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PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE,

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

(Summary Report Continued. ) Marcu 1, 1879.

After some discussion the Speaker de- cided that the resolution as amendment—as sabmitted by the Hon. Mr. Sullivan, was out of order.

Hon. Mr. SvLLtvaN appealed from the de- cision of the Chair to the House.

The House, by a vote of 16 to 11, reversed the decision of the Speaker.

The original motion was then put and lost, Mr. Sullivan’s amendment was carried ; and Mr. Peter Gavin was admitted within the Bar, sworn io,introduced to the Speaker, and led to his seat.

MOTION OF WANT OF CONFIDENCE.

Hon. Mr. Scurirvan—In pursuance of the notice which I placed upon the Order Book yesterday, I rise for the purpose of submitting the following

RESOLUTION :

Resolved, That the existing Executive Coun- cil does not possess the confidence of this House, and that this House declines to pro- ceed with any public business while the mem- bers of the present Ministry are retained as the advisers of His Honor the Lieutenant Governor.

Sometwo yearsago aGovernment was formed for the purpose of settling a question then agi- tating tie people of the Province. Tire ques- tion has been settled; and several gentlemen who were at first members of the Administra- tion, have withdrawn fro it. There places have been supplied by gentlemen who do not

sess the confidence of the country or of their constituents, and one seat is left vacant for the simpleand very good reason that thelead- er of the Governmentcould find noone to fill it. That being the case, the Government have alao been warned, by means of public meet- ings, by the voice of thepress, and by the re- sult of elections held in the recess, taat they ne longer possess the confidence of their sup porters throughout the Province. What was the result in Belfast, after a powerful support- erof the Government had resigned and a» election had been held? What was the result when the seat of one of the oldest members of the Government became vacant? In both cases men were returned to oppose the Govern- ment. What resulted upon opening the con- stituencies of Cardigan and Tignish ? Why, sit, so weak are the Government that they did not dare to bring out a candidate in ‘either district. Then, why have they held-on to power’? They have clearly lost the confidence of the peopte. Whydo they cling so perti- naciously to office? I see that tenders are being called for the construction of various public works throughout the country — involving the expenditure of large amounts of money—-by a Government which has not —and knows it has not—the people's confidence—without which they are not justi- fied in spending one dollar. Members of the Governm n’ make wiid,absurd,sweeping state- ments to the etfect that they will be returned to power with a majority at their back. How

- can they expect any such thing, when they

now see men, who were formerly their col- leagues, arrayed against them ? Hon. Mr. Davirs—Will they support you? Hon. Mr. Suttrvan—I have never aske them. I have never asked anybody to support me. But I know that they are opposed to the Government. And I do not speak so rashly as the hon. member. He said that the newly elected member for Tignish (Mr. Gavin) would qoobabiy support the Government. He knew r. Gavin would not. Members of the Gov- ernment go about seeking to prop up the Ad. ministration in order that they may continue to draw salaries for themselves and their relatives. But the people will speak with no uncertain sound, and they will unhesitatingly pronounce? upon the Government the just sen- tence of condemnation. The Government have been inno great hurry to summon the islature. For reasons best known to them- selves they have thought proper to delay the calling together of the representatives of the people. Ata meeting held in Charlottetown, the hon. Leader of the Government said that he proposed to hold on to power for fear that the opposite party would make “duck and drakes’’ of the public accounts. I will venture to predict that the Government have expended enormously in excess of their revenue. They} have been making ‘‘ ducks and drakes’’ of the public money ; and they adopted a scheme whereby many of their expenditures do not appear in the public accounts of the past year, but will come into the ac- counts of the current year--and thus appear as expenditures of the new Government. When public contractors—towards the close of the past year—presented their accounts, they were told that they could not be paid wntil after the close of the year. The conse- quence was that the amounts will be charged in the accounts of the present year and appear as expenditures made by the Gov- ernment’s successors. That is the way the Government have been making ‘ducks and drakes’’ of the public accounts. I do not propose, Mr. Speaker. to make many further remarks. I have stated several reasons for | believing that the Government do not enjoy the confidence of the people or of this House, and that they should either resign or immedi- ately take measures to obtain the sense of the people at the polls. The resolution I have — upon the table will, | have no doubt, carried by a very large majority. Hon. Mr. DeBuors said that, having re-

ctived permission from His Honor tle Lieu | tie Hon. J. C. Pope; and shall advise any temaat Governor, he took the earliest oppor.

tunity to state to the House and the country the reasons why he resigned his seat in the Government led by the Honorable Mr. Davies. His resignation was sent in on the 20th of August last, and was accepted on the 29th «of the same month. He was now an opponent of the remainder of the Government of which he was formerly a member.

