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THE DAILY EXAMINER, FEBR
HXAMINER. |
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CORRESPONDENCE,
Tur
FEBRI 1884.
PARLIAMENTARY THE RESOLUTIONS CARRIED.
MAJORITY SEVENTY-THREE !
White Fish Transportation— Liquor Statistics, dc. Orrawa, Feb. 21.
atts tones excitemeut resulting
that Sir John
Tas rumors supporters were ta ion of the Gn 3 to **t lt, on that their demand for ‘*better terms, should be met by M: has subsided As readers of Tue Exam tnek have already been informed, the Rail-
accept the Invi
ready to
etc.,
way Resolutions enty-three. With Conservatives repre-
ma) rity sO%
singie exception, the
senting Quebec supported the Government; |
Selkirk, who were here‘o-| ¢ ; this afternoon, having had a
| interview with the Minister of Railways.
and his vote was more than counterbalanced by those of Mr. Ross, of Lisgar, and Mir. Sutherl and, of fore followers of Mr. Blake.
Of course there was no g yod gre und for
the opinion that the Grits evidently enter- |
1? ; . } i all seriousness—that the Quebec | ce | that has overtaken Chai lutte town.
tained, i members would, for the sake of the ‘better terms,” desert Sir John McDonald, their
life-long friend; aftiliate with Mr. Blake, . e . . ‘ ; the leader of the party which has all along |
been ranting about ‘‘French ascendency ; repudiate the Railway Policy, which they were largely instramental in carryivg into
effect; stand tn the way of the continued | inflict at.
progress of the Northwest; and serious blow upon the honor and credit of Canada, by preventing the of fesolutions to aid the Company, with a well-secured loan, at this critical juncture.
The idea was preposterous ; and if human |
nature in general were not more ready to} - ° ’
believe evil of men than good, it could not}
have been held atall. It certainly was
not held by Sir John McDonald and Sir|
Charles Tupper. Their bearing in_ the midst of the excitement was indeed admir- able. They were calm and collected, an firm—confident in the good faih an honorable conduct of their supporters,— refusing even to listen to compromising proposals which were made bya few un- principled men. Their confidence was, as the event proved, not misplaced ; and they new stand higher in the estimation of all sections of their party than ever.
Qn the other hand, Mr. Blake blundered. No weight can, of course, be attached to the statement that he intrigued with the Quebecers. They, at least, are too honor- able for that. It is, however, an open secret that he took pains to let the French
members know that he considered their |
demands just and reasonable ; it is quite certain that the organs which usually ex- press his views made the dastardly proposi- tion that if they would desert Sir John, and uuite with him their demands, would be satisfied; and it is true that, though he had the opportunity, he did not re- pudiate his organ’s proposition. This was oue of his blunders. The other was com- mitted in open Parliament. The question was about to be put to the last test—the test of a division. Mr. Vail, his Nove Scotia Lieutenant, moved the six monthe hoist ; and, mirabile dictu, as an amend- ment to his amendment, Mr. Blake moved that,—
“ It is fitting that before asking this House to proceed with the consideration of the reso- lutions for aid to the Canadian Pacific Rail- way Cempany, the Government should lay before the House its proposals with regard to any further subsidies to be granted to Prov- inces or Companier, or any further aid to be provided, or any further works to be secured, in connection with the great scheme of a
trane-continental railway with Canadian termini.” In his adthirable reply to Mr. Blake's
remarks in support of his motion, Sir Charles Tupper expressed his gratification that the result of the long and interesting debate had been to convince the hon. gen- tleman that he would be discharging his duty if, instead of adhering to his position of antagonism to the resolutions, he con- fined himself to a criticism to some of the details. He had in fact at last come to the conclusion that, instead of joining issue
the mover of the amendment, in bold and clear antagonism to those propositions, he found it necessary to amend a resolution of his own supporter proposing to read those
resolutions this day six months, and confine |
his efforts to qualify the position he had taken, by asking for further details as to the policy of ithe Government. This was a turn which the followers of Mr. Blake did not an- ticipate; and they were woefully crestfallen, as Sir Charles conveyed to their minds a clear perception of Mr. Blake’s change of poliey, and showed that he had actually been so foolish as to swap horses while crossing the stream! Their discomfiture is complete.
