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ing the resu!t, and he hoped it would not be Jost aight of by the Government, slihough no reference had been made to it or other matters which should have been brought under their notices by the Lieut. Governor in his Speech, When the President of (ue United States sends his measage to Congress uothing was kept back, which was of any importance to consider. Sach should be the case with themselves, He hoped the Hon. Leader of the Govern- ment would inform the Committee respecting the course which the Government meant to pursue with reference to the two important questions to which he (Hon. B. D.) had ree ferred.

Hon. Mr, McKEacnery had listened to some of the statements made by the hon. gentleman who had last spoken, with much sat's!action, especially as the views he gave utieranee to reapecting Kducaton accorded very muck with his (Hon. Mr, McE’s) own. The hon, gentleman had referred to the system of edu eation which vbtained in England in the L5th century, but bad forgot to tell that hor. Com mittee that at that time those people received their instruction from the monks, who im- parted to every man an cducatien whieh qualified bim tor the postion of a Prince of the Church, or the Prime Minister of Exgtand; and was glad to hear it contrasted with the system then inexistenee amongst themselves. Yet as there was nothing in the Paragraph read, which called for such a reference he (Hon Mv. McE.) considered tie statements made uncalled for. The reference to the French Revolution was unhappy. Could men who banished Religion and even the Sabbath, be regarded in any sease as benefactors of their race? Men who used the Guilatine to such @ fearful extent that living victims fre- quently sought @ hiding place amongst the bodies of thedead. Ho was glad however, to have the vieweof the Lon. gentleman cn education. He had referred alsuv on a pre vious occasion to Oliver Cromwell, bat thonght the reference would not bear the construction put upon it by the hon, member,

Hoon. B. Davies thought the hon, gentle. man from Souris should know that the soldier of Oliver Cromwell we:e mainly drawn from the small land owners, nor was it in & monastic institution that they received their education, aud Lord Macaulay's testi- mony respecting them proved that they were not tgnorant mev, They were drawn from that class which was, at that time, well educat- ed ant well fed. They had doth bone and muscle, aid never turned their backs to their enemies, but made Kagland’s name to be feared and honored wherever thev went, The same was also true of those Scote’: soldiers whe were engaged in the Peuisular War, who were male up of the educated and intel- ligeat yeomanry of that ecuntry, and had for their officers, and also jn thei rank<, men be- longing to the best famiiies in that!and. But apfortunately that grand landed middle c'ass of yeomaury wiich was once the glory of Britain was then obliterated, and the pesition it once occupied in that country was then filled ap with a half-fed ciass of ignorant Jaborers and

epers, many of whom would willingly work Wf they could fied employment; but the lands that once yielded that class sustenance and employment had been let to the grazing

ofsheep. But @ spirit was at work iu Eng-

land, before which the trammels of oppression would yet have to give way. The hon. member of the Government to whom he (Hon. B. D) was replying, should know that the epirit, energy, ard education cf tte men to whom he (Hon. Mr. B. D.) “had referred was mot owing to the 2auses which be (Hoa. Mr. McE.) bad assigned.

Hoo. Mr. McEacuery said one great cause of the difference between the class of men in England now, and those the (hon. gentleman) referred to waa, that in the 15th century they ree ceived an education which taught them their proper duties and place in society; but their position to-day was little better than that of the eiaves that were at one time in the West Indies.

Hon. Mr. Catuseck thought it was the duty of the Lieut. Governor to have, in his Speech, foreshadowed the questions alluded to by his hon, friend on his right and also what those means were, which were intended to be need for developing those resources to whieh the paragraph indirectly alluded. The Speech was nicely drawn up, and was quite aon-committal. That hon. Committee could got infer from it in what way the Government intended to aid hie Hoxor the Lieut. Governor ia reudering the country more happy and prosperous thanit had hitherto been. But the course the Government was then adopting was no doubt a safe ene, and le presumed it would follow that course which it might, by feeling ita way, find to be tne safest.

Hon, Mr. Peary eaid that while some hon. gentleman on ihat bon. Committee were dis- to find fault with the Speech for g0¢ having enourh in it, he thought if in was taken ap and discussed in order it would be found to contain eufficient to occupy their time for several duys, and thougt hon. gentle- men should endeavour to keep to the point, They knew at the hast election the majority of the people showed by the disposition they mauitested at the Pole, that they were satis- fed with the EBlucation Laws aud were op- posed to any alteration, and when that fact was borne in miad, he thought His Excellency acted wisely in not referring to it. [nm his Speech the Lieat. Governor noticed the In- dustiial Exhibition and expressed the satis- faction he derived from what he there saw last autumn, and thought if the addrass in reply did not clearly exprees the intention of the Government, it gave an intimation of its desire which should be rega:ed as fatissacccty. Ef the Opposition was pre- a to cubmit an Amendment on the ueation Ques'on of course it could do so, but the majority i.7d pledged itself not to do #0, and he belizyed the ‘iMcere intention of that majority was to observe the promise made, He did sot therefore believe there Was any disposition on the part o. the Gov- ere=ment to witho!d at the proper time, 4ny information from the opposition to which *t was entitled.

