- -examine the snare and report thereon. 
     
    
   
   
    
     - ed itself into it Cotniiiiitt-c of the w role. on the second rea- 
     
    
   
   
    
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     HAszAttti's t:AzE'l"t‘i«;, MARCH 
     
    
   
   
    
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     HOUSE OF LSBBIBLY. 
     
     I-‘iitnav. Feb. 22. 
     
     Mr. Mtitliinn prssentedfi petition of divers inhabitants 
     
     of Townsltip 19, praying aid to construct it covered druln, 
     
     at Bat-,r‘stt‘s. Cross Roads, which was read and laid on the 
     
    
   
   
    
     that the lion. liol. Secretary wits under any oliliuationio fur- 
     
     titali it; bttt he i_Iu-oulti it'tlis House required the G||Vel|||ne||| 
     
     In lav I l'0|-y ot the contract hefiire that hotly. thin they would 
     
     comply with tlte request. _lle lisd merely aaled the qiiestmn 
     
     ::lIl‘dl;le porposti til dispensing with form, but as his request 
     
    

    
     ‘ ppcttred obp-ciionalile, Its would nialie a monoti on the 
     
     IIIIDJPCL 
     
    

    
     llon. Cot... Srccst:-i'iiiiv explained that, ifihe hon, niemtm 
     
     or any other iiidividtial slioiiltl require to see copies iifcoiitiiicts. 
     
     considi-rslile expense would be incorrect; but Ilist ll|tH‘0lI||'lsL'll‘ 
     
     ttiiglrt be seen in his office. He li:id heard no coitipltiinta res- 
     
     Peflintt "-0 ¢I".Vi"tt "film winter mai|s.and believed that the 
     
     service visa well perforate 
     
    

    
     The House adjourned till 
     
    

    
     tid being met.- 
     
    

    
     Mr. Liiiiin presented to the House the following Petitions. 
     
     which were read and ltiid on the table. vi::— 
     
    

    
     A l'etition ofdivers lnlishitsi:tsof'I'ovi nsliip 21 and others, 
     
     ptayitiir a giant to repair a Ilnad and two ];n.1g.._ 
     
    

    
     A Potitittii ofdivers lnlialiitants of Towiialiip ‘.31, and 67, 
     
     praying a grant to repair a lioatl and three "l'ltlge|_ 
     
    

    
     A Peiitiott of divers litliztbiianis ofthe settlement East side- 
     
     of Mill litter. and others. praying ii grant to eitteiid the Road 
     
     from William M:u~liay's to lliigli Mtic|t'av's. 
     
    

    
     loo. Ct-i.. Si:citt:-ritttv iittrodut-ed it Bill to protect Justices 
     
     oftlie Peace in Prince Etlwartl liilztnd, frorii vexittious actions. 
     
     “"1101! "ml. its II was a Gttveritiiit-tit measure, no notice had 
     
     been given rt-spot-iittg its introduction. 
     
    

    
     llon. Mr. l’ai..\itcit did not see what right members of the 
     
     Guvt-rnnii-itt bail to introtlnee Bills wttlioiit notice. more than 
     
     Ulilt-I’ tticinlters of the House, iiitr by what pnrtit-oliir tititliotitv 
     
     the role ol the House was to be dispensed with. ' 
     
    

    
     llon. Cot. Snciiizraitv explained that the rule applied to all 
     
     "ills; lllll he |II’t‘t!IllIlt'd iiti titre would give rottieeofn [\1t~stta,_tt- 
     
     fiotii Ilis l".ttt-ellem-y. The (htveriiirieiit ought to he pIl'|I:|n.d 
     
     to meet ll|t‘lIIIII‘(‘8. and tbt-.relnre they rt-tpiircd to ltiinw the iii- 
     
     teiitioiis tifotlo-r lItl"lItllt‘ll. 
     
    

    
     lott. Mr. l.ti.\'GW0lITll thought that it change in the svstorrt 
     
     of procedure was llt‘l.'(‘B3Il‘V. and that itieinhers of the Gttrt-rri- 
     
     iiietit inigltt as well pass the Bill in concltivo lI||'|[|§('I\‘|P.' up 
     
     iiitrotliico it without any tttitice. They say the iriinoritv hits 
     
     no l'l2lll to iittrodtice ti nit-asure without notice, but liecittise 
     
     they are the iiiujority tht-_v claitn that nrivilt-ge. Ile cotit-idt-r-. 
     
