| Exchange Bank of Canada. The Bill was was read a WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS FUND. Mr. MORRIS, seconded by Hon. Mr MACKENZIE, moved the House into committee to amend an Act to Incorporate the managers of the Ministers' Widows' and Orphans' Fund of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland, The Bill was passed through committee, read a third time and passed. THE MAIL PRINTING COMPANY. Hon. J. H. CAMERON moved the second reading of the Act to Incorporate The Mail Printing and Publishing Company, limited. Carried. The Bill was then passed through the committee, was read cial authorities, and in any case when he had doubt his course had been to give the Provincial Legislatures the benefit of the doubt, leaving it to the Courts to settle the question. That had been his course, and he thought the rule as a gen eral one would commend itself to the House. (Hear, hear.) With reference to additional salaries to judges of Ontario | and the Bill passed by the Provincial Leg. islature, but disallowed, he held that that Act was an evasion of the Constitution, and to fortify himself on so very important a question he made reference to the law officers of England, and they concurred with him that that Act was beyond the constitutional power of the Provincial Legislature. As the amount was in the Supply Bill, and its disallowance would derange the affairs of the Province dur ing the year, and as the Governor General had a full year after the receipt of the Acts from the Provincial Government, the Act was allowed to remain until all the payments had expired, and at the last moment it was disallowed, in order to assert the constitutional principle. The Provincial Legislature, with a good deal of pertinacity, took up the subject in the next session, and provided that the Judges of the Superior Courts, while acting as judges of the Court of Appeals and Commissioners under the Heir and Devisee Acts, should have a sum of money for their services. He would have had no hesitation in disallowing that Act had the services been performed in the Court of Appeal alone; but they were appointed Mr. SHANLY moved the second readCommissioners under the Heir and Deviseeing of the Bill to amend the Act of Incoract; they were performing special duties, poration of the Caughnawaga Ship Canal something like Sir A. Cockburn at Geneva Company.—Carried. acting as Commissioner of a special Tribunal. The House rose at six o'clock. AFTER RECESS. BANK OF HAMILTON. Mr. MAGILL moved the House into committee on the Bill to incorporate the Bank of Hamilton. The Bill was passed through committee. HALIFAX BANK. Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE, in the absence of Mr. Jones of Halifax, moved the House into committee on the Act to incorporate the Halifax Banking Company. The Bill was passed through committee, read a third time, and passed. EXCHANGE BANK. Mr. WORKMAN moved the House into committee on the Act to Incorporate the a third time and passed. NATURALIZATION, Mr HARRISON moved the second reading of the Act to Naturalize Anson Greer. Phelps Dodge.-Carried. Mr. MILLS disapproved the Bill, and thought a clear case ought to be made out. Mr. HARRISON explained that the gen. tleman in question had not been a subject in Canada a sufficient time to obtain naturalization under the general laws. CAUGHNAWAGA SHIP CANAL. The Bill passed through committee, was read a third time and passed. DETROIT RIVER TUNNEL. Hon. J. H. CAMERON moved the second reading of the Act to amend the Act to incorporate the Detroit River Tunnel Company.- Carried. The Bill was afterwards passed through committee, was read third time and passed. RAILWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY. Hon. J. H. CAMERON moved the second reading of the Bill to incorporate the Canadian Railway Equipment Company, Carried. The Bill was passed through committee, was read a third time and passed. FRONTIER RAILWAY. Mr. SCRIVER moved the second reading of the Act to incorporate the Que bec Frontier Railway Company. Carried. The Bill was passed through committee was read a third time and passed. RAILWAY BILL. Mr. HARRISON moved the second read. ing of the Act respecting the Grand Trunk and the Montreal and Champlain Railway Companies. Carried. The Bill was afterwards passed through committee, read a third time and passed. BANK OF CANADA. The Act to incorporate the Bank of Canada was read a second time, passed through Committee, and was read a third time, being entitled "An Act to incorporate the St. Lawrence Bank." THUNDER BAY TELEGRAPH COMPANY. The Bill to incorporate the Thunder Bay Silver Mines Telegraph Company, was read a second time, passed through Committee, read a third time and passed. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The Act to enable the Great Western Railway to extend and improve its connections was read a second time, passed through committee, read a third time and passed. THE DOMINION RAILWAY. The Act to legalize an agreement between the Grand Trunk Railway and the town of Galt was read a second time, passed through committee, read a third time and passed. SEALING AND FISHING COMPANY, The act to incorporate the Canada and Newfoundland Sealing and Fishing Com. pany was read a second time, and passed through Committee. DOMINION WATER WORKS. The Act to incorporate the Dominion Water Works Company was read a second time, NORTHERN RAILWAY. The Act to legalize and confirm the lease to the Northern Railway Company of Canada of the lines of Railway of the Northern Extension Railway Company, was read a second time, passed through committee and read a third time. INSOLVENT LAWS. Mr. COLBY moved the third reading of the Bill to repeal the Insolvent Laws. Mr. HARRISON raised a point of order, that the Bill ought to originate in a Committee of the Whole. Hon Sir A. T. GALT maintained that the objection was not good, as the rule requiring bills to originate in Committee of the Whole did not apply to the repeal of bills Hon. Mr. Dorion thought the Bill in order. Mr. LANGLOIS said the Bill, having been passed hitherto, should not be ob jected to at this stage. Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE said the objec tion was not good. The Bill did not affect trade. Hon. Sir JOHN MACDONALD also con sidered the Bill in order. Mr. HARRISON maintained the objec tion. Mr. SPEAKER ruled the Bill to be in order. Mr. JONES (Halifax) moved an amend ment that the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick should be excepted from the operation of the Bill. Hon. Col. GRAY seconded the amendment, saying if Ontario and Quebec wanted the Bill he hoped they would not force it on Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Cases had arisen where, in the interests of justice, the Insolvency Laws required amend ments; but the Local Government had no power. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick did not desire the repeal, and he asked that it might not be forced on them. Hon. Sir G. E. CARTIER thought the amendment fair, just and equitable. There was no doubt that Ontario and Quebec desired the repeal. His own opinion was that the repeal should not be forced this session so that proper legislation might be prepared for next session. A majority of the House, however, desired the repeal, but Nova Scotia and New Brunswick had no power to deal with insolvency, and they would be almost a year without any laws on the subject, and he appealed to the members for Quebec to consider how unjust that would be to the Lower Provinces, who were almost unanimously in favour of retaining the law. Mr. GIBBS moved that the Bill be read a third time this day six months. Mr. HARRISON supported the amend. ment. Hon. Mr. BLAKE would support the amendment, and failing in that, would support that of the member for Halifax, because the repeal of the laws would not give a uniformity, and he thought Nova Scotia and New Prunswick ought to have what they desired. Mr. McDONALD (Glengarry,) said he would expect the members for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to oppose the amendment of the member for Ontario on the understanding that the House was ready to give them what they asked and there fore they ought not to oppose what was desired by the other Provinces. Mr. E. B. WOOD said if there was any injustice on the subject in the Lower Provinces, it was their own legislation, and they themselves had power to remedy the evil. Col GRAY said New Brunswick had no such power. Mr. E B. WOOD repeated that they had such power, and therefore the law should be repealed. Mr MASSON [Soulanges], supported the repeal of the law which acted most injuiously. Hon. Mr.CHAUVEAU and Mr. BARTHE also spoke on the question. Mr. HOUGHTON asked whether the repeal would affect British Columbia. Hon. Sir JOHN MACDONALD said that the Insolvency Law did not exist in British Columbia, and therefore that Province would not be affected. Mr. BELLEROSE would rather that the bill should be delayed until the bill of the member for Toronto could be considered. Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE said that a few nights ago the Minister of Justice stated that an amendment to an amendment was un parliamentary, and he hoped he would induce his friends who were seeking to kill the bill to withdraw their opposition. Hon Sir JOHN MACDONALD said that what he had referred to was that one of the leaders of the Opposition should move a vote of want of confidence in the Gov. ernment, and then seek to avoid it by get ting a friend to move an amendment. Mr. ROSS [Prince Edward] said the insolvency laws ought to be repealed as soon as possible, and hoped the House would not be controlled by the members from Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, St. John, and Halifax. | cepted laws they did not like, so that the laws might be uniform throughout the Dominion. Mr. GIBBS asked that the Minister of Justice should state his views, as it would go a long way to decide the question. (Loud cries of "no, no!" and cheers.) Dr. SCHULTZ asked whether Manitoba would have power to deal with the subject themselves, and was answered in the affir mative. Hon. Dr. TUPPER referred to the remarks of the member for Pince Edward, and said that the whole Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were united on the question. Nova Scotia had a right to appeal to the House. but he could not vote for the amendment of the member for Halifax unless forced to do so, as he did not think the Provinces should be treated differently. Nova Scotia had often ac. Hon. Mr, POPE said it was not necessary that the laws should be uniform. Quebec did not require the Insolvency law, and in opposition to the President of the Council he appealed to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to stand by Quebec in her desire to repeal such an obnoxious law, (Loud cheers and great laughter.) Mr. WORKMAN rose to address the House, but the impatience to obtain a division was so great that his voice was quite inaudible on account of the uproar. He, Mr. MACDOUGALL also essayed to speak, but the same uproar arose. however, persevered, and when silence was restored, repudiated the view that there should be any distinction in the treatment of the different provinces. Hon. Sir JOHN MACDONALD said he rose to support the view of the President of the Council in his statement that it was perfectly open to the House to deal with the subject in one way with reference to Ontario and Quebec, and in another way with reference to the Maritime Provinces. That was a principle well recognized in the Empire, where they had a common Legislature for England, Ireland and Scotland, but, appreciating the different require ments of the countries, had, on various subjects, and on this very question of bankruptcy among the number, different laws in force. He had been unable to be present on the second reading of the bill, but had he been so he would have sup ported the continuation of the present system for another year, so that a new Parliament might deal with the subject, when it would be forced upon them by the expiration of the temporary act. should vote for the amendment of the member for South Ontario, and failing, for that of the member for Halifax. He Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE was very glad the hon. gentleman had at last come to that conclusion, for when the Government usury measure was under discussion two years ago, he (Mr. Mackenzie) had moved to except Ontario from the operation of the act, and the hon. gentleman had then insisted strenuously that such legislation was altogether improper. He (Mr. Mackenzie) had ir tended to vote for the amendment of his hon. friend from Halis fax, but he was not sure now that he would, because while he was glad that the Minister of Justice admitted the principle he (Mr Mackenzie) had contended for ten years, he recognized in the admission an absolute want of principle. [Laughter and cheers ] The members were then called in, and the House divided upon Mr. Gibb's amendment, which was lost on the following division:-Yeas, 72; Nays, 80. YEAS.