pSUI’l‘LEMEN'l‘

House or ASSEMBLY. suiriunv 0.: raocsiinmdi.

Hr. Dou.-ii: spoke nearly as follows: Mr. Chiiiriniin_. it gpp -ufs by the remarks of the Iiovernor, _l'cIIpL‘C!lll:_: Illlvll tnuliirg. that iii.no is carried on. I nsk if an thing has bee-.i done on that suliject. Ibave nod:-rstooi that there was some illicit trade going on in ddi'.:rent parts of the Island. If this is the cast-.I think we ought to be infornied o it. A; Illl. there has lxnin s.une iii-c.iuiits that goods have be-in Ian led at Georgetowii. I should like to know if any i_il'orinntion lins been received on the matter. I have been it support to the G ivnrmnont; and I care not who he is. he invist not client the GI vernnient. I ask Mr. Cole_s and Mr. Wightiunn whether any information has come witlnn their knowledge respecting the inntter.

Ibo. Cu. Ssc:uc1-.uir.—'l‘lic only reason. I believe. that

'\hs (ioverninent have to call the attention of the House to the In mgr, has isriseil from the honorable nic_inbers own district. The Collector culled u n me and sand that it was imp-siible for him to get any revenue from that_dis- trict. It is well known that there has been very little revenue collected there formerly: but there has_been ii. little more I nit year. But there was another case with reference to an American vessel which was seized here, and with re- ferenci to which the laws were found insufﬁeicnt. 'l‘lie facts of the case are pretty well known to every one here. But, Sir. there is another thing tl iit I ma iiicntion. Our Revenue Liws are scattered all over the tutute Book, and it completely puzzles the Collectors to ﬁnd them.

Mr. Dousv..—In reply to the hon. gentleman. I may in- form him. that if he would make ‘tter appointnients per- hs not it i niueli illicit trading would be done. But. Sir. I iI:coinpluin. and I have it right to com lain, that the re- venue has not b -cn rutccted. What is t e purpose of our Revenue Collectors. The fact is. there are no persons worth talking about to protect the revenue. This is not the ﬁrst iime that I have complained on this lleor. Who- Cver is in ollic-. I would be the last one to shut my eyes to dealings of that kind.

Ilon. Con. TllIASlllBI.—I suppose he would wish the Go- vernincnt to appoint such olliecrs as he recommended for Road Commissioners when his party was in power.

Mr. Coo--ss.-'l‘ne laws ougnt to be consoli lined. I sin perfectly ugreed on that part of the Addrasi; that is, to sunsolidute the ;ws. h I

The puragrs was t on s to.

The next paragraph h0ﬂb observation.

On the reading of the seventh psi-sgrspli,

Hr. Coons reuinrkt-d—-I believe that hardly sny thing should he mid on this till we have the documents before us. Even some of the Bills hrouglu. before the House last year did not receive the Royal Assent: and I think we had better defer the c.-iisideraiion of the subject till we get the docu- ments. I have ssid nothing for or a-vainst it. I have innde s. smnll amendment. iind l iln-rofore move that the clause be struck out, and the following uinendment inserted :—

" As the Act of last Sc:-sion, to impose it Tux upon the Rent Roll of Proprietors. nml the Act to secure in Compen- sation to Tenants. have not received the Royal Assent. when toe reaisorvs unsigned by Ila-r Mnjest._v's Government for such disallownuee are coiuinnnimtcil to us, they shall receive our delih. raitc consideration."

Mr. Luau seconded the motion.

