SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE vi ASSEMBLY.

SaTurpDay, May 5. Hon M r

current year Ordered to be referred to the House when in Committee on Supply Ou motion of Mr. Meoutgomery prepare av Address te His Escelleoey for the | te the recommendations cou

Davies submitted Supplementary

urpose of giving effect

ained in the Report of the Touse re+ lal ve Qe metion of the Hon. Sel General, the Bill to exempt the Crown and CGaveruwment wus read 4 second time and reperted ag On motion of the Llow. Mr. Davies the Louse went into Committee vn Supply;

aud after seme time 8} nt therein, reported progress,

eed to

a Conmiltee was appotnted ie}

to the establishment of new Post Offices throughout the Island. |

lands in thie leand frem duties and assesauients, |

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, MAY 28, 1866.

| desirons to see the grant increased, be would support the | Resolution

Alter some further remarks on the subject, the Hon. Sol. General expressed bis desire to sve steam extended to King’s

Estimates for the | County, and was pleased at the feeling manilested in favor of | |

i that object. [le would therefore move that the sum of £300 Xe granted for Steam Communication with Souris, George- tuwnr, &e., Instead of £150—which was unanimously carried,

During the debate on the subject of Steam Communteation, |

i Me. Howat dirceted attention to the necessity of causing the steamers plying between Charlottetown and Summerdide and | Shediae, to touch at Crapaud occasionally ; und alluded to | (he petition of the inhabitants of that place on that subject. Messrs. Llusiam and Montgomery also strongly urged the claims of the people of that seetion of the Island. relative to

lien. Mr. Pope, from the Committee apporuted last Session, to the subject of Sceum Communication, and alluded to their

whou were relerred a petition tren disera } side, relative to an Act of Ineorpor tion for that town, reported that saul Committee bad taken the mwaller inte their most serious consi deration, but as the names of a great number of the owners of pro- did net appear on sald petition, it was lnex- the prayer of the petitioners,

perty im the sand tow! pedient af the preacut lime te gra the Hon Sel. General, the Committee appointed last Seesion to re port on tie sn Yeet of the petition of divers inhabitants ot Prince County, recommending the adoption of the Decimal sys tec, wae diseharged without reporting.

Mr. Howlan regretted that the Committee had not reported; it t the Colony was assimilated as He was opposed

that question trom one Session to the other,

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wae figh time that the currency nearly ag peasibie te that of the Sister Provinces te the postponement of The time bad surely arrived when a change in tie present confused lu the Sister Provinees, the Public Aceounts were kept on the Decimal Currency system, and Merchants and others reac d it in their private business, Mr. McLennan said he had always been favourable to the itre- duction ef the Decimal system—eove desivable step towards which was the adeption, by seme of the New Banks of the Island, of the Dullar value of their notes; and be hoped that, ere long, it would be come lt was, Lowever, deemed advisable to defer any iegislative action on the subject at present, asthe public mind did net appear te be prepared for tue chance it would effect iu the wonetary transactions of the Colony Hlow. Me. Davies favoured the ad» ption of the Decimal system, the superiority of which over the present conflicting end confused mode Wa Very apparent It would net, however, be well to force it on the people, tli the publie mind was prepared fer its reception. The Banks, adepting the system, im the value of their notes, had acted wisely, and, in bis opinion, anticipated the time when it would be the universal system in the Publie Departments of the Colony. He hoped the neat Heuse of Assembly would « Tect a change, so very desirable Hou. Me. Coles remarked that, in changing the system, much difficulty would Srise from the great quantity of Copper Coinage afivat in the country—the real value of which should be regulated Hon. Mr. Pope observed, that atrong apprehensions existed among the peopie, relative to the effeet the change would have on the amounts psyable for rent, as secured by the leases of the tenantry It would pet, therefore, be advisable to press the subject, until the publie mind weuld be educated up tit. That the Decimal system, asa wode of keeping accounts, was preferable to that hitherto pur- sued, he readily admitted, Its adoption, however, must be gardual The Copper Coimage, 8e very pervalent throughout the Island, was svvner a chauge was effected,

state of OUP CUrrenCY Wat Hecessa) ¥

ily ade»

universal

becoming aliweust a nuisauec, and th the better

The mution to discharge the Com ject, was then put and carried

Howse in Committee on Pauper Scales—reported progress.

Ou motion of the Hon. Mr. Pope, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole, oo the Bil relating to the Election Laws --Mr. Yeo in the Chair.

