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Cioverament te maintea the Inw. He has tried to prove that such and such was the meaning of thee ad spatches, but he hae leit cs oo wiser than we were before.

iow Mv, Lainy — Mr. Chairmen, the principal charge ugvinet Che preseat Government seems to be, that they have opposed the proprietray tendencies of the late G lt certainly is the duty of the represen- the people to maintain the rights and privi- leves of the (eqaatty. li is their peculiar duty to speak for th ua; but it appears that instead of doiag so, when Miss Sulivan wietted her tenants, the hon wember (Me. Henderson) stayed at home. Why did de not go «ost consult with her aod impress apoo her the necessities ov the people? Ais great influence aad eloqueace would poully have hud a magicw! effect upon her.

Mc, Paowss —~ Me. Chairman, the majority of the tenautry have lately supported the present Government, lt L have gathered anything trom the debate, it ia this, that the teountry necd not expect much to be accom- pissed to relieve thew from their burdens, duriog the present Session, Lf the Government have anything to beng in to reliewe the people, why do they not itro- dice it at once? They tell us that it is better te feel the way as we go along, and uot to be too hasty. The Lon. wember fur Belfast (Mr. Davies) has said thut we sev what twelve wonotbs will bring forth, When another election approaches they will promise to do something But I ean tell the hon. mewber that the poopie will oot them beliewe them. Now is the time, aud tue only Ume, to dy something for the tenautrv.

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lion Lesoer ov tas Govesymuye.—lI did bear bow thst rome of the well-to-do folas io Murray Murbour were not pleased, because Miss Suliwan did pot visit them. Why tue gentleman who accompanied her, took ber to the poorer classes of her tenaute, was what they did uot uuderstaod, as they were prepared to give her # better receptive. But the course adopted was & wise one, a6 by that means, she could eee for bereelf thut wany of her tenants were unable to pay their rents. A Jetter sppear- elin the Examener, which atated that wheo she visited Cavendish, she was taken to the residences of the wealth- iscof the people; but whether she went to the poorest or tne wealthiest pertion of them, is what I cannot say. In irving chrough Cavendish, probably she saw the best part of her estates. I believe she did not wish to eell. Dorvaps ic wae beesuse of some bidden value which ebe erevived in the soul whieh she picked up at Murray jarbour, and which bss eseaped the notice of the hon. member (Mr. Henderson) ; she might have seen gold in it, as there must have been something very peculiar in connection with thet soil, or it would not buve called forth such @ glow of eloquence from the hon. member. Toe Government offered Mise Sulivan o fair price tur her land, and 1 do nut see what more they could have done. HK. Gorpos, Reporter. Mr. Betr.—~I do not wish, Mr. Chairman, to say much on this questiva; bot it appeare to me that parties io this Liomee take great pleasure in raking up everything they cum against each ether. I[ have taken ao active part io polities for some time, in connection with the Liberal party, and ( thiwk that they have always been the friends of ths tenastry. There is one set of the Conservative party whieb { would like to notice—that is the bringing of the treops here. I feel pretty sensitive ou this subject ; it is wot 4 very pleasant thing for w whole country to be branded as rebels. The Government of the day should have advised the people of the dangerous course they were pursuing. 1 do believe, and always huve believed, that some ot the members of the Government, then in power, bad wo gther end im view than to bring the Isisud into Contederatiop, One prominent member of the Goveru- went laid his schemes for that purpoge, and he thought thec by stigmatising us as rebels, the Home Governaient would be induced to force us into Confederation. The present party must, however, bave the credit of getting the euarzes for the pay of the troups remitted. There is, also, a yreat dead of talk ubout the Lead Purchase Act. The tact of the matter is, that thie Act ie not what it is said tebe If, when thie Act first came into operation, the loan Hill had been passed, it might*have been different; but the Lind Purchase Act, as it is to-day, is a failure. I[t is worse thea payiag rent. No active farmer wil! purchase lis tarm when he can invest his money to more udvunotage.