Mr. MoNew thought it strange that the Question had not been alluded to in the Speech of His Bxceilency at the opsning of the Legislature. For a noniber of years past it Siways had been referred to, and he regretied that no intimation respecting the intention of the Government ii that matter hud been made, but wus ha>py to hear that (the Education Question) wus settled, as it was that Question that tarned his friends out of office. Kut that Was no reason why the Faud Question should be omitted. Surely the bon. isember for Fort Agustus could not afford that it should be passed by in silence, for he kdew there were tenants in whose welfare be was isterested ds a public man whose interests required im- mediate attention and hoped there was 10 dis- position on the part of the Government to ig- wore that Question. Al hough the Flucation Question had received a quieius for the pre- sont ha feared it might yet burst forth like o smoking chimuey ha bad once réad ubout. Tae lat? Conservative party took £15 from the Teachers salary to bald the Barracks, What they would then do he kuew not. :

Hon. P. Sixcuain sa:d in listening to the debate and looking at the address he was re- minded that while there app2ared :o be no lack of Historians on that hoa, Commitiee he tound they had lost their grammarian. (Lengh- ter) Some objection had been taken to the nature of the Q icstioua put by the hon. meme ber for Belfast, but he believed his hon. friend was poreetly jastified in the course he pur- duod. The Hon Mr. Perry hod ssid that phe

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Education Act was such as the people aj- proved of, which he (Hon. M r.Sinclair) was glad to hear, for he knew some of the hoa. gentle- mans {riends thought otherwise a few months ago. He (Hon. P. 8.) considered that some parts of the Edacatioa Law required amend. ment but not so as to alter or affect the principle. A Petition had been sent last year to the Home Government asking leave to introduce a Bill similar in its leadiug features to the one which had passed the [mperial Par- liament relating to the Landed Tenures of Ireland, and it was stranze that no allusion had been made to the answer received. He argued that the hon, gentlemsao(Hon.B.D,) was right in thinking the Lieut. Governor should have made reference in the Speech to the two questions to which that Hon. member had drawn the attention of the Committee.

Mr. Howat understood that the Estate of Lot 26 bad been offered to the Govern- ment, and hoped it would carry out in good faith the promises whieh had been made to the tenants. If the Government did so, he would render it bis support, in so far as the best interests of those he represented would allow. He thought, too, that some efforts should be made to purchase Lot 19. Tho last Government negleeted that maiter, but that was no reason why it should bea neglected by the present. Both those Es- tutes should be purchased by the Govera- ment, provided they could be had on reason- able terms; and he hoped the Won, Leadar of the Government would us» his efforts to accomplish that purchase. That hon. gen- tlerman, previous to the last election, said he bad the most power to deal with that ques- tion of any man they ¢ ald choose to repre~ sent them, end as the people thought so too, he hoped they might not be disappointed; and teerefore did not like to see that question pursed over in silence. The Rail- way question was un-cal'ed for, and should not have been introduced until 1t bad been submitted to the people at the polls

Hon. VD. Davies icoked upon the Land Purchase Bill as « kind of class legislation. There was but one Ystare that had been @ If- sustaining, and for thet result the country at large and the people thereon were much in- indebted to Uolone! Gray, who used } is tnfla- ence wita the proprietor in favor of the tensn’s. When in ihe Legislature before he (Hon. D. Davies) had been almost laughed to scorn because he gave it #8 his opinion that & loes of 79 per cont would result from the pur- nase of the Worrel Kstate; but tie result had shown that be was then correct ; nor wag he satisfied that buying out land by a Go- vernment to sell to poor tenants was & wise policy. A wealthy farmer cou'd always pur- chase ei$her from the proprietor or Govern- ment; but it was quite different with a poor may, who frequently, not only absorbed all his means in the purchase of a farm but of- ten had to borrow money at 20 per cent to

