Provincial Legislature,

Ce ee

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

THE BUDGET.

As soon as Mr. Davies reached Ottawa a flaming telegram appeared in the Patriot announcing that he (Mr. Davies) had expos- ed Sir John's trickery in referenee to this Province. This was put in large capitals, and oceupied the post of honor in that little daily it read in this way :

‘‘Mr. Davies rose and severely criticised the premiers sta'cment, and defied him to give the source of his information to parliament He then taunted Sir John with bis attempt to capture votes through yiving « shain approval! to the sabway scheme, and when Mr, Davies said the premier’s letter was cnly an election dodge and a sham, Sir John laughed approval, and the ministerial benches applauded it as 4 stinart trick Vir. Davies then challenged Si: John to deny that his leading supporters,

during the campaiga, stated and used for election purposes, a story that the Dominiou premier had promised that half a million dollars should be set uside for provincial a Z

purposes f “Sir John Igave no such assurance. “Mr. Davies-—Then that statement of yours

in denial will piace many of your leading #td most prominen worters in i isiand } the position of havin cirecniatell @ tle, Io they professed tha ssurances we given. The matter was then dropped an the House ed

Sir Jolin laughed approval Mr. Davies seemed to know what sieniticance is to b attached to a particular smiiie! W

there were no comin by the Patriot on

the matter on iy the telegram in question was rece ved but on the foliow

ing Monday there was a leading article on Tuat Harr MiItiion Agatn, as follows:

** Sir Joha Macdouaild’s denial that he gave any assurance to vur Island Government that he would place a half million dollars to the

cred't his Province, is a serious matter for Sullivan & Co. Our telegram of Saturday, and the summary of the debate from the

Halifax Chronicle, published in to-day’s paper, plainly state that Sir John made the denial. An Ottawa newspaper correspondent sent the Patriot a despatch, received this morning, which says:

‘*Mr. Davies remarked: ‘I wonder if he (Sir John) is prepared to deny that he gave the members of the Local Government any assurance that half a million dollars would be placed at the credit of the Province.’

‘*Sir John Macdonald at this juncture, amidst loud ministerial cheers, said emphati-

cally, and isso reportedin Hansard: ‘i GAVE NO SUCH ASSUBRAN( **Mr. Davies then retorted: ‘If he (Si:

John) did not, his most prominent supporters in the Island will stand branded before the people as having been guilty of a wicked and most deliberate lie.’”

** Thia is strong language (says the Patriot) but Mr. Davies, in view of the use that has for several months been made here of Six John's so-callei promise respecting this half million, we cannot say that it is beyond bounds.”

That was the way in which Mr. Davies characterized the members of this Govern- ment when he was hundreds of miles away, and behind their backs. The quotation from the Halifax Chronicle is as follows :—

“‘Mr. Davies denied the Premier's statement respecting intimidation of civil service em ployes on the part of the Opposition, but the Government were at this moment prosecuting railway employes whom they suspec-ed of voting for Liberal candidates. They had es- tablished « star chamber court, in the hupe o: finding evidence agaiust these men. The government had tried to secure the support of the island by wholesale bribery A letter, signed by Sir John Miedonald, pu: porting to promise to build a subway, was scattered brouleast over the province

‘Sir Joha—It was not a promise at all.

“Mr. Davies said tue people had been told that it was a promise, and, moreover, leading supporters of the government claimed to have assurances from the first minister that half « million dollars had been placed tothe credit of the Island by his government. He would like to know if the premier had given any such assurance.

“Sir John—Il never gave a promise or as- surance of any such thing.

“Mr. Davies- Then, if the first minister speaks the tenth, he convicts some of his lealing supporters in Prince Mdward Island of wicked aud wilful lyiny.”

This is not quite similar to the Patri telegrvia, havieg filtered through variou chance s at is, Lan su pratee soaYy 'O me to si¥V tiat il’ all these teievranmis ain ACCS oO! Mr Day tes, Sir j shi Maced bba.t 1g grossly misrepresented artd belied I nh W come deuwn to this even- ing, and taking un the Patriot newanaper aenin | tial there ia no editorial comment but anoth:r telegram pla sinere ob scure culumn of that paper vllow, dated Ottawa, May 2nd:

** To-day in tne House, Sir harles Tupper said the Gove itt if propre! t.) ASK Pa i ment for a ye arly grant of $20,000 co Prince

Edward Island.”