tien. Leaves or tam Oppostrtux.—I have certainly beea rather amused with the speaker who has just eat down. He got up to Jecture us on political morality, and sv that we should not impute motives; but he soon got the fever on him, and he also imputed motives, for he said he beliewed the late Goverument got the Tenant League into existeoce for the purpose of forcing the Island inty Confederation, It is not often that the bon. member troubles us, but when he gets upto lecture us on politi- cal morality he should be caretal not to fall into the error wire he condemos. The charge he attempts to sustain is altogether false. He also attempted to lecture the Conservatives beeause they did not wara the Teount Lea- guers of the dangerous course they were pursuing. The sme dootrine fell from the lips of the hon. member for Deliset, who was bimself a Tenant Leaguer. Al! I can ray to bim is, that the Tenant League, from ite first in- ception, was unconstitationsl, if the doctrines which em. anated from that League wre to be believed. The bon. ember suid that they were organised merely to form aa Association. We know, Sir, that one of the conditions of ineubetship in that Association was, that each member sould subseribe lor Ross's Weekly—a paper that did « vost amount of ipjury to this Coluny. The Tenant Lea- gucrs bad no confidence in either Conservatives or Liberals, fur they passed resolutions condemning both parties. ‘They wished to form a new party of theirown. [lle here read the Teosnts’ pledge; and in reference to each wem- ber bearing an equal share of the expenses, said :) { be- leye they paid pretty dearly for it. We go to soother meetsig and find that they there passed another resolution, wlich, of carried out, would paralyze the agricultural in- terests of tha community: ** Resolved, That we will oot trukte with those whe are not members of the Tenant Lougee.”’ The bea. member (Mr. Davies) said that his district was free from this canker; but it wae burn there

tion. Mr. Davirs.—I risa to a point of order. I said that in belfast there were no Tenant Leaguere.

iloo. Leaner or Tae Oprrosition.—I thought that the hon. member said from Tes Hill to the White Sands The hoa. meaber said the late Government bad not dune jte duty ; Dut if be refers to the minutes, he will find thas there was a meeting of the Executive Council, and « pro- clamation issued ; aod after this proclamation was issued, he wabseribed to the funds of the Tenant League.

lion. Mr. Davigs.—If you believed this to be an illegal association, why did you not arrest the leaders of it?

Hou. [eapen of THE Opepositioxy.—Then the hon. micmber stated that none of the public men of the Conser- e party said anything against the League. A Bill was introduced into this House, ealled a Tenant Loan Bill, pro- viding that if aay Leaseholder should purchase his land, at a price not exceeding Is. Sd. per acre, the Government would loan him half the purchase money; and, on that oc- casion, | expressed myself in the following maijuer, respect ing the Tenant League movewent :—

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“They would obtain more benefit by sending their Triends to this House, to carry out constitutional measures, such as the owe now proposed, than by joining the Tenant League, if we tust judge of the principles of

that body by the wild and seditious articles pub- lished iu its organ, Ross's Weekly. The principles ad- sanced in that paper, if persiwted in, were such as woud end in rebellion. he tenantry were grently decewed, if they imagined that they could obtain eodress for their grievances by combining to resist

the payment of rents. They mizht depend upon it, that wil the power which Queen Victoria could command, would be exerted to maintain the laws in their integrity. Dil they suppose that they would be allowed to ride rough- over the pr noiples of British law, and the rights of property? If so, and the principle of repudiation were ad- mitted, they would next refuse to pay their shop accounts, pod every other lawful debt. A recent number of the avknowled sed organ of the Tenant League, argued to the effeet that a sheriff was ouly a “ raider’? and anzht be shot dows as a dog. Such principles were the same us the doctrines laid down 70 years ago by the Jacobins in tne first Prenek Revolution. Resistance to the laws could never be tolerated. If the Government of the day were to refuse tu do their duty, if was well kuown that the representative wt Flor Majesty would be bound. to take the aiatter up; and provided the civil power in the Colony was wot sufficient to exuforce respeet te the laws, he would be ebliged to act pccording to his instructions, and send for soldier to Halitax, New Brunswick, or Canada.”’

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i de sot think there is anything milk and watery about that, for aller baving spoken in that manner, an hon. wember Alenouneed ae speech as rather war-like.