He wished, in the first instance, to state that when he entered the public service two a ago, he did so for the purpose of estab-

ng a principle. With the same end in e became a member of the Government. When that principle was established, he with- drew from the Government; ind, upon prin ciple, he now opposed the Government. He had no selfish motive for his political actions. He entered politics in opposition to the wishes of his most intimate friends. He came out to

oppose men whom he had§before ever regard.

dj that was required of him with respect to the

ei as his political leaders—because they took one side of a vital question, and he fe't com- pelled to take the other. Again, he only ac- cepted the olfice of Provincial Secretary. and Treasurer when it was found inconvenient for other members of the Government to do so— as they resided in thecountry. In all of this, he was actuated by no selfish motives.

Again, he retired from the Government and voluntarily relinquished his salary as Provin- cial Secretary, upon principle. He believed— he firmly believed at this moment—that no man was permitted to divulge anything that occurred-at the Council Board. But his reasous for leaving the Government. were contained in a letter which he at the time wrote (but did not seny) to the leader of the Government. Acting upon the permission accorded to him by the Lieutenant Governor, he would now read that letter :—

CHARLOTTETOWN, 29th August, 1878.

Sir,—I have found it my duty to tender, through you, in Council, to His Honor the Lieutenant Governor, the resignation of my seat in your Government, for the following amongst other reasons : First. because it has become painfully clear to my mind that your- self and other leading members of the Liberal wing of the Government have set so-called ‘*Reform Party” duties and interests very much above the daties owed to and the inter- ests of the people of this Province.

Second, because principles that I, since the day I entered the Government, believe should rule the minds of men who form Provincial Governments under our Federal constitution, and which have been often expressed by me to yourself and to other members of the x- executive, and were briefly embodied in a letter which appeared in the ExamINER, over my signature, in November, i876, are almost entirely ignored, or, at best, lightly thought ot by yourself and several of my colleagues.

Third, because I find in a mixec Government like yours, wherein five members are Liberal- Conservatives and four Reformers, that the latter, notwithstanding the complexion of the Government, are striving strenuously to up- hold the present Dominion Administration, which the former, if they think as | do, believe to be inimical to the interests of this Province, as well as to the general interests of the whole Dominion,

Fourth, because that, through public inter- ference and participation by yourself and others in Dominion ‘* Reform Party” meet- ings, as also in taking prominent part in acts similar in their tendencies, a state of feeling has been produced in the minds of Liberal- Conservatives in this Province and beyond it, as well as in my own mind, that forces me to leave a Government in which, when party lines are being so unduly and harshly drawn, harmony can no Jonger exist.

I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, G. W. DrB ots.

These are the reasons why he left the Govern- ment. His objects in going into the Govern- ment were: lst—To establish the school sys- tem on the principle laid down by a majority of the people at the polls; mext to provide means for carrying on the public service with- out drawing upon the capital at the disposal of the Province.

His first object had been attained. The School Act is working with general acceptance. The Roman Catholics havedone that which all parties must sometimes do—they have yielded to the will of the majority as constitution- ally expressed. They have now fallen in with the views of their opponents, and are doing their utmost to carry ont the principle estab. lished, to a successful issue. Feeling that this is the case, he believed that he had done all

first object which, on entering the Govern- ment, he sought to attain. With regard to the second object, that also had been gained. The revenue of the Province had been made to meet the expenditure; and he gave the Hon. Leader of the Government every credit for the part he had taken with that object in view. But the third object he had in view was delib- erately thwarted by the Hon. leader and other members of his wing of the Government. He contended that those gentlemen had no right to go stumping the country in the interests of aparty which other members ‘of the Gov- ernment believed was acting inimically to the interests of this Province, as well as to those of the Domiuion at large. If the other objects he had in view had en attained when, in 1876, an Hon. gentlemen—not now in the House—became the champion of that party, and was actively supported by the leader of the Government and the Commissioner of Pub- lic Works,he wouldithen have resigned. But,as these objects were not then attained, he could not do that, and he wrote instead a J-+- ter to the Examiner from which he quoted as follows :—