So it would appear from this information

that the Local Government were correct in their state ments, and that the Patriot waa wrong. Ali other infurmation sujplied to that paper was 4 pure fabrication on the part of Me Davies and the f’atriot, I now come down to the q e ton

respecting the $500,000. During the late Dominion election campaign, at a public meeting, soiné person said to me: ‘You promised in your budget speech last year that you revetve from the Dominion Goverunent theone-eighthofone million del- jars and you now have five hundred theus and dollars; the country will be cisappoint- ed because you did not get the exact amount which you promised.” Hon. mem- bers of the Opposition are no doubt of the same Opinion 23 the person alluded to. I ought to state at this stage that the money has been secured to this Province notwith- standing all that has been stated by the Patriot to the conteary, anid L have no doubt this will be received by hon. gentle- men Opposite with great dissatisfaction and displeasure. 1 noticed that when t e tele- grain appeared in the Patriot giving infor- mation adverse to the interests of rhe Pro- vince, those hon. members were very much pleased. Aad it was reported to-day that tho Government had actually resigned and had allowed these distinguished gentlemen to wall in, take their places aud find the sinews of war!! Now, dyring the recess, a deput ition from this Government pro- coved tu Uitawa and had » cunference

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THE DAILY EXAMINER, -

with the Dominion Privy Council, during which it was conceded by the latter that an increased subsidy amounting to $20,000 per year for all time to come is to be given to Prince Edward Island. That was agreed upon in December last. I made no state- ment to any person respecting this matter, nor did any of my colleagues, so far as | am aware. It will thus be seen that every statement made with regard to this matter by newspapers favorable to the Govern- ment was strictly correct. During the current year another delegation went to Ottawa to arrange some final detaile with the Domision Government on this matter, and having come tw @ conclusion thereon, it was referred to a cominittee of the Privy Couneil. Tha .Oumittee was composed of Sir Hecto: Langevin and Messrs. McLellan and Fos- ter. I do not know that they had time to make a report before the Dominion elections took place. Hon. Mr. McLellan was succeeded as Minister of Finance by Su Uharles Tupper. Owing to the change, and in order to arrange details, deputation proceeded to Ottawa in March iast. The matter was then finally settled, and on the 22nd of that month in order-in-council was passed in favoi {this Province. So that, although the news only reached here this evening, it was since las:

a

no news ee Government Deceniberi. e order in-council, made on the 23m March last, I now hold

mmy hand. The official correspondence vul come before the House in the vrdinary fihoasl w ‘y. As | d » not wish to keep auy-

Ling back from the House with reference » this matter, | shall now read the Order- »-Counel Nhe report of the sub-com uutiee was aoproved of the Domiuion Privy

omeil on 22nd March iast, and is as fvi-

Ows, ViZ. :

The Committee of the Privy Counci! have had re sideration a memorial, dated 2)th Sept i333, feom tae Government of. Prisce Kkdwaru i<iand, relative to the financial arrangement

Xisitny between that Province and the Dominion of Canada,

“The Sab-Committee of Council to whom the memorial was referred, state that they hav: uly considered the statements therein contained snd they have als» had a conference on the subject with the Hon. W. W. Sullivan, the V’remier of the Island Government, and after duc smesideration they bey to recom-nead to Council bat for the reasons hereinafter set forth an ad- ditional annual subsidy oj 320,000.00 he granted to hat Province, and that the authority necessary tv carry this recommendation into effect, be yotained from Parliament at the coming season

“The reasons which have led the sub-cominittee jo nake these recommendations of Council are 9s fullows:—

“Ist. From the insular position of the Province

wey are of opinion thatthe construction of the Pacific Hailway and of the Intercolonial Railway :a3 not affected it to thé same extent that it ha he other provinces, and tue Isiand has not haa he benefit of the advantazes which accrurd to be other provinces from these lines, and on this sround it is entitled to seme consideration.