The Bal provides that Sheriffs and Presiding Officers may record their votes in any Polling Diviewo in the County, in which they may be su employed, tor any Eleetoral District within any such County, although that may not be the Division in which they may reside or bold property

Poil Clerks, Candidates, and the Inspectors, Aggnts or Clerks of eath Candidate, qualitied to vote on any property qualification, shali poll their votes as presertbed in said Bill, wherever they mey be seo employed, for any Town, or Royalty, or Electoral District, within the Isiand ; and all persen® helding property qualification in any Towa, or Royalty, or Electoral District, within the Island: and ail

eres holding property qualification in any Town, or Electoral hatevet, within said Island, shall be autheriz-d to poll his vete in apy such District, for any Town or laud, where he may held property.

The Bill also provides that any person holding the Office of Colo- nial Seeretary, Attorney General, Solicitor General, Colonial Trea- surer, Coamusatoner of Public Land:, Postinaster Gereral, Fivaueial Secretary, or Collector of lupost, for Charlottetown, and being, at Te Sine time, a member of the Liouse of Assembly or Legisla-

iittee of last Seseion on the sub-

ine Connell, aud shall resign his offiee, and. within one month after his |

resigvation, aecept any otwer of the said offices, under the same ad- ministration, he shall net thereby vacate his seat tu the said Assei- bly or Legislative Council.

Ou wetioo ef the Hon. Sol. General, the Honse went into Cam- mittee ou the Bill for the Regulation of the Militia and Volunteer forces

The Militia shall consist of afl wale inhabitants of the Island, from 16 to 60 years of age, not exempted by law.

To be divided intu two classes, namely, Active and Sedentary Mi.tia

The Active to be divided into two classes, namely, Volunteer and Heguiar Militia

For purposes of enrollment and organization, each County shall be divided into as many Reyimenta! Disiricts as may be decided upen Gv the Cow vander-in-Chief; acd each aucts District shall be syain divided into Company Districts. Each of the former Districts te furnish one Militia Regiment, and -ach of the latter to furnish one Regular and one Sedeutary Company of Militia.

The Regalar Militia shail consist ©! all male pereons from 16 to 45 years of age, and the Sedentary Militia, of all Male persons from the age of 43 tu 6U years, vot exewpted by law, or eurolled in the Active Militia.

The Sedentary Militia shall be carefully enrolled, from time to time, in each Company Division, by the Captain thereof, whe shal! transmit certified copies of the Ruil to the Officer commanding the Eeuiment.

All the provisiona of the Bll for the enrollment of the Reyular Militia shall alse be applicabie to Sedentary Militia.

The Commander-in-Chiet may eal out the Militia, or any part thereot, whenever it may be advisable to do so, be tien, or imminent danger of iteer forces shall first take the y, the Sedentary Militia.

mm hie soppren beets, catiee of Wear, Luvasion, Cis ck nny kind, aod, is such cases, the Vol ficid, then the Regular foree, and ja

The Officer commanding any Regiment may, upen any sudden ewergeney, call out ie whole, or avy part of the Militia under his roumand, until the pieasure of the Commander-in-Ciief be wade hur “un

The Bill, which elicited but very litle debate, was read a second tie and reported tu Lie House agreed to.

habttante of Summer-

Miectoral District within the [s- }

correspondence with the Government for the accomplishment it that desirable object, which they hoped soon tu see con summat d

Mr. Duncan observed that a great deal had been said re- lative to Steauw: Commnicatih n with Crapaud, but it would be well to know toat a boat of 150 feet keel could not turn at the Crapaod wharf, even at high water. It was, therefore, useless to ta'k of @ steamer calling there until a wharf was built at the outside of the harbor at that place

Allusion was then made by several hon. members to a smal! } Steamer about to be placed between Shediac and Summerside, }by a gentieman at Summerside, on beball of the owners, and Which was expected ty ply daily between said places: the probability of procuring her services for the purpuse of calling at Crapaud was entertained

Poe Resolution granting £300 towards procuring a steam

the necessity of procaring a greater Dumber of water tanks

cured, that another superior engine, similar to (he one already bad, and which performed such exceilent service, stiouid be | purchased. | | tlon Leader of the Government directed attention to the | | fact that two handred bushels of leap and Plax Seed, pur- chased by the Government, had just arrived from Enyland, with the view of inducing the Coi my to prouiote the cultiva- ition of Fiax Ue would therefore like to hear an expression vf opinion from hon. members oa both sides, as to tie best mode to be adupted fur the sale and disposal of toe seed a» acquired.