nab'e bim todo so. Farming to be carried successfully required capital, and if the whole a farmer bad was expended in pay- ing for his farm he vould not succeed, as trom the expenditure he would receive no equivi- Jant return. The same prince ple would ap- ply to the merchant who locked up his means im building a house. If he did so and there- by deprived bimselt of the means reqaired to meet his bills us they became due he would be unable to hold his position. He (Hon, D. Davies) would be glad indeed to have the question settied, but as he represented the City did not sea that his Constituents siou d be taxed to pay for the iands of other people. It would be better before any fur- ther purchases were made to ivestigate the result of the purchase which had been al- ready made. The hon, member for Belfast spoke about Compulsory Legisiation, bat he would be sorry to see any thing of the kind atterapted, as it would only ereate an excite- ment which would do no good. R:ference had beep made to the Education Act, and to the action of the late Conservative Govern: ment, which required £15 to ua raised by the people for the Leachers Salary, As the de- mands for education were great, be thought when tre Government paid three fouthe of the Salary the parente ought not to have re~ fused to pay One fourth. It was found that the Act was defective, and the Teachers stultified themselves by the course they pur- sued. He thought the system was capab'e of improvement in some of the details, and shat the Schools should be graded. Ag he under- stood his seat was to be contested, and bring one of the seventeen who asy sted to form the Government, he would take that opportuaity to off+r a few remarks upon that subject. It was well known that the question of Confed- eration bud made a division ba the ranke of the Cosservatives, and that the Eduestion question did the same to some extent, fur the Ltera’s. He had alwaye been in lavor of the principle of Confederation, but not of any hasty action, or of committing the country to it unless it was prepared tor the ebange. But during bis absence in England, five years ago, advantage was taken of his views Oa that question, and the result had been that he was not then returned, and a Statrment which he had: made to the effect that he was neglecting hie business bz attend- ing to his Legislutive duties, had a’s> been used againet him. H» (Hon, D. Davies) could not go to the polisand say he wueo no- term3 map, while there were others who would kick at teras ef any kind. Bat at the late election, his hon, and learned Colleague the Atorney General and himsz!t were re- turned, After the Election, it was well known that one section of the Liberal party made overtures to the Palmer wing of the Conservatives, and heace, to save themselves from anmbilation, thuse with whom he acted had to orm the present coalition Govarnment, The step they too, had, in those wars, been forced upon them. He knew that coalition Governments wera generally strong Govern. ments, and it was sometimes sud, corrupt ones, but he trusted that nothing of iat kind wou'd then exist, but that dug at- tention would be givea. and regard Lad to

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AFTERNOON SESSION,

House ‘n Committee of the whole on tha Dratt Address.

Mx. Richards in the Chair.

The third paragraph was read and adopt- ed.

The forrth paragraps, re'ating fo the General Exhibition, was read.

Hor, Mr. Perry thought that tno sam appropriated for the purpose of holding Public Exbibitioos was money well expend- ed, but he cou'd not altogether agree with all the principles upon which they were conducted. Re hoped, in referenced to Prince County, that the Govornmént would not confine the Exhibition of the County to Summerside, but that Exhibitions would be held io some of the remote districts, such as Alberton, Tignish and ovher place?,” Suct exhibitions created a stimulus aud co:npeti- tion in all the pursuits of the Colony, dnd consequently would be the méans of a rapid development of its resources. When we compared the work now performed by our mechanics with that executed twenty years ago, he was astovished at the progress which had beea made, He did not approve of the principle of a'ways holdiag the exbibi- tion at one extremity of Prince Uouuty, it shogld be beld jn the different districts in

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rotation, The people of the extreme west of the County could sot fully participate tn all the edvantages of an exhibition held at Summerside. He happened to be present at the Cornty Exhibition last year, and was well satisfied with what he saw, He waa proud of the advancemen: which that County had made ia all the asefal manufactures and ihe agricultural products, He hoped the Government would encourage these means of public improvements, and that Prince Cou ty would receive due attention

Hon, B. Davin! thought that the first clauge in the Draft Address shou'd be an answer to the first clause of the Governor’s Speech, and, therefore would move that the first and second clauses of the Address be formed into one,

