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LOCAL LECISLATURE.

HOUSK OF ASSEMBLY.

Abolition of the Legislative

Council.

VMarcn 17.

WON. MR. FERGUSON'S SPEECH.

Hon. Mr. Merauson said: Hon. members |

of the Opposition are very ready at making charges They suppose that ther own shortcomings will be lost aight of ; and they have the check te charge the Government with ‘‘insincerity.” In reference to this question of the abolition of the Legislative Council what has been their own course ! Two years ago they themselves brought down a Bill to abelish the Legislative Coun- cil,

Hon. Mr. Yro

Hon. Mr. Feravson The Hon. Leader of the Opposition is very captious. They did net intreduce a Bill; but they intro- duced resolutions on which to base a Bill abolishing the Legislative Council ; and the only difference between the measure they proposed and the measure now under con- sideration is that they would have given Legislative Council electors two votes, while these whe were not Legislative Coun- cil electors should have but one vote. Last year they abandoned that scheme and breught in «a Bill te amalgamate the two Houses—seven members of the Upper House and fifteen members of the Lower House to sit in the one Chamber—like eats and dogs. Now, this yoar, we find the Hon. gentleman who leads the Opposition in the Upper House throwing that scheme to the winds and proposing tu reduce both branches of the Legislature one-half. If there ever was a set of inen whe have shown that they are not sincere on this question, they are the men who at present compose the Opposition. And yet they have the effrontery to tell the people that the Government and their supporters in this House are not sincere. But, if there be any question upon which the Gov-

Not a Biil.

ernment have a clear and _ well-de- fined policy, it is in reference to this very question. It is not a question of yesterday. In the first election I ran,

this question was one of the issues. It waa a plank in the platform on which [ was then defeated. But the very same District, at the last Legislative Council election, declared im favor of it by a large majority. That District is the Seeond Legislative Couneil Diatrict of (Queen's, County—one of the mest intelligent of the electoral Divisions of this Islan’. The people of that Dis- trict gave no uncertain sound on the ques- tion when they elected the Hon. Mr. Me- Millan. Indeed, if thers is any question which the people at large have discussed and have given a clear and definite decision upon, it is this question. My hon. friend (the Laader of the Opposition) says that the Legislative Council threw out the Bill last year, and that the people feel cen- fident that they will throw it out again this year, and that itis for this reason that we have no petitiens against the Bill. The hon. gentleman knows well that the mem- bers of the Ll pper House did not reject the Kill last year. They did not dare to take the responsibility of deing so. They mere- ly ordered that the two Bills be published for the information of-the people. The Bills were piblished, and were discussed at public meetings and in other ways; and the fact that no petitions have been pre- sented, is the very beat reason that can be given for the cenclusion that they have nything against the Bill introduced by the Government [It is searcely neces- sary now to discuss this measure. We have the example of other Provinces to guide us. They hada Legislative Council in the great Provinee of Ontarie. But it was abolished when the Union was consum- mated ; and it has not been found that the rights of property-holders are thereby en-

District in the’ Legislative Council is the only man returned in the last Council elec- tions who is in a_ position to vote ‘against the Bill now before the House. What occurred last night?) The gentlemen twho runs the Opposition, who is the |‘* newer behind the throne,” greater than ‘the throne itself, .after endeavouring in vain toraise a fecling against the Covern- inent on other questions, said that there was, after all, only one great ,question be- fore the people —the question of the sho Nition of the Legislative Council. The life ef a politician, he said, was a hard life but he was willing to sacrifice himself ; ancl if the people wished to have the Couneii re- tained he would like to know it. If they favored the policy of the Government on that question, he would not say anything more. He was taken at his word; and he had to admit that a large majority at the testing wore in favor of the abolition of the Legislative Council. As I said before their was only one man elected at the last election whe could say that he was elected to retain the Leyislative Council, and his constituents have gone back upon him, and are now falling into line with the policy propounded by the Government. This shows how a great reform will grow in

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the faver of the people. Oh ! but this cry about the rights of property helders. Looking at the

complexion of both houses, most persons will be inclined to say that this Honse is quite as likely to conserve the rights of property as the other House. We have never yet seon the young men of this coun- try, in any election, oppose the rights of property-holders, or in any way abuse the right with which they are invested by the Franchise Act. A very large preportien of the gentlemen elected to represent the people in this House, are theniselves pro- perty-holders, and what better security can there be that the rights of property are safe in the keeping of this House, than the fact that avery large proportion of its members have large interests in the pro- perty of the country. The clause now be- fore this Hon. Committee provides that it will hereafter be necessary for members