A long debate then followed on the cultivation of Fla x, during which a sumilarity of ssatumeat was very generally expressed

Hon. Mr. Warburton alluded to the practical success, with which he met, in his production at flax. on his own farm, and | by the machinery which he had procured tor ite manufacture. } The want of a convenient and remunerative market having been alluded to, the Hon. Mr. Davies said that he was pr-- i pared to purchase all the seutehed Oix that would off-r in our Market next autumn, at the most remunerative prices that the | Kaglish Market would afford. The debate on tle subject, and wiich will appear in the extended reports of the House, was

jhighy instructive to those purposing tu direct their attention tu the cul:ivation of that article

Hlon Mr. Pope presented certain complaints of Theophilus Stewart, E-q , Indian Commissivner, on the subject of certain [udian reserves on this Island |

[louse in Committee on said p»pers reported a Resolation to

the effect that, Whereas certain Linds in Cownsatps 55 and 15, | heretu'ore set apart as Indian Reservations, have not, from jtheir meligibity for such purpose, or from other causes, been availed of as such by any wembers of the Indian population ; and te was therefore desirable, in furtherance of the ortginal design in making such reservations, to render them for sale by white settlers, and to apply the proceeds thereof in the pur- chasing of other and wore suitable locations for the Lnodians, or vtherwise, as the Government shall be advised

The House of Assembly thereof recommend that the Crown

Land Commissioner be authorized to take the necessary steps to |

sell and dispose of any and all of the respective tracts of lands jon Lots 55 and 15, as aforesaid, for the highest and best price or prices that can be had tor the same, aod deposit the proceeds inthe Pabhe Treasury of the Colony -theace tu be drawa by Warrant for Indian purposes as aforesaid

Said report was then adopted: and a Committee appointed to wart on His Exeellency the Lieutenant Governor, with a copy thereof, | The Milica Bill was read a third time and passed. | House again in Committee on Supply.

Tue Chatrman reported several resulutions agreed and Sup- ply elk sed.

The Bill to settle doubts relative to titles of Lands so'd for Assessinent on this Island was read # third time and pissed

Me. McLennan. Chairiwan of the spectal Committee on Pub- ‘lic Accounts, subwitted the Report of that Committee, whieh | was otdered to be referred to a Committee of the whole Llouse tu-thorrow.

Tue following Committee was then appointed to seleet such accounts as should d+ published in the Appendix to the Jour- nals, viz: tons) Messrs. Pope, Uensley. Longworth.

On motion of tbe Hon. Leader of the Government. the House resulved itseli into # Committee of the whole on the Des patches,

A debate then ensued, and was kept up till a very Igte hour, on the subject of the Resolutions submitted by the Hon. Leader of the Government ; in amendment to which, the Lun Mr Whelan submitted the following, viz:—

Resolced, as the opinion of this House, that the Confederation of Her Majesty's Atwerican Colonial Possessions would be—whliile in conforuuly with Her Majesty's trequently expressed desire —con- ducive to their weitare, individually and generally. And this House believes that a plan of Confederation might be so frawed as not to involve the sacrifice of any material interest on the part of any Pro- yinee; but inaswuch a3 the people of Prince Edward Istand do ner appear te be prepared to regard with any favor the project of Con federation, 1s unwise to press it upou public attention, as ite dis- cussion is only ealeulated to produce excitement und apprehension, without reasonable cause,

And further Reso'ved, aa the opinion of this Mouse, that there should be ne vole passed by the Leyislature ot this Colony in taver of a Confederation of the Provinees until the people shall firat be jafforded au opportunity of prouowuncing thelr junywent ou the gues htien at a general Election. | Progress was reported,

+ Louse adjourned.

Liew. Leader of the Government then remarked that as many un- | Tuespay, May 8.

s . . | founded rumors were circulated, and yroundiess fears eutertained by |

many, teaching the course intended to be pursued in regard to the all abeerbing tour, Confederation, he considered tt would be as weil te subust tue Resolutions ou that subject, which had been prepared if auswer to toe Despatches frow the Secretary of State to Lis Ex- celleney the Liewtenant Governor relative to th@t aubjeet,

Said Resolutions were thea laid on the table. Theee Resolutions bave wlready beeu published inthe Examiner.

Adjourned

Monpar, May 7.

The Bill to invorporate the Summerside Fishing Company wes read a second tae and reported agreed to.

The petition of James Lours, and other native Indians, was presented tu the Liouse by the Hon Mr. Kelly, and was re- veived and read ; and a Committe appointed to report thereon

The Bill for settling doubte relauve to titles acquired under Sheriff’ Deeds was read a second time and reported agreed to.