The great National enterprise will now be carried forward with unabated vigor,
Brunswick, $165,800; Nova Scotia, $81,010;
Scotia, 437,327; P. E. Island, 21,900; Mani-
from the] s French Canadian |
condition |
Blake and his friends, | 'members from the Maritime
passed by the handsome |
one | ’ , jthe P. E. Island Railway, is in Ottawa.
passage |
@ | that
q| go to the electorate, to say that the heads
into Canada last year as follows:-—Ontario, 1.979.896 gallions; Quebec, 1,401,140; New Brunswick, 165,809; Nova Scotia, 81,019; Prince Edward I land, 4,134; Manitoba, 83.671: British Columbia, 50,955. Total, 4,099 525 gallons.
The duties collected were: 1.981.646; Quebec, $1,401,390;
Ontario, New
P. EB. Island, $4,134; Manitoba, $83,671; British Columbia, $50,935—-total, $3,768,- 586. The malt liquors-manufactured were: In Ontario, 9,209,068 gallons; Quebec, ® 788.830; New Brunswick, 193,850; Nova
toba. 328.378; British Columbia, 213,152- total, 13,192,505 gallons. With the excep- tion of 13,685 gallons, this was all entered for consumptisn. The duty collected on malt liquor and malt liquor licenses was £6,458.
Notes.
It is a remarkable fact that, with the exception of the speeches of Mr. Thomas White, and Mr. Ross of Lisgar, the best contributions to the debate were made by Provinces. [he speeches of Sir Charles Tupper, Mr. Foster and Mr. Wood, were admirable.
Mr. Archibald, lately Superintendent of
He has accepted another position in the employ of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
Mr. Henry Hughes left Ottawa for home ‘ satisfactory
Very great regret wes felt here—especially by the Islanders—concerning the disaster
Salaries of Customs Officials,
In reply to a complaint lately made in the House of Commons, the Minister of Customs said :— ‘‘The general complaint made by mem- bers of this House, that the salaries of the officials are not sufficiently large, is a ques- tion which is not anew one. Ihave no
| doubt that if my predecessor in my Depart-
ment were present, he would corroborate what I am about to state, and that is, tha the representatives of different sections of the country are never backward in asking that the salaries of various officials should be increased. We find, however—and it is
| just as well that we should remember it—
it is a very favorite topic when we
‘of the Departments, those presiding parti- cularly over the Customs and some other | Departments, where there is a large ex | penditure of money, have been extravagant, | and bave not carried out their promises | with regard to keeping down the expendi- | ture during the past year. As far as the |appropriation voted by Pazliament would lenable me, I have been trying to level up | and equalize the salaries paid to the officers ‘at the different ports; but hon. gentlemen 'must bear this in mind — that | though a particular officer or clerk at one port may not receive as large a ‘salary as a similar oflicer or clerk at another port, yet when you come to inves- tigate the matter you find that there is pro- babably not half the responsibility or one-tenth of the labor in the one case, that there is in the other. I never have the slightest difficulty in finding men to fill the places as soon as they become vacant, even at the salaries now paid. In the case of those $600 or $700 positions, to which my hon, friend from Montreal has referred, Ido not think that he has ever found any difficulty in obtaining gentlemen who were willing to take the positions at those salaries. : : : ‘
IL think I may say generally that the object of the Department has been to in- crease wherever they could the salaries of efficient officers; and while they do that, it must be borne in “mind that if all the ap- pointments which are demanded all over the country were made, the head of the Department would have to cometo this House and ask for an increased appropria- tion of some $50,0000 or $60,000 per annum. The increases in the city of Montreal during the past year have been somewhat numerous. My hon, friend will find, when he comes to look at the expenditure, that it has increased much more rapidly than perhaps many would think justifiable; and when I tell him that the expenditure at that port is some $14,000 more than it was last year, and that I shall have to ask, in the Supplementary Estimates, for a sum to cover the extra expenditure, I question whether this House would sanction the increases. which are constantly de- manded in different parts of the Do- minion from this and other Departments. The Montreal collections have increased from under $4,000,000 in 1878 to nearly $8,009,..00 lua: year, and I found it neces- sary to add two or three appraisers to the list there; and I can safely say that those appraisers—particularly the one under- standing chemistry, who is capable of analyzing patent medicines—have many times more than paid their own salaries in what they have saved to the country. One great difficulty I have had to con- tend with has been the fact that during the reign of my predecessor in the last Administration, oflicera were appointed at different ports, and particularly at import- ant points, at salaries of $1,000 or $1,200, to perform precisely the same work as
not a dollar will be added to the positive burdens of the country. Ample security | will be held by the Government for the} payment of the loan, principal and interest; and the Government can never again be taunted with having the Company for a master, for the Company, will until the debt is paid, be, completely under the control of the Government, The Govern- ment of Caneda is master of the situation. THE WHITE FISH.