‘I maintain that the firet duty of a consti- tutional government is to look to the interest of those from wham their power is derived, and to carry out to the best of their ability the measures upon which they vere allowed to assume the reins of State. Now, to do this effectually, harmony should exist to the great- est: possible extent, at least amongst the mem- bers of the Executive. Our present lecal Ex- ecutive is composed of, I think, tive ‘Liberal- Conservatives’ and four ‘Reformers.’ Now, suppose the five ‘Liberal-Conservatives,’ or even one of them, had met the four ‘Reform.

mainder of the Government for reforming their Government in the way they have done. A long period elapsed before they were

able to reform their shattered ranks ; and when they did so it was with a different element to that known as

Liberal Conservative.” He was now obliged to consider the Hon. Mr. Yeo a “‘Grit.’’ He used the word to represent the party led by the Hon. Mr. McKenzie in opposition to the party made up in all the Provinces, of those who were formerly ‘‘ Liberals” and ‘Con servatives.” At present the Local Govern- ment are entirely composed of ‘‘ Grits,” and he opposed it because, being so, they were not in the codfidence of a majority of the people of this Province. He thought the remainder of the old Government should have dissolved the legislature, and gone again to the people Had they done so they would have afforded a a good opportunity for healing the breach which existed between the Roman Catholics and those who differed with them only on this question of Public Schools. These were als reasons for now opposing the remainder of the Government.

Hon. Mr. Lerureey rose (at a few min- utes to six) to explain why he left the pres- ent Government. In the first place, it was brought to his notice that an overwhelming majority of those who sent him to the Leg: islature were opposed to the Government. At first he supposed that the Opposition was merely factious; but after another year had passed away, he was convinced that the people were conscientious in their opposi- tion, and that they could not be persuaded to renew their support. The list vf public meetings held throughout the length and breadth of the Province was a sufficient proof of the antagonisum of the people. Seeing that the people were against the Government and were not to be reconciled to it, what better or more constitutional act could he do than resign? He claimed that the Government should be in accord with the majority of the people. Again, to carry out the principle of Free Secular Schools he had entered the Government led by the Hon. Mr. Davies. If a leader could have been obtained among the Conservatives, he would have been bet- ter pleased. Mr. Yeo was offered the leadership and he refused to take it. In order to carry out the principle he was elected to establish, he felt obliged to enter the Adininistration led by Mr. Davies. Nevertheless, he was a party man. The Leader of the Government knew that he was a party man. And, having done the duty the people sent him to do, he did not feel that it was necessary to continue in the Administration. He would stand by the Free School Bill. It is working pretty ac- ceptably to all, thongh some do say that under it the trustees have too much power. But he could not uphold the action of mem- bers of the Governmet with reference to Dominion politics. He understood that there was an arrangement made by which it was agreed that members of the Govern- ment should net attend public meetings— and he did not himself, for that reason, at- tend public meetings. But he found that the Leader of the Government and other members were active at public meetings in opposition to what he believed to be right. Consequently, he found it impossible to act harmoniously with them at the Council Board. ‘Therefore he resigned.

Debate adjourned. House adjourned till Monday, at 2 o’clock.

Marcu 3.

Mr. Lerurcey moved that the debate on the motion of want of confidence be re- sumed. He said that the reasons given by the late Provincial Secretary and ‘l'reasurer for their withdrawal were correct, and he would endorse them and bear him out in what he had said. The motion was second- ed by Mr. Nicholson and carried.