Mr. MeNesis.—[ did not expect when this was beouvht forward, that it would have caused so much dscussion. But as it is a question of so much importance, perhaps it is all for die Lest. [believe thar the majority of the people and the gembers of the Leyislature, do re evet thie feet, iat we @annot expect that the whole popu- lution Woulé regret a. Phere are some very talented men in (his Howse, whe hold lacgetive positions a3 agents, and it is not kikeby that those geatlemen would cut their own throats. But on the other hud, there is another portion of the population, who ere ' dowu by the proprietory evstem, and they do regret that these negotiations have fuel This Government, the:@pposition tell us, went into olfice promiging'the people that they would settle the Land Question at once. Tn fact, tthe people have become very ‘patient, they have waited for many years. I believe the people ave very well satisfied that the delegate, Mr. Houslew, did the very best he could. ‘The hon. Leader of the @yposition mentioned today that an intelligent com- tmiioity wee more easily goveraed than one that was not intellirent, but he did not say what way they were to be governed. Where are two ways of governingeone is by public opinion, eat the other ‘by ithe sword. I believe ocrates preferred pablic opinion, and [think itua the ouly wey Itisuct easy to goveru this Colony u suy other

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way, it has been tried by the late Goyernment and prowed a miserable failure, thanks to the Pree fBducation Act, and has lett those who tried the expecinient like some characters Miltou speaks of “ina dismai situation, waste nnd wild.” There are two hon. gentlemen ompthe other side of the House, who seem to be very favorable to having the question settled, but they are asaociated with others to whom & settlement of the question would be the worm-wood and the gell, This governing of people by the sword has proved @ tullure, and I hope it will be a warning to other Govern. Menuts not tu try to stifle public opinion. Muy it be asa beacon on a rock to warn thea of the danger. I believe that the force of circumstances will vet cause the remaining oe tu sell on reasonable terms. Miss Sulivan has ween spoken of here to-night. J believe she came out bere for the purpose of disposing of her property ; but perhaps some ot her confederate trieads persuaded her to wait until it was known whether we would get the $800,000 bribe from Canada or vot; but + by my svoth she'll wait a wee.” Miss Sullivan is, no doubt, « lady of yreat influence and respectability, but she may vet find that public opinion in a Colony means something. 1 will now read something, Mr. Chairman, which, if you have not heard, will startle you. Mt is an extract from Sheriff Dodd's letter, dated 15th August, 185, addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and published in the journals of this House :—

“{ would say in conclusion, that the great difficulty I ex- perience in executing che writs placed in my hands, arises frem the active sympathy shown by all the tenants for each other; their ingenious device of giving warn- ing to each other by means of blowing their trumpets, upon tre approack of any of my officers, ettectually

prevents a levy being made before a large number of men are collected, while their system of terrorism, by which they intinidute the well disposed, under

threats of burning their premises aud taking their lives, is so complete, that it is utterly impossible tu look for any assistance outside of the town.”

Worse than Sodom and Gomorrah—the cities of the plains. Tn those cities therewere three or four righteous ; but here not one. The Government must have been startled theuselves. I wonder they did not think of picking up tneir traps and starting for some other place as quickly as possible. Being the sou of one of the videst natives of Charlottetown now living, L ought to know something about the people of this Island, and I believe there was never a fouler slander publish- ed yaainst any people. Lf it remains on the Journals of this House, it may be the means of causing us to lose our con- stitution. I put itto both sides of the House, is there a wan here who will put his hand on his heart and say he believes it?

Hon. Leapge ov the Ovrositiox.—All [cin say is this, no less than five or six of that hon. member's coustituents stated in my oflice, that through force or terror, they were obliged to subscribe to the funds of the Tenant League,

Mr. MeNeiu..—Did you take their affiday its,

Hon. Leaper oF THE Orrosition.—No.

Mr. McNeiui.— No, you did not take their affidavits ; why did you not do so? [ft it could be proved that any man threatened to burn his neighbors house, that man should have been punished. But such a state of things never exist- ed. No, sir, they would rather risk their lives to save their neighbor's house from destruction. [The member for Belfast, (Mr. Duncan) here rose from his seat]. When Mr. McNeill said: I have not forgotten the ex-Executive Coun cillor, that hou. gentleman who pursued that live of policy which robbed the schvolinasters of their pay, and built the barracks, dragged innocent men to jail, but left those at liberty who had threatened to burn their neigiibors’ houses. Why did they not proceed to the North American Hotel and arrest the leaders of the League; many of them had not even @ walking-stick to defeud themselves. Why did not the hon. member for Belfast (Mr. Duncan), go there and seize their books, and then le might exercise his splendid talents in finding out how much each man yot.

Hon. Mr. Duxcayx.—Let the hon. member tell us how much he got when he bled the tenantry. There is the friend of the fatherless and the widow. Will the hon. member tell us how much he received?

