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gain. and ther Mr. Bourassa said that Canada had "no right to interfere in the Boer war, but, having been taxed for the war, had now the right to pro-. nounce `upon it. He would never ac-V knowledge that the Canadian Gov- ernment had the right to go intothe war by Order-in-Council. Touching on `the recruiting: of fresh forces -in- Canada, he said this was resorted to because Britain had failed to find re-., cruits at home, in Australia or in ANew Zealand. It was time for Can- adians to put a stop to the specula- tions of Sir Alfred Milner and Mr. Chamberlain, whose acts Mr. Bour- assa referred to as manifestations of the growing audacity of the master of the Empire. He appealed to mem- bers 'on both sides of the House to _resent Mr. Chamberlain's dictator- ship. He appealed at least to those who were not so devoted to the per- son of Mr. Chamberlain as to hold this treatment honorable to Can- ada. 1 ,1 ,.___I-,4 'n,9A-,1- L:__L,.._.`- I-.. Premier Gives Member For La} belle a Severe Searching.-V C193! 0 He had studied British history, he said, and his study had" increased his love and admiration of Britain. But the Britain that he loved was the Britain of progress and peace, the apostle among the nations of liberty and true Liberalisin, and was not the Britain who sent her sons to the inhospitable soil of South Africa to die under the command of incapa- ble ofcers....Tl1e men in power in England to-day are endeavoring to make her` an objectiof~ derision and contempt. in the world. He held Chat his resolution deserved the support of the whole House, as it only, ex- pressed the desire of a. peacegloving comniunity. "The peace that should be attainedin -South Africa was not.` the peace 1.11-at followed the vanquish- ing of a braveopponent, but` a. peace founded on forgiveness and reconcili- ation. For every farm burned by Lord I\ itchener, a. hundred res would blaze. Lord, Kitchener, Sir Alfred Milner and Mr. Chamberlain are not the people of England. ,He. and those who opposed the war'felt' that they were not accomplices `of the loyal murderer.< of the Queen. It was in the spirit of a true British subject that he moved t.he "following resolution, Which would be seconded` by Mr. Angers of Charlevoix: . Mr. Bourasstvs Resolution. That wlhilstt strictly adhering to the fundamental principle a of Canadian autonomy, and refusing to admit that `the invtervcntlon of Canada in South Africa has coni1nlt't_ed country -to any future participation in the wars V and policy of Great Britain, this House thinks .thu~t the contribution of Canada- in the South African war, both- in armed help and public expenditure, en- titles the Canadian people to express! an opinion on the matter. ' mm- L-r.\...-.. n......no...... 1......m.. ..'..mI...I'- The 1 :-emic-r s Reply- Sir Wilfrid Laurier expressed re-i gret and surprise that the mover of the resolution had persistedin mov- ing it. He (Mr. Bourassa.) had re- fused to send troops to the war for, England, but now he wishes `to send advice. How far that conduct was in keeping with his. former .well- known views he` would leave to his own pondering. He not only admit-` ted the right of Parliament to `send representation on public` 'Vquestions'_ to England, but _cla`.imed itfas -3. 1882. .'1`he question then`. right since` x-at `it was-n~.'n-exereisedlin-~ . .. tor, I-Al. uyL.u.1uu (I'll 'LH.C llIu|LCLo This House therefore humbly reminds His Majesty King Edward VII, that the glorious reign of his Vau-gust mother, ueen Victoria, who-se memory shall over be cherished by C`anad.|a-ns- oi! all origins and creeds, was inaugurated in bloodshed and rebellion in this part `of her dom'ln'ions; that peace and pros~ rlty were subsequently restored. and `Aorever, when Her Majesty s advisersi understood, as Lord Grey. told in` his instruction to Lord Elgin, Governor of Canada, that it was neither possible nor desirable to carry on the` govern- ment of any of the B-riti-sh provinces in North America in opposition to the opinions of its inhabitants; that since that ttme Her Majesty has found in no` portion or her Empire :1 more faithful, devoted and contented people than her Fmnch-Canadian subjects, ` Thin Asian "|mAuonvPnuu\ nvnnnnmon Gian A` LCLl\.'l-I'\l|lI'lllICl]| Sll|YJCUlB. ` This House therefore expresses the `hope and desire that His Majesty's Gov- ernment will endeavor to conclude In South Africa an honorable peace. found- ad upon -the law ofenations, which