Hon, Leaver or tae Government said that it ap; eared to him that the hon. mem- ber for Be'last (Hon, Mr, Davies) was mudd ed in reference to the paragraph bee fore the o mmitiee, The first cluuse of the Address merely expressed thanks to His Honor for the Spceck with which he opened the Legislature, and was oot supposed to be & paragraph at ail, If the bon, mewber would take the second paragraph as an an wer to the first in the speeeh be would find thar it was a proper one. He (Hon, Mr, P.) did not know why the bon, member wi-hed to refer the Address to the Cow- m'ttee ayazin, uniess he wished to show a want of common sense in the House, The hon, member, when oa bs feet in the morus ing, found fau!t with the Leader of the Gos- ernvent becau e he did vot go over the whole Speveh and expiain to the unary of the House every matter contaived in it, As far us tie hon. rember bad travelicd over the Address he bad given the cowmitiee ® littl: of an ius‘ructive character, and a litle that wou d amuse them; he hid spoken en every p litiea! ques ion in the history of this Covony, and on much that bad taken p‘ace im other eouutrie-. He (Ucn. Leader of the Governmen') did not see what ail tbat bud to do with either the paragraph or the Speech. LHe thought it untair to burry over the Specch ‘co rapid'y, eud would look at the practice of the jast ‘ew years in re cc ence to this matter, [t was th. daty of ibe Governwemnt tu explain aad give promine’ ce to any particular part of the Speech deserv- ing tt. In turniag up the Debates for LSGY he found that wheu the House reso!ved it- self into a commi‘tee of the whole on the Draft Address, the Hon. Lesder of the Cpposition took the iottiativ., and mede o long speech. He found that a: we be- ginning of last session the bon, mem er for Beifast was acting Leader in the House, -nd one weuld suppose. fiom his presept prc- fessions that be would have ecme duwn brimiul of information for the commiitee ; but bo, we ficd that the Hor, Mr, Haviland said he bad vxpected that the hon, member (Mr. Reilly) in making bis mot‘on that the House go into committee on the Draft Adv dress, would heve favored the [louse witha speech, as was customary ino her Legisle- tures, &c. The then Leader, Hon. B. Davies said in auswer “he did not. think that in a small Culony like this, there wae apy necesrity for pre'seing a motion to go into Vommitte on the Draft Address with along speech,’? What o difference there was ix the eondus: of the bon. mem cr in the late Government, and his present ac'~ ion in reference to this matier, Well, he (hon. Leader of the Goveroment,) would make a few remarks on some of the matters counected with the Speech; but he was a poor talker aud when he did speak ho did not always do s0 in the most satisfactory manner, The Goverument were supposed to be respousib e for the Governor’: Speech, but not for the Draft Address, for the ia‘- ter was prepared by a Cowmiite chosen from both sides of the House. The Oppo- sition therefore in finding fault wiih the Draft Address, did uot find fault with a producion for Weick the Goverument were respousible,

How B, Davies said that he approved of the Address, if the firat and second par:- graphs were Guited in oae, As it then ex~ isted the second paaragraph ia the Addgess was a reply to the first pareyraph of the Speech: ihe paragraphs should eerrespond.

Hon, Leaver oF tHe GoversueNnt,— Toere was not much grouad for uscussion in the two first paragraphs of the Speevi. ‘The next paragraph iaformed the Commir- tee that “iis liover had the pleasure of as- sisting at the opening of the General Ex- hibiuon, which was he d in Charlotteown, shortly after bis arriva', and that such ix. b b tions should be encouraged, The hon, m wber for Beltast knew tat no except oa could be tuken to the paragraph lo auswer to the Addiess; for every bou member of the Houre would be wilting to reoder His Honor every assstance, particu'arly in a Colony iike this, Where (he mauulaciures of the country are so important to its pros perity, Iu competing at Kxhibitious people saw what their cergbburs dd in the way of improvement, aud a lsudabie rivalry was thus created. His (ilon. Leader of the Goverzms:.’s) opinion was, that the amount appropriated for Public Exhibi- tions should be increased. in vrder to make them more succeesfu', The next paragraph expressed grail‘ ude lor protection, prosperity and an abvedant harvest, This was a sentiment in which ali the hon, mewb_rs of the Committee could agree. Tue filth pategrapl related 'o the Publi¢ Acecoun s, the iuereare of Rev nue, and the require- thents of the carrent year, The sixth refers to the Despatobes iv reference to Government House Farm. The seventh states that the prohibiiory iustractio.s aginst United States Gsbermen’s catering 12 ports of this Colony, have been re- moved. Taen ‘here were paragraphs oo the New P.st Office, ‘he Savings’ Bank, and the extending vf the terms of the Supreme Court. ibe e'ever'h paragraph s‘ates **that the facilities for tue .¢2nspor’s and shipment of the productions of the as laud are now inadcquate, and that you would do well to consider the expediency of eoustr uc ing a Railroad through tbe Island,?? Everybody knows that this is 80; and the answer euys that the matter “will ieceive our tmost serious consideration’? It does Hot commit the Government; vor was it necessary to do so; the more decate there is on such matters the better, ‘The next paragraph states that the Lunatic Asy um is not specious esctgh; aud that it ig becéseary to extend its atcommoddtion, He did uot thitk it nomacaene fa sq