Mr. McNertn.—You will never know, because you miss- ed the golden opportunity of arresting the leaders of the Tenant Union, aud seizing their papers. Now you will be forever in the dark.

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Mr. Breckex.—Mr. Chairman, the hon. member has refer- red to Mr. Jiodd, aud as that gentleman is one of the most re- spectuble of wy constituents, it is my duty to defend him, especially as he has been brought before the public, where he cannot reply to what bag been said about him. The hou. mem- ber lias also relerved tu the peuple, aud said that they were now satisfied.

Mr. McNetLu.—I did not say that the people were satisfied. I said they were patient.

Mr. BkeckeN.— What quieted them? not aware, periaps the bon. wnember is. Dodd is concerned, [ am sure that any person who knows hun would not believe tbat he would put his band to a statement which be koew to be incorrect, and as to the Insinuation thrown out, that the Goverumeot and Mr. Dodd coucucted this letter between them, it is, 1 think, tov absurd to be eerioualy enter- tained by any one. I quite agrees with the bow. member for Cavendish, that it is uufortunate that an eccasion arose for writing that letter, nor aw I going to tind fault with him tor manifesting strong feeling on the subject, but I know mere about the difficulties Mr. Dodd, aa Sheriff of the County, had tu contend with at that time than the hou. member does. I know that | was unable te get writs frou the Supreme Court served at that time which had nothing to do with rents. J] know that many euch were returned to we by this officer, with the state- ment, that he could net serve them. On ove occasion, when I put some documents into bis bands to serve, he asked me if I was prepared to furnish bim with tweuty men, te enable him to du so. 1 knew that my client was vot prepared to do this, and I said ne. ‘Then said Mr. Dodd “* 1 cauuet serve them.” kuow that Mr. Dodd would nut make a statement he did not believe, and I am certaim that he bas the true interests of the County a@ much at beart as the bon. wember for Caveudish.

Mr. MeN#iLt.—But the statements are there

Mr. BaecKen.—Mr. Dodd was the Sheriff of the County, aud had persunal experience of the difficulties he had experi- eneed iv diseburging bis official duties, aud must have known whether the statwments in his letter were true or talae; it is therefore abeurd tor the hon. member to be endeavoring to tastea this charge upou the Government by throwing out the ineinu- ation, that they coucveted this letter. In the name ef common sense, how can he attempt to do sot When we reflect upon the results of this mischievous agitation, which resulted in put- ting this country to the cost of building the Barracka, and other large expenditures of public money, we cannot be too strong ia our denunciations of it. The ben. member saya, that sy long as the statement remains on the Journals, that it will be w disgrace to Queey’s Connty and the Colony. It is a pity he did not think of thia dizgrace when he was eneouraging the League. He cannot remove Mr. Dodd's letter from the Jour- nals, and I challenge the hen. member to bring in a Reso- lution, either to remove or ulter it. I tell that bon member, when that association was at its height, that ne man did more to produce those excesses. than did the hon. member for Cav- endish. You know, Sir, from what bas frequently occurred in the old country, that it iy very easy te excite the people te the perpetration of acts of violeuce which they did not intend committing. On one vecasion | sued a wan because he would not pay tis rent and, Mr. Chairman, he was a constituent of your own. Ou being questioned, he said he bad joined the League, aud subscribed te its funds, but said he bad not attend- ed avy of their mertiogs, except at one time, when be gave them a dollar. 1 said, you bave joined a party which will bring on # dispute that will result in a contest between your proprietor and yourself, He replied by saying that it was very

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Hou, Mr. Davies observed that bis sole object in submitting the above ceaclution was ito investigate the claiges contained 1 Sheriff Dodd's letter, sguinet the people ot Queen's County, which charges had been placed on the Journals of the House, Without culling ia question their truthtuluess. Theo statements made by Mr. Dodd were as followa:—

“I would suy in conelusion, that the great difficulty 1 expe- renee iv executing the writs placed in my hands. urises from the xeUve sympathy shewa by all the tenants for ech other; their ingeuious evice of yivinig wurning to each other by menus of blowing their trumpets, upon the appruach of aiy of my officers, effi-ctually prevents a levy being wade before a large nainber ot wen are coltstod while their syste» of terrorism. by which they jutiwmidate the well disposed, ander threats of burning their pre- wiser and taking their livew, is so complete that it is utterly Ln- possible to look for any ussistaunce outside of the town; and attribute the eapiure of Doucette wholly to the fact that he and his xceomplices suw the tirearus which I bad placed in the hands of my Constables.”