Mr. II.ivii.iNn.—Mr. Cliairninn, I was under the impres- sion. when this debate Iirst conuin-need. that this Atitlress ‘mg going tp puss sinoothly: but I see this is not to be the esse. and therefore I shall say it few words inyself. ’I‘he lion. ineinber who moved tl.is nddra-st stated that never at Speech before was so plain in its style. and I think this is the case. I think that those members who prepared it have met the expression. " words were given us to conceal our iili.-as." The hon. go-iitleinnn has changed his opinions this Sen-ion. \Vcll may it be said that the men of yesterday are not the men of to-day. For we wcll rciin-inhcr tlmii one o" the advantages of Responsible Gii\‘o'TnlIIe‘llI. which he pro-

I. would he that I‘ourAoud-twenty nu-inbers would not have to put their heads together. and that such incnsurcs would be ri-eoinim-oiled by the Speech fi-oni the Throne; but now he has laid down another rule of govcrnnicnt—iind the few:-r the veruiuent iuensnres the IN‘II('l'--jtlﬂl the very reverse. have never even such pleadings in the Law

Courts us I have seen on the liner of this House. I am at ii any

great disndvniitngc in giving my views on this Address. not having the ststisticitl information which thcv poems. I t noted that there was it great increase in the Post Oliiee re- venue; that ii great many more letters have passed through the Post Ollicc than herctofore. The principal cause us- sigued for tl is increase was the ini-ntal iinprovcment of the people. Now I believe it is owing to the clieupncss of the stage. As regards the Revenue Isius being patched up. r,hel'o'.'Q it to be the case. There has another change come over the iipirit of the hon. geutli-iinin‘s dr«.-nui, as regards the Rent Bill. some of the nienibcrs of that Governincnt inade g verv tiery speech in consequence of the Brii7s‘i Governincut gefuiiing its icinction to some measures. 1 am afraid we ‘hall never have our constitution settlcd if we are to trust to age Queen's Printer. The hon. niciubcr has found great bolt with the Imps iial Government llir refusing iis sanction go this Bill and to another one; and has liiund great fault sitli the inllucnee of proprietors for putting it stop to these ' Now. I think that they acted properly in doing so. why. the right of petition is s right that we had s Ion time since. If we had here it rule or law. the shine as g.. England. ilien there niipht be souiethingio the argument. opp. proprietors have cit ier it right, or none, to the hind which they posters; but Her .\Injcsty‘s Iiovcriinient decided 1,; your that they had ll right. We know it is contrary to the priuciplcs of the British Government to im ~ taxes on . few ; ilier:,-l'orc. I contend that the whole of I er Majesty's ‘abject! should cqpnlly l.svu borne the rdcn. but every ,5. contribute his quota to the sup rt of the state, sud not tlii-ow the burden on one port of I. is people. non. Coi.. Ssriiv.-i-Asv.-Hr. Cbsiriiisn. seine of those as were here therssslves. sud did not vote sgsinst th: gill. True. the hon. member for Charlottetown votul ‘F 3,; ii. Sir, the proprietors, I think, sro iery well It-

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presented in this Colony; and it is not true that they were the only pan-oiis called on to support tht-so troops. The- h.-ilance would lnive been paid out. of the ’l'rL-usury of the Colony. At present. I contend tluit the inlnibitants of this Island have been hired quite us much us the proprietors. It is true that in few proprietors that have soiuc wilderness Lind inny have to pay towards the sii port of eiluciition. The inhabitants of the Island are taxed in innny ivnys; they are taxed for articles ol' comiuinption ‘for wliich the proprie- tors are not taixml. '2‘hi-y petitioned against it. and also nguinst the (Inc-nintli Bill. But I think the hon. member for Clinrlottetowii need not coinplnin. If they were taxed for education, there are ways by which they might get rid of their lands; luit there appears to be it dogged determina- tion to oppose the Governinent. 'I‘he_ij are selling the best portion o their lands for less than the Government would give. Then they say. “Oh. we have olfeml it to the Go- vernment!“ snd then complain that it will not purchase. Sir, I think the Government has shown a disposition to meet the pro victors fairly. it’ they will only meet it in a fair y. believe if they had only elf.-red their lands in writ- ing. that they might have been accepted: but I believe there is a combination among some panics to get theirlands at at lower price than the Uovcrninent. Now, the hon. llﬂillllier. Mr. Coo r has moved on iimeoduicnt to this clause. and I think it is u very sin rulur one. He seeks in- formation. That cntlcmun lins given iiiforniation himself. Why, Sir. I think e ought to he the last to come forward and object to that paragraph : and there is one thing, when we get the reasons I nui afraid we will not get his advice .rei_Ipecting them. But. Sir. the iiiuenilmciit is only some- thing to show a little opposition to the Government.