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“Government to refer to every matter of

interest, in the Speech. For instance, there are the Lind Question and the Eluca- tion Question, which are rot mentio ed, The hoo, member for Belfast (Hon, B. Davies) has stated that our present System of Kducation is the b st in the world; if this is so, it ia all right, and should be maintain d, ‘The charges made by the hon, member for Rustico (Mr, MeNeiil), against the Conservative Government that went out of power in 18°7, were scarcely cons’stent with the facts of the case. Tae hon momber sad that the then Gov- ernment lessened the salaries of the teachers to 50 small a sum, that the best qualified had left the ecouniry. Tne late Con-ervative Guveromenot: considered that the results of the Eepsation sys'em were pot satisfactery, and that the average at- tendance at the schcols was not waat it ought to have fev, lt was thought that if the parties who had children to geud to schoo! had a litt'e to pay for edaca- tion, tbey would take more iagierest in it;

and it would help to relieva the pubic chest. Toc eame law had male provision

that the sum hich had been dedueted

from the teachers sularies should be paid

by tie people themselves But that

measar? dij not give satisfiction, and the

former system was restored, He did uot

See Why grest promineg’e should be given

the Nducation Quesi‘en in the Speech, if our present sys'em worked so well, The

hon ember for Kustico knew very well

that tue Wembers on the Government side

of the House were p’e ged to malatain our

present sysem of Houéaticn in ita in-

tegrity, Why should the Gvuvernment be

eensu ed, tt our Klacauoval System was

pert ct, for not giving Ui a prowmiacut place

in the Speech ? fhe hon, member for

Belfast (liou, B. Davies) bad spoken in a

mauner that ought tov have brought the

blush of shame 10 the tuc2 of guy oon,

member who woud make such a statemect,

after dc ing a8 he bad dove im reference to

eompul:o:y Legis'ation on the Lind Q:es-

tioa, Where was that hoa. member during

the iast four yeare? = It was all gory well

for him wh» subseibel to the fuads cf the

Teszn Lesgue, aud coutribuied to a .news-

peper which g.ve strevgth to that dis'oyad

Organ'Zaiion, tO spesk ib the way he had.

Did tuo boo, mewber er sort to compulsory

legisiaion when be be'd ihe re ns of power?

Nou, he first asked leave to bring 1 a cou

pulsory iil, to compel the prcpri-tors to

acl chetr ftands, aud bevauce be did no: get

it, ani permi-e:on to appoint atew Ten.ut

League waytstra es, be rosigeed bis seat ia

the lute Guverament, Let the bon,

meinber now came forward and asked why

the present Government did pot resort to

compulsory legis'ation, ‘i'ce Government

wre Yery auxiocs to purchase the liuds of

the rewaiping prop ietors; but the at-

tempts to compel chem to sell would simply

make the Goverum ort ridiculous, acd their

influence with tha British Goverament

wiud be lesscued, When the Censerva-

tives were lust in power, they purchas:d tea

tims more of the proprietory lands than

the late Government bad, aud did more to

reiieve the tenuotry, The hon member

for the City (lua D Davies) in reterring

to tie Land Purehase Bill, stared that it

was ueitber tatr, just nor equitable, for ibe

peovie of the twas to be complled to

asst) In parchasiug freeholds fur rich

farmers; but at the same time his desire

was to aboli-h the leasehold ‘tenures altc-

gether; for although great injustice would

be doue to sowe, the greater number wou.d

be benefited. ‘Lhe euruest de-ire of tie

Government is to do all they ean to rid

tue Ceiouy of the leasehold system, by pur-

cbustng ali the remaining esiates, it possible,

‘Tee Loa, mewber for Tryon (Mr, Hewatt),

referred io acertain offer said to have been

mace by the propristu: of La: 26, todisposs

of that townsb p tothe Governwent, Vi hen

the matter came to the notice of the Uov-

erpiwen', bo time Was lost in ingu ring what

the proprictor woud take fur .be es:a:e;

bui uo Geciwed auower bad yet been rece r-

ed. inthe purchase of chat cetace a good

deal Was to be thuught of; the reac was Ouly eightpeuce currency per vere, and if tbo land were bought at fourteco shilli: gs per acre, it woud be dearly puro aed

Pee Government would not be jusuifi-d io

purchasing it, 203s suuizthing would be recelvid 12 return fer what the estate

Would cust, Lot bd was not mentioned in the Specen, buc us purchase was as wel considered by bimselt as by his ho», eo!- league, He (doo, Lesder cf the Goverc- ment} bad more iwilacoce than the hon. mewber, in reference cu the pus chase of that Lot. Bui be bad uisde adigression, The

pafagraph more imimessately before the at- teuuou OF the Cummitice related to the benefi:e of Exnibiticus,

Summary of Legislative Council Procecdy gs.

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Tnovnrspay, Feb, 23.

