———— ee LI | POLITICAL MEBTING. TOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the N Klactors of the Fort Augustus District will 7 oad Schoolhouse on be held at the Monaghan R ) TUESDAY EVENING, the 2ist instant, at sx f eliciting the opinion of o'clock, ‘or the purpose 0 the people onthe extraordinary measures of the resent Government, : Hon. D. Ferguson, Patrick Blake, Ksq . and all parties interested are requested to attend, JAMES A. DUFFY, mchi6—d&w 1 On behalf of Electors. THE DAILY EXAMINER. MARCH 16, 1893. Public Accounts. We have not yet had time to scan care- fully .he report of the Provincial Auditor, which was tabled this forenoon. But the prima facie showing is & deficit of $7,651.29. The receipts and expenditures are set down as follows : necerprs, 1892. Subsidy from Dominion Gov't . .. $185,571 04 Pablic Lands ....-.----ee-+s++% 43,801 8 Provincial Secretary, fees received 1,012 20 Prothonotary ......--«++e+++r9" 2,532 71 Registrar of Deeds. ...+-+--+++++ 4,523 59 County Courts,...+0-++ 1,177 08 Hoepital for ths Jaeeme ...+s see 942 08 Prince of Wal. Uollege ....... 163 06 Private Bills AS cneande ine 115 00 Peddlers’ Licenses .......--++++> 330 00 Fines aud Penalties .... ...+---- 171 51 Vendors’ Licenses. ......-----++> 100 00 NUE . cco need Soeeeesceceseces 5,797 35 Casual Revenue. ........-+-++-+> 224 67 $245,652 28 EXPzZNDITURE, 1892. Ordinary expenditure ... «----+- $259,060 10 Expenditure on Capital Account. . 24,243 47 $233,303 57 The expenditures classed under the heading of “capital account” are the following : CAPITAL ACCOUNT. Public Buildings :— Government House........---+++ $1,629.80 Hospital for the Insane... ...---. 1,806 42 Court House, Charlottetown ...... 364 70 Court House, Bonshaw.... ..--.++ 49.30 Ferry House, Charlottetown ....., 605 20 W harves :— Queen's County...... ceee ceeeee $2,200 23 Prince County......-.-+++-++++s 91.00 King’s County.....---+-.+-++++- 412.30 Victoria Breastwork...... ...--- . 3809.04 Steck Farm Buildings..........--- 964 28 Bridges :— Queen's County ....seerecceeres $3,463 23 Prince Couaty......++6 ereeeers 5,852 27 King’s County. ..... ..+--+seees 6,495 70 All these have, it will be readily observ- ed, heretofore, and rightly, been placed under the heading of ordinary expendi- tures. Not oneof them has been made upon account of a permanent work. Moat of the works were merely those of repair or improvement; and ‘all are subject to the wear and tear which necessitates yearly ez- penditures. To include these expenditure, under the heading of capital account is to try to humbug the people. if the Government had established a proper capital account, in which the capital of the Province and the additions and re- ductions were both fairly stated, we should hasten to give them credit. Bat we look in vain for any evidence that such an ac- count has been opened. We observe that che statement of pay- ments by warrant have been suppressed, This looks fishy. - _ oe Reduction of the Legislature. Tue bill submitted by Premier Peters last evening is remarkable for that which it does not contains, as well as that which it does contain It does not contain « provision for the mortgage vote. Inrtead of that there is the following : 32. No person shall be entitled to vote by reason of the ownership of any land held by him by way of mortgage or as « trustee, unless such person is in the actual occupation of the property mortgsged or held in trust. It does not contain “the gerrymander.” It does not contain the disfranchisement clause. if faith may be placed wpon the Premier's protestations concerning ** closed doors,” it is not proposed to play the game of last year over again. On the supposition, then, that we have before usthe whole bill, we must, while thanking the Lieutenant-Governor for killing the bill of last year, congratulate Premier I’. ters upon his withdrawal of the worst features of that bill. This action of his strengthens Tux Examuven’s theory that compunctioy seiged him at the last moment. Or it may be that, like the tyrannical Tudors of old, he has had sense enough to pack down before the threatening advance of anoverwhelming public opinion. It is to be noted, too, that the enclosure from