The Minister of Marine and Fisheries has forwarded to the Marquis of Lorne a million eggs of the valuable white fish found in the creat lakes of Canada. They were ob- tained at the white tish hatchery in Ontario, and will be placed im the lakes near Inverary Castle. The white fish is almost unknown in Great Britain. It is found in some of the lakes, but does not weigh mure than from one to two pounds, while the Canadian specimens recently swown at the London Fisheries Exhibition weighed from twelve to sixteen pounds. The Marquis of Lorne and the Duke of Argyle are ex. tremely anxious that the lakes of the Mother Country shall be stocked with the white fish, coregoni (a/bus), of Canada.
LMPORTATION OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS, _A return brought down yesterday shows the quantity of spirituous liquor imported
equally eficent men, who had been there for half a score or nearly a score years, and were receiving only $500 or $700 per avnum. This created numerous complaints, almost a little rebellion, because it was claimed that if anybody deserved promotion, it was those who had been in the Depart- ment for many years. It is one of the curses of the system not to make, in every case where you possibly can, promotion in the service, though | readily admit my ex- perience has taught me that in nineteen cases out of every twenty, as far as collec- tors are concerned, a man who has been in business and who is, if 1 may use the term, up to the times, who understands the genius of trade at the present time, will make a better collector than the man who has been drudging in an official capacity in the Custom House for ten or fifteen years, I ean only accouns for that by this reason, that the clerk goes on in his regular routine business, paying little attention to the outside world, without studying the changes, rapid as we all know they are, of trade and the different modes of transacting busi ness in all parts of the country. If you take a man from business who has had years of experience, who has been dealing in all the diferent articles which are im- ported into the country, he is, as a rule,
better adapted to look after the interests of | a Government than many of those wag have spent years of service in the Depart- ment, That at least has been my experi: | ence, ond I can account for it in no other | way than that to which I have referred. |
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Political Notes. |
Wionipeg Times: —‘*Ilon. George Brown must be turning in bis grave. His paper supporting the Grand Trunk ; his party caballing with Bleus! ;
Iv the Montreal Witness’ parliamen- tary correspondence we read :—‘*The Globe's bid for the support of the Bleus was not only bad, but it was a blunder,” from a party standpoint,
The American, an influential journal | \ublished in New York, says on the coal and iron reciprocity agitation: “Twenty-five members of the Canadian Parliament have been waiting upon Sir Leonard Tilley to urge that he take ad- vantage of what they regard as a good opportunity fer restoring the reciprocity arrapgement between the United States and Cavada. On our side of the live, however, the proposal to place Canadian coal and iron on the free list,for the bene- fit of Buffalo and a few other border towns, meets with but little support.”
The Montreal Witness says:—‘‘If the Globe represents the views of the leader of the Opposition and of his party, then we do not see that there is much to chose between the two partie. The (Globe has always denounced Sir John Mac- donald for panderiog to the French- Canadians of this Province for their support. It has always charged them with sacrificing the interests of the other provinces, especially those of On- tario, to those of the Proviuce of Quebec, because the representatives of that prov- ince secured him in power. No one has characterized in severer terms the raids or proposed raids of this pre- vince upon the Domivion treasury, and no one has more bitterly stigmatized the demand for better terms so constantly being made, and yet the Globe to-day is found unblushingly avd shamelessly making on behalf of its party the bid of better terms to the members of this Pro- vince for their votes on the Canadian Pacific question. Vote Mr. Blake into power it says, and you may trust ia get- ting your price. * ‘ * It will be seen by the extract quoted by the Globe from the Minerve that the only objection the French party have to vote for the loan to the Canadian Pacific is that there will not be sufficient left for the needs of this Province. There is, it appears, notenough of carrion to gc round and the Quebec vulture ig bound to have all its wauts before any other is satisfied. The Globe, in order to ‘save ithe country, that is to defeat the Gov- ernment and place its party in power, pledges the party to grant the terms asked for. Is Mr. Joly the only politician in the country with a conscience, that he alone is found protesting unconditionally against this shameless traffic to votes.”
Toronto Telegram: ‘The organ of the Reform party in this Province is doing its utmost to dangerously commit that party at a serious moment in the history of the country. The patent offer of that jourral to bribe the French Bleus by a contingeaot promise of financial assistance at this crisis is disgraceful and most shamefacedly corrupt. The leadership of Mr. Blake is now upon its trial, and the public looks with anxiety to the further development of this desperate
attempt at political traffic. Has all morality gone from our pub- lic life? Are the people to witness the utter degradation of
the great mind at the head of the Opposi- tion for the simple possession of the treasury benches? The Pacific Railway is a great national undertaking. ‘The interests of the Canadian people demand that it should be carried to completion, No amount of political bargain and sale will atone for the injury which the coun- try would suffer by pausing in the work of construction. It is the duty, there- fore, of Mr. Blake and his followers not to endanger public interests, nor shock the public sentiment by any attempt to purchase the support of the French Bleus at this critical hour.”