The Wovae, in committee of the whole, re- fuued the consideration ot the address, and, én the elghifi paragraph bemg read, Hon Col heeretary spoke in reicrenece to tlie older sissued to Custom Lhouee officers, lost summer respect= ing the adwissiorot foreign vessels fo entry in the ports of this Island, He considered that he Government had vo allernative bul fo act as taey did, and Le believed tnat an able slate docame: 6, or rewmoustrance, sent to the Luwperial Authori- ties by the iate Government, was tae means of having the restrictins removed late m the Autuun.

Hon, Mr. Beer was of opinion that the harsk and urbitary orders reteried tu, had not ongine- ted with the Imperial Autborities, but on the side of the Athanuie—probably at Ottawa—and were designed 85a puuirbuent to the colonics Whieh refueed to become part of (he Dominion,

Hoa, Mr. Bell spoke of the lors susiaised by paities engaged in trade by the restrictive orders issued last summer, Without any nolice, He considered that the late Goverument, which be characterized as imbecile, was very much to biame, and it was areffeccion upon them to have Her Majesty’s officers coming bere to exe- cuie tbe laws of the eouniry, The © dogs cf war’ had been bet lovee wpor people who con- mavred they were doing a perfectly honest and legitimate ylstese. : :

Hes. Mr. Haythor2° reptied to the Ikon, Mr. Bell, He was fully aware 'badtbe orders ice sued last summer to Custom m8 officers would be feli as op ressive by wany parties ee gaged in trade; but if the Government bad uot acted as the did, matters might have been wuch weese, te would ack Mr, Geli and other weme- bers of the House to suspead their judgment Gli the papers wouid be laid betore theta.

Hien. Mr, dicDouald said if was not to en. fores the liws of the colony (hata Briteh of- ficer was sent here, but te enlorce a tieaty be- tween the Linperial Government and the @or-

ind oar. nm STO vised Curncu o(*fes, a6 sav WOTern-

ment of the Colony had not acted as they did, a fleet of American vessela might have come into the harbor and all have been confiseated, which might have led to an interruption of the friendly relations existing between the two countries, —

On the pinth elavee being read Hon, tbe Presi-

dent, Hon, Col. S-eretary, Hon. Mr. Bell and Hon. Mr. Beer, spoke to approval of the action of the late Government, with reapect to tho pub- lic building im course of erection on Queen Square.

Fea. Mi. Haythorne referred to the difference of opinion which existed respecting the propriety of placing the building referred toon Queea Square. As the law was explicit upon that point, they had no alleraative but to build on the Square or defer building till anotiier eeason, whieh, con~ sidering the great necessity which existed for ine creased accommodation in public offices, was not desirable.

On the clause relating to the extension of ac- coumodation in the Saving’s Bank being read, several members spoke in favor of granting tbe increased accommodation required,

Hou Messraé Bell, Strong, Muirhead and hon. t’e President, advocated the estabiish-pent of a branch of the Saving’s Bank and several! public OBices in Buumesride.

Hon Mr. Gordon was glad that the subject had been brought forward, and beped that the Brit would provide for che establishment ef a branch of the Siving e Bank, and the public offices re- ferred to in Georgetawn also,

The paragraph relating tu tbe extension of the Terms of the Suvreme Court called forth a lengity speech from the Hon Col Secretary, showing the necessity for such extension, and the loes which Suitora sometimes sustained by having tbvir suite postponed from one time to another,

Tweif.h paragraph. :

Hon, Mr. Beer did not like to vote without further information upon such an important quectin as Lie constrection of a trunk line of tailway trom Alberton to Georgetown, He tad been given to. understand that the members of the western past of the Island would nat support the proposition dnless the line should go te Mig- hisk, Others would require it to go to Souris, and though it would not go near a number of the principal ectilements he believed it would not be less than 180 miles in length. Even sup posing st could be built fur £5.000 per mile, it wouid cost the Coony between £50 000 and £60 000 a year, which would overwhelw the couutry in diffivalties. He was not altogether Oppered to buiding a rai'read, but thought, 30 or 40 wilee would be eucugh for the Colony te uuderiake at the outset.

Hon, Col, Secretary said the patagraph. in his hovor’s speech meiely called the attention of thé Legisiature to ihe inadequacy of the means of transporting produce to the sfipping places. It Gd wot commit the Guvernment to a railway policy. Ita Railway Bili was brought dowa, it would be tine enough then to discuss the ques- tion cf the number of wiles to be constructed. He could vet deny the great advantage of rail- way communication, providing it could be ob} tained without crippling the resources of the Colony. He did not ee why this Coleay should be an exception to alinost all civilized countries.

Hon the Prestpen’ was not prepared to go for a railway at present The question shouid be submiited to the people, and it was cot spoken of atthe last Electou. In the wean time he thought the Government should varn their ate tention to other means of improving the tacilities fer traseporiatwo. EH a railroad were to be built, a truuk jine should be the first consider ativan, and branch lives would eventually follow. He thought that two menths would suffice to carry tte produce raised on the Is!and over the railroad, and during the remaining ten months, there would be very litte employment for it.