Ottawa, accompanying the returned bill, contained « significant suggestion from the Minister of J watice": = * The Minister of Justice further observes that, shoulc the Bill now under consideration be las a statate of Prince Edward Ie- ro te oend have an opportanity of consider. ing the objections which have been ated thereto, as based on constitutional right and usage, but for the present he deems it suffici- ent to reserve this right, and he recommends that Your Excellency take no action upon the Bil! in question,and that the Lieutenant Gov- ernor of Prince Edward Island be so notified.” The broad hint, conveyed in these words, that if another such bill should be sent to Ottawa, the Minister of Justice would deom it his duty to advise its disallowance, has nerhaps not been lost upon our Premier ! Lut while the bill has been shorn of severs! of its most objectionable features, the criginal, fandemental, error remains. it ia still proposed to raise a distinction between farmers and their sona, and to give the least intelligent property-holders an Advantage as of two to one > able features. the most intelligent | non-property holders. Under it, for instance, Mr. Joseph Hogan, of East Grafton Street, will have two, or perhaps four or five votes, to the one vote of Dr. Anderson. Wedo not believe that even Mr. Hogan will say that this is right. Under it, our clergymen, our teachers, our book-keepers and clerks, the most intelligent men of town and country, will be placed at a disadvantage as of one to (wo when they go to the polls, Under it one class of representatives is to be styled * Honorable Councillor” and the other “ Assemblyman.” There is not in this Province any neces ity whatever for these invidious distine- tiona between man and msn. There 4re here no great conflicting interests. Prem- ier Peters himself contended yesterday that ‘* distinctions here exist only in the imagin- ation.” Then, why are distinctions created by his bill 7 Apart from this fundamental wrong, there are in the bill other highly objection- The un-British two-thirds clause remains, the returning officers at elections are to be the creatures of the Government and not impartial men the nominees oi the impartial Judges, and there are minor fauls to be pointed out by the Opposition while the bill is being passed. Besides, there are grave omissions from the bill. The principle of property qualifi- cation is contained in it ; and‘thie is right. But there is to be no representation for the property of the unmarried women. A widow or spinster owning property is one of the most independent, if not one of the most enviable, of mortals. Moreover, her influence will, almost certainly, be exer” cised in favor of good measures and good men; for her perceptions are, a3 @ rule, nicer and her morals purer than those of men. The Leader of the Opposition sug- gested last year that it was wrong to tax her property and give her no representa- tion. We hope that he will endeavor again to have this provision attached to the bill. The Premier said yesterday that he was ** perfectly willing” to receive suggestions. Altogether, he seems to have profited by the discipline to which he has been sub- jected since the passage of the bill of last year. Perhaps he will now consent to make the radical changes in his measure which the conditions and circumstances of the people of the Province demand. The re- duction of the Legislature is, certainly, as he says, “‘astep in the right direction.” Carlyle has said that all misery proceeds from the violation of the Law of Fact. This true saying of the wise old Scotchman may now be pondered and applied by the peopie of this Province and their political leaders. We have, heretofore, persistently violated the Law of Fact in that, for an area and population smaller than that of many of the municipalities of Canada, and for the performance of public duties which appertain to a municipality, we have maintained a Logislature of two Houses, with all the accompanying paraphernalia. An Assembly of fifteen able and discreet men for business, representing respectively the several electoral districts into which the province is divided, would be sufficient to order all the little affairs connected