The following statement of the im- ports of raw materials in 1878 and 1883 indicates the extent of the growth of home industries under the operation of the National Policy. Many of the articles enumerated, more particularly coal, zre produced largely in the Domin- ion, and have undergone a continuous development during the past five years, quite as considerable as that of the im- ported article: —
Imported. 1878, 1883. Cotton wool, lbs...... 7,243,413 27,451,390 Cotton waste, lbs..... 768,346 1,325,722 ON IO ESE 3,446,572 9,483,600 Pig iron, cwt......... 601,805 1,552,300 Pig lead, cwt,........ 25,588 48,780 ee a 262,686 271,220 Steel raile, cwt........ 544,094 1,354,222 Proom corm... i 6. 24.. $89.954 $135,198 India rubb:r, ibs...... 458,755 431,305 Coal, anthracite, tons.. 406,971 754,891 Coal, bituminous, tons 456,090 911,629 Furs, wodresaed....... $142,899 $551,156 Sieaeee, The... bk. ics... 1,484,874 3,690,925 Hemp, Wee oes S. 45,961 74,604 Hides bE At era. cag $1,207,300 $1,963,644 MS be 0 ibs gcadui 6,°30,084 9,803,419 Leaf tobacco, Ibs...... 8,969,975 9,801,049 ee Ge . nw. eh bs $32,004 $160,178 Raw sugaf, lbs........ 15,834,386 150,259,312
Another item which indicates with
peculiar force the development of manu-
vlactaring industries under the present
tariff is that of machinery of which we imported to the value of only $516,035 in 1878, and te the value of $2,798,760
more than 400 per cent.
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Liquor Licenses in Halifax. |
Says the Halifax Herald: There are now |
in the city licensed under the old law, 162
| taverns at £50, 24 hotels at $50, and four
shops at $60, or a tuial of 206, producing $10,340. Under the new law there can only be seventy-four hotel and saloons, thirty-seven shop aud as many wholesale and vessel as may be required. Therefore to raise the same amount to the city ex- chequer the following may be taken as an app:oximate estimate:
Say 24 hotel at $150 - - 3,600 50 saloon at $100 - 5,000 20 shop at $60 1,200 25 wholesale at $25 . 1,250 10 vessel at $25 - : - 250
Or a total of 129 producing $11,300 alto- gether. This is as near as may be what will be taken out under the new law. Al- thongh thirty-seven shop Jicenses may be granted it is not probable that more than twenty will take out that particular kind of license. The wholesale and vessel licenses are new licenses created under the act of 1883.
MARRIED. At the residence of Alexander McKinlay, Esq., North River, on the 26th of Feb., by Rey. J. O. Reddina, Mr. John M, McLeod and Miss Christina McLeod, both of Uigg.
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JAS. H. GRANT, Sole Agent for P. E, Island for
THOS, CONNOR & SONS, Rope Manufacturers, ST. JOHN, N. B.
sw Orders from the trade respectfully solicited. Ch’town, Feb, 29, 1884 —Im
The Liquor License Act, 1883,
OTICE is hereby given that a mecting of
i the Poard of License Commissioners for the License District of King’s County, will be held in the Supreme Court House, in George- town, in King’s County, on
Monday, the Thirty-First Day
of March Next, at the hour of seven o'clock, in the afternoon, for the purpose of taking into consideration all applications for certiticates for such Licenses as by the Liquor License Act, 1883, are authorized to be granted in this License District. Ry order of the Board, JOHN McKINNON,
Chief Inspector of Licenses for King’s County, Feb. 29, 1884.—3i law wkly her pres 3i
ST. JAMES’ KIRK
Tea and Fancy Table, MARKET HALL, Wednesday, the 12th Mareb.
PRESIDENT ; Mrs. M. Mcleod. COMMITTEE:
Mrs. Watts, Mia, A. Lord,
Mrs. A. Kennedy, Mrs. Hyndman,
Mrs, McPherson, Mrs. Rankin,
Mrs. Wm. McLean, Mrs. Donaid McNeill, Mrs. Murray, Mies McGill,
Mrs. Small, Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. C. McGregor,
Doors open at three o'clock p,m. ‘Tea on the table at six o'clock p. m.
