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THE DAILY EXAMINER. '

THE DAILY EXAMINER.

A PRIL 13. 1893.

Tyrannical Tactics. bination have deliber-

ately organized a conspiracy to withhold information from the Legislature and the country, and to burk free discussion. 10 proof of this statement we offer (Lt) the fact that but two returns of any importance have yet been made in answer Co the many reasonable questions of the Opposition 19 respect to our finances, our Land Office and our Public Works Depsrtment ; (2) whils the information necessary to a2 intelligent appreciation and discassion of the Financial Situation is thus withheld, the resolutions in supp!y are being torced through the House of Assembly which cannot be truly described a8 other

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than tyrannical and brutal. Take, for instaace, the tactics of last night. The resolution making provision for the Land = Office was submitted after twelve e’clock! Now, the Land Office is even yet our most important

revenue-yielding department. Grave charges have been publicly made concerning ite management Shortages, favoritism and unfairness amounting to rascelity have been alleged. A thorough discussion and ventilation of all the charges which have been made against the Government in con- nection with the Land Office is, therefore, required. Regard for their owa character if aothing else, should impel the Covern- mont to satisfy this demand—if they are innocent | But instead of bringing down the pepers aad inviting discussion, the papers hare been withheld and the discus- sion deliberately burked. Brought on after midnight, the Laader of the Govern- ment rose to a point of order while Mr. A. J. Macdonald was addressing the Com- wittee at half-past twelve, and the chair- man, given the opportunity by this move- ment of the Premier, put the question and the resolution was passed in an instant. Without a momect”s delay, a resolution in respect to the Public Works Department was tabled. In respect to this resolution, alao, a discussion 1s desirable in the inter- ests of the Government —if it be innocent of wrong doing—-as well as of the public. Grave discrepancies have been pointed out as between the reports of the Commissioner of Public Works and official statements before the House. Large sums have been expended as “ extras” for which ne account has been given,—no explanation vouch- safed. In any case, the vote for public works is an important one, properly involv ing discussion and careful consideration. In view of these facts, the request of the Leadey of the Upposition for an adjourn- ment, owing to the lateness of the heur, was reasonable and just. But thie request

was denied. Reporters for tho press had gone home; the cflicial reporters were, by this time, nsturally ‘* fagged out.” The Government deemed the

opportunity to “sneak” the resolution through the Louse too good to be lvat. They pressed on. The Opposition deter- mined that the ‘‘ little game” should not be successful. One after another they maintained the fight. At seven o'clock this morning Mr. Sullivan took the floor, and was quietly proceeding with the one- sided discussion, when the redoubtabie member for West River rose to snother point of order. Fearing a trick similar to that which had previously been played with anccess, Mr. Sullivan held the floor. But notwithstanding this fact, and while Mr. Farguharson was yet speaking, the chair- man put the question and declared the resolution ‘‘carried.” But the word had not passed his lips when the Leader of the Opposition und Mr. Shaw, as well as Mr. Sullivan, were upon their feet expostulating with the chairman and denouncing the dastardly preceeding. Then followed a scene which beggars descripticn—a scene which has rarely, if ever, been enacted in any Legislature. The Legislature was, for the nonce, pandemonium. The Govern ment tried to forces the (ppositien to accept the chairman's ruling. But the Opposition firmly held their ground and refused to submit. The Leader of the Government then moved that the Speaker take the chair and report the resolutions agreed to. This motion was put by the Chairman. But the Speaker rose to the occasion and refused to take the chair declaring that the proceedings were entirely irregular. As a conscquence of this manly action of the Speaker—in marked contrast with the truckling, shuffling syeophancy of Chairman Robertson — the Government were compelled to ** take back water."" A reconsideration of the Public Works resolu- tion was suggested and agreed to—and so the scene ended.

It is said that ‘‘those whim the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.” On no other ground or principle can we account for the fatuous indifference of the Puoters Combination to the reasonable demands of the Opposition for information aud a fair field in the discussion of Provincial affairs.