He did uot wish to east any undue reflections on Mr. Dodd's character, but the charges contained in the wbove extract were vt Loo devious @ uature to be endorsed, without being submitted to a Committee tor investigation. He (Mr. Davies) protested against theve libellous and foul charges, aud he felt it to be his duty to raise his voice agaist them. Troops were sent tor on the plea that those statements were correct, that the laws were disregarded, that the people were rebellious, that life and pro- perty were endaugered, that in fact the best rigtts uf the sub- jeets were trampled upon and disregarded, and that, therefore, an armed force must be called in te subdue the people aud cou- pel them to obey the laws. Had such wa state of things as that existed, the people would indeed be uuwoithy of u free government, and of the privileges enjoyed by the constitutiei.

He, however, coutended that tbe statewents in question could not be borve out by facts, and that, therefore, it was vecessary and due to the people that an expreasion of epivion against those statements be recorded; and that until an investigation of the matter took place, the inference was that the seotimerits —— in Sheriff Dodd's letter were endorsed by the House.

Ir. MeNeill, in supporting the resolution, ewid that the state- wents referred to were falee, and that it was his duty to stand up in defence of the people againat such false accusations. He had reer the laat cow driven trow the poor man’s door for rent, and yet ne resistance to the law was offered. hanks to free

Education, the people respected theuselves, if wet their prose- cutors. He wae surprised Lhat a gentlewan of Mr. Dodd's exper ience and high standing could hate penned the statements in ques- tion. Prout could be readily adduced from the very localities where the alleged terrorism and threats were ssid to be used, to show that Mr. Dodd's letter was at variance with the truth. That document was, therefore, w foul blet on the Journals of the House and should be expunged. Woaas there, he would ask, av houvrable member of thut House that would believe bis fellow celonists would be guilty of such high crimes snd misdemeanors za those alleged in said letter! His opivion was, that those slanderous statements were put forth in order that the bome Government might be led to deprive the Coleny of its con- stitution by annexing it te Canada. It was but right aud just that an iwvestigation of the matter should be instituted. He would theretore second the wetion of bis buu. friend, Me. Davies.

Mr. Brecken said one of the firet duties of the Representa- tives of the people was to defend the character of the country. If, however, that portion of the people of Queen's County, not associated with the Tenaut League movewent, required de- defevee, or felt aggrieved, they would not appeal to the wovers of the Resolution under consideration for a redress of such grievances. The Hon, Mr. Daviesand Mr. McNeill were the avowed champions of the men who were not the majority of the country. He protested against the Committee asked for, Ga the ground that it was contrary to the principles of British justice to put any tan oo his trial befure a prejudiced, interest- ed und partial tribunal. Who were te be the Judges in this matter?) Not surely those deeply tinged with Tenant League principles, and therefore disqualified to act ou a Committee upon which they sought to be placed as Judges. He felt it bis duty to defend ex-Sheriff Dodd against the imputation sought tu be fastened on bim by the resolution in question. The whole Executive Government, and bis boverthe Chief Judge, acting

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well fur te to say se, aud that he knew that it was all nonsense, |

but he kiiew also that if he got into any difficulty with bis cattle, or jn any other way, that his neighbors would net help him, and that when he laid his head upon bis pillow at night, he could vot tell what might happen to bin before morning.

Me. MeNeiut.—Nawme bun.

Mr. BRecnkeN.— | do vot recollect hia name, if I did I do net think it would be right in me to drag his name before the public. He would yot thank me for doing sv. [can assure this honourable Comittee that the statement is correct. I eaunet recall hie name. ‘Phere is anetber man who was con- cerned iu the disturbance which toek place near Bagnall’s, and by reterring to his name, I thiok I will be able to get his name, as au indictwent waa tound against him. This nan said he would sell the last hoof at his door to prosecute the Leaders ot the League. I believe that the meu who composed the League were kind-hearted men, and thyt all the people of this Island are euch; but in this case they allowed their political excitement to carry them too far. We have seen what they dove in Canada, wheu they burned down the Parliamentary Buildings. You may. Sir, get men into this House who have been a kind of political fire-brands among the peuple, but [ trust the prudence aud good sense of this House will keep them with- in bovuds while bere, The beu. member may be anxious to rewove trou the Journals the etatemeut contained in Mr. Dadd's letter, as he was one of those whe took gn active part iu the Tenant Union, and is therefore on tbat account much more respousible tor its doings aud the trouble it brought upou the coustry, than Mr. Dodd is.

