sionary Society of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada. Mr GIBBS-To incorporate the Anchor Marine Insurance Company. RETURNS. Hon. Mr. TILLEY laid on the table a return relating to seizures at Island Pond, and also a return of the seizure of goods belonging to A. Hamel, jr., of the firm of Hamel Frères, of Quebec. Hon. Sir JA. MACDONALD laid on the table a return respecting the refusal of Judge Bossé to reside at Montmaguy, al-o a return to the address for the correspondence between the Government and the Postmaster of Halifax respecting the abstraction of money letters from that Post Office. TARIFF CHANGES. Hon. Sir F. HINCKS said he was about It to give notice of a resolution upon a sub. had received authentic information that sons engaged in the trade in the United States had been very seriously embarrassed for three or four months, because of the uncertainty about the continuance of these duties, and if he could judge by the questions which had been put to him within the last few days, great interest was excited in Canada as to the effect this repeal would have if we continue to im pose duties on those articles. In order to remove any apprehension, therefore, this source, the Government have resolved that, on 1st July next, the duties tea and coffee shall be repealed. (Cheers and sensation.) He thought it on on was evidence of the superiority of our institutions over those of the United States that, while these had been protracted uncertainty in regard to the duties in the neighbouring country, there would be no serious delay in ascertaining the intention of the Legislature of Canada. (Hear, hear) He had the honour to give notice that, on Tuesday, he would move that this House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole to consider a resolution that the duties on tea and coffee shall be repealed after the 1st July next. (Cheers.) TRADES' UNIONS. Hon. Sir JOHN MACDONALD moved for leave to introduce a bill respecting Trades' Unions. He explained that the measure, or rather measures, for there were two of them, which he would ask leave to introduce, although he had given notice only of one, was based upon the Imperial Statute upon the same subject His attention, and the attention of every one interested in the prosperity of Canada, had been called lately to the fact, thit the law relating to Trades' Unions, with the civil and the criminal side, was not the same as in England, and that the English mechanic, who came to this country as well as the Canadian mechanic, was subject to penalties imposed land, as opposed to the spirit of the liberty by statutes that had been repealed in Engof the individual. He proposed a law, the same in principle as the law of Eng. land, so that operatives from the Mother Country would have the same freedom of action, and the same right to combine for the accomplishment of lawful objects, as they had in England. (Hear, hear.) The subject was too important to be taken ab initio without great care and study, and it was only since the opening of Parliament that his attention had been called to it. He had not thought it well to embrace in the bill all the points which were involved in the battle that was going on between labour and capital. The subject of the relations between these two was engaging the attention of able minds in England, whose deliberations, he had no doubt, would eventuate in the introduction of a comprehen and authority of Her Majesty's Govern sive system, possibly with the sanction ment, in the next Session of the Imperial Parlament. In the meanwhile he pur. posed to proceed with these measures, one of which was the complement of the other, because it affected the civil branch of the law relating to Trades' Unions; while the other affected the criminal branch. He moved for leave to bring in the bills. Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE asked if he understood the hon. gentleman to say that he did not purpose to proceed with these measures during this session. Hon. Sir J. A. MACDONALD said his intention was to proceed. The subject was under discussion in England, and the result would probably be a still further improvement in the law there. If such proved to be the case, the Parliament of Canada would have an opportunity of pro. fiting by that legislation; but in the mean. time these measures would be proposed for the consideration of the House. The bills were then severally read a first time. THE REPRESENTATION BILL. Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE desired to ask a question respecting the Representation Bill which ought to have been introduced before now. Perhaps the hon. gentleman could explain the reason for this delay, and state that the bill would be down this week. Hon. Sir J. A. MACDONALD said he certainly could not promise it this week. As his hon. friend could well understand, a number of suggestions from all parts of the country- (hear,) and affecting every constituency from Lambton downwards, had to be considered before the Govern ment proposed a plan of re-adjustment. This was an almost endless task, but he thought he had got nearly through it, and that he would be able shortly to bring down the bill, although he could not name a day this week. Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE hoped the hon. gentleman would not trouble himself about Lambton, for he (Mr. Mackenzie) would take the most difficult part upon himself, so far as that constituency was concerned. (Hear, hear.) Hon. Sir J. A. MACDONALD said he knew his hon friend had enough difficulties there, and therefore he had taken some of them on himself. (Laughter) SATURDAY SESSION. In reply to Mr. MASSON (Soulanges), Hon. Sir G. E. CARTIER said the Gov. ernment would announce to-morrow whether they would ask the House to sit on Saturday. GOVERNMENT DAYS. Hon. Sir J, A. MACDONALD said the Government would like to get a third day in the week for their business, and if the House had no objection they would take Wednesdays, commencing to-morrow week. Mr. MACKENZIE said it appeared to him that there was an overwhelming amount of private business, some of which might well have been left to the local legislatures to deal with. This would make it difficult for the House to give the Government another day; but it might be managed so that what time was left on Saturdays, after measures in the hands of private members were disposed of, might be given to the Government, provided the Government gave the residue of time on their days, if they had no business to proceed with. He thought an arrangement of that kind would greatly facilitate the work of the House. The subject then dropped. PATENTS OF INVENTION. Hon. Mr. POPE moved the House into Committee to consider the following resolution-"That it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to patents of invention." He explained that the object of the Government was to re enact the old patent law with certain amendments, to make it cor sonant with changes that had been made in England, the United States and elsewhere. It was, in fact, an assimila. tion of the patent laws of this country, to those of the United States, Great Britain and other countries, where there was legislation on the subject. One change he would propose would do away with the necessity of one year's residence before patents were issued. (Hear, hear.) That was the only important alteration in the law, with the exception of another clause which would require the manufacture of patent articles to be carried on in the country. The motion was carried, and the House went into Committee, Col. Gray in the Chair. The resolution was adopted without dis. cussion, and the Committee reported. Hon. Mr. POPE thereupon introduced a bill founded upon the resolution, entitled "An Act respecting patents of invention." Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE supposed it was the intention of the hon. gentleman to make this a complete bill, and not to amend the old Act. Hon. Mr. POPE said it was his intention to make it a complete bill. The bill was then read a first time. DOMINION NOTES, Hon. Sir F. HINCKS moved the third reading of the Act to amend the Act regulating the issue of Dominion Notes. Hon. Mr. HOLTON said he did not propose to detain the House by repeating ob. servations that had been made at previous stages of this measure, but he desired to place on the journals of the House a motion containing a protest against what he conceived to be the unsound principles underlying this bill of his hon. friend. He would therefore move in amendment, that the bill be not now read a third time, but that it be resolved,-"That it is inexpedient to authorize an unlimited issue of Dominion notes on the basis of so insufficient a specie reserve as twenty per cent, and that, to empower the Minister of the day to advance Dominion notes to the chartered banks to an unlimited amount on the security of their own certificates of deposit, might lead to disastrous consequences." Hon. Sir F. HINCKS said he would follow his hon. friend in not occupying the time of the House after the length ened discussion that had taken place on this bill. He must say, however, that more unfounded objections he had never heard raised against any measure that had been raised against this. It had been asserted by newspapers throughout the country, organs of the hon. gentleman opposite, that the Government centem plate an issue of unredeemable paper curs rency, and that he (Sir Francis) was really anxious that such an issue should be au thorized. Now, there was nothing in the whole course of his public life to justify the statement that he was favourable to any