Mr. Gorpon resumed the debate. He was sorry that any diflicuity arose between the members and the Government, becanse when they sat together all matters went on sinvothly and the business of the Province was transacted on an upright manner. But at the time the withdrawal of tle members teok place, outside pressure was so great that it was impossible for honorable men to stand it, and, as honorable men, they were cumpelied, by the force of public opinion, to withdraw. Tie Executive is bound to hear the voice of public opinion —the voice of those who place them in power, and they have no right to hold cn to power when they know that public opinion is against them. The members of the Gev- ernment heard that voice sounding strongly against them, and it was their duty to obey. The members who resigned complied with

the well understood wishes of the people, !

and they resigned, as men of honor would do. The remarks of the late Provincial Secretary, in reference tu the cause of the withdrawal, were perfectly correct, and he (Mr. Gordon) would bear him out in them.

ers’ at such meetings as that at the Atheneum, where would have Leen the harmony in the; Executive, and what might have been the) result to the object. for which its members had ! been elected? Feeling, then, that my duty to those whe brought the present Government into existence was, if possible, to maintain harmony in that Government, I have "p to ' tais time refrained from taking any part in: political meetings, and may still continue to do so, although I do not hesitate to say that as an individual elector / shall record my vote

in favor of the Liberal-Conservative Candidate, |

Liberal-Conservative who asks my advice, to do the same thing.”

He sincerely believed that the members of; the Government were not doing their duty to: the people who gave them power when they mixed themselves up with Dominion politics ; — ne when oe of their col- J es were not in sympathy with the lin behalf of which eg enerted A atch tnd They did so, and that was one principal reason for his retirement. The next point to which he would address himself was the reason why he now opposed the present remainder of the Government. The Government, as it came from the people, was a mixed Government, and it was the wish of the people that it should continue to be a mixed Government. He contended, there- fore, that it is no longer the ple’s Govern- ment, and upon that ground he opposed it.

; Further, he opposed the members of the re-.

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Very Loose Change.

Bostox, Feb. 28.—Henry Bernstein, Treasurer of the Warrenton street Israelit- ish congregation and of an Israelitish lodge, left this city on January 28 for parts un- known, and it now alleged that from $3,000 tv $4,000 of other people’s money is to be accounted for by him, including $700 of the funds of above-named church,

Why the Prince Imperial Joins the:

English Army in South Africa.

Lonpon, Feb. 26.—Prince Louis Na- poleon has written a letter announcing his intention to join the British forces. He says: ‘‘For the last eight years I have been a guest of England; my education was completed in an English military school; I have strengthened my ties of friendship with the English army by taking part in its annual manceuvres; the war at the Cape having assumed a nore serious character, I have wished to follow in campaign. a could not refrain from sharing the dangers and fatigue of the troops among whom I have so many friends. Moreover, the time spent in witnessing the struggle of civiliza

tion against barbarism will not be wasted for me.”

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Reported Slaughter of Indians.

A Portland despatch says thirty-six In- dians, the remnant of the Bannock band which was raiding in Idaho last summer, have been surprised and slaughtered—in the Salmon River Mountains. No par- ticulars have yet been received.

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Small-Pox.

In the Senate on the 25th ult., Hon. Mr. Haythorne enquired whether the attention of the Government has been directed to the subject of the prevalence of small-pox in Canada, with a view to arrest the spread of that disease by a general system of vaccina- tion or otherwise. The Government should give the people every immunity from the spread of this disease that is possible. He read an extract from an important report from a committee of the British House of Commons, made some ten years ago, and other documents bearing on the subject, to illustrate the importance of a general sys- tem of vaccination,

Hon. Mr. Miller asked the hon. gentle- man how far this Government had control in a matter of this kind—whether it did not come under the jurisdiction of the local Legislatures. This Government had no power beyond making quarantine laws and regulations.

Hon. Mr. Haythorne thought the matter was within the purview of this Government, as it effected all the Provinces. A large number of health officers should be appoint- ed. He instanced cases in Prince Edward [sland where the quarantine regulations were inadequate to prevent the spread of the disease.

Iion: Mr. Atkins said it was not a matter for the Dominion Government. It came within the power of the local Governments.

Hon. Mr. Haviland said that Prince Ed- ward Island had a stringent law regarding vaccination, and the disease was spreading there; it was because the law was not car- ried out.