     I'll Iltc llritlcittii l'orw:ird of riiciisiires in suclt s ntaiincr was an 
     
     l‘.‘lN‘lnl? C'XHl'(‘|llP H‘. lN|\\€I'. 
     
     lloii. Mr. \Viir:i.AN li:itl observed since the change of the 
     
     svsti-in ofliovorziiitt-nt in this ('o|ony, that in the sister iv... 
     
     t!lll('('8. p:irtit~o|at|_v in Nova Set-tia. the llleiitht-is of ii... 
     
     (iii\‘t:'I’tllItt‘ltI iittrotlucctl iiiczistircr pru_fornia,wittiout any notice 
     
     t|rlllt‘I|' ltilo-ittltiits. 
     
    

    
     lloit. Cot. .5't‘ctit-:1‘/ittv iiiovml that the rule ofthii House In- 
     
     sitspeiidi-il on this oi-t-ttsinti. 'l'ln-iv Zt|>|It'aU'tl to ltiiii IIII chili- 
     
     culty rt-apt-t-titvg thi- tpirstioii. yet he thong,-ht butt. tin-tubers 
     
    
   
   
    
     c. 
     
    

    
     Hon. Coi.. Tsnstiaxti presented a petition of divers in- 
     
     Iiabitants of Sea Cow Pond,Lot 1, praying it grant rennin - 
     
     plots the bridge over the Marsh above Bain‘s Mill, winch 
     
     was rsceiv and laid on the table. ‘ 
     
    

    
     Mr. Mui petition of divers inhabitants 
     
     of Middleton. Lot 27. praying that it Mail bag may be left 
     
     at or near \\'illiarti \Vright’s, in that settlement, referred 
     
     to the Post ofiicc coiiiuiittee. 
     
    

    
     On motion of the lion. Mr. Mooney. it was resolisd that 
     
     a Committee be appointed, to whom shall be referred every 
     
     petition praying or the opening of new lines of Roads, to 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘the afternoon. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The following Committee was a poitited:—lIon. Mr. 
     
     Mooney, Messrs. Perry. McDonald, uirln-ad and Moln- 
     
     l 
     
    
   
   
    
     tori i. 
     
     llon.t\lr.Wtnn1-irA.~t resented a petition ol divorti Inhabi- 
     
     tants of the Back Sctt eitient. Lot 52. fraying ti g 
     
     wards opening a Road in front of the said settlement, which 
     
     was referred to the last iiauted Coinirtitteo. 
     
     llon. ('ot.. Tlll£ASl‘RER presented to the House a petition 
     
     of Alex. Munro. of the province of New Brunswiclt. setting 
     
     forth the pulilieatioii by the petitioner, at Inllcll lttlvour and 
     
     ex once. ol it work entitled " New Brunswick. with a brief 
     
     outline of Nova Scotia and Pl‘ill<.‘u l-lditnrd Island." rind 
     
     praying the House to take copies of the said work, to the 
     
     value of I-‘ift_v Pounds. or of such other sum as to the 
     
     House shall occur meet. The petition was read and laid 
     
     'on he table. He also presented a copy of tlte work refor- 
     
     red to in the petition, ivlticli was liii on the table. He 
     
     likewise pvt-rt-iitcd to the house a petition ofdivcrs inhitbi- 
     
     tants of the County of Cumberland. l’t-ovince ol'I\'ovn ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     no 
     
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     -o 
     
     tin. praying the House will ado t such measures in con- 
     
     jutietioii with tho Legisluttircs of the other British Anteri- 
     
     can Provinces. as will encourage the placing of Fog Bcllrt 
     
     on Cape 'l'rat-ersc rind Cape Torrnetitiiic. and the erection of 
     
     It Liglitliooite oti Cu o Tot-tnciitiitc. The petition wits read 
     
     and referred to the iglitliouse Ctiiiitiiittcc. He further pre- 
     
     sented it pciitioii of divers inltubitaiitts of Miitiinigitslt. with 
     
     reference to :| post office, which was referred to the Post Of- 
     
     lice Coriiiiiittec. 
     