Hon, Mr. Muirhead said he was in faver of constructing a raidrvad throughout the Island, aud had been suv for many years; but he was not prepared to vote fer it tll the line should be therwughjy surveyed, the number of bridges waa ascertained, &c. [t was reported that a eom- pasy bad offered to build the road at £5000 per ule, but they reserved the Piiees of choosing the route themselves aud they might run ronod ail the hiile, waking the road vne-fiith lunger than it would otherwise be.

Hon Mr. Be.l was also in favor of building a railroad from TPigmsh to Georgetown, aud he was eoufident that it would pay in the course_of a few years, It would tend to increase th de and develop the resources of the country to a greater extent than most people were aware of, It wae an erroneous idea that all the freight that would pass over the road, could be carried in two months, Many articles weuld be carried beside agriculiural produce and fish, There would be jime, lumber, firewood, cval and wany other articles, ie was satisfied that there was coal on Lut 3, and hoped the Government would appropriate a sumol money this year to ascer- tuin the fact.—Adjourued.

Fripay. Feb. 24.

Hon. Mr. Reid having attended several meetings found his constituents almost un- animous in favor of the Railroud Question, and had no alternative but to comply with their wishes, as he considered it hisduty as their representative. He would therefore, support the building of trunk line from Tiguish to Georgetown, if cost did not ex- ceed £5 0 per mile If it did not go to Tignish he would determinedly oppose it.

won. Mr. Balderston though: it would be better to have our harbors deepeued, and to get a steam tug Boat to tow out vessels late in the fall If merchants wanted grain in the fall let those near the shipping places supply them. ‘Those in dis- tant parts could haul theirs in the winter. He thought the time had not yet arrived on this Island for railroads.

Hon. Mr. McDonald said the fact that the island own-d 270 vessels which were ec. stantly employed, was suflicient proof to show that there would be plenty of em- ployment or a railroad. Tney cost more than the estimated cost of the proposed rail- way. The oats, potatoes, and other produce exported would weigh 43/00 tous and if one third were carried, that would give employment for considerable time. Lime, cecal, &&, would be carned upon it, and the building of the roud would give such an impetus to trade, t at the freight would be doubled in a few years The cost of macadamizing the whole roads of the Is- Jand would nearly buildarailway. There- fore, if the people were willing, the sooner we build the road the better,

Hon. Mr. Haythorne had never seen his way clear to «dyoeate the construction of a Railroad in the Island till the narrow gauge system canre to be developed, and it was ascertained that a road could be built for £5 400 per miie. Our roads would become worse #3 the anrount f prodnee to be exporied increased and increased steam communication would not meet the diffi- enlty. Railways increased the value of property wherever they were built. The sume effect would follow here. But be- fore being undertaken severai things had to be considered. The Government would | have to inaugurate a system of immigra tion, they had also domestic griev..nces to settle. Our means of communication and transport would have to be improved; and suppose we could macadamize al! our roads in ten years it would cost «2',000.. Alittle additional cost would give us railroads. If Queen s County were 2s much in favor of railroads as the other Counties, the Gov- ernment would be justified with going on with the work at once, but as_ public opinion was against it Queen’s County, he wou'd say tothe Government take time. No great harni would acerue from taking a year to make necessary surveys. If the measure were brought forward he wot!d not vote against the wis-es of bis constiu» ents, but would resign his seat,

Ton. Mr. Strong considered railways not a luxury but a necessity of the times. Many things did not pay directly, and yet

id indirectly, such 2s the Stock Farm. vomd (otgut a Railway would lead us

into Contederation, Such a thing was possible, but not very prubable He thought it would not retard the settlement of the Land Question. te thought his constituents would not oppose it if it cost only £5900 per mile He thought it won!d more jikely cost £75 0% than £50 Ov and the interest to be £4500 instead of 3000 ».

Hon. Mr, Walker was not a'together op- posed to a railroad but was afraid the ex- pense would be too much for the Colony to sustain at present. If it were taken diract to Georgetown it would only go through 11 or 12 mules of Plage County, and that would be unfair to his constituents He would not stpoort the proposition under any circumstances unless the ruad wonld go to Souris. He did not think a railroad on the Island would pay and therefore that the tinre had not arrived te commence uch an undertaking. ’

Hon Mr Dingwell said they were ser there to represent the wi-hes of the people and as the subject of a railway had neve been fully befure them he could not sa

He believed it was a hasty, prematar

movement; bat he was willing to give th: Government a fair chance to test the minds of the people and to carry out their views. If the people were found to be in favor o the enterprise he would not oppose it.