guar- antees independence to all civilized peo- ple, and upon the true British traditions of respect to all national and reilgiml conviction, and to -the spirit of colonial autonomy. V - 5 * o - This House further declares that there is no necessity for sending any more Canadian troops to-South Africa. tnd that the enlistment of recruits for the South African Clonstabuiarycshould. not be avowed -to take place in Canada. What Mr. xsou:-asa Said. n have e3 deal. at] length. with this poixitl'which;fa.ftera1l} was a noble, worthy subject .to`c`;on`si der, ` and which, after all, _might invite discussion. . I would have expected. him to give his reasons-and argu-, ments why` the _British authorities ' should be invited by the Canadian Government__to undo what has been done and restore to the two republics the independence which they forfeited" on Oct. 9, 1899. (Cheers.)' He did not speak a. word uporrthat subject, and, sir, perhaps I might sit down- and `not utter another syllable upon this subject, and I would do so were it not for the fact that my hon. friend, in some of his arguments, has been so unjust, so unfair, to i the `British-"Government, that I feel con- strained to place before the House the other side of this question. (Cheers.v) . ' means `ml; n`I!`4-`4\ut3L`- .L_ __-.L___, ..1__ L._- __ If_ he means anything, he means this: That the two republics,` the Re-. public of South'Africa and the Re-. public` of the State of Orange, should. be restored e to their independence, should be restord to the position which they occupied on Oct. 9,1899; that the supremearbitrament of war, ` `which ;they. themselves invoked, should `be satised; that all thevblood which has been shed should count for- nothing; that all the suering which has been endured should be forgot- ten, and that Mr. Kruger and . Mr. Steyn should` be restored to the posi-' tion of which they made such an abuse. He spoke eloquently of mis- eries of `War, of destruction of farms, of burning of houses, and I agree with him. I take no exception to What" he said `in that respect. ` `* Miserable, indeed-, is the condition to-day of the once proud South Afri- can Republic; miserable by reason of its ruined farms, its closed mines, its cities arrested .in their growth, its people impoverished, and its old President a fugitive in Europe, a fugitive from themis`ery which he brought upon his own country} (Hear, hear.) Miserable indeed "is the condition of the ` once happy State. of Orange, which had, no quarrel with Great Britain, but wvhich was precipitated into the, horrors of war and -of invasion by the man "to whom it had. entrusted tits destinies; himself to-day a self- ;constituted outlaw in his own coun- Vtry. (Hear, .hear.) ` These men ap- pealed to the god of battle andithe I god of battles has pronounced : against them. . (Cl1eers.) They in-' vaded British territory; their terri-f tory was invaded in turn, and it was annexed to the British domain in consequence. of thevterrible logic of war. A If ,I understand my hon. "friend ` aright V to-day, he would havethe Government and Parliament of Great Britain undo what has been gdone,' and bring the rebellious Boers back to the position which they occupied on the 9th of October,- 1899, and which they had forfeited." My an-` swer to that is a very simple one. Whether he will agree. with me or not, I am sure everybody else will agree, that. in-the terrible uncertain- ties of war, in the series of successes and reverses which generally -make up the history of war, the leader of- defeated people has no right to com- plain if he receives from his victori- ous opponents the same treatment which he `hadpreviously applied to his opponent in` the hour of victory. - (Cheersa) ' Sir Wilfrid then recounted the his-' tory of the events leading up to the . war and culminating in the insolent i ` ultimatum by which President VKru- . ger went to war with such a light} `heart on `Oct. 9, 1899. "Afterwards "-he discussed those kindred subjects iwhich furnished not only excuse but jcomplete justication of Great Bri-V tain in the course she had pursued; A An, ,__ 1'1". _,-,,,. Att:? niigsss`. 611.3,:-1_ g;)n.,mI;ug;}:e-2:;.:.a.Vrn'(i` J abel Robinson had spoken, Mr. R. ` L. `Borden closed the debate. 1 Bourassa.