The Bill reiatiog to election law wus read a third time and passed.

Hon. Mr Longworth presented to the House papers relat- |

ing to the Estate of the late Paul Mabey, claiming an amount dus for assessment on six pasture Lots, vceu pied us a race course in the KR yyaity oi Charlottetown. Said papers were then referred to report thereon ; Llons. Longworth, Coles, and Mr. Brecken. iiouse in Committee of Supply

A debate tovk place relative to the Resolution appropriat- |

ing £240 for the purchase of an entire horse — the property of Mr. W. Canard, of Halifax

Toe Resolution granting £150 towards the encouragement of Seam Communication, connecting Souris and Georgetown with Pictoa aud Charlottetown, elicited some remarks

Hou. ir. Coles said the eum was altogether inadequate for |

the purpose contemplated, and appealed to the lion, Sol. General for bis opiniun relative to that meagre vote fur King’s Usvoty Steam Commanication

Hon. Mr. Davies suid it was desirable to open that route ; a trip vuow a lortmght, tor the present, would be of some ser- view. dle expressed the hope that the day was nit far distant wher a canal would be cut connecting the Lilisborvagh with Tracadie arbor, which would give the great fishing imterests vt Souris and vicinity an iwpetus much to be desired.

‘ion Mr. Hensley comarked tha’, while he would support the Kesulution submitted fur the purpose of steam navigation

between the places named, he could nut help eapressing great.

disappointment at the utter imadequacy of the sum proposed tobe granted. Ue had no hope that the sum of £150 would be oi any service fur the purposed cotem plated, and hoped that it would be increased to £500). Some geurs ago £200 *as given for communication between Georgetown and Pictou ; vod if that suum proved insufficient, bow could a less sum avail, *hen Souris, as well as Georgetown, was to be provided for. lle trusted the Government would increase the amount, a6 the subject was really one of the greatest importcnce to t tern sections of the Island. : s Hon. Mr. MeEuchen expressed his gratitude at the disposi- manifested by the Government to encourage Dieam Com- Wunicstiou with Souris and Georgetown, and whilst he was

to the following Committee |

On motion of the Hon. Mr. Davies, a Couuittes was appuinted tu bring in a Bill to appropriate Supply. | The following Bills were read a third time and passed, viz: | The Bild to incorporate the Summerside Fisiing Company. | The Bill relating to Trust Deeds.

The Bill relating te the Crown and Government of the United | Kingdom within this Island.

Hon. Col. Gray, Chairman of the Committee to whom was re- | ferred the petition of divers inhabitants of Queen's County, com- | plaining of certain irregula ‘ities on the part of the Contractor for Hillsborough Ferry, submitted their report, to the effect: that they ‘had heard the Petitioners as well aa tae Contractor and witnesses, and afier maturely weighing and considering the facts as detailed before them, they were ot opinion that the coutractor ahonld be called upon to use more caution and diligence in conforming strictly te the requirements of his contract, by night as well as by day. Phey als» recommended that the Executive endgavor to make such arrangements with the Coutractor as will cause the steamer to run more frequently across the ferry on market days, being of opinion that tt was iaperatively required by the rapidly mereasing traffic on such days. They also recommended that stepa be takeu to procure the services of a Dredging Maehine, to deepen lhe docks and the water in the middle ground in the Kiver,

Ordered that said R-port be submitted to a Committee of the whole House to-:nerrow,

The appropriation Bill was submitted, received and read, and ou, motion, was ordered to be committed to a Counpittee of the whole | House and reported agreed to.

The adjourned debate ou the subject of Confederation was re- | sumed at the hour of 5 o'clock in the aftervoou, aud kept up with | much interest till after midnight.

Hon. Sol. General opened the debate by resuming his speech, | which he bad coumenced in the forenoon, aud spoke tor nearly two hours. He was followed by the Hon. Mr. Coles, who also epoke at great |

length.

During the debate on that great and momentous question, al- | most every bon. member of the House expressed bis views on the subject, all of whom were present excepling the Hon. Colonial | Seeretary, absent from the Island on the Delegation to Brazil, the West Ladian Islands, and Mexico.