Mr. C00l’ltll.—-.\Il'. Cluiirinnn. there is nothing before the Iloiise on the subject. and here we are bringing in the corn- ividerstion of the matter. I certainly think we will have to take another course.

Mr. Dousti —-Mr. Chairman, I think it is unfair to treat the aniendnient in this way. take the view that Mr. Cooper docs. How can we go into the consideration of that paragraph when we know nothing about it!

Inn. Col. SKCRl‘I'AI\'.—I would ask the hon. member If he has put his name to any of those petitions.

Mr. Curls.-—Mr. Chairman. I would make seine reniarkr in reply to those of Mr.’ Ilaviland respecting the stotisticsl statements made by Mr. Whelsn. I ﬁnd, on referring to the documents. that his statements are correct. The de- eresse on liquors alone, imported into Charlottetown. is £2,263 , on me asses, '3; and on to co. Liquor and other articles were imported in lean quantities. Also on the two per cent. articles there has been is heavy falling oh‘. Lcss ship-building has been carried on than for- uicrly. There has been no less than J.2ll0ll dcerciise in the ‘value of the imports of two .r cent. articles. as cordsge. :&c.. causing It deﬁciency of £400; but there has been ii

small increase in the rt of Clnirlottetown on ten. and slso :an increase from the nitcd States on the nriiclcs of general vmerchnndize. In corroboration of wlint fell from Mr. Whe- lull. I give these fgures. Ilcs ting tlicltcciprocity Treaty. there is it very small falling var

lion. Mr. PAIJI-2|! —.\lr. Chairman. I cannot but remark on the iiiconsistcncics of hon. iocnibcrs in s -akin on this subject. When Mr. Whclnn Iirst brought the matter before us. he producul Free Trade as one rciu-on of the db crease. Now. it would have been the boost of that hon. uicinber a few years ago that Free 'l'rndc uould be on ad- vantage. Still. Sir. I am soiry that there luis been in dceri-in-c; but if n loss took plaice on one nrticle it was gained on otln-rs. With ri*.~pcct in what lo-ll from Mr. Clark. we have n. passage in His I'lxee|lcnc-y's Speech re- s acting coin-olidnling tho Istvis for the (l|IIt(‘|.Itrl| of the Revenue. Now, Mr. (‘lurk give-s us to |Illdl'I1lIIllI(I that there Itils hi-cn a falling otl'in the iinpoi-tntion of liqiior.iind I take it for granted that there must lune been 1.20130 worth of liquor sinuggli-cl into the country Inst _vi-nr. I would merely conclude by iuiyirig that I hope the l.on. niad leorncd iuciubcr. Mr. Cooper. will not find Iunlt. wiili me if he find me supporting hiin. Ido not know what curious nnittcr may In-ie been sent out in the docuinciots. but I think. for re-gii|aiiiy's suki-. we ought not to pass any opinion on them before they have mine before is. But certainly I must agree with him in saying that we are goin to work in II very IlIl]|llIIIlllIlt'lIIlIl'!’ in:innci~. if we dccide on tln-in before we Iuive IIl‘lll'll them.

llon. Mr. Wiii.i..ii\'.—Mr. Chnirmnn.I will not pronounce opinion respecting Her Majesty's decision on these Bills . but rcspcciing secret inilocnco, is it not known that ineinorinlii have gone hoiue on this subject?

