

men of a work performed within a mile or | have made for the public service of the present two of the office of a Commissioner of Pub-| year.

lic Works to whom the Province pays two] judicious application of the supplies you have This is the evi- | voted.

thousand dollars a year ! dence laid before the House of Assembly and the country; and yet Mr. W. D. Stewart is permitted to remain in his office, to enjoy its emoluments, and exalt his horn by reason of the honor it giveshim. He is continued as the responsible ofticial-

responsible to the Province for every public work done in the Province. Is this not a mockery of ‘‘Responsible Government?!” What man of business, what man of sense, would continue in his service, for one single hour an official, proved by indubitable evidence, to be guilty of such gross neglect of duty! Mr. Stewart and Mr. Stew- art alone is responsible to the Government, to the House, and to the Province for the state in which the Inspecting Committee found the Asylum foundation. Yet he con- tinues to enjoy the confidence of the Gov-| ernment, of the House, and of the— ah no, | not of the country. But Mr. Stewart holds his office and draws his salary neverthe- iess.

Suspicions of a ting’ are entertained and freely expressed by some membersof the House of Assembly. There is, so far as we can see, no direct evidence of a ‘* Ring.” But the fact that the contract expressly states and stipulates that there shall be no deviation, whatever, from the specification without the knowledge and consent, in writing, of the Commissioner of Public Works, and the fact that ‘* unwarrantable’—we «uote the word used by the Committee—‘* un-| warrantable’ deviations and departures| from the specification—and everyone of them m favor of the Contractors—have taken place,—these facts,taken together, af- ford strong circumstantial evidence that there is some wunderstanding—some collu- sion—-some secret arrangement existing be- tween the Commissioner of Public Works and the Contractors. We cannot re- frain from saying that. in view of these suspicious facts, further enquiry should be made,

If such an investigation does take place, we have no doubt that much more than the public dream of, will be unearthed ; and that facts and circumstances will be brought to light, which will completely throw into shade the good ship Fleeting and her magq- nificent cargo of outs.

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Emigration to Manitoba is assuming! large proportions. Twenty-four men left Montreal for that part on the 15th inst.

the Town of Summerside.

Act.”

with the following

close and constant attention to public business enables me, at this early day, to relieve you

duties.

| the question ; and so on till they had gone

PROVINCIAL LECISLATURE. ‘THuRsDAY, April 15.

\r four o’clock this evening, His Honor Sir Robert Hodgson, Lieutenant-Governor,

‘ete., ete., came down to the Legislative

Chamber and was pleased to assent to the following Bills passed during the present session :

An Act relating to the Church of England.

An Act entitled the ** Interpretation” Act.

An Act relating to Fines and Penaities.

An Act to Amend an Act relating to Roads and Bridges.

An Act to vest certain lands in the Trustees of Zion Church, Charlottetown.

An Act to continue a certain Act therein mentioned respecting Special Voting.

An Act entitled ‘The CountyCourts’ Amend ment Act, 1878.”

An Act to amend the Public Sehools’ Act. ?

An Act to Incorporate Wildey Lodge 1. & O. FE:

An Act to amend the Act to procure a steam beat for Georgetown Ferry.

An Act to Incorporate the Charlottetown Starch Manufacturing Company.

An Act to amend the Assesament Act,

An Act to amend an Act to render a written memoranda necessary to the validity of certain promises and engagements.

An Act relating to the appointment of Con stables.

An Act to Incorporate the Church of ¢ Shrist, Charlottetown.

An Act to amend the Act 24 Vic., Cap. 34.

An Act toamend the Registration of Elec tors’ and Ballot Act of Prince Edward Island.

An Act to amend the Act 23 Vic. Chap. 9, entituled an Act for preventing fraud by secret Bills of Sale of Personal Chattels.

An Act to authorize the levying of Assess- ment for the year 1878.

An Act relating to the Sale by License of Spiritous Liquors.

An Act to revive and continue a certain Act therein mentioned.

An Act to Amend the Act to Incorporate

i } 1877. ; '

An Act entitled the ‘* Chancery Act, 1878.” An Act to enable Trustees and others to

Lands. ; An Act to alter and amend the Act relating

An Act relating to Accidents by Fire in the Town of Alberton, and the removal of nuisances in the streets thereof.

An Act relating to Physicians and Sur-

An Act entitled ** The Domestic Animals’

An Act entitled ‘‘ The Appropriation Act, 1878.” The following Act was reserved for the

An Act to Incorporate the Provincial Grand Orange Lodge and Subordinate Lodges.

His Honor then prorogued the Legislature

Speaker and Gentlenen of the Honse of Assembly: [tis a matter of congratulation that your

from further attendance on your Legislative

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly : [have to thank you for the provision you

You may rely upon an economical and

Mr. President and Honorah':s Gentlemen of the Legislative Council : '

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Aseembly :

The amendments made by you to the As- sessment and Registration of Voters’ Acts will, 1 trust, ensure their more efficient work- ing.

The consolidation and amendment of the County Courts’ Act will, | have every confi- dence, promote the efliciency of those tribunals and the public generally.

In now taking leave of you, I earnestly hope that your labors will, under Divine Providence, tend to advance the prosperity of the Province.

Si aiak ales The Session.