How. Mr Coles, ia the course of debate, remarked that had he) been consulted in framing the Resolutions, he would have suggested | av alteration tw that which stated, that auy Federal Union of the British Provinees which would include Prince Edward Island could ever be accomplished upon terus that would prove advantageous to the best interests of the latter; but although that Resolution waa not worded exactly as he would hike to see it, yet, from the states | ments of one of the leaders of the Government in Canada, Mr. | Cartier, to the effect, that the Resolutions at the Quebee Confer- ence ip 1864 should not be altered; aod also statements published in Quebee reflecting the views of the Goverument of that country bon the question of Uuieu, te the effect, that should England favor | the Resulutions of the House of Assembly of Nova Seotia, to che | prejudice of the Quebee Schewe, she could not bold Canada against ‘ber will) With such statements ae these before him, he telt bound

| te support the Resulutions, as submitted by the Hon. Leader of the Government, as there appeared to be uo bope of getting any modifi- easion ef the Quebee Report. Mr. Sinclair, while expressing bimself pleased with the Resolu- tions eudwitted against Confederation, thought the language in the second Reavlution almost tue strung.

believed terms could be

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fire engine fur Charlottetown calied forth remarks relative to} x

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in the City, and t! a steam engine could not be readily pro-| i |

ithe North Shore, trom the practice of set-line fisuing, was brought

| ion aod regulation of the fisheries alluded to, and thereby prevent | their destruction or total extinction, beeause of the injurious Mode

| said Committee, which, after some debate thereon, was ordered to

given which would justify PE. Island in going into a Federal | Union, but, at the same tine, he firmly believed such terms never | would be given to this Colony.

M~. Brecken alse said, in his speech, that he would not go se far as to aay that a Union of the Colonies, on terins advantageous to P |. Istand, was a matter of impossibility; but from the present con- struction of the question, as adveeated by the supporters of the Que- bee Report, he feit it bis duty to give the resolutions in question his hearty support.

Hon. Leader of the Government admitted that the paragraph iu question was worded iu very strong terins, and had he consulted bis own individual views on that point, be would have modified it. Last year be admitted the principles of a Union im the abstract; jand be stili thought that terme might be proposed which would be

advantageous to this Island; but such terms could not be had, and ji consequence of the very extraordinary course pursued with re- ) gard to (iis question in Neva Scotia and New Brauswick, 1 beloved is lo resist everything in the shape of a Union, leat we might be commnitted to the Quebec scheme. He believed nineteen out of every (wenty of the people of this Island were opposed to Union ot auy kind with Canada. fe, therefore, conceived it to be bis duty, in deference to their wishes, and to secure a sirong vote in this louse, to pursue the course he had done. At the same tine, he “must say, expressing bis own opinion, he wished the secoud Resolu- | Fien were struck out. | ‘Phe question was then put on the Hon. Mr. Whelan’s Resolutions jin amendment to the Resolutions submitted by the Hon. Leader ot ithe Government, and negatived on the tollowing division :—

Por Hon. Mr Whelan’s amendiment—Hons. E. Whelan, Col. | Gray. Sot. General, Davies, Kaye, Messrs, McLennan, and Green—7. | Against it—Hous. J. C Pope, the Speaker, Lougwarth, Coles, | Warburton, Thornton. Hensley, Kelly, Laird, MceEachen; Messrs. | Hewat, Breeken, Dunean, Haslam, Rawsay, Montgomery, Howlan,

The Resolutions of the Hon. Leader ot the Goverpuent were ac- cordingly reported to the House agreed to,

Mr. Sinclair then submitted the following Reselution:—

Resolved, That inasmuch as there will be a generrl election this Sutower, it is, therefore, inexpedient for the Government to appoint any further delegations on the subject of Colonial Union or Contede- ration, or to take any action calculated to commit the people of this Colony to any scheme of Union until authorized by the people and sanetivoed by thee Represeutatives, returued at said geueral Elec tivn.”” a

The supporters of the Government on that question contended that the above Resolution was uncalled for, inasmuch as bon. mewbers of the Exeeutive, in their places on the floor of that House, had during the debate just ended, declared that the Government) would take no action whatever on the subject, and that therefore it would be unfair te throw a doubt on their expressed declaration.

The supporters of the resolution contended that their object was fo aria the Government against uaking any concessions that might lead to the appointment of any delegation tending to commit the people of the Colouy to any measure not sauctioued by their Repre sentatives,

Afier considerable debate on the subject, the qrestion was put and the Resvlution negatived on the following division, viz :—

For Mr Sinclair’s Resolution—Hons, Messrs. Coles, Laird War- burton, Hensley, Thornton, Keily, Messrs. Sinclair, Howlan, Howat, Walker, Sutherland. Conroy,—12

Against it—Hons, J. C. Pobe’ Cal. Gray, Sol General, Whelan. Caye, Longworth, Davies, MeKvachen, Mesis Duncan, Yeo, Has- lam, M mw gomery, Rawsay, McLenuan, Green, Breckeu—16.