Hon. Dr. Brouse said that all Govern- ments should legislate for the health of the people. He instanced France, Russia and the United States and other countries, where legislation had largely reduced mor- tality. The death rate would be greatly re- duced here if the Government would legis- late in the matter.

Hon. Mr. Baillargeon concurred in the views of Mr. Haythorne as to the impor- tance of vaccination to prevent the spread of this disease.

Hon. Mr. Bureau instanced the parish of St. Remi, where the spread of the epidemic was the result of the unnecessary exposure of persons infected with the disease, and

carelessness in the burial of those who had +

died of it. He said the Government should take steps to prevent the epidemic, and concurred in the idea of obligatory vaccina- tion.

The Hohse adjourned to the 3rd March, at 8 o'clock in the evening.

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FUNERAL NOTICES.

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a? officers and members of St. Lawrence

Lodge No. 8, are hereby summoned to meet at their Lodge Room, Oddfellows’ Hall, on WEDNESDAY, 5th inst., at a quarter past one o'clock p. m., sharp, in order to attend the faneral of our late Brother,

WILLIAM B. ALLIN., By order of the N. G. DUNCAN M. McLEOD, Secretary.

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their Lodge Room, Oddfellows’ Hall, on the, .'

afternoon of WEDNESDAY, the 5th inst., at a quarter past one o'clock, sharp, in order to attend the funeral of our late Brother,

WILLIAM B. ALLIN, of St. Lawrence Lodge No. 8. By order of the N. G. CHARLES F. YATES, Secretary. . Funeral train will leave Depot at half-past wo.

Ch’town, March 2, 1879— 2

NIGHT SOIL.

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ENDERS will be received by this Depart-

ment, at Ottawa, up to the ith of MARCH next, for the construction of a PIER AND LIGHTHOUSE off Indian Point, near Summerside, and of Small Lighthouses at Or. well Harbor and at Crapaud, all in the Pro- vince of Prince Edward Island.

Plans and Specifications can be seen, and Forms of tender procured by intending Con- tractors, at this Department here, and at the Agency of this Department, Charlottetown. Those for Indian Point can also be seen at the office of the Coilector of Customs, Summer- side; for Orwell at the Post Office, Orwell; and for Crapaud at the office of the Sub-Collector of Customs, Crapaud.

Tenders to be addressed to the uadersigned, and marked on the outside ‘‘ Tenders for In- dian Point,” ‘‘Crapaud,” or ‘Orwell Harbor Lighthouse,” as the case may be.

WM. SMITH, Deputy Minister of Marine, &c. Department of Marine, Ottawa, 17th February, 1879. . March 1, 1879.

THN DEHRS_

City or CHARLOTTETOWX, Mayor’s Orricr, lst Marcu, 1879.

EALED TENDERS will be received at this office until noon of Mownpay, 10th Marcu next, from persons willing to contract

for Blacksmith’s Work

Specification to be

for the city for one year. seen at this office. The Council do not bind themselves to ae- cept the lowest or any tender. By order, WM. B. MORRISON, City Clerk.

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COFFINS, CASKETS, &C.,

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Union Bank of FE. Island.

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of the Stockholders of this Bank will be held at their Banking House, Charlottetown, on Wednesday, 5th proximo, at 12 o'clock, noon, to elect Directors for the ensu- ing year, and transact such other business as: may be laid before the meeting. Proxies for voting must be left with the Cashier at least one day previous to said meeting.

GEORGE MACLEOD, Oashier.

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Ch’town, Feb. 20th, 1879—

MAIL NOTICE.

\ AILS to be forwarded via Cape Traverse will be closed at this Office Tao days excepted—at 8 o’clock p. m,

The mail for Great Britain, by Canadian Packet sailing from Halifax on Saturdays, will be closed here on Wednesdays at 8 o'clock, p. m.

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Mails for all places West of Charlottetown receiving Mails by Railway Train or Postal Car, will be closed daily at 7 o'clock, a. m,

Mails for Georgetown and Souris East, also for all places on the route to those points, will be closed daily at 2 o'clock, p. m. ; Post Office open from 8, a. m., till 8, p. m,

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