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Henry M. Stanley has written to the Lond »n Peace Association that Germon mer- chants import intd Africa small arms and ammunition. They are sold to the slave traders and do inestimable damage.

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McLaren’s imperial fancy full cream cheese in smal! and large glass jars received to-day, —J. D. MacLeod & Co.

Precedents from the Motherland.

Favutr was found with his Worship the Mayor because he, in response to 4 num- erously and respectfully signed requisition, called a public meeting of citizans in Market Ha)! to protest against the passage of the Franchise Deprivation Bill. it was held that this was party question, and that the City Hall should not, on any ac- count, be freely given for party purposes. Those who urged this argument will, per- haps. admit that the Home Rule Bill, now before the British Parliament, is a party measure. We clip from St. James Gazette, of London, March 24, the following para- graph, which proves that Guildhall has been cpened at the request of cit zens, for tke discussion of a party question affect- ing the interests of the country at large :

‘* Ata meeting of the Common Council, yesterday, the Lord Mayor, who presided, said he had received two influential requisi- tions from citizens, asking for the use of the Guildhall for a public meeting to discuss the Irish Home Rale Bill. After careful con sideration, and on looking at the terms of a report of the corporation in 1877, as to the uses to which Guildhall should be put, it ap- peared to him that the question was more suitable for the Council to decide than the Lord Mayor, and he therefore laid the requisition before them most willingly. One requisition was handed in by the city members and signed exclusively by liverymen ; the other was signed by sir John Subbock, all the Baok Directors, and others of influence. The motion of Mr. Brockman, granting the use of the hall, was carried almost unani- mously.”

The Patriot insinuated broadly a few days ago that dockyard men in London are disfranchised. The London Times Weekly Edition of March 31st shows that iastead of being disfranchised, these men are protzct- ed in the exercise of their franchise. The T:mes says :

“The provisions for safeguarding the ci*i- zens rights of dockyard men appear to be ample. Clause 42 states ‘No interference, direct or indirect, is to be exerted over any person, whatever be his rank or station, in the matter of the elective franchise, and in the event of elections for members of Parlia- ment for tewn or country, the men who may be qualified to vote are to be lefr to the exer- cise of their unbiassed judgment; and no can- vassing by or on the part of any candidate is to be permitted within the dockyard upon any pretence whatever, This also refers to municipal elections.”

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Notes and Comments.

—The Week: ‘‘ We are giad to see it stated, no doubt on the authority of the firm itself, in recent eloborate articles illustrative of the extensive operations of the Massey- Harris Co., that the agricultural machinery manufactured by this company is both lower in price and better in quality than that pro- duced in the United States or any other coun- try in the world, as proved by satisfactory evidence. We do not know what may have been the attitude of this company towards the National Policy in the past, but it is gratify- ing to think that it has now attained a posi- tion which places it far above the need of special protection in the future.”

—In the House of Assembly, this fore- noon, while Mr. Bentley was referring to discrepancies in connection with the cost of certain bridges, etc., the Commissioner of Public Works arose and left the House abruptly without condescending to offer any explanation, Mr. Bentley complained of the Commissioner's conduct, aud said he thought it was his duty to remain in the House and give the information asked for. The chairman of the committee (Mr. Rob- ertson), by way of explanation, said he had sent the Commissioner to the train to meet a friend of his. Mr. Bentley accepted the explanation, but thought it was very unsatisfactory. He thought that the chair- man should have sent someone else to the train to meet his friend, as the Commis- sioner was wanted in the House to explain away the discrepancies. The Commissioner returned to the House a short while before Mr. Bentley closed his remarks, but did not see fit to give the information asked for.

— Would it not be wise ifsome exercises in the mysteries of money were added to the curriculum of every girl’s studies? A boy finds it all out by actual contact with the public as soon as he is out anda part of it; but a girl may become a mature woman, shrinking then through the habit of long pro tection and be thrown om the mercies of the world with her money toe fall a prey to the first cheat and cczen, She is taught at school the spectre of the stars, and the map of Mars; whet pity that sxe should not be instruct ed in the weorkiugs of life on the planet where she lives! That a knowledge of the nature and meaning and care of money should be made a part of every girl's education, is growing more and more evident in this age of enlargement and prosperity, which puts money into the hands of so many women. And in the coming century, the woman's century, as it is already called, in which so many women will be workers and earners of money, ‘t is all the more important, in order that they may be neither handicapped nor too far outstripped, that they should be well in structed as to business movements and investments that they may be directed in the right way before they set out to earn.