Ltuuse adjourned.

Wepsespay, May 9.

The Appropriation Bill was read a third tims and passed.

The Report of the Committee relating to Hillsborough Ferry was

the Queen, expressive of the viows of the House of Assembly upon the subject of Confederation, submitted an Address, which was adopted

An address was also prepared and adopted, requesting His Ex- celleney the Lieut. Govervor o be pleased to forward te Her Majesty the Queen the said Add ess of the Houge of Assembly on Colonial Contederation,

House adjourned.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(Continued from the Lueaminer of this date )

Also a petition of Herbert Boll, and other inhabitants of the western section of Prince Quunty.praying that an act may be passed to prevent the destruction of sheep by vicious dogs

The last named petition was referred to a special committee consisting of the Llun. Messrs. Yeo, Anderson, Walker, Pal- mer, and Goff, to report thereon by bill or otherwise. ‘Tne others were ordercd to be laid on the table.

The Hon. Mr. Henverson, by command, laid before the House the pubic aecounts fur the fnuneial year ending Jan- uary 3ist, 1866.

Hon. Mr. Yeo. by command, laid befure the [louse the Im- post and Excise accounts for Charlottetown and the several outports ot thie lsiand for the past year. Alsothe Audirors’ classification of the public accounts for the year ending 31s: January, 1860.

lon Mr. ANDERSON acquainted the House that he had » newsage trom Uis Psecilency the Lieutanunt Governor trans mitting a large number of public despatches and other docu. wents, which were received and ordered to be jaid on the tabi:

Adjouroed tll to-morrow at eleven o'clock,

Wepenspar, April 18th, PETITIONS PRESENTED.

By the Hon. Mr. Warker,—Of Sarah Greenan, an aged and infirm pauper, praying relief,

By the Hon. Mr. Baer, a petition of divers inhabitants o ths Island. praying that a sum of money may be granced ¢ defray the expense of unporting boring apparatus and makin, the necessary experiments to ascertain whether cual or an: other valuable wineral be found beneath our soil, ;

The above ducuments were ordered to be jaid on the tuble

House adjourned.

Tuurspay, April 19th. PETIT/ONS PRESENTED.

By the Hon, Mr. MeLaren—Of Mary Martin, a pauper, praying releif.

Hon. Mr [lenpERrson, on rising to move for leave to present a petition of Theoptilas Desbrisay, and divers intiabitants of this Island, praying that a bounty of one dollar per barrel be granted on ali mackerel exported from this colony, said :—This isa petition, your honors, praying for a bounty upon mackerel so that those who engage in that important branch of business uray do so successfuly, and, aecording to the views of the pe- titluners, put them mn a position to enable them to export their fish to the United States, which is the only market that requires any considerable quantity to supply it. 1 do nat deem it necessary tomake any lengthened remarks at present

submitted to a Committee of the whole House aud reported | because IT think your honors wil! agree that itis a subject of

agreed to. Phe subject of a petition from inhabitants of Rustico and others, relative to the wjurious effects on the Alewives and Codfisheries of

under (he consideration of the House by the Hon. Mr. Long- worth. who speke at cousiderabe length on the necessity of adept Ing some practical means tor the proiectien of that) branch of our industry; aud expressed the hope that, during the next Ses- sie of the Legislature, seme Law would be devised tor the protec-

of fishing deseribed, and called trawl or set-line fishing. Mr. Howlan tollowed, and, from his bwu practical knowledge of | the subject uuder cousideration, gave much valuable information He urged the necessity of adopting seme stringent and practical re- | gulations for the protection and fostering of the fisheries alluded to, the total extinction of wlich,on eur coasts, woul] even ually be inevit- able, i the mode of fishing alluded to was vot provibited — By al- jlowing the fish to be caught at improper seasons of the year, myriads, in a state of spawn, were destroyed It was bigh tine that action was taken by the Legislature on a subject of such vital im-

such importance as to G@emand the attention of the Louse at some future day. It relates to whatis evidently an important branch of business, and and 1! judi “ously prosecuted, will he a suurce of revenue to the colovy ;and { may add that L hope the day is not distant when politicans will be valued by the people, not as warriora on behalf of the tenantry on one hand or of the proprietors on the other, but as they will be found qualified to give encouragement to the development of the re- suurces of the colony. These remarks imply that Tam looking forward to the day whe our bone of contention, the Jand tenures of this Island, will be put out of the way.