    

    
     Mr. (‘i..iiiit. from the committee on expiring laws,prcson- 
     
     ted to the House at liill tocoiitiniio and unit-rid the Act re~ 
     
     I.-iting to Light and Ant-Iioi-rigc duties, \\'ill(‘ll wits read the 
     
     first tiiiic. uitd ordered to be read it set-orid tiuic to-inorrow. 
     
    

    
     lion. Cot.. b'r;ciiL'rAit\' prcscritt--l to the “UUFO ti Petition 
     
     of l). B. Stu,-vctis, Agent for the New York. t\'cwl'otiridliiritl, 
     
     and London 'l‘clt-graph Coiiipnny. praying for an llllllliztl 
     
    
   
   
    
     lay tlt t B'll her 1, 1 
     
    

    
     he entelrtiiiiiod aloliiuzllereilouszii'0l¥Ifi£.|i;$ll:'i|;'_y as he did 
     
     When tltéttl ntleuian first and_od on the Island. and that he 
     
     plmpecttb lit: Excellency as highly its any member of the 
     
     ed0l|||::‘.' lit when he saw such it dangerous innovation attempt- 
     
     in his own It ' ' prom“ “Fin” n 
     
     time and in that of his constituents 'lhat II’ 
     
     Excellency liad commanded any member of his Governn s it 
     
     to introduce it inctisuro into the House of Assembly‘ Ilia 
     
     ‘ (lion. Mr I’.). cotild not possibly believe; and he consider- 
     
    
   
   
    
     cd that His Excellency was too well acqunimed Wm, tho 
     
     himself sat in Purl 
     
    
   
   
    
     hutl so far orgotteit his duty in that res -t. 
     
    

    
     Ilon. (.‘oi.. Sscttixraiiv wished to risk what was the differ. 
     
     encc between introducing it Bill bv command of His Excel. 
     
     lcllt‘-3'. 0|’ by permission ol'lIis Excellency. as no Government 
     
     Bill could be introduced without his authority If he hnd 
     
     introduced it measure as a private member of the House he 
     
     would have given notice of its introdtiction but wheii he 
     
     introduced it (iovcmiiieat measure. he thought’ there was no 
     
     iiecertsity for adopting that course; it 
     
     the Governor that such a ineasttro was ' 
     
     the House threw it m, 
     
     was titntiiiuoiirit to a vote of want of confidence in the Go? 
     
     vcrntiient. Ilc ttlso rcinarltcd that the hon. iiicmbcr, Mr. 
     
    

    
     ttlllN'|‘. was so inclined to complain, that having now din- 
     
     covcrcd what he coniiidercd sttllicicnt reason. he (lion, Mp, 
     
     P-). thought that the (iovortitiient had -come tvrttnnivnl. 
     
     lie (Hon. Col. Secretary). bad boon ti int-inlior (if the (io- 
     
     vcrniiteiit diiriiig live or six years. and in that capacity but} 
     
     introdticcd. peiliaps.a hundred llills, btit never ltnd been 
     
     r--qttctftctl ‘u give notice lit-fore. He asked the hon. member» 
     
     _'. in past years. he had ntit opposed the system pursued 
     
     which had been the course of proceeding ever itinou the (:9: 
     
     t-riinicnt it-its foriticd. lf hon. riicuibcrs considered the Bill 
     
     him-tionablc, they could oppose it on its second rcndin-v. 
     
    

    
     The iiiotion for suspending the rule of the House was ‘then 
     
     agreed to, and the Bill read it tint, thug, um; 0,.de,.ed to be 
     
     read it second time to-iiiorrow. 
     
    

    
     Ilon. Coi.. St:ciirr.iitv wished to know if. by the resolution 
     
     tlicn adopted, notice ‘rcquirt-d to be given of all iiieasurt-s 
     
     procccdiiig ftoiii llis tvcolleney, and read some of tho rules 
     
     of procedure on the iuiliject. 
     