Ms. l)ousii.—.\lr. Chuirnuin. there is one remark which I would luulto rt-spcciiog what Mr. Colo-s said about purcha- sing lands. at less than the liovernnicnt. Now. I have not done this. It is true that Mr. \\'helnu has made some al- lusions to inc. and has publislii-«I slnteini-nts in his psper concerning my purclinses; but if he says I have coin incd with others to make purclnises ngninst the (:‘o\'crnuient. I can my I luirc not.

lion. U--i.. Sin-iiic'r.iiiv.—I say the drwtiinents tluit Mr. Ilouse has placed in the IIc'gIslI‘t|l ‘s --llice. slo-iv what he lins giveo.which is Io.-s ilmo the govei mucnt was autlioriscd to give by the Iinnd I'iiiclinv:o Iiill.

Ilon. Mr. \Viii:i..i:v.—-Mr. I)-inns has niiido reference to um, ||I|tI IIIIS r-IIIIQII Illiit I IInl.I('i'tI IIIII plIl‘('lIiiM‘it In my [Ht- por. Now. I stated nsnnonticr of go-in-rail lnforinstioii. um: I.» lmil purchased it portion ol Lord b'elkirlt's estate at 4:. 9d. per uere.

My, \'.;.;_...| pcollei-I I csllcd in this building. sud ollbied l.oi lilfoi sale in the tlovcronn-oi: I lllt-iilliviit-(I u in r. Swa- boy, who l|InI\M’rt:tI that they had no IIIIIln'_V n- pay for ii. do not deny but that I may Itlt\'O‘ nieniiom-d his in ply In other persons. I use Fill in the Ilonso-. wt-on ll-at fmn--iiu Bill for Isxitin lhr Ili-nt IIull.p:isin-d Iii» In-igisliilurr; II I had, I would certainly I|ltVr- voted ugiiinsl Mil‘It II iiu-nsimi.

Mr. Mela-rosii.—l In-lievc ii is haul in ssv who no Pro- prio-ton, and who am nnl; and II)i'lI¢'\'I'. if the truth was |;.,....,,' i|,...».. in.-_ no Pniprie-ion; rind il'ilo- 'I'illcs I'I'fI‘ tried. in iii.-_y no;-|.i to he-. there would be nu-no t'- iii.d. I think he- I-re the end oftlie Session. we will do rusvtIt'IIIII|L' rcspecliiil hi. "..i."_ 1-)9.-gy any of ii.» Pioprio-ii-ii-. that knows the nmm-, of the busiions, is cagu to get clear --I his land as soon

ss possible.

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» Mr. Yso.-—l have been lpeﬂilnlltig in [god rm» um... .;,,,...,.m. Iism sure ii will he very I|l|ll'I| ngsimi inc Uoseviuin-ntin i-;,,., it'll land: sud the people will lmve l.imli-r lino-s ihjm "5 have laid soowiiiiie buck. Woolil we wish In ii; We _ 1: lor their land! In some Iiois they have ,,,...,., N". I 'r;,".:. lortheir land. It will he ttiltinus in ii“, c..o..iyy if driven’- noun purclioses these lands. ’

N“ -M¢lN'|‘tiIIii.—llc would take pork. vihi-st. &0,.ﬂpf'

R*‘"I- I W--mlcr uln.-re Ihe Inoiicv cmncs Ir-nu, ifuoi |'i-om ihesc articles; but I do not care wluii II is paid in. as long as pepplc pay what thev have no righi to pay,

ltae llouse then divided on ihe nioiioo oi‘ sinsn.lm.~m;

YEA!‘-Mcﬂlfl. IL'mipcr, Iialﬂl. blélviilltisli. V90. thump. ii'.".'ii°..'..i'.3'ii." ”""""'-1-‘"'s--~rU-. l\|vmi:0-my. and Mr.