Tee petitions above named were read and ordered to be laid on the tabie.

liouse adjyurned.

Fripay, April 20th. PETITIONS PRESENTED. By the Hon. Mr. Yeo,—Of divers inhabitants of Lots 7 and 8.

portance to the interests ot the Colony.

Mr. Conroy said that he had the authority of the Report of the! Fishery Comunssiovers of England for stating that the natural in-! crease of fish Was so ploutiful, that it was limpossible te diminish, | much less destroy them. Whilst he was always ready to encourage | the fishing interests, he would net favor their obstruction by auy stringent of unnecessary law.

How. Mr. McEachou—It would be unjust to adopt any measure that weuld obsiruct our ewn people in the proseention of that) braveb of industry ; whilst, at the same time, our American neigh- | bors were eatching fish on our coast. The latter were the parties | Whose encroachment should be guarded against. :

On motion ot the Hon. Mr. Longworth, it was ordered that the petiiion presented to the House, the subject of which had called forth the remarks of hen wembers, be published in the Royal | Gazette, tor the information ot the pubiie, |

Ou motion of Mr. MeLenaan, Chairman of the Committee on | Public Accounts, the Report of that Committee was committed to a | Comuitiece of the whole House.

The Report shows thatthe expenditure for the financial year, | ending January 31st, 19656. was £75.950 34. Od, leaving a balance | agulust the Colony of £7,909 4s, 4d; which amount, added to the | balance standmg against the Colony on the 3ist January, 1865, | shows the public debt to be £74,640 on the 3ist January, 1666. . That balance tucludes ail Debentutes, Freasury Notes, and Warrants | issued up to that date. :

The Committee, in the above statement, do not give eredit to the | Colony for any balanee due trom the sale of public lauds, nor for | any estimated value of lands remaining unseld. Giving the Colony, however. credit for the balancesdae on public lands sold, £32,425 9s | Ql, and for che sums realized frow the sale of the old barrack | land, £5,600, the balance, as shown against the Colony, would be £36,614 12s 3d., instead of £74,040, as above stated.

Tie Revenue for the past year shows an@ucrease over the pre- | vieus ove of £1,717 les. .

The Receipts tor, aud on aceount of, Public and Crown Lands, | during the past year, amounted to £6,434 188. The expenditure | tor the same period, including estimated losses of Land Tax, aud | interest, Was £2,550; leaving a balance in favor of Publie and | Crown Lands of £3,884. Besides the balance due on Public Lands, Bouds, Deeds, &¢., amounting to £32,425 9s Yd., as above | stated, there are 29,954 acres of land unsold, being a decrease i the quaetity of land, last year, of 4.033 acres.

During the past year the Government have purchased 4,151$ | acres of land, and have sold 3.134 acres witain the sime per.od,

‘The expenditure tor the past year has beeu increased to the ex- tent of £13,190 2. Gd. over what may be considered the ordinary | expenditure of the year, fur the lullowing services, viz: Victoria Barracks, £3,248 3 3}

‘Troops, 94119 3| Light House, North Cape, 1.200 0 0] importation of Stock tue Stock Farm, 2,000 0 UO

£13,190 2 6

Hon. Mr. Uoles submitted the following Resolution, viz:

‘The Comuiittee fiud ou examiming the Public Accounts, that the suin of teu thousand pounds has been expended in erecting Barracks, aud other expenses in connection with the military force, uot authorised by any appropriation of this Legislature.

A discussion then followed, towching some of the items of expend- iture, relative to which, the Opposition charged the Government wilh extravagance; and the majority defended the actions of the Government. Alter which, the question was put, and carried on the Resolution.

Hon. Mr. Longworth then moved that the question be reconsider- ed; there being but very few hon. ineinbers in there places, it was unfair thus hurriedly to dispose of the question.

A call for absent members was then made, and, at the close of the debate, the question was put on the Resolution subauttel by the

fon. Mr. Coles, aud negatived on the tollowing division, viz:

For the Resolation—Hons. Messra Coles, Warbarten, Whelan, Kelly, Thornton, Laird; Messre. Howat, Howlan, Walker, Conroy, Sinclair—11-

Agaimst it—Hons. Mesars. Pope, McEachen, Longworth, Davies, Kaye; Messrs. Dancan, Yeo, Haslan, Green, Montgomery, Brecken, McLenaan, Ramsay—13.

The Report of the Committees was thea adopted by the House.

House adjourned.

Tuursvay, May 10.