    

    
     llon. Mr. l’.tt.itt~:u observed that it was llis Excellcnctfs 
     
     privilege to send iiicsttsigcs to the House witliotit ll0ilC(.‘.'l\S 
     
     the rule was not intended to apply to tlictii; but he con- 
     
     side.-red that the rule operated. as it was intended, to prevent 
     
     iuciriht-i-it of the tlllut.‘ l'roiii iiitrotl-it-iiig lll(!:l..§ul’l‘8 in that 
     
     iiiiiiincr. llo llttlliftl that. iio iiieiitlicr of the House would be- 
     
     tray i-'ticli_ nit igtiortiiicc of pttrliaiiieiitiiry ti.~':igo its to rise rind 
     
    
   
   
    
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     rtl.(Illl4l trot |Iltt'_\'|)t'(‘i4'|il_V lie f':llll'(l (III In cotisiilt r any siilijvt't. 
     
     llc lllttllfllll iltzit the course whicli he \\ as ptiisniiig, hail ltccii 
     
     zidoptt-tl by tho old s_vst--iti ol'tt'tivt-rriiiictit. 
     
    

    
     Mr. ./tiitii tln-tic,-lit ll prudent to tttlticro to the rule contain- 
     
     ed in the .Si:tttiti.- ioolt. ti.-4 such a l.'trtll'Ht: itfprnt-i-iitliiiu tilltttu-tl 
     
     lion. llIt‘lIllM'TS time to coitsitli-r the salty vi, and could not injure 
     
     the Uoveriiiiient in any respect. I 
     
    

    
     llttii. (‘tii.. Si;(‘itt~;'r.iiti‘ could pcrceivo rt rrrat dill.-rt-nr-e in , 
     
     the too Illi'llltt(lS iiotit-ed. and tliotigbt that U‘IVt'flIIl|t'Ill ought} 
     
     not tti he |’t'Fllll‘lt‘ll to an partit-tilat course of proct-dtirc. 
     
    

    
     Mr. (Toot-i-:u tlioiir_vlit that. since the House had a rule on 
     
     the stilijo-ct. it on-,zlit to lie |_'lllllt‘ll liy it. 
     
    

    
     Mr. M/tciN'rosii t‘tIll§l(lr'I'Ptl that the rules laid down for the 
     
     gtiidatico oftlie Ilotiso had been clicerfttlly It'qtllt‘5l'Ctl in liv 
     
     all parties, and that they nlio ild tint lie chtiii-_:t'd ivithtttit stilli- 
     
     Clt’|II reason. He folly coiietirred with the opinion, that noth- 
     
     ing could be appreltt-ruled front the riiinnrity, lint that such 
     
     vlas not the ease with respect to the mttjoritv; and stated lllttl‘ 
     
     while he s:iid this, he did sit, riot frotti any desire toinjore the; 
     
     Gttvorniiieiti. 
     
    

    
     llon. Mr t\loo.\'i-:v thought that if notice was not givcnl 
     
     respecting the irttrodtictioii ot' tiicastircs, it might postiilily‘ 
     
     be the tiicaiiis of iittliicirig cvcry iiicinber to be in his ]‘Il:t('t! 
     
     lest tiny |llL':l:~lll’t} should he brotight forward ; lic, liowcver, 
     
     was in ftivor of :ill'.irdiiig cvcry inonibcr iiti opportitiiity of. 
     
     knowing what was intended to be brought bel'ort.- the llotisc. 
     
    

    
     llon. Cot. Sl'1t‘RET.\li\'.-—By command ofllis Exccllciicy I 
     
     lay that llill lit-fore the llousc. ; 
     
    

    
     llon. Mr. l'.ti.iii;it wislicd to knowiflic rightly understood ‘ 
     
     the lion. lllI‘II|l)i'.l' when he said lio introduced that Bill by 
     
     comiriiiiid of His l'ixcollCnc_\'? ; 
     