“2nd. The sub-committee think also that con ‘ideration should be shown on account of the ex »nditure for the construction of the above neained railways having been greater than was snticipated at the time these works were taken sto contemplation, and the terms upon which ‘rince Edward Islauud entered the union having veen in a great measure besed upon the estimates then formed for the compl tion of these roads.

‘3rd, The suvsidies granted to the otner pro vinces up to the present time in carrying out the railway policy of the Government,in the way o sssistance to local railways, ave nit as yet beer made applicable inany way to Prince Edwar: I land, and that Province has not received any vevefic from the carrying out of this policy whereas, on the contrary, the other provinces orming the union have in this manner been lxrgzely benefitted.

Tne committee concurring in the reasons above set forth and the recommendation based thereon vivise that @ grant be asked from Parliament o/ $20,000 for the purpose above mentioned.

Joun J. MCGEE, Clerk Privy Council

Now, this Order-in-Council sets forth very plainly what amount has been allotted io P. E, Island. Mr. Davies took a certain course, asking for information in a very indirect way, in order that he uught get « negative reply to his question, and [ dare ay Sir John gave a reply to suit that ques-

on, as by his great tact he is enabled to lo. In order to show that the Patriot 8 correct fur once, in reference to this yuestion, I may state that I[ received yes- erday a telegram from Sir Charles Tupper, he Minister of Finance, which reads as Lullows :

Tu ifon. W. W. SULLIvan ~—

foase of Commoas to ry, thi de Qeas wh Of asicd io gran widitional subsidy of tweaty thousand dolars tu P. ince Kdward land.

* dave i000 aaced im

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CH ARLES 1 UPPER.

It will be seen fromthis that the Orde: £ Conucii has been acied upoa, and tiat Par- iament has been asked to vote to this Pro-

ihe sum of 320,000 as a perpetual an suit This year we mty receive tram that gurce about $30,000. tion. members of tis rlouse and the public will now understand ie position we occupy with regard to this

-ihece

Honey Aud | thik peop’e outside will be $ o accept any statement made in tutu e y ine ?udsiot bewspaper, with reference t iy putcula question. J think I can show tiwl tie wovernment of tais j’soviuce hove 10 © tit Kept toc p. oases lu the country Vhen i state! last year that we expectel vw seve one-eighth of vse mililto:vl du-tars from

1¢@ Dominion Government, 1 was

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pa: ticu ar ne matter. Wien four times

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do so Without reserve, an xodace the proof, The Goverument have neem (old that they bartere | away our claims

un reterence to winter communication, that hey yave away our piérs, and every vidi we ever had upon the Geuersl Govern. ment atu been giveu up. Hon. members ou tue other side of the House would eudeavor to make people believe that the Government vave given away all our rights in order to obtain this money and tide over the alleged difficulties but when these hon. gentiemen peruse the minute of the Privy Council on this subject, and notice the grounds upon which this money his been obtained from the Dominion ‘tovernment, they will see no refer- ence cf that kind to he Teems of Con- fede. ation, noting »bout the non-fuliilmeat of the Terms of Confederation, nothing about the construction of the island railway, nothiug about the balance due us

piers. They wili find that this money as been given us solely on account of the isolated position of this Province preventing tv i entitled from the great pudbiie works of the Dominion, as stated in the reasons given in the minute of Council. I think this state- ment should satisfy the House, and ai] reagon-

that

to

- } for ihe

able people in this country, and taat jastead ,

of beapiny abuse upon the Goveramcent our peo- ple ought to be eaccedingly thankful that for

five years they have not Leen required tu pay , any dircet taxes to the Provincial Treasury. |

They will now see that‘the Government have been fighting the battles of the country and endeavoring to obtain from the General Government sums of money to which we are entitied from the Dominion Exchequer. Our Oppouents imposed taxation upon the peopie, when they held the reins of power; we have adopted this other mode of meeting ihe vequirements of th coupnutry, and =the = result show that the peope are better satisfied with the conduct of the Government than with that of

the Opposition, whea the were ip

rom receiving that advantage to wiieh it is '