Hon. Mr. Kelly, from the Committee appointed to report on papers and documents submitted te the House, relative to certain charges preferred against James MeWade, E<q., one of Her Majesty's Jus- tices of the Peace for Queen's County, submitted the Report of the

be withdrawn. - House in Committee on the Bill from the Legislative Council to amend the Act constituting the Legislative Council elective.

The nature of which ameodmeut was te empower His Excellency in Council to change the time tor holding the Elections for Mewbers tu serve in that body.

Bill reported agreed to.

The House in Committee en the Despatch from His Excellency the Lieut. Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, ac- companying the Joint Address of both Houses of the Legislature, passed last Session, on the subject of the payment of the Lieutenant Governor's salary, in which Despatch allusion is made, among otber watters, to the salary of the Private Secretary.

A considerable discussion on the subject ensued, during which the How. Mr. Coles subinitted a Resolution to the effeet, that the Go- vernment bad been rewiss in their duty in bot seoner ascertaming the nature of the said Despatch, and in uot taking steps to forward a representation to the Colonial Office supporting the views set forth in the said Joint Address. :

Hon. Mr. Pope moved that the said Resolution be withdrawn ; whicb wotion was carned iv the offirmative.

—-e Altai “ all. ‘i rene Sy

praying for the establishment of & Small Debs Court, in the vicinity of Cape Wolf,

By the Lien. Mr. Gorr.—Of teachers on Lots 50 56.5%. 59. and 60, praying tor certain amendments of the sebool Act Also of certain housebolders within the Belmont or Royalty East School district, praying that the school teacher in said district may be acthorized to draw the government allowance in full, 80 long as the average attendance is equal tu one ball the number in the district.

By the Hon, Mr. McLaney,—Of divers inhobitants of Pe- ter's Road and Greek River, Lot 63, praying tor the establisin- ment of a post office in their settiewent,

By the Hon. Mr. Dingwett—Oft Lueresa Barnard, a pauper, praying relief.

By the Hon. Mr. McDonatp—Of certain inhabitants of King’s County. praying thata line of road at the southern side of the reserved land towards the shore at Burnt Point,

way not be opened as prayed for by certain other petitioners. |

Also of certain inhabitants of Cardigan and vicinity, praying that a proposed road frow Alley's mulls to the new bridge across the Cardigan River, may be opened on the south side of that river. And a@ petition of Alexander McDonald, ond others, praying that the Act to regulate the floating of logs. &e.. down the streams of this Island, may be renewed and amended, so that parties having mill dams across such streams may be compelled to keep sluice gates in them through which logs may be floated.

All the foregoing petitions were ordered to be laid on the table, except the last named, which was referred wv a special committee, consisting of the Hon. Messrs. MicDonald,Palmer aod Dingwell, to report upon, by bili or otherwise.

REVENUE BILL.

A message was brought from the Uouse of Assembly, by the Hon. Mr Davies, with a +> Bull for raising a revenue,” which was received and read the first time.

On motion of the Hou. Mr. Beer, the said bill was read a Second time, end the House went into Committee thereon — Hon. Mr. Beer in the Chair.

Hon. Mr. McDonato: [ think, your honors, that we should have a little explanation from the members of the Go- vernment respecting the change in the scale of duties, for | observe there is considerable difference m the duties im pose by the act of Jast year, and those imposed by this bill upon articles of general consuim ption—articles which are consumed very generai'y by tne poorer class of people, and which were free Jast year. We are without ony official information as to the causes why these changes were made. It isa very im- portant bill, and members of this House should have ‘infor- mation 80 as to be able to give their constituents a Te@ason for the changes We will, doubtless, be questioned as tw whi those changes were made, and if we can only say this the bill parsed through ali iis stages in this louse one & ter noon without a single remark, | du not think they would be satisfied.

Hon. Mr. Tlenperson : | would like his honor to Specify the articles which he alludes to, and perhaps [ would be able to throw some light upont e prigziples upon which the Go vernment have made the changes,

Hon. Mr. MeDowatp : Fiour is one.

Thon. Mr. Henvexson : Well, it has been deemed pro or t show the Americans that we are not entirely at tier me-'y ; and it was thought proper to impose the same rate of tar: upoo American four as 18 imposed upon it by the other Colo- nies. It was a'so thought tuatit would induce parties to im- port their fuur from Canada. And, to reduce it to the nar- row point, it was thought that, in view of all these things, 4. parties are able to porehase flour atall, they wil be abla tw do so with the swall advance of one shilling and six pence per barrel. :