NA\'d—IInu. Mr. \\'lieIan Mt.-Donald. l)ini_vwsl', Monro, Treasurer. Wi-.vhnnan, Mooney,

. lllcssrs. Moiihesd. McGiII, Iloiihs. Col. Sccirtnry. Co], the Speaker, and Mr. Clark.

So it passed in the negative. On inoiion that the eighth paragraph do pass:-—

Mr. Lluiio.—I do ml O1I'l. s ice with tli - snd llierelorc niove the I- lunioyg IIIIIIIPDIIIIIIIIII3 “ P'".8nph'

“ As it is moot desirable that the '|'enantrv who rec-lslllird the ‘band should obtain the lri-eliolil interest of IIIHI’ fsrin‘ 3“ equitable n-nos. we shall be happy in receive any i..|'.,"ugllois from your Excellency lu shew not the Ivlllelllihl oi‘; poptiou of the 'I'ensiiIr_v,_ in l'n-chohl. under the purcnsse Act, Its’ given them gcnrrsl satisfaction."

proposed smmolino-oi. to insert. iiiuuvdiineiy lieiure ihe wont “ cquilsble," in the fuutili liiieiliereofalie words "just slid."

And the llmllilll being s--coudcd.snd ihequcstion put them. on. it was sgiced to by the llouse.

II0ﬂ- MI’. WItItl.Ii.~i.—I presume thin, in ronsiderstion of the support which he gave the Iiirmer reﬂiilllllllll he expects suppori sow. vWIn-re is the nrccssiiy of this iirnendment, which is no suswer to the Speech of the (ioi-in-nm_i 1'“. Governor ssys il's larger amount of tuoney lisd-lieen si in disposal ofilic Goveruincni. there would have been s greater number of I"reehuIders. ow. here we have s new pgopogj. lion altogether. which .is no snsuer st all to it.

Mr. Coorsii.—All that is implied in the(iovernor's Spsnsli. “E says. “ Islu hsppv In inforis you the! the irsnssctiono

, respecting the sale of Public I.sods.wbich will, in due course,

ltesiibmilled to you. have. in their progress. fully jiistlﬂed ilie upeeisilons Iorinrd ofilie rlli-cts to be derived from me _I.srid_I’urelisse Bil|.in the desired conversion of Isﬂllelluldegg into independent Frecholders. sdvsnisgi-ii which are only limited by the soisll siuenni placed by that measure at the disposal of the Uoverniueni."

Why. the sinendinent is s good answer to it.

Mr. Mclsi-osii.—Mr. Clisiriniin. is it not a singular thing that ii person cannot strand up without being clnirued that in has no opinion of his mull I think nll conic here tree, and caiistaiid up and cxpn.-ssiliciiiselvcs as incy choose. Ii is not fair. or gcnileiusnly to charge people with a denim i., leave one party. slid to unite with nnoiln-r.

llon. Mr. \\'iii-:i.As.-—.\Ir. Mcliilmsh evidemlv tnlsnppm. IIt'lIlIil that psriinmpii. It does not l'tllIIEl'I'tpIil|e niiv nddiiiuniil suin. h.it only t|:|_\'n. if .1 larger appropriation had been made foriln-public interest, that a greater advantage would have been the irsult.