a

power. The voice of the people was clearly shown at the last general election for the House of Assembly. The Government have been sustained every time they appealed to the country. Such a result is unknown in any of the other Provinces, and has few parallels. The people were satisfied that the Provincial Government would receive from the General Government the amounts to which we are entitled from that source, and acted accordingly. If hon. gentlemen oppo- site wish for further ‘information respecting this matter they can have it. Wemake our statements clear and above board, openly and aonestly. I have now come to the question is to how we propose to meet the estimates of expenditure now on the table of the House, imounting to $265,481.22. That is @ very \uipor tant question, I will go over a few. of he leading items, showing how we expect to receive our revenue for the present year. We expect from the Dominion as subsidy the sum of $193,537.20. That is the ordinary subsidy with the $20,000 added. Beside that we expect to receive from _ that source some other sums for various claims, which I hope to see in the estimates of the Dominion Government some of those days, umd respecting which I expect some other questions asked by Mr. Davies, with the object of preventing this Province from. re- ceiving the money. The unpatriotic repre- sentatives of this Proviyce in the House of Commons wish to prevent, if possible, the Dominion Government from giving us a vote for the sums actually due us. Mr. Davies was at onetime so anxions to thwart the Government in voting money for our piers, that he asked what was voing to be done with ‘egard to the piers and wharves of New ‘runswick ; and his question the other day was intendedto excite the fears {rom the mem- ers for the Lower Provinces in reference to heir interests. We expect to receive another vdidition te our refunds from the Dominion tovernment to the extent of $11,320.40. 1 will tell the Opposition what these claims are for. Immediately before and after Confedera ion we had a good deal of money to spare but it was spent very unwisely, and the in- terests of the Province were notattended to as

they should have been. Had it been other wise,’ this Island would not’ be in the position it is to-day. There

isa provision in the British North America Act Act under which the DominionGovernment are to assume the cost of all pensions. We had not many of these; we had but two when we en- tered Confederation. One of these was a pension payable to the late Sir R. Hodgson of 3650 per year, which the Government paid till that gentleman's decease. When we en- tered Confederation it became the duty of the Dominion Government to pay that pension, but as we paid it we shall obtain a refund of the whole amount paid. Beside that we have been paying the widow of the late Hon. E. Whelan some $300 per year, which will also be refunded. Tine whole will amount to some three or four thousand dollars, It is not large, but we have a right to it; and the Do- will-

minion Government are quite ing to meet their obligations, under Confederation. The whole

umount is claimed by us with interest thereon st tive per cent. Besides that we shall be re-

lieved from pensions now paid for all time to come. That money, it is ex- nected will be received during the

present year, and will, of course, increase our revenue to a certain extent. From public ‘ands we expect to receive the sum of $48,500, in fact we may receive $50,000. Last year we received only $47,378.19; but the people were not so prompt in paying the amoynts due, owing te low prices for produce, and the receipts were not as large as they ought to have been, From the Prothonotary’s office, we exped $1,900; Provincial Secretary's office, $350; Registrar of Deeds, $5,300; County Courts, $2,000 ; Hospital for Insane, $1,200; and from other sources vbout $14,000, making in all $266,019.69. \s the estimate of expenditure is $265,431.22, we shall probably have asmall surplus of uearly $1,0°0 atthe close of the year. I du iot say that all these amounts will come out

‘xactiy as estimated at the end of 'e year. Having shown our estimat- d expenditure and revenue, I shal! now direct attention to the finan- cial position of the Province at the. present time, and show how’ much better

otf we now are, than we were nine years ago, when the present Government came into power. tron the public accounts hon. mem- bers will see that the amount in the Dominigu Treasury at the close of 1878 was $996,872. 14. Chat was how the account stoad when the present Government came into power in Murch, 1879. Since’then they have pureh-- ed some small estates reducing the amount o a considerable extent. Mr. Davies’ acount for leval services in connection wit!