Mr. MeNeiLy.—1 said the letter was not written by Mr. Dodd, at least that 1] did net believe it was, but then suppose this faimeus wan when the hon. trember (Mr. b.) has celerred to, bad ali the dread upon bi that the bon. metw- ber has said, was that any reason why every mau in the county, outside of Charlottetown, should be charged with being ready to perpetrate the highest crimes of which avy people could be guilty, without the shadow of proof upoa oath or other- Wise, tu substantiate such a foul charge upor as kind and loyal a people as the British Flag waves aver. [ throw back the impu- tation of political fire-brand. Let the hou. member clean his own shirts if be can, for the part be took ip placiog Mr. Dodd's letter upon the Journals.

Jlon. Me. DUNCAN.—When the hon. member went to Let 65, did be advise the people to assist the Sheriff io excuting biw duty oo that Township! Wil the ben, mweuber say that he advised thew tu sasist the Sheriff?

Mr. MeNetie.—I attended a meetiog at Lot 55, and will defy the hou. member to say that I gave seditious counael to the peagle. The weeting [ attended tad under their consideration the pyrchasing of their lands trow the proprietor, av bad beea dune dy the people on Mr. Llaythorne’s Estate. This was the subject which wu that day engaged their atteution.

Houee adjourued until teu o'clock lo-worrow.

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ene ¢=2aen-? SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS JIN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, Fripay, March 20.

Hon. Mr. Davies moved the following rewulution, seeonded by Mr. MeNeill :

Resolved, Vat a Coyigsittee of three membarebe appointed te enquire inte certs efarges nade by Mr. ex-Bherift Dodd ta the Colonial Seeretary, implicating the loyalty of the inbabit- outa of Queen's Counly, the said clarges being uituched to ihe

He (Mr. Brecken) thea alluded (o the denunciations made against the lesgue movement in the columns of the Examiner, the edi- tor of which paper was afterwards appointed by the Executive Governinent, of winch the How. Mr. Davies is a member, to the office of Queen’s Printer, and quoted extracts from editorials in that paper, characterizing the Tenant League as a disloyal aud seditious organization, aod using language towards its mew-

bers wore insulting thap that contained in ex-Sberiff Dodd's |

letter; and argued, therefore, that those who supported the Goveroment who wade thal appointweul, sanctioned the con- demoatory statements set forth against the league in the £r- aminer. He (Mr. Brecken) then moved in awendment that the Resolution subwitted by the Hon Mr. Davies be withdrawa, which amendment was seconded by Hon. Mr. McAulay.

Hon. Mr. Henderson sad he would not detain the House by going over the whole question, but would ask on what principle of equity could the mover of the Resolution elaim to be ebair- map of a Committee for the trial of @ cause, upon which he had already prouounced his judgment, and bad alleged Wotives to the parties to be tried. He deplored the troubles which led to the sending fur troops as much as any person, but would de- fend the effective meuus taken by the authorities of the day to restore peace and barmony in the country.

Hou. Mr. Duncan asked was that afl that the Represen- tatives of the Leaguers were going to accomplish? Was the submitting of the Resolution before the House all that they Were geiug to do tor the people, instead of getting them their lands without money and without price! To censure ex-Sbeniff Dodd was but @ poor recompense in lieu of ull the reforms that Were to tuke place when they got into power. For his part he felt disposéd to let them try what they could du by getting the Comittee asked for.

Mr. Prowse asked why was not the question brought up last Session?) The Tenant League influence gave the Hou. Mr. Davies and others their seats in that House, aud what had they done for them. He telt persuaded that the League party were not satistied. If the principles advocated by the League were just, why were not their resistance policy carried out. Why uot introduce @ measure in cenfermity with those principles at ouce for the settlement of the Land Question, instead of appeal- ing Wo the Colonial Office on the subject.