    

    
     llon. Cot. Sict'iti.r.irrir.-—I presume all (iovcrnnicnt ltlcal-; 
     
     sures are iiitrodnced by coiiintand of His l-lxct-lleiicy. v 
     
     ll". Mr. l’.tt.\ii-zit t-onsidcrt-d it it most uiiprecndcntctl 
     
     course of it-ocomliiig that on Iiori. inciiibcr sliotild rise iiiitl 
     
     so that I is ltlxct-llnicy curiirnantls hitii to luv a Bill before‘ 
     
     this Iloiis.-. and he tl-tnbted it. very nitielt il' llis i‘iXCt.'llOllCy 
     
     \\'0llltl prr for loiviiig it said that any lion. iitcotlier bad dotio 
     
     If Hills were to be introduced into the llotisc lty coni- 
     
     iiitiiid of His E.vccllmic_\'. Iio supposed they would have to he 
     
     passed by the sonic itttthority; but he tliotiglit that iuiy 
     
     lion. l|ll‘llll|(.‘l‘ who duly ctinsidcrctl the rights and pvivilt~gt-s 
     
     of tlio llousa,-, would f.i.i| very inticli in disclinrgiiig hi.-i ditty 
     
     if he g tvo bis countenance or sanction to a motion of‘ this 
     
     iiaturc. If one etc of that liiiid were allowed to be taken 
     
     it would, pcrliups. to one of the most tlttllfjt roii.~ (‘\'-3|‘ . 
     
     mittc in it gislutive Assembly, liecausc it would pi-c uirc 
     
     the way for otlior itinovations, and the first intimation w iicli 
     
     the House would have of the introduction of any such 
     
     iiiouttnre would he the appearance of a member of the Ho- 
     
     verriment on the floor of the House with it Bill jtist pulled 
     
     ottt of his pocltot. 'l.‘|io lion. mciither said he did not rise to 
     
     offer an objections to tho;-‘principle of the Bill itself, but 
     
     thought the time had arriv for tithing notice of that mode 
     
     of introducing nietisurt-t4,_ because the collflkl which the 
     
    
   
   
    
     grant of inoiicy. to aid the trying own n the Sullllltlflltt‘ 
     
     Cattle. across Nortlittittlfizrlrtitd Strait, during the cllit-it-i.t 
     
     Ivnrltiiigot‘ the said Tolegrapli litic. Ilc retiitirltctl that at 
     
     any in lizilifax had t-ill-rctl to lay it 'l't-lt-grupli litre. if this 
     
     louse would grant tlteiit it Cli:ii'tcr: and be wntiiri fttvotir of 
     
     encouraging that Coiupany, The petition was l..id on the 
     
     table. 
     
     On motion of the lion. Col. Secretary, the House resolv- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ding of tho Bill relating to Hjcctinents and Distresses, dzc. 
     
    

    
     Mr .\It:l)onald in the Chair. 
     
    

    
     Ilon. Coi.. Sscitt-:'rAiu'. as some of tlic cliiuscs were read. 
     
     offered some ol-scrvntioiis. reiiiarltiiig that the One Ninth 
     
     Bill ltad not bceti productive of all the advantages which 
     
    

    
     , had been expected from it, and that iitany had considered 
     
     it as ittiiking provit-iori for preventing proprietors front dc- 
     
     tnaiidiiig itiuro than six years rent, but that by recent legal 
     
     pr-it-cediiigs this ltad been discovered not to be tlto case. in 
     
     consequence of the word ‘covenant’ not having been inser- 
     
     ted in the Act. He considered it advisable to amend that 
     
     Act, in this particular, so that no more than six years 
     
     rent could legally be deniande . 
     
    

    
     Aftcrn few remarks by Mr. Haviland, lion. Mr.Mooncy, 
     
     Mr. Meliitotili. and lion. Col. Secretary. the Spcalicr melt the 
     
     Chair, and the Cliairman reported that tho Uotuniittcc had 
     
     gone through the Bill without tiny utncndiiient. It was 
     
     their ordered to be cngrossc . 
     
    

    
     lion. .\lr. \VlG|l1'tlAN presented to the House it statement 
     
     of the tniiitiigenicnt of the Worrcl Esitate, embracing the 
     
    

    
     rocet-ds tltot-oof, and expenses of management and sale. tip 
     
     to February 1st. 1856. which was referred to tho couimit- 
     
     he on public accounts. 
     
     be following is an extract of the above sttitcmcnt:-— 
     
     Quantity of loud sold. 3‘.l.()llt) acres; amount of deposit 
     
    

    
     ' . £2,077 I21 10]: balance due, £6,161 05 lld; quitti- 
     
     sity of lands itnsold, including 12,000 acres of swamp. 137. 
     