a property qualification of at least $600. When our Legislative Council was made elective, one of the provisions of the Bill was that each member of it should own pro- perty to the value of £1,000, P. E. Island currency. The Hon. Leader of the Oppo- sition was one of those who cast his vote in faveref that Bill, Yet he has now the hardihood to say that a property qualifica- tion of $600 ts too high. That was the qualification required in 1860 or 1861, and the franchise for Legislative Council elec- tors was to be the same as for electors for the House of Assembly. No fear was then entertained by the Hon. members about the security of the rights of property. But the Bill went home for the Royal sanction ; and the Duke of Newcastle, who was then Secretary of State for the Colonies, pointed out that the Legislative Council, estab-

lished on the basis laid dewn in the Bill, would be merely an echo of the Lower House, and would be al-

together unnecessary. And it was in de- ference te the Duke of Newcastle's epinion that the Council was established as it is at present, and not that the property holders of the Province required any additional protection. It was for this reason alone that the Lecislative Council franchise was made different from the House of Assembly. The agitation now raised by the Upposition respecting the danger the rights of property are inis only a specious cry. I may say, sir, that, in my opinion, this is net the only reduction in the Legislature which the re- presentatives of the people will be called upon to make. Before many years I be- lieve that it will be found expedient and necesssry to reduce the House of Assembly and Executive Council, and in cther ways to lessen the cost of managing the public affairs ef the Provinee. lf we do not de- crease our expenditures we siiall have te

dangered. ‘rue, the electors for members| in the Legislative Council have a property | qualification. But the tendency has, since} tne abelition of the Council, been to lower

the franchise ; showing that they de net

lind the rights of property in any danger.

‘T'wo years ayo, they very materially reduc-

ed the franchise; and cousidering that Ontario is the seat of large manufactures,

and has a large floating pcpulation, their franchise is as low as ours. worth there is in a ¢farm, a vote is allow- ed, so that if any ordinarily well off farmer has ten sons, every one of them has the right to vote. The practical working of our franchise, as it exists, is to oxclude werking meu from voting. I waa surprised to find, on comparing the votes in the dis- trict represented by my hon. friend from Mount Stewart, that only two laboring jen had voted in the election held there last year. The laboring men who have no property, seldom live long enough in ene place to acquire the right to veto; and there is mo Iikelihood of having a large manutagturing population here. But even in Outario, where they have such a populatien,

Fer every 2200 |

keep up direct taxation ; and I believe that the people of this Province will force suc- ceeding Legislatures to go still further in the path of economical reform than we propese to go now. [was amused to hear my honorable friend the Leader of the Opposition say that the present Gov- ernment is ‘‘cven more unpepular than it was twelve monthsazo.” Formy own part, I feel satisfied, and ami pleased to know, that the Government is even more pepular new than it was twelve menths ago. I have lately visited many parts of the country, and my experience as a member of the Gevernment, has been, by no means, an un- pleasant one. There is now a vacancyin this House. if the Opposition want to test the popularity of the Government ict them put a man in the field. Thon it will be seen whether or not the statement is true that the Government is more unpepular than it Was & year ago.

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August Flower.

The immense sale and great popularity of Green’s August Flower in all towns and vil- leges in the civilized world has caused many imitators to adopt similar names, expecting to

and where they have no Legislative Ceuncil,

ne fears are entertainsd about the security | In Quebec the!

of the rights of preperty. desirability of reducing the cost of Legis- lation by abolishing Upper Branch of the Lagislature is felt by practical poli- ticians of both parties. The Toronto Globe, from which I quoted a few days ago, says the iegialative Council is of ne use but to render nugatory the good acis of the Lower House. tive Counc.| has been abolichel, thing has been done in Manitoba. Neva Scotia an address was last passed, asking the Home Government to abolish the Legislative Ceuncil there. In fact, the culy province in which the upper branch of the Lagis'ature has not been at- tacked avd branded as useless, under the constitution of the Dominion, is New Brunswick. The people of this Province are every year becoming more and wore conyineed of the necessity there is for abolishing the Legislative Council.

The same In

sir, only last evening I attended a meeting jnst., has not yet arrived, although Tha representative of that overdue.

in Strathalbyn,

of the afflicted. This medicine was introduc- ed in 1868, and for the cure of Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint, with their effects, such as Sour Stomach, Sickheadache, Indigestion, Palpitation of the Heart, vertigo, etc., etc., vever has failed to our ‘knowledge. Three

| doses will relieve any case of Dyspepsia. Two ' million bottles sold last year. Samples 10 cents. I. British Columbia the Legisla-: ot ~T

: A Good Account.

Price 75 eents.