Tuy Alberton Pioneer thus criticises the work of the Session :-—

The work of cutting down the expenses of running this seven-by nine Province dves not meet the hearty and general response that was expected at the time the House met. The hitherto abortive attempts at re- trenchment has met but indifferent success, putting us in mind of an incident (no doubt familiar to our readers) in the history of a very poor family who were reduced to such extremity of want that the parents resolved to sell one of their children of whom they hada good many. Having fixed on the price, they arraged with a rich neighbor who liad no ‘“ olive plants” of his own, to become the purchaser. At night, when their loved ones were fast asleep, the sor- rowing parents took a candle and went over one by one witha view of making a szlec- tion. They came to the first-born,—no they couldn't spare him, giving sufficient reasons for the decision; they passed on to the second,—no couldn’t spare her, that was settled ; the third,—no, that was out of

over their whole treasure, when they re- solved to tough it out, as come what would, they could not spare one of their | darlings. In like manner has our con- gregated wisdom dealt with the various! questionable items of expenditure that) nearly all are agreed tailed, or lopped off.

allowed to remain. What is required is a general cutting down of such salaries as}

may be deemed out of proportion with the | April 15—3i

should be cur- | A few items of need- | _/

| less expenditure have been mentioned as) PL A being unnecessary, -debated a while and! iN GOLD RINGS

| extent and present condition of the coun- itry. Whatis the reason that any ‘‘Gov- jernient job” is generally expected to be |paid for at twice the rate an equal amount tof work can be accomplished, or a person In Government is paid at the same ratio,—at least so far as the best oftices are concerned,

country $4,600 a year,—-two at 1 .700 each and one at $1,200, é among those who have to pay the money 1s,

be well paid with half the amount repre- sented by those figures.

it is little short of imposition to pay out

obtain money,

with their cattle dying for want of hay and fodder.

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The Quebec Outrage. ( Corresponde ce of Halifax Herald. } THE SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

The scene in the House and galleries after recess was very fine. There has not been a tiner one since 1873. ft had course, that Sir John was going to speak, and so after dinner, long before the hour of open- ing, which had been fixed for five minutes to eight, the galleries were full. All round the public galleries thousands of people were packed, the most respectable and intelligent of audiences, Even standing room was not al ways available, and the little avenues of access to the ladies’ galleries were also filled gradually ap, till the four sides of the House were just packed with people like sardines in a box. in the ladies’ galleries there was, of course, a brilliant gathering. The three galleries in which ladies have special privileges were filled with the lady friends and wives of members and ministers, and the officials, and a large number of ladies were also in the public gal- lery. And all the night long they sat patient- ly and pleasantly watching the proceedings; a considerable number remaining till half-past two this morning.

SIR JOHN’S MANNER.

The manner of Sir John’s speech was ex- quisite. He began calmly, and continued his long oration in a strain of dignified and acade- mic eloquence which was captivating. At times he would rise into indignant protestation ; at times he would silence the lightest whisper by his solemn and warning tones; very seldom did he flash any light of his humor, for the subject was one that involved the history of those Parliamentary struggles which have made the constitutional history of England the most brilliant and memorable, the most spark- ling and splendid in the world. He read a good deal from the great parliamentary writers and his manner of reading was admirable. At times, too he would quote from memoirs and biographies, showing that he had given a most careful study to the case. And what was remarkable was the aptness with which he would characterise each book and author, showing that in his busy life he had yet given much time to the pleasures of literature, and that his taste, as well as his memory, was per- fect. I have given but a faint outline, anda fainter description of a speech which, covering as it did, the whole field of British constitu- tional history, would have been a memorable effort even in the Parliament of the Empire.

—_—___—_—_ + >o—--—_—— The English Budget.

Sir Statford Northcote, in explaining the Budget in the House of Commons, stated that the revenue for 1877 and 1878 had £79,762 ,398, and the expenditure £78,995,- 495. Thesurplus for the past year was consequently £359,903. Of the sia mil- lions voted, three and a half millions had been actually expended, and some further liabilities were incurred. The surplus was thus converted into a deficit of £2,640,000. To meet this deficit and further liabilities Government had applied £750,000 of sur- plus revenue, and issued Exchequer bonds for £5,750,000 running a year only. They thus commenced the year with temporary debt of £2,750,009. Estimated deficit for 1878 and 1879 is £1,560,000. This does not include any provision for redemption of Treasury bonds or further liabilities, £500,000 of which has been incurred for army and £200,000 for navy, which would

They further estimated the expense of call

The prevailing opinion that the three gentlemen m question would

It is not our in- tention to make this paper a vehicle of hard names or abusive language, but we contend

$4,600 a year for the work performed in the department under consideration, and at >|

time when the people are struggling to free their lands from the hated rental system, — | lat a time when, owing to unprecedented | financial dearth, it is all but impossible to | ata tune when many of! the taxpayers are struggling in the battle | for bread (the toughest of all fights), tT

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April 18-—3i

PME PHOTORIAL

HISTORY QF THE WORLD,

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REDDIN, Jr., See’y.

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have to be met by supplementary estimates.’| AND MODERN TIMES : ; !

ing out reserves at £400,000, which is al- lowed for their being under arms three months. They estimated the expense that

—SHOWING THE—

Causes of their Presperity and Decline,

would have to be incurred for new doeks}and including a Full and ‘Comprehensive His-

and extra labor at £400,000, thus raising the supplementary estimates to £1,000,000 or £1,590,000. All of these estimates com- bined showed atotal deficit of £5,000,000 or £5,800,000. They proposed to meet,

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dinary expenditures, supplementary esti- mates, some portion of outstanding and the Treasury bonds. For this purpose they proposed to increase the ineome tax to two pence on the pound, which, they estimated, would produce £3,000,000; to increase the tobacco duty four pence per pound, which, they estimated, would produce £750,000; to increase the dog tax in a manner esti- mated to produce £1,000,000. They pro- posed to inwke some allowance in assess- ment of income tax for depreciation in value of machinery, and grant some exemptions from house tax. ‘These reductions would cause a loss of £80,000. Thus about £1,- 550,000 of deficit would be left over to the next year,

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