     164 acres: supposed value after deducting Swamp Lnn-ls, 
     
     88.910 acrcii vrildertiessut ‘is; 21.254 acrcs occupied, at 10s 
     
     £22.-I95 ltls U.l. 
     
    

    
     lloii. Con. St:cirirr.iiw presented to the House. Extracts 
     
     from minutes of tho la'.vt-eutivo Council witlt reference to 
     
    

    
     4lis llocuinciits presented to the House on Wctlriesdiiy last, 
     
     which was their read and ordered to be referred to tho Corri- 
     
     nitsoe of the whole Ilouso to whom the aforesaid Documents‘ 
     
     acre rtiterrod. and it was also ordered to be printed with 
     
    

    
     can 
     
    
   
   
    
     unictits. 
     
    

    
     {The Bill relating to the Mackerel Fishery was read it third 
     
     Iitlie stid passed. 
     
    

    
     Hon. Con. Ssciisuriv then communicated information to 
     
     the House with reference to the Normal Scliool. Illlillil lllll 
     
     Hr. Stow, nflilasgtiw ltad experienced sortie dilliculty in oli- 
     
     flising s compete-tit Teacher, on account of the demand for 
     
     Teachers in Australia, btit that be had now succeeded in o 
     
     lining one. wlioexpects to arrive in the Island towards the 
     
    

    
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     next. 
     
     Hon. Mr. Pauixri rose in his place and desired information I minority. on man rcvtous oct:asion.s. had s own to the 
     
     from the Uoveriitttetit respecting the winter mails. sslttnn that i Col. Se -ctury, had I it affect of inducing hiui now tti claim 
     
    
   
   
    
     a copy of the contract with the Mail Carriers might be laid on I the privilege as his right. If notice was to be dispensed 
     
     Ibo table llfliile House. or, if tlist ciliuld iiot'lis done, that _Mcm-I with on mp: side or th'c téllilef, it llil0||ld‘l'l‘Q on tllio side oflthe 
     
     bars filie I was mic,-lit have the then u examining it as iitiitoriry. rtcuiso as in teen 0 iscrvot y an ion. inctit ier. 
     
     h wiished to still the attention of the Govertinieiit to siinie there was _tiltviiys'ti. niujority present to protect the public 
     
     particulars respecting that contract. yfroin niiy improper iiit-nsoro; but the iiiiiiority iiins_t see it 
     
    

    
     ll .Coi..bi:cita'rAiiv stated that any lion. member ttbn liill lti-otight iii iintl rt-rid which might lIt‘I'lMIlIl.. involve 
     
      iitfortnaiioii on that subject, would be itllow cd to EXI';U1lI|Ie' iitiportaiit. principle, without iiriy iioticc of its intro- 
     
    
   
   
    
     s.i_v he wtslictl notice to be given liofore it iiicsszigo would he 
     
     I'l.‘l.'t'l\‘t‘1l l'rotti lis l'iXt't*llcltt'_)'. The rule, lie thou-vlit, 
     
     upplicd well, and was it good one. B 
     
    

    
     lion. Cot.. Sl~LCiH.‘l'AllY I‘0III:|I‘l(L‘tl that His Exccllcncv and 
     
     his (t'ovt-riiinciit were ins rpttralily connected with ' citcli 
     
     titlivr. tttul ctiiitciitlctl that it was not in accordance \\ itli tho 
     
    

    
     iriitciplt-it of lifllfltllltlillllf ti-ivcrtiiiit-tit to give notice of the 
     
    

    
     iiitrodttt-tion ol' (.lovcriiiitciit tucatttirt-s; but aduiitwd that 
     
     with rcfereiico to Bills iiitroduct,-d by iiieiitlicrsof tlto (io- 
     
     vcrniiicnt, as private in.-itibcrs of the House, the principle 
     
     did not apply. 
     
    

    
     1 oti. .\lr. Moo.\'iiv was very desirous to arrive at it proper 
     
     conclusioii on the imlijt-ct. llc rt-iiicitilicretl that some oar! 
     
     ago lion. iitcziibers could not present it petition to t.'ic 1 ouso 
     
     without pet-atissioit front llis Excel ciic_v. llc desired the 
     
     House to pass a i'esoluti.in on the stiliieet, that it might be 
     
     distinctly iitideriitootl whether the Leader of the Govcriiincnt 
     
     should li.i iillowctl to pursue tho course which he had adopt-' 
     
     cd, or wlictlicr he should be required to comply with the 
     
     rules of irocednro, as other meiuhcrs oft ic ousc. 
     