-Messrs. Anglin, Blake, Bolton, Bowell, Bown, Burpee, Cameron (Inverness), Cameron (Peel), Campbell, Carling, Carmichael, Cartier, Sir Geo. E., Chauveau, Chapman, Cimon, Coffin, Connell, Cumberland, DeCosmos, Dobbie, Ferris, Gaudet, Geoffrion, Gibbs, Gray, Harrison, Hinks, (Sir Francis), Holton, Irvine, Jones (Halifax), Jones (Leeds and Grenville), Kempt, Killam, Lacerte, Langevin, Lawson, Sir J. A. Macdonald (Kingston), McDonald (Lunenberg), McDonald (Middlesex), Masson (Terrebonne), McMillan, McMonies, Merritt, Metcalf, Moffatt, Morris, Nathan, Nelson, Pearson, Perry, Pickard, Ross (Champlain), Ross (Victoria, N. S.), Ryan, (Kings, N. B.), Ryan (Montreal West), Savary, Schultz, Scriver, Shanly, Smith (Selkirk) Smith [Westmoreland], Stephenson, Street, Tilley, Tourangeau, Tupper, Wallace, (Albert) Wallace [Vancouver's Island], Walsh, Wilson, Workman, Young. Total yeas, 72. NAYS.-Archambault, Baker, Barthe, Beaubien, Bechard, Bellerose, Bertrand, Bodwell, Bourassa, Brousseau, Caron, Cameron, Carter, Cayley, Cheval, Colby, Coupal, Crawford [Brockville], De Lorme [Provencher], DeLorme [St. Hyacinthe], Dorion, Drew, Ferguson, Fortier, Fortin, Fournier, Galt, Sir A. T., Gaudet, Gaucher, Godin, Grant, Grover, Hagar, Heath, Hurdon, Jackson, Keeler, Kirkpatrick, Langlois, Lapum, Little, McDonald, [Glengarry], Mackenzie, Magill, Masson, [Soulanges], McConnell, McConkey, Macdougall [Lanark], McDougall [Renfew] Macdougall [Three Rivers], Mills, Morrison [Victoria], Morrison [Niagara], Oliver, Paquet, Pelletier, Pinsonneault. Pope, Pouliot, Pozer, Redford, Renaud, Ross [Dundas], Ross [Prince Edward] Ross [Wellington, C. R.], Rymal, Scatcherd, Simard, Sproat, Stirton, Sylvain, Thompson [Haldimand] Tompson [Ontario], Tremblay, Webb, Wells, White [Halton], White [East Hastings], Whitehead, Wood, Wright [Ottawa County], "Wright [York, Ont., W. R.]. Total nays, 80. Mr. BELLEROSE would like to do justice to the Lower Provinces, but thought there ought to be a uniform law for the Dominion. He moved that the bill be read a third time on the 31st inst. Mr. MACKENZIE said the motion would effectually kill the bill, and he ap. pealed to those who desired to see the insolvency law repealed to vote down the amendment. Mr. SAVARY was understood to maintain the claims of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, but could not be heard in con. sequence of the disturbance. The House divided on Mr. Bellerose's amen ment, which was lost on the following division:- Yeas 73; nays 76. YEAS -Messrs. Anglin. Archambault, Bellerose, Blake, Bolton, Bowell, Bown, Burpee, Cameron [Inverness], Cameron [Peel], Campbell, Carling, Carmichael, Sir Geo. E. Cartier, Chauveau, Chipman, Cimon, Coffin, Connell, Cumberland, DeCosmos, Dobbie, Ferris, Gaudet, Gibbs, Grey, Harrison, Sir F. Hincks, Holton, Irvine, Jones, [Halifax], Jones, [Leeds and Greneville], Kemp, Killam, Lacerte, Langevin, Lawson. Sir J. A. Macdonald [Kingston], Macdonald [Lunenburg], McDonald[ Middlesex, Masson[Terrebonne], McMillan, MeMonies, Merritt, Metcalf, Moffatt, Morris, Nathan, Nelson, Pearson, Perry, Pickard, Ross [Champlain], Ross [Victoria, N. S., Ryan, [Kings, N. B], Ryan [Montreal West], Savary, Schultz, Scriver, Shanly, Smith (Selkirk), Smith, (Westmoreland), Stephenson, Street, Tilley, Tourangeau, Tupper, Wallace, [V. I.,] Walsh, Wilson, Workman, Young. Total yeas, 73. NAYS.-Messrs. Baker, Barthe, Beaubien, Bourassa, Bechard, Bertrand, Bowell, Brousseau, Coupal, Delorme (Provencher), Delorme Cameron [Huron], Caron, Cayley, Cheval, Colby, (St. Hyacinthe), Drew, Ferguson, Fortin, Fournier, Galt, (Sir Alex. T.) Gaucher, Godin, Grover, patrick, Langlois, Lapum, Little, Macdonald Hagar, Heath, Hurdon, Jackson, Keeler, Kirk(Glengarry), Macfarlane, Mackenzie, Magill, Masson (Soulanges), McCallum, McConkey, McDougall [Lanark], McDougall (Renfrew), McDougall [Three Rivers], Mills, Morrison, (Victoria), Morrison (Niagara), Oliver, Paquette, Pelletier, Pinsonneault,, Pope, Pouliot, Pozer, Redford, Renaud, Ross (Dundas), Ross (Prince Edward), Simard, Sproat, Stirton, Sylvain, Thompson Ross (Wellington, C. R.), Rymal, Schatcherd, (Haldimand), Thompson (Ontario), Tremblay, Webb, Wells, White, (Halton), White, (East Hastings), Whitehead, Wood, Wright (Ottawa County), Wright, (York Ont., W. R.) Total, Nays 75. Mr. RYMAL would have been glad to have voted for the motion of the member for Halifax, but when a six months' hoist was proposed every man from the Maritime Provinces supported it, and so desired to