issue of incontrovertible paper money. Hon. Mr. HOLTON-I admit that. (Hear, hear.) Han. Sir FRS. HINCKS-The fact was that this measure was caused by the great inconvenience which was found in the working of the present system. There was great practical inconvenience in the requirement that the Government should, for all notes beyond nine millions, hold dollar for dollar in gold; the consequence being that they were constantly obliged to violate the law, because it was impossi ble to ascertain the exact amount of circulation weekly at any time. It was to be observed that this bill did not give the Government any power to extend the circulation. The Government in fact, would not issue a single note beyond the requirement of the banks, and it might be safely assumed that the banks would not put into circulation more than they could possibly avoid. They themselves were issuers of notes, and it was no object to them to extend the circulation of Government notes, except that, as a matter of convenience, they would is ue small notes which they had not power to do on their own account. There was really no risk or danger whatever in passing the bill; and, as long as he retained office as Finance Minister which might not perhaps be long--he would take care that there was no undue expansion of the currency. Every information would be given to the public. Returns would be issued weekly; and, if anything went wrong, and if there was any inflation, the public and the House would be able to see it at once. He must say that the alarm which was at. tempted to be created throughout the country in regard to this bill was entirely without foundation. (Hear, hear.) The House then divided on the amendment, which was rejected on the following division:-For the amendment, 54; against 107; majority for the Govern ment, 53. Blake, Bodwell, Bolton, Bourassa, Bowman, Division.-YEAS, - Messrs. Anglin, Bechard, Carmichael, Cartwright, Cheval, Chipinan, Colby, Connell, Coupal, Delorme (St. Hyacinthe), Dorion, Fortier, Fournier, Galt, Gibbs, Godin, Hagar, Holton, Hutchison, Joly, Jones (Halifax), Kemp, Lapum, Macdonald (Glengarry), Macfarlane, Mackenzie, Macgill, Macdougall (Renfrew), McMonies, Merritt, Mills, Morrison (Victoria), Oliver, Paquet, Peletier, Pozer, Reeford, Ross, (Prince Edward), Ross (Wellington, C. R.), Rymal, Scatcherd, Snider, Stirton, Thompson (Haldimand), Thompson (Ontario), Wells, Whitehead, Workman, Young-Total yeas, 54. NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Archambault, Barthe, Beaty, Bellerose, Benoit, Borland, Blanchet, ron (Huron), Cameron (Inverness), Cameron, (Peel), Campbell, Carling, Caron, Carter, Sir Geo. E. Cartier, Cayley, Chapeau, Charnon, Costigan, Crawford (Brockville), Crawford (Leeds), Cumberland, Daoust, DeCosmos, Delorme (Provencher), Dobbie, Drew, Dugas, Ferguson, Ferris, Fortin, Gaucher, Gaudet, Gendron, Gray, Harrison, Sir Francis Hincks, Houghton, Howe, Hardon, Jackson, Jones (Leeds and Grenville). Keeler, Kilpatrick, Lacoste, Langevin, Langlois, Lawson, Levesconte, Little, Sir John Macdonald (Kingston), Macdonald (Lunenburg), Macdonald (Middlesex), Masson (Soulanges), Masson (Terrebonne), McCallum, McConkey, McDougall (Three Rivers), McKeagney, McMillan, Metcalfe, Moffatt, Morris, Morrison (Niagara), Munro, Nathan, Nelson, Perry, Pinsonneault, Pope, Pouliot, Renaud, Robitaille, Ross (Champlain), Ross (Dundas), Ross (Victoria, N. S.), Ryan criver, Shanly, Simard, Smith (Westmoreland), (Kingston, N.B.), Ryan (North-West), Savary, Stephenson, Street, Sylvain, Thompson (Cariboo), Tilley, Tourangeau, Tremblay, Tupper, Wallace Webb, White (East Hastings), Wilson, Wright (Albert), Wallace (Vancouver Island), Walsh, (Ottawa County).-Total, 107. Bowell, Bown, Brousseau, Brown, Burpee, Came Mr. YOUNG saw it was evident that the Finance Minister desired to remove the wholesome check in the present law which required a reserve of dollar for dollar in gold for all notes beyond nine millions. This measure practically gave the Govern. ment power to issue Dominion notes to almost any extent, and to remove all checks upon an expansion of the currency. Ee believed that there was now in the country an inflation to a small extent, but this would be greatly increased if this bill became law. Besides one of the effects of it would be to place the banks of the country under the immediate control of the Finance Minister. That hon. gentles man might exercise the power wisely or unwisely, but it was not such a power as should be placed in the hands of any Minister. He would move an amendment that the bill be referred back to Committee of the Whole, with instructions to pro. vide that for any excess of Dominion notes issued over twelve millions the Govern ment shall hold dollar for dollar in gold, as provided in the original Act. Mr. WORKMAN said that the only