    

    
     lloii. lllr. l.o.\'oii'.iurii stated that the rtilc requiring per- 
     
     riiission from the Governor, before it petition could be pre- 
     
     fi‘-.‘.lli(‘tl to the lloiisc, had been tiliolislicd long before the 
     
     ititroductiori of lit-tip tnsililc (iovcriiiiiciit, and that Sir Henry 
     
     lliintly had said it was only it pro _/It-nm mode of presenting 
     
     petitions. The lion. iiicntlicr could not understand on what 
     
     ground the ‘privilevvo of coming before the House from time 
     
     to time. not llll.l'ut ucirtg it Bill as It Govcriiiiicnt measure, 
     
     was granted to the L'.'l\tlt'l‘ of the Govcruiiicnt more than to 
     
     airy other iuciiibcr of the llouse. He could see no advantage 
     
     in such it C0lll‘rl0 of proceeding, bccutisc measures for the 
     
     benefit of the poo ile should be hronglit. forward by members 
     
     of the llousc. no not by ciiiiriiand of His Excellency. Un- 
     
     lens the rttle of thc llotisu wcro abolisliod entirely, he was of 
     
     opinion that the Leader of tho (iovcrnmciit ought to give 
     
     notice of the lllll't)il|lCl.lIlll ofiticastircs, as required by it. 
     
    

    
     lloii. Coi.. Sicmtrir.-iitv olvecrvc-l that the lion. member was 
     
     quite iiiist:il<cti rcspcctiii-,: the pr.-scittiiig ofpctitioiis, as Sir 
     
     llctiry llutitly had only graittcil lI|UIIllK'l'8 of tho Mona: the 
     
     privilege of presenting them witliolit his permission. as far 
     
     as ho liiin~:cll' wits concerned ; and lie (lion. Col. Secretary), 
     
     stated that the rule b.-fore noticed r..-spectiiig petitions was 
     
     still upplieztblc. 
     
    

    
     lloit. .\lr. l’.\i.iii:ti stated that Sir Henry lluntly having 
     
     considered that rule qtiito it useless one, had cntircly dis- 
     
    

    
     i: used with it ; li.i.t. his successors had done the saute, and 
     
     so bad the present (t‘ovcriior. 
     
    

    
     it. Got. Sr:cut-:'r.tiii' be gcd leave to inform tltc hon. 
     
     inciiilicr that the rule was not dis soil with, but that His 
     
     Excellciicy Placed that confidence in ltis Government which 
     
     he ought to possess. and trusted that they would proceed in 
     
     u roper manner. 
     
    

    
     r. MClN'l'0sIl would not odor opposition to any measure 
     
     that was milculatcd to benefit the country in general, but 
     
     thought that. as the [loose had it rule on the subject. it 
     
     would not be acting prudently by departing from that rule. 
     
     llon. tncnibcrti ougltt. at least. to have notice of what 
     
     measures ivcre inteitdcd to lie iittroduoiid, without reference 
     
     to tlto party fr-tin wlioiti they originated. otherwise advan- 
     
     tage might be taken of tits absence of iiioinbcrs. 
     
    

    
     'l'bc'i ilio discussion closed. 
     
    

    
     Mr. t‘il!i)().\'ALD asked and obtained leave of absence till 
     
     Tuesday next. 
     
    

    
     llon. Mr. Winn-ritni also nsltcd and obtained lc.ivo of ab- 
     
     sence till the aims time. 
     
    
   
   
    
     .,m. “N, ,.,,M,,,fl by putting at his ttflioe. . tlttt-tioii. llo (lloii. Mr. Puliiicr). would not have risen 
     
     mi. Mr. Pagan Imsiv very well that he might [rapt rli again to iiiltli-t-ts the lloutto on the snltjcet. had not the Col. 
     
     gypsy tor a sop; at that contrast, though its was not itititrs but-rctitr,) suited that tiis Excellent-y bad commanded him to 
     
    
   
   
    
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     The House did not ti.co! on Stittzrlny. 
     
    
   
   
    
     at present