Hon. Attorney Geueral was of opinion that the course sought to be adopted would be inconvenient, and not likely to arrive at any satisfactory eooclusion. He did vot agree with the statements coutained 19 Mr. Dodd's letter, yet he believed they were (he sincere impressions of that gentleman's wind. He (Hon. Atty. Gen’l) alluded to other documents containing xraver charges against the people of the Colony than those set forth in ex-Sheriff Dodd's statments. They, too, were placed in the Journala of the House, and never expunged. An inves- tigation of the painful subject in question would only teud to rekindle old animosities, which, be was glad to say, were fast dying out. He would, therefore, support the wotion to refuse the Comuittes asked tor.

: Hon. Mr. Laird said that he beld strong views against the in- justice of extracting large sums of ineney from the country for

rents, but he could see nv good that would follow from such an

investigativy as was contemplated by the resvlution betore the House.

Hon. Leader of the Government said that a Committee was not required to contradict ex-Sheriff Dodd's letter—a resolution of the House would be sufficient. The result of such a Committees would vnly tend to rake up old feelings, and he hoped his colleauge in the Government (Hon. Mr. Davies) would see that no good would come out of such an investigation. He would rather see the Tenant Union, as a body, express their regret at the stigina cast upon them by the false step tak- en by some of their members, and thereby put themselves in a pesition to enjoy hke privileges with others. The large body of the people cared but very little about the statements contaiu- ed in Mr. Dodd’s letter.

Mr. George Siuelair believed with the Hon Colonial See- retary, that no good results wouid fulluw frou the appointment of such a Committee.

Hon. Mr. Calibeck syaspathised with the tenantry, yet he felt that be could net support the resolution submitted by bis hon. friend. He invariably urged obedience to the laws; and thangh some of his constituents might have violated the law during the Tenant League agitation. they were, as a whole, a law abiding people; and if some of them bad gone farther than they should, 1 was owing to the provocations they tad received, vot from Sheriff Dodd, but from those sub-officers employed by that gentlemen. He (Hon. Mr. Callbeck) censured the conduct of Bailiffé aud Constables who insulied the people in every possible manner calculated to lead tu u violutiva of the law

Hon. Leader of the Opposition said if such a resolution as that submitted by the Hou. Mr. Davies were carried, it would place the Heuse in a very extraordinary and peculiar position betore the Colonies, Great Britain and the United States. ‘The purport of it was to constitute the House a judicial tribuial. The exercise of judicial functions was not in the power of the Hlouse. He then quoted authorities in proof of the principles which he enunciated. It would lower the dignity of Par- Jiament to attempt the exereise of power which could be treat- ed with coutewpt and publie scoru. It would be a tarce to appoiut a Committee before whem no one could be compelled te attepd, Such a Committee would not possess the ordinary power of a Justice of the Peace. They eould not even ad- minister an oath; and if auy officer of the House attempted to euforce the belests of that Committee, ie would be a trespass- er Phe course, therefore, sought to be adopted was unconsti- tutional; and a Commitee of three, of whom the Hon. Mr. Davies and Mr. MeNeill would be mewbers, would nut be an impartial tribunal, for they bad already prejudged the case.

After some turther rewarks, by way of reply, from the Hon. Mr, Davies and Mr. Brecken, the House divided ou the ques- tion of aiwendwent submitted by Mr. Brecken, to the effect, that Hon, Mr. Davies’ resolution be withdrawn.

For awendinent—Houes. Duncan, McAulay, Haviland, Hen- derson, Howlan, Laird, Catlbeck, Atty. Geueral, Col. Seoretary, Messrs. Breckon, Rameay, Owen, Howat, Kickham, Cameron, Reilly, MeLenusn, McCormack, Prowse, P. Siuclair, G. Sin- clair, Areuault—22,

Aguinst it—Hon. Mr. Davies and Mr. MeNeill

Mr. Prowse presented u petition from divers inhabitants of Lot 59, the prayer of which was eontrary to the rule of the House touching the initiation of mouey votes, aod could net therefore be received.

The debate on the bill to ayjeud the Militia Law, introdue- ed by Mr. Howatt, was (hen reeumed. ‘There was a diversity of opinion expressed by wembersa on both sides of the House relative te the question, Mr. Howstt’s motion te go ito Committee ou the bill, gave rise to » long debate ou the sub- ject. The opinion expressed en boty sides of the House was that the people should not pe called out ( drill or perform militia duty during harvest or other busy seasons of the year.