Mon. Mer. Gordon thought that # we were to keep our position in the march or civilization we would have to build + railroad. He believed that the Islan could support a railway, bat as he believe: that a majority of his constituents were no in favor of the enterprise he felt that he could not zo for it Without appealing tc them. He thoaught it would be unwise i act hastily in the matter, bat svould like to fee the people educated up to it.

The Addvess was reported to the Hous’ agreed to without amendment. '

House adjonrned.

On Saturday, the Council waited apon- His Lfonor the Lieut Governor, with their Address, to which His Honor made a brief reply.

Hon. Col. Secretary presented to the House a messajo from His Honor the Lieut Governor, together with a copy of various and public papers.

House adjourned till Fiiday next.

Frmay, March 8.

Hon. Col. Secretary presented te the House a message froma His Houor the Lieut, Governor, with several public despatches, Also, a copy of the Blue Book for the year 1869, liupost and Licht Daty Accounts for the year 1879, and the Postmaster General's Accounts for the past year. All of which were orlered to be laid ou the table.

The Postmaster General, in his report re- commended a redaction of the charge for registering letters and Hon. (ol Sec and Hon Mr. Beer spoke in favor of mak- ing such reduction.

A Bill was brought ap from the House of Assembly, by the Hon Atty. General, to explain and amend the Act onaees 3 the terms of and proceedings in the Supreme Court. The said Bill was read a first time, and Hon Col Secretary, on rising to move that it be read a second time, explained that it was oe a declaratury Bill, and the object in passing it with such precipi- tation, was to prevent a contemplated diffi. eulty that might arise respecting the rial of several grave criminal offences in the Supreme Court then sitting at Georgetown. A law had been passed two years ago to enzble the Court to conclude the trial of any case on which it had envered, thon the term shoutd have expired; but as word * suits ’ was used in that Act, the Judges were doubtful whether it would app y to Crown prosecutions, This Bill was intended to set the question at rest. The said Bill was then read a second referred to Committee and reported to; read a third time and passed.

Two Bills were brought "p from the House of Aseembiy by the Hon. J. C. Peas, viz: —* A Bill to increase the amount of deposits to be reevived in the Saving s Bank,’ and ‘A Bill to continue certain Acts therein mentioned.’’ The said Bills were severally read a first time, and order- ed to be read a second time to-morrow.

SaTcurpay, March 4.

Hen. Col Secretary on rising to move for the second reading of a Bill to increase the amount of deposits to be received in the Savings Bank said, that as ¢5C,000 was all

“UL. Say ae ncaa Clears nied as at haifa bee reached it was necessary. in order that people of saving habits might have all the benefit which that institution was caleul- ated to confer, to increase the amount. The Bill contemplated iacreasing the amount to £100 000.

Hon. Mr. Bell would like to see branches of the Saving’s Bank established in Prince and King’s \ ounties, and thonght it would be better to make the necessary provision 12 this Bill.

Hon. the President would also like to see branch Banks estab! shed in the other Coun- ties with ut delay; but thought it would be necessary to bring in a separate Bill for that purpose:

Yon. Cot Seerétary said that as it was a nroney Bill, the House could not amend it; bat he had oo doubt but a separate Bill would be introduced in the House of Assembly.

Hon. Mr McDonald saw no objection to establishing branches in the other Counties, providing it could be done without too great expense to the Government: but he thonght it would be necessary to bring im a separate Bill.

Hon. Mr. Strong thought provis ons would be made inthis Bil to establish branches of the Savings Bank in Prince and King’s Counties; but he was satisfied with the Col. Secretary's explanation.

Hon. Mr. Haythorne thought it was highly necessary to have a branch of the Saving s Bank established in each of the other Uouaties, and hoped a Bill would be introduced for that purpose before the end of the Session.

Hon. Mr. Balderston said the demands of ths Prince County Members were very reasonable and should be complied with.

The Bill wasread a second time referred to Committee, reported .greed to, read a third time and passed.

Hon. Col. Secretary Chairman of the Committee appointed to examine what laws have expired or are ne w expiring, pre- s nted their report.

On motivn of the Hon. Col. Secretary, a Bill to continue certain Acts therein men- tioned was read a second time and referred to a Committee of the whole House.

After a few desultory remarks the House was resumed and progress reported.

At one o clock, his Honor the Liettenant Governor came down to the Council Cham. ver, atic (he Mouse of Assembiy ha hv command s~neared at the Bar, Honor was pleased tu assent to two Bills, viz:—A Bill to explain and amend an Act relating to the terms of and_proceed- ings in the Supreme Court and a Bill toin- orease the amount of d: posits to be ceeeived in the Savings Bank.