the land commission, amounting to the»- sinds of dollars, Was also paid by the present Goviromen, O1 the 3lst Dee., 1886, we had stand- ing to our credit at Otiawa the

large sum of $1,127.896.19. It we add to hat the sum of $500,000.00, which represents 320,009 per year to this Provinee, we havea votal of $1,627,896. 19. which, with the capital- zd increyse of suvsily for population, will oake tee amount now ty our cred.t at Octawa over one million dollars move than when the present Government came into power. That 1as been the result of the financial arrange- ueut of the present Government, and of the fair dealing of Che Dominion Government in cegard to this Province. Our subsidy has wen largely increased aad our people are not called upoa to contribute any direct tax to the Pablie Treasury. I may ve told that no provision has been made to pay of the indeoteduess of the Province up to the 31st Des., 18c6. That sum appeared large owing to the way in which the accouats are made up. On the Ist January, 18¢7, we received nearly $87,000 as subsidy from the Dominion, so that the balance agvinst us was then very much reduced. The Opposition would meet our indebtedness by direct tixa- tion of the people because they think it would make the Government unpopular in th» coun- try. We have been told that the Government caanot resort tu direct taxation with ut vio- lating a piedye made by them that they would never do so, IT now distinctly state that the Goverument never gave any such pledge to the people of this Province. We stated that we would administer the affairs of the coun- try as economically as possible, and that if we found it necessary to resort to taxation, that form of taxation would he adopted which

would he Jeast burdensome and ne- c asitate ‘he lea-t amoit of expense tor the coliection of the taxes. We could

draw irom «ur funds at Ottawa, if we chose to d» se, a suin suilicient to pay off our'trifling , indelitedness, and still leave there twice aslrse an amountas when we came into power. But we de not choose to pursue that | course. We _ shall for the present earry foward our small _ indebted- ness, bearing the low interest of five per! cet. Hon. members of Opposition proposed , to issue debentures bearing four per cent. in- ! terest to pay of the amount. But the cost of | issuing those debentures would be equal to. one per cent. more, so that nothing would be gained by pursuing that course. I think that by economy and good management of our pub- lic affairs, collecting the amounts due us from | all sources and foliowing a pru-' dent course we shall be able to wipe out tiis little mdebtedness in ashort time, and leave the country in @ better state than when

we found it, if we choose to retire and leave

public matters to our opponents. I think we can safely congratulate ourselyes that this Province is in a better

financial position to-day than ever before, history. I will now leave these figures and this subject in the hands of the House, feeling satisfied that the country will agree with the Government that the course pursued in the past will be the best course for the future, and that it will commend itself to our people generally. (Great applause. )

EVENING SESSION,

Wepnespay, May 4.

Hon. Mr. Sullivan introduced the bill respecting the roadway to the park which was ordered to be read a second time to-

morrow. : Mr. Blake presented the following reso-

lution :—

Resolved. That the House of Assembly of Priuce Edward Island having learned that tke [inperial Parliament are about enacting a most stringent Coercion law for enforcement in Ireland, desire to express extreme regret at the ijotroduc- tion of such @ measure aud to represent that after many years endurance of the evils consequent upon a s)stem of land tenure much more liberal tuan that which prevails in Ireland, the people ot this Proviace as a seif-zoverninz comimuniiy have made the tenants the owners of the soil, thereby rendering them prosperous and contented subjecis of Her Majesty Our Gracious Queen.

That we record this exp) ession of our sympathy witn the laudable eiforis that are being made to vive Ireland such a measure of self-government a4 the people of this Island, in common with their fellow subjectsin all the Provinces of Canada en-

joy ; believing as we do that such & system of)

| Ch'town, Muy 5, 1837 —dy & wky

ocal administration is the best calculated to pro- mote the prosperity and happiness of the p-uople of [reland as well as the peace and welfare of ihe yreat empice ot Which |Priace Edward Island is proud vo forin & part,