with our courta and schocls, our roads and bridges, our Stock Farm and Lunatic Asylum, and would be much more consistent with the Fact that this Province contains an area of but two thousand square miles, with a population of only one hun- dred and nine thousand. Every one of the other Provinces of Canada is, admittedly, too much governed. But Prince Edward Island bears, comparatively, a far heavier legislative burden than any one of them With two Legislative Houses, it has a re- presentative for every 2,534 of its popula- tiou. The great province of Ontario, with an area of 219,650 rquare miles, and a pop- alation of 2,112,989 inhabitants, has but one legislative chamber and one represen- tative for 23,219 of its population. Quebec with 227,500 square miles and 1,488,586 people, has one representative for 15,506 Nova Scotia with 20,550 square miles and a miles and a population of 450,523, has one representative for 12,176, New Branswick with 28,100 square miles and « population of 321,294, has one representative for 7,836. Manitoba, with 65,000 square miles and a population of 154,442, has a re- presentative for 3,860. British Columbia with an area of 382,300 square miles and a p»pulation of 92,767 has one representative for 2,811. The only provinces in which the proportion of representation to populs- tion approximates at all closely to that of Prince Edward Island are Manitoba and British Columbia. But these provinces have yet to be filled with people, while Prince Edward Island is the most densely peopled Province in all Canada, and can- not, in the nature of things, hope fora very great or a very rapid increase of its inhab- itants. Evenif its representation in the Legislative Assembly were reduced to fif- teen, the proportion of representatives to population would still be abnormally large. As compared with all the rest of the older provinces of Canada, there would still be here a violation of the Law of Fact; for we should have one representative for 7,266. Now, suppose that the Logislatare were reduced to fifteen, how would the account stand? After the revised statutes have been passed, allthe work of the session | may easily be done in « fortnight, and over for this a $100 for each member would be | THE DAILY EXAMINER. ample indemnity. The cost of Legislation would then be about as follows :— Pay of Members..........---+++++8 $1,500 Additional to Speaker.....------++- 200 | Mileage, stationary, etc., 84Y...----. 200 Salary of Clerk ......-++.++-+++005 500 | Salary of Sergeant at Arms......... 100 | Doorkeepers and Messengers, say.. . 200 | Reporters. ........-.+ seeces seceee 400 ! Printing Reports and Journals...... 400 | Miscellaneous and unforeseen...... ‘ 506 $4,000 Four thousand doliars, at most, a8 com- pared with $12,000 or $13,000 expended heretofore. We might in this way have enough to pay the interest on our present debt and to make a sinking fund with which to meet our debentures when they become due, besides making our legislature much more consistent with the Law of Fact, the violation of which, we are told by the philosopher, is the sole cause of misery. If we had but conformed to the Law of Fact when we entered the Con‘ederation twenty years ago, we should have been better off than we are now to the extent of at least $160,000 00, and we should not be in debt or ia expectation of the tax gatherer. Let ws, then, have a Legislation as nearly as possible consistent with the Law of Fact, Let us not have a mongrel bilj creating distinctions when there ought to b> none—listinctions which do not exist in Outario, or Manitoba, or New Bruns- wick, or any other province in which there is only one Legislature Chamber. But let us have a bill in which, while property shall have the advantage which rightly belongs to it, and ba sufficiently protected, and while men of badcharacterand criminal hab- its shal! be deprived of the right to vote,the electors of the Province and the represen- tatives, alike, shall stand upon a common level. The Legislature may be composed of more cr less than fifteen. One of the most intelligent men in the community has sug- gested a Legislature of ten—three for each County and one for Charlottetown—as suf- ficiently large for this amall Province. An esteemed correspondent of Tok ExaMINER has contended that eighteen members would e sufficient. Weare not wedded to either number. We contend only that ‘*the smaller the Legislature (in reason) the greater the efficiency and the less the expense,” What say Mr. Premier Peter's and his Government? What say the members of the Legislature? What say the people ? Provincial Legislature. House of Assembly. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS, Wepnespay, March 14, After the presentation of the Address to the Administrator of the Gevernment in reply to the Speech from the Throne and receiving from His Honor a message con- cerning the fate of the Reserved Biil,— Hon. Mr, Peters submitted the follow- ing resolution : Resolved, That is is advisable to introduce a Bill to reduce the cost of legislation by abolishing the Legislative Council of the Pro- vince and providing for one chamber to be called the Legislative Assembly, possessing the sume powers and authorities now vested in the Legislative Council and House of As- sembly. Resolved, That immediately after the dis- solution of the present House of Assembly the Legislative Council shall cease to exist, Resolved, That for the purpose of electing representatives for the newly constituted House of Assembly, each county shall be div ided into five electoral districts to be the same as now exists for the election of members for the the House of Assembly, as altered by any Act passed by this or any other session of the ouse. Resolved, That at the next genera] election, and all subsequent elections, there shail be elected for each of said electoral districts, two representatives, one of whom shall be elected by the votes of electors of such distric s who at the time of such election would be entiticd to vote fora member to serve in the Legis- lative Council if that body then existed, and the other of whom shall be elected by the votes of electors who at the time of such elec- tion would be entitled to vote for a member to serve in the House of Assembly as at present constituted, if that House then existed, Resolved, That the said Bill contain clauses as to the duration of the new House of As- sembly, as to the qualification of the members thereof, and also ciauses providing for the due election of such members, and all other mat- ters necessary for the practical carrying out of the above resolution. He set forth thenecessity for the Bill and defended its leading provisions, but said that he was perfectly willing to receive suggestions for its improvement. Mr. Neil McLeod said that he was in favor of the reduction of the Legislature, though he was opposed to the distinctions to be raised by the proposed bill. He de- livered a vigorous and able speech, a full _ of which we hope ta be able to pub- ish, Hon, Mr. Farquharson and Mr. Rogers followed. The resolution was then submitted to a committee of the whole House and reported agreed to. Mr. Peters then introduced the bill entitled ** An Act respecting the Legiels- ture,” and it was read a first time. Tuurspay, March 16, Hon. Mr. Peters laid upon the table the Public Accounts, and submitted bills amending the Act incorporating the Law Society ; an Act to confirm the registration of certain deeds and writings; an Act to furtber amend the County Court Act, 1878; an Act to incerporate the Mount Stewart Dairyirg Co., which were disposed of in the usuai way. Hon. Mr. Peters moved the second reading of the bill respecting the Legisla- ture, and briefly explained its provisions. The Leader of the Opposition followed, He referred to the doing away of the pro-, . THURS DAY, —_— — tend saaslntl MARCH i6 above goods. ne perty qualification as proposed in the bill, and said it locked a good deal like an anomaly to see the man who was eutitled to sit as an Assemb!yman in the new House not able to vote for the man who sat with him as a Councilman. Public opinion has driven the Leader of the Government to cancel the mortgage vote clause in the bill, although it is quite evident from his remarks that he still believes in it him- self. He (McLeod) was opposed to the clause in reference to returning ¢fiicers at elections, taking the power out of the