Syrup of Figs,

produced from the laxative and nutritious juice of California figs, combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial tothe human system, acts gently on the kidneys, liver and bowela, effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds and headaches, and curing habitual constipation.

Hatse— Never pass Browse Bros , if you want the newest style and best qual- ity in hard or soft hats.

Wonderful Value.—The pants for $1 at J. B. Macdonald & Co's.

Specially good value in sanitary weshable papers.— Moere & McLeod.

Our papers are all priced by double rolls— we don’t call 7 yards a roll of paper —Moore & McLeod.

A Scotchman named Proudfoot, who died recently in Natal, bequeathed $100,000 to the laborers in Moffat, Scotland. The eighty laborers in the villege have resolved to use

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the money in establishing an institution for sick and aged poor.

Provincial Legislature House of Assembly.

SUMMARY OF P2dCcEDINGS.

Wepnespay, April 12.

At the afternoon session, —

Hon. Mr. Peters submitted a statement showing the amounts paid for printing and stationery in 1892; a statement relating to the sale of debentures in 1892; and a statement of expenses connected with the issuing and selling of debentures, and the cost of printing same.

House then resumed committee of eupply, Mr. Robertson in the chair, and a long liscussion took place on the items for the salariesand travelling expenses of the Pablic Works officials.

The discussion was taken part in by Messrs. Bentley, Shaw, Underhay, Regere, McLean and others. ‘The Opposition chought that a detailed statement of the ex- penses should be tabled in order that the people might know how the pablic money was expended. They #lio deprecated the paying of Jarge sums of money as “extras” on public works, and thought that the sug- gestion of Messrs. Davison and Chalmers in reference to the adoption of a better syetem of bookkeeping in the Public Works Department should have been acted upon.

The item of 37,000 for interest also pro- yoked cunsiderabie discussion, taken part in by Messrs. Shaw, Bentley, Farquharson, Beli and oth¢ rs.

Mr. Peters declared that this sum was re- quired to pay the intereet on the debt con- tracted by the previous administration, and that uo debt was created by the present ad- ministration.

Mr. Shaw pointed out that the debt of the Province (as shown by the report of Mosars. Chalmers and Davison) on April 24, 1891, was $102,000; and that since that time debentures were issued for $151,000, and that the present Government had a deficit in 1891 of $30,000, and in 1892 $37,000, as shown by the Public Accoun's. In the face of these facts how, he asked, cc u'd the Leader of the Government have the assur- ance to state that the present administra- tion had not created a public debt ?

At recess Mr. Bell h-d the floor, and in the evening he resumed the discussion, speaking at considerable length.

He was followed by Mr. Shaw, who pointed out that there was a discrepancy of $850 24 between the cost of printing the debentures, as given in the statement tabled by the Leader of the Government and the cost as given in che report of the Public Accounts Committee.

Messrs. Bentley, Rogers, Underhay, Sinclair, Farquharson, H. C. Macdonald and others followed, and it was not until the ‘*‘ wee ema’ hours” thatthe item was declared carried.

During the evening there were some very lively scenes enacted, scenes that were not at all creditable to those taking part in them. Mr. Rogers took occasiun to refer to the “giggling’ and police court tactics pursued by the Leader of the Government whenever an Opposition member under- took to address the House, and the Leader, by way of reyly, threatened to use **the power the Houses had” to compel Mr. Rogers to be more circumspect in his language. Mr. Rogers, however, was not to be “*bluffed” in this way, and repeated his statements several times. The ‘‘power of the House” it is perhaps needless to say, was not invoked.