Ilou. Mr. |’ni.z~ii:n -'l‘iiis is anoilier qm-siion n-.,,,_.,.,i,,g which I do not wish in t‘nIl|p|'ii||iigoe |n\'3rII'_ |....l,p..,.. ",9 returns will coiio- down in due Iiiiw; and no doubt will call forth the opinions i-fthis llonsc. for or ai_vniiu-i Ilisl nit-ssuri; and was rescrviuuu in_vsclfi.otil that time. I lied tln-re Isa i.-rein IIl\‘t'nIII_V --I opinion n spcciii-i: that Bill. Some tiuie IIII0 now rites: -l. and I we no are-at pr:-spi,-cn-.inid I lnink they sic made less rvo-ry day. as to sow inc-ri.-:i.~e in line Public Lands. I Ihink iln- p:ii-s'.ii_Ii- is introdoi-i-d as n lei-Ii.-r for Ihis House. 'I'lie pimple have been pin-ii In ninlerstand. lroin time to time. and year in year. than their lands t\nu'tI beluri.. cd from the lienvv In-nscliohl mum-. to Fri-«hold tenure, and ihal every lllilfl should sit down under his own vine, nnd enjoy hinisc-lf. Now I ihink this measure has not turned oni to fella!-2 tlwse priiinisi-s lo Ihe 'I'cIi:iiilr_v nfllii: Island. I would not commit iuysi-ll' by expn-ssiiiu an opinion. until the |“ﬂ|"I' is spcciully noon ioio: and I lmuiii to agree -.\'|||i ii... ..I,',.,,.,,, that it is not good or smiinl policy ilmi eh-vein twcllihs of the Islsnd sliniild be taxed for it benrlit. real. or nnsgimirv. to the other twelfih; imd. Ilii-refore, without st all liauiog pri-pared any sinciidirmii on that part of ihc Spire -lo. I inn not pro-psi-pd louoinlo any iinproveniciil on the ainendineni; but I shall nlve my support to II. .

Hon. Coi.. Sscimriiiv.-'I‘liis is s crest denl ofnstierr ﬁn- ihs 'I‘cniinIr_v. Now. I suppose the hon. ineiuloei .hss been reading the (‘ltlrtilillltllll in the lslmulcr. which tried to ehrw ilist the iohsbiiiiiils oftlw Island will he hired liir ilm i..~... [ii of the seitleis on the orrel Esiuto-: lint if the 'I'e~miury were raised s Iuile. it would he no their own benefit. Wm, since the pun-misc ofihe \\‘i-rrel F.-i;~io_-. the price of land has ll-illen from 30» io 20; per acre, in some i~;is._-3,

Mr. I)ousi»:.—.\'nuie lIl4‘ﬂ'.

lloo. t.'oi. h'i:ciiic1'.iiii'.—Will ilmi i:i-nib-m.-in sell at the same price as the Gov.-rnno-nil II-ii. hit. the imn. meinhcr "or Ifbarl-~IIo-Iown. so-unis to he of the opinion of the Islander. 'l'lie ll0.tlIl0 acres which ri--miiii nos-lld. would more than pay the amount wlin-h the (IuVt‘Ili||lt‘lI| will he in debt he ii.e pnichsse. II" the Priipiio-tors go till the win they are doing, ilin-wing oh:-ti-do-s in in» way of llw Hui-.»m..,.-..g P.,,ci,..,,,‘ land. I ihioli ihc whole Goieii-mi-oi uill uiv-- incur ism-4-o.... lo so-vcicr ll'|I'mIIIl0I sgniio-i them. than thev have \O'I .90."-, The whole nmin-r is such a milk moi nai.-i-}.i{:..r, iﬁgi | .,,, surprised than inv hon. collcsgiic noold propm-o- it. I would wish to know. it‘ he inio-i--l- lo czirrv uul ihsi \II'W. I’o.-- II.v|-1 :i few. who have their i-ais filli-il with it iionoii of I'Ir-client. may he ilissniisﬁed; bnl I inn uliid in find that ii urn-nt insnv oi’ the 'I'cn:inIr_v on that Iistiile. are gcttiou ilu-ir i-_vis op;-i'.p.'_ The lIllI9.'VItItIN'llI will. I pro-sumo. no-ct vriih the scum Isis as no» oilier. It is. indei-o.sn snic-mnueut; but i|'|bt‘N- I-nothing iibiecii--iiablr in than puri ol' the Address. I would wish iosi-It my hon. t‘0IIl!IlL'IIt!. whv he in-old wish to make I ilivisjm. m

ilie csrnp ufthe Iiibuals; would be upset the huieriiuwuil

The lion. Mr. Palmer moved. as an smv-ntlmsni in the said V