hands of the sheriffs who are appointed by Jddges of the Supreme Court, and placing it in the hands of persons appointed by the Government. The qia‘ification of vuters for the new legislature was a mongre!oae, and To the HOUSE FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. | Weare now showing a large and choice stock of House ‘FurnishingsAigonsisting of new Carpets in Brussels, Wiltons, Velvets, Tapestries, with lovely borders to match. few superior Art Squares that are selling fast. are direct from the best makers, and include some of the very latest designs and colorings. respectfully invited to inspect the above goods. JAMES PATON & CO. Charlottetown, March 13, 1893. —— a FIRE. See Ladies ! To our lady customers and others who have patrorized us in the past for CHILDREN’S CLOTHING we respectfulls intimate that we have received our first shipment in Chi- dren’s Wear Yor Spring, consisting of dark patterns in Tweed Suits, suitable for spring wear. and dark shades will be along later. We have on hand a lot of odd’ Jackets aac, Pants that w will sell at a very low price. Our Summer Suits in Ladies and gentlemen are light Kindly call and see the : Als», #8 The ab ve oa LIFE. E. R. BROW OFFICE —Brown's Block, Charlottetown. ABOUT ACCIDENT. THAT INSURANCE, mchl he did not think another like it evuld be; == ~<a found auywhere. He thought the quuali-| fication shculd be evened up, and that an’ unmarried woman owing property shculd’ be given the right to vote, He thought, | also, that when the Leader of the G.vern- | ment changed his views and decided to abolish the Mortgage Vote he might have, done so in the matter of the special vote, He thought it was high time the +p cal vote was abolishad. He would express his views on the two-thirds clause when it camy up for discussion. The Leader of the Government had labored hard to show that no one would be appointed under the new bill. But notwithstaading all he said, under the new arrangement the franchise voter would be practically aw Mr. Shaw referred tothe importance cf the bill before the House, and held that before making so radical a change in our constitution, the whole matter should be submitted tothe people at the polls. If the Governmeht were not actuated by the most unworthy motives, they would not do as they were now doing on the eve of an election. He contended that the granting of two votes to property-holders and only one to non-property holders,was practically disfranching the franchise voters, He held that this was an irjustice to the young men and was not ia accord with the spirit of the age, which was favorable to the extending = the franchise rather than the curtailing of it, Eo ee At THE Carrs. —No crossing either way to- day, owing to the high wind prevailing. AnbrEwW UsHers Scorcn Warskies fiom the largest and oldest distilleries ia Scotl:nd. a AOHand B1IS.—Members in ‘want of gentiemen’s furnishings, collars, euffs, hats, suite or overcoats, will do well to visit us be- fore Friday.—James Paton & Co. Those wanting silk hats for Friday will get a special discount at Prowse Bros. ml16 2i Ne auch bargains were ever offered in the city as we are offering in hats, suita and over- coats.—John McLeod & Co. | Received at Large’s restaurant ten barrels of Mr. Richards’ celebrated Squirrel Creek oysters. ml5 lw pworth League Lecture Course 1892-983, A. A. BARTLETT, ESO., Will Deliver His Lecture, “In and Around Paris,” Illustrated with Stereopticon Views, In the Basement of the Brick Methodist Church, icnsaulninis WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, AT 8 O'CLOCK, P. M. Admission, 15 cents. mch16—16, 18, 20, 21. FARM ON LOT 60 Sale or To Let. 7 ACRES OF GOOD FREEHOLD LAND at Melville, Lot 60, lately occupied by Allan G. MeLeod, held under fir-t-class Government , Clear of encumbrances. ae on the permises. Lwelling House burnt For F. W. L. MOORE, Solicitor, London House Corner, Charlottetown. meh16--dy law (thur) & wky UUM PAPER at HALF PRICE WINDOW BLINDS AND New Stock—The BAZAAR COMPANY. _— — ———() ——$—— — (1) —- ——_-—— (x) /x\ "ri a7 Best in Charlottetown, March 16, 1893 ee ee AllOur Last Year Patterns of God Gilt. CURTAIN POLES, REMNANTS BELOW COST. Town. B a nena tema een SOME