Then another iten.—thatof public lands— came up,and adisgracefulscene was enacted. The Government did their best to choke off discussion, and they were ably assisted by the chairman, who declared the resolu- tion carried.

The session was continued until shortly before eight o'clock this moraing, when the House adjourned.

Tuvurspay, April 13.

This forenoon House resumed committee of supply.

The discussion on the item for public works, such as rights of way, bridges, etc., was resumed by Mr. Bentley, who referred to the large amount expended during the year for ‘‘extras,’ on certain bridges and asked for an explanation. He pointed out that in some cases the “extras” amounted to more than the original contract. There were also discrepancies in the cost of cer- tain bridges, wharves, etc., between the

statement tabled by the Comumis- sioner of Public Works and the report of the Commissioner for

1892. He thought the Commissionershoul4 be in his place to explain away these dis- crepancies, instead of leaving the House abruptly inthe midet of the discussion:

He hoped that when he (the Commissioner) saw fit to return to the House he would ex- plain away these matters, as it was neces- sary the people should know where the money went. He also protested vigorously against the conduct of the Government in withholding information from the Opposi tion, and thought that certain statements of account should have been printed.

Hon. Mr. Peters explained that the Governmen’ was merely following out the precedent established by the late Govern- ment in the matter of not printing certain statements of account. He said the return furnished by the Commissioner of Public Works, was up to March Ist, and it was not to be expected that the items of the original contract should in every case be the same as the total smount expended, as there was nearly always something for extras. He claimed that the late Govern- ment did not give a statement of amounts owing during the year—at least during the last. year of their term.

“Mr. Bentley reiterated his -statemerts concerning the discrepancies on certain pub- lic works, and asked the Commissioner fc r explanation concerning same, The infor- mation he asked for had not been given.

Hon, Mr. McLean said that the diffence in the matter of the Morell bridge was explained by the fect that some $1500 was expended in repairing the old bridge.

Mr. Bentley did not consider the ex- planation gatisfactory, and asked the Com- missioner to exp!ain about the extra work. Mr. Rogers said it was quite apparent that the Commissioner did not want to give any information. It looked as if there

was samething wrong in the Public Works Department.

Mr. Arsenault referred to the large sums paid as ‘‘extras on contracts.”

Se ae RRR, APRIL 138. 1898.

Boston Markets. Poratoss —P. E. Island Chenangoes sell in Boston at 80 per bushel; Dakota Reds arn quoted 85 to 90 cents; Hebrons at 95 cen's. Ecos —Fresh Eastern choice sell at 17 cents per dozen. MACKEREL, extra, are quoted at $25 to $30 per bbl.; No. 1 at $18 to $20; No. 2, $16 to $17.

———_at > eo News Notes.

To prevent the propagation of cholera through the use of ice from polluted rivers the German police have forbidden all sales of ics which has not been examined and approved by sanitary inspectors.

The Boston Gerald approves of Mr. Mercier’s independence speech as a power- ful plea for the annexation of Canada to the United States, but says there is no desire over the border to annex the man who made it. The ex liberal premier han achieved a continental reputation.

Kansas Cicy had a woman candidate for the mayoralty in last week's election and all the women voters cast their ballets against her. This lookegs if woman had not se much faith in woman’s capacity to oonduct the affairs of the earth as woman suffragists are wont to assert.

The London Lancet has been investigat- ing Chicago’s water supply and recom- mends visitors to drink no water that bas not been boiled and filtered, and especially to touch none that has been in contact with Chicago i¢e. It looks as if temperance men going to the fair would have to fall back on Quebec’s law which declares 4 per cert. to be non-intoxicating. Lager seems to be the cnly microbic thirst quencher that will be in abundance.

Under the caption ‘‘The New Russian Policy,” the Tagblatt prints extracts from the report of "Gefiz von Verder, German ambassador in St. Petersburg’s last report. ‘These extracts confirm previous statements to the effct that the Russo German entente has been reestablished. The Emperor William has given assurances to Russia that he will raise no obstacles in the way of the Czar’s life work of Russianizing his alien svbjects in the western provinces.