He supported the resolution in an able and eloquent speech. He regretted exceed- ingly that the Coercion Act had been intro- duced in the absence of crime or any other good cause therefor. He thought that the people needed remedial instead of coercive measures. One of the’ablest statesmen of the day, Hon. Mr. Gladstone, in a recent speech in Parliament had referred to this coercion measure in language much stronger than he (Mr. B.) would care to use. then took up the bill and after explaining its chief clauses to the House, design- ated it one ot the most tyranical measures ever submitted in any legislature—a mea- sure which the people on this side of the Atlantic would not tolerate one hour. So cruel and revolting is it that it has aroused the indignation not only of the people of Ireland, but of the civilized world. Public meetings had been held throughout England and Scotland, as well as in the United States and Canada. At these meetings, strong condemnatory reso- lutions had been passed. The Pall Mali Gazette, # journal which is somewhat cele- brated for its anti-Irish utterances, has also declared against the measure. He (Mr. B.) had been told that we were going beyond our sphere in discussing this matter in Par- liament, and that we should leave the British Government to manage its own af- fairs. He need hardly say that he, himself, did not entertain any such opinion. The Dominion Parliament and the Parliaments «af Ontario and Quebec had passed resolu- tions dealing with the subject and thus precedents had been established which he did not think it was wrong for us to follow. He expressed the hope that the resolution submitted would meet with the approval of the House and that the vote thereon would be unanimous. After fur- nishing some interesting statistics concern- ing evictions, ete.,and referring at length to our own struggles for free land, he closed by expressing the hope that this, the jubilee year of Her Majesty theQueen, would not Spass without the granting of that boon, Home Rule, to the peopie of Ireland. (Applause. )

Hon. Ne1t McLgop seconded the reso- lution because he thought that remedial and not coercive measures were what the people of Ireland most needed. In his opinion the tenant farmers had good rea- sons for agitating as they are for remedial

legislation. He, however doubied very much whether the British Parliament would. grant the desired boon,

ag a majority of the members thereof were trish landlords. He thought that until ireland were given a parliament of her own the Lrish people would not be reliewed from the yoke of landlordism. He then referred briefly to the land agitation on the Island, and expressed the opinion that the basis upon which we settled our grievances was that best adapted fora settlement of the irish land question. In conciuding, he uted with tae mover of the resolution in the hope that Ireland would shortly be grant- ed Home Rule. (Applause .)

Mr. KELLY supported the resulution. He thougit it reflected great credit on the | Isiand that we were c:nong those move-

ing in the matter of protesting against the enscting of coercive measures in [re- land ant in extenting the hani of sym-

wathy to the people of that unhappy cou 1- try. There was no doubt but that the land question was the great grievance in lreland, and that it could be much better settled if [reland had a parliament of her own. He thought the time was not far distant when she would obtain this boon, aud thes@eple of breland would be content- ed and prosperous. (Applause.)

Mr. Wise said he did not know much abuut the matter, but thought that we should’mind our own business and let the Mother Country mind hers.

The resolution was here put and carried, Mk. Brake then moved the following resolution :

Resolved, That eopies of the foregoing reso- lution be forwarded by the Honorable the Speaker of the House to the Rt. Hon. the Mar-

“THURSDAY. MAY 5.

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quis of Salisbary, to Right Hon. W. E. Glad- stone and Mr. Charles Stewart Parnell.— Carried,

House then went into committee of sup- | ply. Mr. John McLean in the chair.

Five More Island Graduates.

Tue foilowing Islanders graduated at Me. Gill University, Montreal, this spring: ~

M. J. McLeod, of Valleyfield, took the de- ' gree of B. A. after a very successful course in | arts.

John A. Nicholson, of Eldon, took the |

Messrs. Palmer and Rall, of Charlottetown, | graduated in applied science.

} D, M. Ferry & Co’s. seed annual for 1887 is to hand; and we have also to acknowledge receipt of a choice assortment of seeds as put up by. these celebrated seedsmen. i

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EG to announce that their buyer, when in England, bought part of Bollen & Tidswell’s

| Banokrup Stock and, in order to turn it into CASH, will offer the same at very low prices.

Public attention is directed to the fact that unlike many Dry Gools merchants, who apparently live by what they term Cheap Sales, ixpiration of Lease Sales, &e., &e. We only advertise what we mean, and shall not attempt to deceive the pu lic with grossly exag- gerated quotations of prices, bat confidently assert that all who favor as with their patron. age will receive courtesy from clerks and employers alike, and none will be pressed to buy,

We also beg to state that our regular stock of SOMMER GOODS is open, with all the Latest Novelties.

We wish to draw special attention to our Millinery Departmeat. It is still under the management of \'iss Hobbs. Our stock of Flowers, Feathers, Wings, Gauzes, &c., is very large and, in order to induce CASH BUYERS, we have marked everything very low, and feel satisfied that no firm in this city can supply better value for

READY CASH.

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