THE BRITISH AMERICAN.

d;” and His Excellency then said House perhaps knew more about the Militia than he did.” (This he repeated several times). His Excellen- c was then asked if he referred to the ap- ointment of two Sub-Inspectors of Mili-

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d this now, as he would not make it a ub'ect of communication to the House. hen, he said, as to the conduct of the ouse with reference to the Salary offered 0 him last session, which the House knew ecould not accept as an annual grant, ewould ask us, with what motive did the ouse offer it, but to keep him in a state f subserwency. He could inform us hat he had communicated his message ejecting the same, to Lord Goderich, hich, he was happy to say, had met his ordship’s approbation. (Here he read n extract from a despatch to that effect). he House, he said, had voted a Salary 0 his predecessor for seven years, and you ust be wellaware, he added, ofthe mo-

new [could not accept, especially as I ad previously communicated my senti-

id that he hepnd the Ofﬁcers ofthe Go- ernment would not be dependent on us— at he took this opportunity of speaking us, as he would not condescend to make the subject of a communication to e House; and further, as he was going write on the subject, that we might not ereafter have it to say that he} had,I acted

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THOMAS OWEN, JOSEPH POPE, DANIEL BKENAN.

ith the exception ofthe words “ if you, ad hadzthe feelingsfofgentlemenyou- would ot have dune so,” (alluding to the annual ant.) as I understood His Excellency to ythatthe manner in vtihich the House (1 acted towards him last- Session, was sultmg to his feelings as a gentleman. PATRICK CODY.

Hug-h MiDonald, were individually examined in their places. The latter gentleman did not sign the above statement although he believed “ the Report to be in substance correct, save and except that part reserved by Mr. Cody." On the question being put why he refused to sign the report, he said, “1 considered the conversation which took place to be of a private nature, and 1 do not feel my- self bound to answur questions as to any pri- vate conversation'whiclipasses outside of the doors of this House, unless the words exprOSsed should be ofa treasonable nature.”

The three former gentlemen seemed to coin- cidein opinion that His Excellencys manner was “strongly expressive of disapprobation and contempt." on re-exainining Mr. H. M‘Don- ald said, “It appeared to me that His Excellen- cy was a litlle warm, and felt indignant at the House oti'ering him an annual grant, when, as he said, they knew he could not receive it,” and a little further said " he considered the whole to be desultory conversation. unneces- sary to be reported to the Ilouse.

,The following Resolutions were then unani- mously agreed to,

Resot'red, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that the House of Assembly has always endeavoured to maintain a good under- standing with the other ‘branches of the Legislature, and has studiously observed in all its communications with His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor the respect due to him as His Majesty's Representative—land it deep- fy regrets that the verbal communication made yesterday by His Excellency to the Members of two Committees of the House of Assembly, who had occasion to wait upon his Excellency in the discharge of the duties respectively en- trusted to them, was not in accordance with that courtesy which was due to the House of Assembly as a branch of the Legis‘ature.

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Com - mittee, that His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor in making various charges of in- consistency and want’ of courtesy against the House of Assembly, in the communication; al. luded to, seems to have laboured under a) total misconception of the motives which have ever actuated the House in the discharge of it: important' duties; and notwithstanding that this committee considers these charges and allusions uncalled for and unmerited, yet from an anxious desire that;the public business of the Colony should not be retarded, it reccmmends the House to proceed therewith in that spirit of harmony which it has ever been so desi- rous to cultivate.

Jlar. 20~The following Message was received from HisExcellency the Lieutenant Governor-

“ The Lieutenant Governor observes on

the Journals of the House of Assembly of

“A. W. YOUNG, Lieutenant GoVernor.J

go 84 263 to Lord G°d°ri0h that the arms are not Me'll'l- Owen. Pope, Brenan, Cody, and the 16th inst. (received this day)——two

Resolutions framed upon a Report of the Committee of the House of Assembly, who waited upon the Lieutenant Governor on Friday the 15th. with two addresses, from which it would appear that in a conversa- tion which then took place, the House are under the impression that the Lieutenant Governor’s manner was indicative of a want of courtesy towards the House.

“ The Lieutenant Governor regrets the interpretation that has been given to his manner upon the occasion alluded to, and can only assure the House that the idea of intending to show any want of courtesy towards them, never for an instant was contemplated by him, and that he should have hoped that his previous conduct towards them, individually and collective- ly, would not have justiﬁed their encou- raging such an impression.

“ At the moment previous to the Com- mittee being announced, the Lieutenant Governor had been reading from the Jour- nals of February the 15th, the report of the Committee upon Major Rankin’s Pe- tition, wherein his attention was drawn to that part ofthc Report, which states, that the Committee cannot recommend to the House, “ to sanction any measure “ whereby the industrious classes will be “taken from their farms and compelled to “ attend Militia Musters;” and the expres- sion ofinconsistency to which the Lieute- nant Governor gave utterance, arose from the strong application made by the House of Assembly for a supply ofArms and Ac- coutrements, when it might be inferred from the above paragraph, that a Mititia was considered unnecessary.

“ As regards that part of the conversa- tion which related individually to him- self, the Lieutenant Governor disclaims altogether any intentiou of reﬂecting upon the House in the manner for which his ob- servation was conveyed to them by three of the Committee.

“The Lieutenant Governor, in allusion to the grant made to him last Session by

~the House of Assembly, expressed his sur- —

prise that the House could reconcile it to itself to offer him a grant in a way in which many, if not the whole, of the House of Assembly were aware was con- trary to his instructions to receive.

“The Lieutenant Governor also ob- seved,“how could they expect any gen- tleman, or any man of ge-ntlemanly feel- ings to accept it, in the'manner alluded to,” and not that the House was wanting in gentlemanly feelings in oﬂ‘e‘ring it.

“ The Lieutenant Governor: continues, as he has’ever been, anxious to- preserve agooduuderstanding with the House of Assembly, sensible that the interest at“ "’ welfare of "the country will be best cons?“ ' ted by so doin=g.-, ' . ' 33';

“March 19th, 1833.”