GUES FOR THE LADIES! Selected from Correspondence of Beer Bros’. Buyer. Many of the new Dress Materials appear in half tones of decided colors, such as Cedar Brown, Heliotrope, Ress dt and Powder Blue. large and small checks taking the lead. Tweeds are also in good demand, They are be ng made up. in the 1830 style, narrow at the want and full at the hem, with velvet yokes and sleeves. A leading London d-essmaker states that it is now almost certain that skirts will fit and define hips but fiow out from the knees, and vary in width from five to six, seven and even eight yards round. The threatened introduction ef crinolinse seems about at an end. it is hardly possible in Charlottetown to realize the intensity of feeling aroused in England over this matter. __ M. Worth (Paris), at a recent interview, is crcd ted with saying :—‘{ hope crinolines are uct to be worn—bat the enormous fullness in skirts may well demavd some sort of support. How wide skirts are my pe haps be understood when I teil you we have just tnade a gown with 60 yards of silk in it.” very prominent feature. Sleeves You may threaten to be a choo e ei her the ** balloon,” one immense pouf «f velvet, the } ton or the slashed valois. : Trier: Shot Velvet Blouses are all the rage, Skirts a ‘ » re wor very short for walking, and generally with gaiters, i I am looking after the interests of our lady custom ers, and you can provaise them the correct thing will be forthcoming. Is the Queen of Fire Companies, -_-— I) OFFICE—Next to Bank of Nova Sootia, Charlcttetown Settlements. : 2 208. QU HHN INSURANCE COMPANY |6000% <5... Low Rates. Prompt Jm—jan4 ee 1825 3 1893. _ HE Benevolent Irish Society of Char lottetown will celebrate the Atniy, sary of Ireland’s Patron Saint On Friday, March 17th, by a Procession from their Hah, , Screetsto St. Dunstan's Cathedral ag a.m, where High Mase will be 8 Af«r Mass the procession wij} wa ‘a and parade the principal streets, — The celebration wil! close with 9 CONCERT in the Evening, in the Lene under the direction of Prof, Ventaak: by Prof. Vinnicombe’s Orchestra, * - ° S. M, The following is the PROGRAMME. =. 1, Grand Overture—* Salute to Erin”. Larveite Orchestra, Judge Fitzgerald, 3. Vocal Solo—* The Dear Little ae Mrs Maurice Bike 4. Instrumental Deet—“Gems from ney Mrs. P. Doyle and Miss May } 5, Vocal Solo—* Don’t Forget Old Ireland” ‘ Mr, Frank Trainor, i e 6. Waltzes—“ Sounds from Erin "eee eng Orchestra, 7. Vocal Duet—* The Gypsey Countess*_ Mrs. KE, H. Nertom and Me, Karl, 8. Vocal Solo--** The Poor Irish “tal aebseddosdves ‘aioe : 9. Recitation—“ Up with the Green and Gow Miss E. McLean, ae 10. Song—“ Lock Abas ns. .6.- sass. eee eee oo O00 0 eRe ee ee Miss Hettie Collings, i. Irish Medley~ “The Shamrock”. a'aibe — Orchestra. 12. Vocal Solo—“* Am I Remembered be Ve Mrs. James Byres 1% Solo and Quartet'e—‘ if the Water Speak as they Fiow”.......... arts Mrs, Norton, Miss Webster, Mesers, Davies and Hermans, rl 14. —— Solo—" The Pretty Maid Milking fer COW o.oo s05+00008000000bennee Miss Josie Smite, © ih 15. Song--**Give an Honest Irish Tad 4 Chance ” (by request)... .....+...ssseessnsuue Mr. Brent Mclinppis, 16, Vocal Solo—* The Meeting of the Waters” (OY TEQWESE).. .....-sener---oe nas seni fms tending Mrs. Koome, - 17. “Soags cf Lreland "eoseseesossneesee ceili Orches' ra. . ‘ Positively no encores, a Doors open at 7.15. Katertainzneat to. commence at 8 o'clock. Reserved Seats, 35 cents; 25 cents. For sale at Reddia Bros. Watson's Drug Stores. ot R. F. MADDIGAN, meh8 Weare Handicg Down Bargains 5 dicianin ME kahit CHILDREN’S CLOTHING I We have Right Hundred Suits. a7 Which we are now selling at WONDERFUL PRICES. el We say, now is your time if yuu want: GREAT BIG BARGAINS in LI BOYS’ SUITS. Charlottetown, March 15, 1893. 30 tons Rock 4: 1,200 bushels Crushed Turks laland Salt. ont Sugino mr wos = DESBRISAY & STEWART, AGENTS FOR P. E,1,|-man2+ 0a!" 28 * cman \HARLES WATTLING.—W» tewashing, P® pr . Painting ind Tinting at Be lowest ratea.—MORELL Hot ac, Kent Strest. mehis—Si pad Pati The Concert will consist chiefly of, selection of the ‘best iaak Cora and an Oration by R. R. Fi: amy y Vagerald, Beg , BOUGHT AT A BIG BARGAIN, — SALT! SALT! B 4 PROWSE BROS §f