ob. jectionable feature he saw in the Bill was that it would enable the Government to put money into the hands of pet banks, and otherwise to favour certain banking institutions. (Hear, hear.) He had thought the matter over very carefully, and he had come to the conclusion that he must vote for the amendment; not because he was opposed to an increase of circulation-for the business of the country required an in crease-but he felt there should be some limit to the issuing powers of the Govern ment. The amendment proposed a limit of twelve millions, and he thought the House would be safe in granting that. Hon. Sir FRS. HINCKS wished to say distinctly and positively that the Government, in the issue of Dominion notes, had never made any distinction between the banks. They had treated them all alike, and had placed them on exactly the same footing. The hon. gentleman had used the words "pet banks," referring he supposed to the Bank of Montreal, but that bank was the only one which had never received a dollar of Dominion notes. It was true the Government kept an ac count there, but as it had issued no bills itself, it had actually paid to the Government dollar for dollar for every note it had received. Mr. WORKMAN disclaimed any intention of reflecting upon the Bank of Mon. treal, for nothing was further from his intention. If he were quite certain that the present Finance Minister would always have control of the finances of the country he would be quite confident as to the future; but the time might indeed, must come, when that hon. gentleman would have to give place to another, in whom he (Mr. Workman) might not have the same confidence. This bill, however, once passed would be passed for all time, and the power it conferred would be given to the hon. gentleman's successor as well as to himself. If it were proposed to give effect to the Act only while the hon. gentleman remained in office he would have no objection to voting for it. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. GIBBS said, that when the bill of two years ago had passed, he felt then that it would be necessary to introduce a measure of this kind; but he had no idea that a proposition would be made to reduce the gold reserve to twenty per cent. He thought it was a wise restriction on the part of the Legislature to require dollar for dollar in gold beyond the nine millions, and to remove that restriction, as was now proposed, was only in accordance with what had been foreshadowed in 1866, when the Government notes were first authorized. He had every confidence in the present Finance Minister that he would in all fairness, candour, and integrity carry out the objects of this bill, but, unfortu nately, in the course of nature he must be replaced by some other person who would not be so competent to fill the position, and in whom such general confidence would not be reposed. He trusted that the evil forebodings that had been indulged in with regard to the measure would not be realized, that the cry of wolf, wolf" would never come true; but he believed that there was great danger unless some wise precaution was taken by the House to prevent expansion under the Acts of 1866 and 1869. He was willing to reduce the reserve to fifty per cent. for notes issued beyond nine millions. He thought this was preferable to the amendment of the hon, member for Waterloo, and that it was the lowest limit to which the House. could go with safety. He relieved the Finance Minister from any im. putation of unfairness in dealing with the Banks, believing it was due to him in candour to say that he had placed them all on perfectly the same footing. Hon. Sir G. E. CARTIER suggested that the Minister of Finance should be allowed to try the experiment, and then if the fears expressed were realized, the measure might be amended. Hon. Mr. HOWE said that, as every one had such confidence in the Minister of Finance, he would suggest that his life should be made an Isolated Risk and insured for the good of the country. But suppose that any financial embarrassment should arise was not the country able to meet her liabilities? He did not believe there was any danger in the measure. While the country had been prosperous, and Providence had given good crops, abundant fisheries, and an active population, the Minister of Finance had removed out of the way of the industry of the country every restraint, and restriction, and difliculty that had interfered, and every measure which he had put his hand to had been successful. Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE.-Not the National policy. Mr. STREET (Welland) was glad to hear the high compliments paid to the Minister of Finance, in which he entirely concurred; and he believed that, so long as the hon. gentleman retained his position, he would administer the financial affairs of the country in the same satisfactory way as heretofore. He could not, however see the advantage of insuring the life of the Minister of Finance, for insurance would scarcely prevent death, and he was sure the country would join him in the sentiment that they would much rather retain the visible services of the hon. gentleman. than derive any benefit from his death. He did not feel the same apprehension with regard to the effect of the measure as was expressed by many hon. gentlemen. He did not think the power asked would be the means of bringing about any financial embarrassment. It was well known that the country was suffering from the want of small notes, and the wisdom and judgment of the Finance Minister, recognizing the want, led him to divise a remedy, and he now asked Parliament to pass a measure which would obviate the evil immediately. He was met with the cry that the Government would have too much power and that financial embarrassment would follow. He could not agree with such a cry. If any check was necessary beyond the judgment of the Finance Minister, it was to be found in the fact that the banks would not circulate the hon. gentleman's small notes to a greater extent than would be absolutely necessary, for they would not make the same money out of Government notes that they could out of their own. When the issue of small notes had been first taken out of their hands what a terrible cry the banks had raised; but they were now satisfied and willing to work under the Banking Law, and the only difficulty now was that a larger issue of small notes was necessary and now that the Finance Minister proposed to meet the want, where was the difficulty? He was the last man to desire a complete paper currency, but he did not think the mea sure warranted the apprehensions and doubts raised. The House met every year, and would be always able to r. ctify any difficulty that might arise during recess. Mr. KIRKPATRICK (Frontenac) thought the Minister of Finance would act in accordance with the general wishes of the country and for its best interests, as well as in accordance with the wishes of the bankers and commercial men of the country, if he accepted the amendment of the member for Waterloo, and he should vote for the amendment. He had not voted for the amendment of the member for Chateauguay, because he thought it struck at the root of the principle of Dominion notes, which had been affirmed by the House before he became a member and which had been generally approved by the country. That principle he believed to be this, that the profit to be derived from the circulation of the Dominion notes was a legitimate source of revenue. But the bill now introduced went a long way to make the issue an irredeemable currency, which certainly ought to be pro. vided against. He had every confidence in the Minister of Finance, but the House must legislate for the country, and impose proper restrictions on any Finance Minister or Government. Why was any limit inserted in the first measure, if it was not necessary; and if it was necessary, why should it be changed now? The bill must be read in connection with the bill allowing the Government to make loans to the banks. If the two bills passed the Finance Minis. ter would be able to issue an unlimited amount of paper money. The redeeming point in the original measure, was that it fixed a limit, and he hoped the govern ment would accept the amendment and so retain a limit. He believed the removal of a limit would be very objectionable to the people at large. Hon. Mr. HOLTON had listened with mingled pleasure and surprise to the very extravagant praise addressed to the Minis. ter of Finance by the member for Welland. He was no longer a young man, and, like the Minister of Militia, he had a conveniently and sometimes an inconveniently retentive memory. He remembered that, in early days, when the member for Welland bore so gallant a part in parliamentary matters, and was very far from evincing any great degree of confidence in the Minister of Finance. He (Mr. Holton), however, had been in those days an admi rer and supporter of the Minister of Finance, and he was glad to find that the maturer views of the member for Welland confirmed his (Mr. Holton's) more impul. sive opinions. Mr. CARTWRIGHT changed But you have Hon. Mr. HOLTON-On the contrary, he still had confidence in the ability of his hon. friend (cheers), but that confidence dimin. ished greatly by the confidence expressed by the member for Welland, because he considered that gentleman one of the most revolutionary and dangerous politi cians in matters of finance (laughter,) and his confidence in the Minister of Finance sensibly diminished when he saw him in company with the member for Welland. Suppose that a banking institution should fall into difficulty and danger, and should |