Tickets—Tea and admission, 35 cents; ad- mission, 10 cents only.
Any donations will be thankfully received by members of Commitice.
KATIE McLEAN, Secretary, Ch’town, Feb. 28, 1884
25 ‘TONS LERIGH
ANTHRACITE COAL,
CHESTNUT SIZE. FOR SALE LOW,
ROBERT T. HOLMAN.
Summerside, Feb, 28, 1884.—3i
Miss McLean, Mirs Murray, Mies Mason,
WANTS, LOST, FOUND, de.
panaranpennit eas acamanttinnnaamemnnasse te,
7 SALE at a bargain, a No. 2 Base Burner Stove (for round or slack coal), at the Steam Printing Rooms, 18 Queen St. | feb29 2i
eens eentatias
ae PoRSON haying in bjs possession a NOTARIAL SEAL, the property of W. A. O, Morson, recovered from the ryins of the fate fire, will be rewarded by leaving the same at the office of McLeod Morson & McQuarrie or Tae Examiner Oxrice.
qfeb?9 % edd ’ y ANTED.—A BOY to attend Horse and Cow. One used to horses preferred. Apply to J. B. Macpona.p. {feb 28 2i
ry O BE LET—The House and Premises on Great George Street, adjoining Mr. J. Bealea’, Apply to Mrs. Burris, Upper Queen Street. {feb’8 3i
OST—A Bunch of Keys. The 4nder wilt be rewarded by leaving it atthe [Lan Otlice,—Jos. A, McDonaLp.
[feb22
‘O LET—RHalf a two tenement Honse, on
Cumberland Street (near St. Peter's Roac). For particulars apply at the office of Messrs. Brecken & Fitzgerald, [feb21
7. LET—The Union House Barber Shop, on Queen Street, including Furnitare, etc. Immediate possession will be given. Terms moderate. Apply at this office.
[feb13 La ike Pot ot Upper Prince Street and
the Post Office, a small Seal and Watch
ey, with éhree Gold Rings. Any one re-
in 1883, an increase in this period of] tarning the same to this office shall be liber- ally rewarded.
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HEAD OFFICE Montreal. HALIFAX BRANCH J. Scott Mitchell, Agent.
Risks Faken on Mest Favorab'e Terms, AGENT FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:
F. H. ARNAUD,
Merchants Bank of Halifax.
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&?, 000,000
Ch’town, Feb, 27, 1984.
DESBRISAY & ANGUS,
AGENTS OF THE
QUEEN AND AGRICULTURAL INSUSANCE COMPANIES
. 7 HILE thanking the Citizens of Charlottetown for their past patronage, and assistance during the late fire, have to announce that the: have taken the office in
Stevenson’s Building, CORNER QUEEN AND SYDNEY STREETS,
Where they are prepared to do business,
Ch’town, Feb. 22, 1884.
GREAT SALE OF New Cottons.
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We have just opened a large Stock of
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PRiNTS, NEW SPRING STYLES, heceived Before the Advance in Duty,
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We have an immense stock of
GREY AND WHITE cOTTONS,
Purchased when the Cotton market was at ihe lowest point of depression.
Cottons, Sheeting Cottens, Pitlow Cottons,
TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS, Tewels and Toweiling,
TAPESTRY, SCOTCH AND BRUSSELS CARPETS
And other House Furnishing Gopds. WHOLESALE AND REVAIL GEO. DAVIES & CO.
Uh'town, Feb. 11, 1884.
Fieecy
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NEW FRUIT
Wholesale and Retail, Cheap.
10} —- ON BAND;
230 boxes very choice Valencia and Layer RAISINS 30 half-boxes choice LAYERS, 3,000 pounds CURRANTS, 200 boxes prime FIGS, 5 cases choice PRUNES, 200 barrels hard WINTER APPLES, No, } 20 kegs GRAPES, aa *
AND MORE TO ARRIVE. BEER & GOFF.
Nov. 14, 1883.—2aw wkly
OFFICE AND WRIGH SCALES, 4 uimemany AND MUSIOAL TO LEP. ENTERTAINMENT Ts _ —— by ; Mr. William Head tase Whar Apply oo ne:
A. KENNEDY & CO, Ch’town, Feb. 25, 1884.
FOR SALE,
MILCH COW, in fair condition for the Butcher. Apply at this oltice. ‘
Feb. 23, 1884. Ch’town, Feb, 18, 1884.
WILL BE HELD iy
=f, James’? Hall,
--On—
THURSDAY, the 6th MARCH.
By order of Committe.