frustrate the desires of Quebec and Ontario. and he should therefore oppose them. The House divided on Mr. Jones' amendment, which was lost on the following division:-Yeas, 72; nays, 82. YEAS-Messrs. Anglin, Archambeault, Blake, Blanchette, Bolton, Bowell, Bown, Burpee, Cameron (Inverness), Cameron (Peel), Campbell, Carling, Carmichael, Cartier, (Sir George E.,) Chauveau, Chapman, Cimon, Coffin, Connell, Cumberland, DeCosinos, Dobbie, Ferris, Fortin, Gaudet, Gibbs, Gray, Harrison, Hincks (Sir Francis), Holton, Irvine, Jones (Halifax), Jones certe, Langevin, Lawson, Macdonald, Sir J. A., (Leeds and Grenville), Killam, Kirkpatrick, La(Kingston), Macdonald (Lunenburg), McDonald (Middlesex), Masson (Terrebonne), McMillan, Nathan, Nelson, Pearson, Perry, Picard, PinsonMerritt, Moffatt, Morris, Morrison (Niagara), neault, Renaud, Ross (Champlain), Ross (Victoria, N. S.), Ryan (Kings, N. B.), Ryan (Montreal West), Savary, Schultz, Shanly, Smith (Selkirk), Stephenson, Street, Tilley, Tourangeau, Tupper, Wallace (Albert), Wallace (Vancouver Island), Walsh, Wilson, Workman.-Total yeas, 72. NAYS.-Messrs. Baker, Barthe, Beaty, Bechard, Bellerose, Bertrand, Bodwell, Bourassa, Brousseau, Cameron (Huron), Caron, Cayley, Cheval, Colby, Coupal, Delorme (Provencher), Delorme (St. Hyacinthe), Dorion, Drew, Ferguson, Fournier, Galt (Sir A. T.), Gaucher, Geoffrion, Godin, Grant, Grover, Hagar, Heath, Hurdon, Jackson, Keeler, Kempt, Langlois, Lapum, Little, Macdona d (Glengarry), MacFarlane, Mackenzie, Magill, Masson (Soulanges), McCallum, McConkey, McDougall (Lanark), McDougall (Renfrew), Macdougall (Three Rivers), McMonies, Metcalf, Mills, Morris (Victoria), Oliver, Paquet, Pelletier, Pope, Pouliot, Power, Reaford, Ross (Dundas), Ross (Prince Edward), Ross (Wellington Centre), Rymal, Scatcherd, Scriver, Simard, Smith (Westmoreland) Snider, Sproat, Stirton, Sylvain, Thompson (Haldimand), Thompson (Ontario), Tremblay, Webb, Wells, White (Halton), White (East Hastings), Whit-head, Wood, Wright, (Ottawa County), Wright (York, Ont ) Young.-Total nays, 82. The bill was then read a third time amid loud cheers. INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY GAUGE. The second order was then taken up for the further consideration of Mr. Bodwell's motion that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole to consider a resolution declaring it desirable to adopt the four foot eight and a half inch in guage, in the construction of the Intercolonial Railway. Hon. Mr. LANGEVIN resumed the debate, saying that a change of gauge of the Intercolonial would involve also a change of the gauge of the Nova Scotia Railway at a very great expense. He read a letter from the Chief Engineer, and said that until the Grand Trunk Railway was changed it was undesirable to change the Intercolonial. The change should be made from the west to the east, and the rolling stock at present on broad gauge lines could be used upon the Intercolonial and Lower Province Railways. On these grounds he thought the House should allow the gauge fixed by law to remain. He repeated his remarks in French. Hon. Sir JOHN MACDONALD moved the adjournment of the debate. Hon. Mr. BLAKE objected to an ad journment as private business had been almost at a standstill. Fon. Sir JOHN MACDONALD said there were so few members present that the debate should be adjourned. Hon. Sir JOHN MACDONALD moved the adjournment of the House. The House adjourned at eleven o'clock. SAULT STE. MARIE RAILWAY. Mr. ANGUS MORRISON moved for leave to introduce a bill respecting Sault Ste. Marie Railway. PILOTS. Hon. Mr. TILLEY moved that the House go into committee on Tuesday next to consider the following resolution : That it is expedient to repeal the Act of the Legislature of New Brunswick, 26 Vic., cap. 36, respecting the government of pilots in the county of Charlotte,-and to authorize the Governor in Council to appoint three Commissioners for the said county, who shall have power to make rules and regulations for the government of pilots for the coasts and harbours of the county; to fix the rates of pilotage, and to impose penalties, not exceeding $40, for any breach of any such rules and regulations approved by the Governor in Council. FRAUDULENT MARKS. Hon. Sir J. A. MACDONALD moved the House into Committee on the Bill to amend the law relating to the fraudulent marking of merchandise. The Bill was passed through Committee. |