It was, however, urged by the Heu Atty. General, Hon. Leader of the Opposition, and others, that the amendment was unnecessary. The watter complaiied of had been tully ven- tilated, and it was aot to be supposed that any officer would persist in calling out the people at inconvenient sessuns. The question should be left with the military departinent.

Au ainendment to Mr. Howatt’s notion was aubsnitted and -

put, to the effect that the House ge igie Committee on the bill ~ day three wnythe,

vr the awendwent — Hons. ‘ Sesion, Gane ons. Havitwnd, Atty. General,

Howlan, j i ye my Mesers. Owen, Brecken, Dr

Aguinst it—Hona. Col. Reeretary, Callbe ck, Laird, Kelly, Heidersou, Messrs Huwlau, anak e Sinclair, G. Fine

Reilly, Kickham. MoCormack, C

i fi. 1 ee dy resolved into a Committee of

the vihole. ar. Jeakine 10 the Chair.

; rged the ohjeet being vo prevent the posiblity af calling people away from their firlds at wey ova e was betcer to insert a clause in the Act porting out definitely tbe time during Which those Luble ty drill should be exempt, than w leuve it to the whim or caprice of any uitltia officer, however high bis rank. a :

The prevailing opinion expressed by hon. members in Committee was that the matter should be jett with the Goverument ; and on the question being put that the Speaker take the Clair, the Comittee divided as tollows :

For tbe motion — Hon. Atty. General, Col, Secretary, Haviland, Hendereon, Duncan, Mc- Aulay, Howlan, Callbeck, Messrs. brecken, Prowse, P. Sinclair, Green,

Against it—Hons. Laird, Kelly, Messrs. How- att, G. Sinclair, McNeill, Kickbaw, Cameren, McCormack.

Lhe question being carried, the Committee rose without reporbog.

Hou. Mr. Howlau presented petitions relating to new Lines of Roads, which weie referred to the lollowing Comusttee, vizi—

Hou. Mr. Kelly, Messrs. Owen, G, Sinclair.

Hon. Col. Secretary presented the Report of the Postmaster General, also that officer’s account with the Government, aud with the General Post Office, Lendon, during the past year. Said ducu- ments were laid ou the table.

House adjourned.

Sarurpay, March 21.

Hon. Mr. Laird presented a petition ask- ing for an Act of Incorporation for the Prince County Agricultural Society.

Hon. Mr. Howlan took exception to the name assumed by petitiwners. Le alluded ty the Agricaltural Society of Cascumpec, which had been in existance for many years, but bad never arrogated to itself the ate of Prince County. A petition similar to that now before the House was submitted by members of an Agricultural Society at St, Peter's, but they had not assumed the title ot King’s County for their Society, Why, he would ask, did they not call their Society the St. Eleanor’s or Summerside Agricultu- ral Society, and not Prince County?

Hon. Mr. Laird im reply, said that he hoped his hon. iriend did not dread the So- ciety in question, as a rival institution to that at Cascumpec? Their objects were similar. He could see no reasonable objec- tion tu the name, it was established at Suim- merside, the capital of the County.

The petition, together with one on asimi- lar subject previously presented by Mr Reilly, trom the Committee of the Agricul- tural Suciety at St. Peter’s, were referred to the fullowing Committee to report thereon, viz:—Hous. Laird, Kelly, Messrs. Keilly, McCormack, Howat.

Hlon,. Atty. General introduced a_ Dill re- lative to the Inspection of Pickled Fish Received and read.

Hon, Attorney General moved that the House go intu Committee of Supply, to which the Huo. Mr. MeAulay offered objection, on the ground that the motion was irregular, The motion, he contenced, should be to gu into Committee to consider Supply, and quoted Parliamentary authorities in sup- port of bis objection.

lion. Attorney General, in reply, said that the motion was in accordance with the usual practice of the House

After which the House went into Com- mittee. Mr. Reilly in the Chair

Several Kesolutions were then submitted aud agreed to, among which were an appro-

mation of £500 for Paupers, £5000 tor toads and Bridges, and a special grant of +6000 tor the same service, together with the usual salaries of public officers allowed by Statute.

ion. Attorney General moved that the {louse adjourn till Monday next, at 3 o'clock, in order to enable honorable wembers to at- tend the funeral of the late Hon. Edward ‘Thornton, of Three Rivers, a gentleman who had been fur wany years a member of that House, and also for some time Speaker.