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' ‘Po sum it up, six long years of bed-rid-

year den sickness and suffering, costing $200 per iyear, tetal $1,200—all which was stopped

‘by three bottles of Hop Bitters taken by

imy wife, who has done her own house-|

| work for a year since, without the loss of a

day, andI want everybody to knew it for

their benefit.”

“Jouy Weeks, Butler, N. Y.” i! > i —————

| Vernnor must be at a discount now. The

Why, ' storm he predicted for the 15th, 16th and 17th

two days

-| became

sitting in the Legislature to be possessed of | -

reap a harvest for themselves at the expense |

Axornen Bor Frozen to Deate.—On Friday night last, a little bey 14 years of age, son ot Joshua Murray, of Town Koad, was frozen to death on the ice in Richmond Bay. From the information we have re- ceived it appears that Mr. Murray, who is meving to Lot 13, was accompanied by hia litile son, who had charge of the team. Mr. Murray, with the stock, was some dis- tauce ahead ef his sou, and arrived at his destination, in Lot 15, during the evening. Hiaving cared for the cattle, Mr. Murray, after waiting a while, his son not arriving, anxious, and, in company with ot vera, set out to search for him. He did not succeed in finding him, however, until daylight on the following morning, when he was discovered on the sleigh frozen to death, behind Mr. John Melntosh’s barn, in Lot 14, the horse having strayed from the ico to that place. His remains were in erred in the Port Hill Cemetry on Sun- day last. The parents of the deceased have our deepest sympathy in their sad bereave- ment, —S. Journal.

eee CARD OF THANKS.

r}XHE Committee representing the Bene. 4. volent [rish Society and St. Patrick’s Tctal Abstinence and Benevolent Society teider their sincere thanks, on behalf of those Societies, to the Ladies and Gentlemen who ‘took part in the Concert on St. Patrick’s Night, also to the Quintette Club fer the valuable services rendered by them on that oczasicn, as wellas to His Honor Lieutenant Governer Haviland and the public generally for their patronage.

MAURICE BLAKE, Chairman of Com, McecCARRON,

Sec’y of Com.

ws March 19, 1880.

‘CHOICE Seed Wheat and Oats,

WILL sell at AUCTION, at the MAR- KET HALL, on Tuesday, the 23rd inst., at 2.15 o'clock, in mediately after the Sale of the Prize Grain, 4€0 Bushels SEED WHEAT, of the follow- inzy cheice kinds: “ Fife,’’ ‘‘Red Fern,” ‘* Minnesota,” and ‘‘ Hungarian.” Also, 100 Bushels OATS, 'erms—Kight months’ credit on approved Jcint Notes for all sums over Ten Dollars. WILLEAM DODD, March 19, 80 —2i fr m Auctioneer, LONG GREEK! PUBLIC MEETING will be held at the New Dominion School House, oan WED- NESDAY, the 24th inst., at 7 o'clock, p. m., to discuss the wants of the District and also loral politics. Representatives of the Dis- tr ct are invited to attend. New Dominion, Lot 65, March19, ’80.—pat ar XTOTICE TO MAGISTRATES. — AN Magistrates who have qualified and are ertitied to receive copies of the Dominion Laws, are requested to send to the Assistant Provincial Secretary their Post Office Ad- dress, in full, not later than Ist April, 1880, in order that their names and correct ad- dresses may be included in the list to be for- wicdei by him to the NSectretary of State, O-tawa.—ml19 SO

QUEEN'S COUNTY Grain aud Fat Cattle Show,

WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT

TUBSDAY, MARGH 23rd,

(Faster Market) at 11 o'clock, at the MARKET HALL and MARKET SQUARE.

For further particulars get Prize List from Market Clerk, or at the Subscribers Office, No Il Queen Street.

Auction Sale of Prize Grain, same day in Market Hall, at 2 o’clock, p. m.

A, McNEILL, Secretary. Ch’town, March 18, 1880. 4i wkly li

Saskatchewan Wheat.

YY MPORTED direct last autumn by COL. a McGILL,

75 BAGS

QF THIS CHOICE

SHED WHEAT,

Will be Sold BY AUCTION,

Tuesday, March 23,

AT 2 o’cLocK, aT

GRAIN SHOW, MARKET HALL. THERMS. AT SALE. A. McNEILL, Auct’r. Mar. 18, 1880.—~4i wli

oy

‘DAIRY SALT.

MEETING

& Tt the THIRD ANNUAL if of the

‘*Dairymen’s Convention,”

‘held at Londen, Ontario, February, 1880, the | Jommittee of Judges awarded the

FIRST PRIZE

i -——TO—

Coleman & Gouinlock’s FINE DAIRY,

over all other Canadian and English Salt ex.

hibited.