Mentreal Gazette: A convention of Mari- time Province Liberals is talked of, previous to the greater gathering at Ottawa, The idea. in view of the divergencies in the party, is good one. By the Maritime Province Liberala holding ove convention, those of Quebec a second, those of Ontaric a third and those of Manitoba urd the Northwest a fourth, each could formulate « platforgrfor its own locality and au understanding could be come to as to what topics should not be touched on at O>- tawa. There might, it is true, by such a plan, be very littie left for the. Ottawa convention to do; but it is better that it should do no- thing than that the combine-hativg Liberals of Ontario should censure before their faces the combine creating Liberals. of the Maritime Provinces, and mach better than that Cath olic school smashing Mr. Greenway should speak his mind to Catholic school supporting Mr. Laurier.

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An ivening with Pickwick IN THE LYCEUM, Thursday Evening, April {3th.

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IMPERSONATIONS.

1. The Pickwick Club. 2 The Wardles—Old, old Mrs. Wardle, Mr. Wardle, the Spinster Aunt, the two Young Ladies and the Fat Boy. 3. Alfred Jingle. 4. Bob Sawyer. 5. Arabella Allen. 6 Ben Allen. 7. Jack Hopkins 8 Mary Ann Wardle. 9. Mrs. Bardell. 10. Mrs. Cluppins. 11. Master Tommy Bardell, 1%. Stiggins. 13. Mrs. Weller. 34. Sam Weller. 15. Tony Weller.

wey READINGS AND PANTOMIME, lst Scene--Fupman and the Spinster Aunt...... Tupmav, Miss Wardle, Fat Boy. 2nd Scene—The Disclosures of the Fat Boy..... Old old Mrs. Wardle, Fat Boy and Jingle. 3rd Scene--Alfred Jingle and the Spinster Aunt.

4th &cene-—-A Dilemma with Pickwick in it...... Pickwick, Mrs. Bardell, Master Tommy Bar- de.l, the Club. 5th Seene—Dilemma Number 2 ............6..0008 Pickwick and the Lady Traveller.

6. Scene--Sam Weller) isits His Mother-in-Law, Mrs. Weller, Stiggins, Sam and Tony Weller.

Old Country Dance—Anld Lang Syne—God Save the Queen ,

Doors open at 7.15. Admission, 25 cents; Re-

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CLEARING-OUT SALE,

Household Furniture, x” 6h AE Ces

I AY instructed by Miss Haszard to sell by Auction, at her residence, ** The Chestnuts, Kent Street, on WE//NESDAY, the 26h day of April instant, commencing at 11 o'clock, a. m, :—

Her Hovehold Effects, comprising Piano, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Sm: king Room, Hall, Bedroom and Kitchen Furniture, Electro Plaie, China, Glass and Crockeryware, Cow Poultry, ete.

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HE subscriber offers for sale or to let for a term of years, his Business Stand at Crapand Corner. Store 80 feet lopg by 24 feet wide, ali finished complete; Dwelling Honse attached, coutaining 7 large rooms and kitcken;° Ware- house adjoining, 32x24, strong and substantial for storing produce; also, Coach House, Stable and Coal House. The above property is cne of the best business stands ov the Island, and will be sold or let on reasonable terms. Possession given October 15, 1893. Anply on the premises to the untersigned, | or to George E. Hughes, Apothecaries’ Hall, | Chariottetown.

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Charlottetown, April 11, 1893.

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30 dozen Gents’ New Spring Ties, 20 dozen Colored Silk Handkerchiefs, lot of New Print, Grey and White Cottons, Cottonades, etc. ,—the

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CARVELL BROS.

Change of Co-Partnership

ROM the Sist January last J. S. Carvell retired from the firm of CARVELL BROTHERS, and the undersigned, F. Parker Carvell and John A. Messervey, were from that day taken into the co- partnership.

The business wi!] be carried on as here- tofore by the subscribers, who now consti- tute the firm of Carvell Brothers.

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JOHN “A. MESSERVEY, F. PARKER CARVELL.

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