Wholesale Agent for P. E. Island,

JOHN H. CATHRAE. @eariettetewa, Mareh 11, '86—Im

SS.

MARCH i880.

SURSTOCK-TAKING SALE ( ) during the month of Febru- ary has been very successful ; we have therefore decided to continue it through this month. The demand for patterns, as everybody knows, is always great, and we regret to say that in this line we have been par- ticularly busy. The desire for “snifs’’ has become chronic, but we trust a healthier state of things is in the future.

Our Dress Materials have had a steady sale, and give great satisfaction; their quality and unsurpassed cheapness make them very tempting. Black Cashmeres and Lustres are in great request, in “snips” of 8 to 16 yards.

We have recently received a new lot of Gents’ Spring Over- coats and Suits, also a lot of Suits for Boys; all at very low prices.

Gents’ wear of all kinds we find to go off very rapidly. We call especial attention to our Fine Black Broadcloth, Tweeds, Linders and Drawers, Ties, Paper and Linen Collars, Hosi- ery, &e.

Carpets, Hemp, Scotch, Felt and Tapestry, a very good as-! sortment,and ridiculously cheap, Hearth Rugs, Door Mats, &c.

Table Damasks, Wool Table Covers, Linen Table Covers, Towels, 40 cents per doz. up-

WHITE SEED OATS. | OQ BAGS, 50 Ibs. each, grown by me L from Scotch Seed imported per

Prince Edward last spring. These Oats have been thoroughly cleaned, and weigh over 40 lbs to the measured bushel. Price $1.80 per sack of 80 Ibs. Orders left with Horne Pierce & Co., J. D. Melcod,or Haszard Bros. will be attended to. , DANIEL DAVIES, Ch’town, March 13, ’80—5i

TEAS!

1400 HALF-CHESTS NEW SEASON TEA,

Ex “ Brarmar Casrie,”’ The above Choice

Congous and Oolongs,

the pick of the cargo of 8. 8S. Braemar Castle, are expected to arrive here in a few days, and will he sold low to the trade for Cash or approved paper. aa” SAMPLES AT OUR OFFICE, 7 Upper Water Street, HALIFAX, N, §,

J. BH. MORSE & CO, March 4, "80—1in

_ CHARLOTTETOWN MUTUAL Fire Insuranee Company !

HE Return Premiums due to Policy Holders will be paid at the Office of Company, on application, at any time after 12 o’elock, neon, on MONDAY, the 15th inst. By order of Directors, H. V. PALMER, Acting Seo’y,

March 13, 1880-—1]w

GENTS’

FELT HATS

a OPENED, — TWO CASES OF

LONDON FELT HATS,

GEO. E. FULL’S.

Queen Street, March 2, 1S80—5i oaw

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SUPERIOR

EXTRA!

STRONG BAKERS } ; * sppinc Extra ; FLOUR.

A Cheice Lot Cheap for Cash,

WEOLESALE ANP KETAIL.

LE. BALBDERSTON, Queen Street, March 3, ‘80—4w 2aw

Herring. Codfish. C" FOR CASH,—

50 bbls, Herring, 100 qtls Codfish, 200 bags Salt. D, SMALL, Head Queen’s Wharf, opposite I. C, Hall’s.

wards.

Our Dress Fringes at 5 to 10; cents per yard, and Ladies’ Dress Caps at 10 to 20 cents, are sell- ing readily.

New Lot of Prime Teas just’ come In; our 32-cent is nearly | run out, but we have on hand a few chests of 56-cent Tea, which | we retail ONLY, Our 40-cent) Tea is regarded as the best in

rapidly. We sell in caddies of d, 8, 10, 15 or 20 Ibs., neatly done up, so as to retain the flavor.

All kinds of Dry Goods cheap for Cash at

TREMAINE &

83 QUEEN STREET.

-— METCALF'S,

| Gh'town, Feb. 28, 1880.

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the city : but all grades sell | experience in the business,

' borough Square. ,LIVAN & Morson.

To Fisheries and Factories,

Or TON AMERICAN MANILLA MAR- LIN (Tarred and White), Cotton Lines, Twines, Leads, Hooks, Bait Mills, Fishin Anchors, Cotton Ducks (light and heavy), 1 coils Manilla Rope, Hemp Rope, Wire Rope, Paints, Oils, Tar, Oakum, Ships Chandlery. Sail Making, Light Ducks for Boats’ Sails.

D. SMALL.

Jan. 21, 1880-—tf

Wants, Lost, Found, ee

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ORSES WANTED--Two horses suit- able for express driving. apply at this

[march 18, 33

rqXO LET—A good HOUSE on Bayfield

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LET—The Shop under Terpsichore

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