-I think the leaders did not like it. ' Mr. Borden.po'inted out the useless- ness of j the motion and `the debate, and the irrelevancy `of Mr`. `.Bourase- sa.'s speech to his _motion. And," said Mr. Bordgn, "I will go fur- ther." ' ' . Mr. Borden--I trust that Mr. Bour- assa did not take up the time of the House for the purpose of saying something that would be displeasing to both leaders. (Cheers.) For my, part, `I am bound to say that a por- tion of his remarks were displeasing to me; not that portion of the re- marks which reflected upon the, po- litical party which I have the honor to lead in'this House, because I in- tend to let those remarks pass with- out a single word; but I regret` that he introduced into his speech cer- tain remarks which seemed to me to invite controversy along certain lines which I, for one, `do not desire to`see introduced in this House. Sir Wilfrid Laurier-Hear, hear. - Mr. Borden-The leader, of the House has stated . that the_ speech which was made by the mover of this resolution was irrevelant. I en- tirely agree with that statement, and} I -go iurtherz`. I say that the. resoluo V; tion itself, soy-afar as _the preamble is i concerned-.; is absolutely irrevelant` to 1 the .conclusion.- (Hear.. hear.) = Mr. Borden then showed that how- ever much the contribution made by Canada entitled her citizens to ex- press` an opinion on. the matter, the right hardly applied to Mr._ Bour- assa, who had waived his `claim. While he was willing to take ad- vantage of the contribution we have made for the purposeof introducing this resolution to Parliament, and while he has -;been converted to that small extent,; he was not very . logi-, ca,1, 3,9` the ; leader of the House pointed V (out, .,;-;because, while hefis` _; ;ot;_.s'i.vins. .a~dvic.e;t0' the `ant. hei.,A,s+note 9.1-, . .f;,.hI_ It whe I; 0 od 90' A Sharp Bjoiner. ` '1 l. l I 3 E. ) , ant, moved: vv \a\4n1I.~ vvu Jug Sir Mackenzie Bowell, having read . v-ya`, UlA\/ wuwax \Jl&UIIlb\/L10 the statements, "telegrams and am- davits relating to the charges made by Mr. Cook, that he, on payment of a sum of $10,000, could be called to a Senatorship, at that time vac- , That, in view of the gravity of statements and allega- tions contained in the foregoing quoted telegram, in said letter and laidavit, reflecting, as they do, up- on the privileges and dignity of the `Senate, a special committee be ap- pointedto inquire into thetruth of statements and `allegations made in said telegrams, letters and aidavit, with power to send for persons and papers, to `administer oaths, employ shorthand reporters, and, if deemed advisable, engage counsel; and to re- port from time to time, said mittee to consist of the Hon. Messrs. Baker, Sir Alphonse Pelletier, Fer- guson, Ellis, Landry,` Cox, Kirch- offer, King, Lougheed, Young, Wood of Westmoreland and the mover." COIII-V .. *it=>-may rpds`sibly'.occu_x`; although ;;:wee;~ .th_.e; soil -Of . Canada. should. F sailcdbby ;in`va.der', whom we were unable to repel", would" he` s then? think that the remainder of `the -Empire should say wejhave-`nothing a at all to .do with. Canada; we are not assailed; we shall stand to one ~- side?Unless we are prepared to ac-. cept the position, how shall we say, when enjoying, as we `do, all the pro- tection of the British Empire and the British navy, that we are never to join forces of the Empire unless the soil _ of Canada is assailed. (Cheers.) I know that Mr. Bourassa ,has `a generous nature, and I trust and believe that when he comes to consider this matter in its true as- pect, he will not alwaysvadhere to some -of the [opinions which I have `heard, himvexpress in this `House I, in regard to `it. ' '. `ll. 'I'j_...I-.. 1.1.-.. ...-_'_.1.-.`l _.-1. .A.I._A. Tf6rc'"assa:i"`i1ed"h"Exiifiii-3; sea %ca.n. Veda. were to stand to one side until the soil of Canada; was `a.ssailed.` u:1..-_`..v--.. no --:.:-13-. -n-_..:-,, .L1.-;_` - vac vs vv av: Mr. Borden then pointed out that Bourassa. should have made the French-Canadian reference in his mo-V "A ption simply Canadian and also the futility of appealing to the rebellion incident in our history. He then showed the causes of the war justi-' ed Great Britain at every step, and that members of the Boer peace com- mittee recognized as the only basis of lasting peace that` his countrymen should accept the dictum of their conquerors and work for reconcilia- tion along that line. Mr. Borden closed as follows: ' 1 venture to think. -that we have work to do In this Parliament: at this session, which is more worthy oi our `attention than matters of this kind. It has been our hope and expectation that we should nish the business oft this les- don within some measurable time, and for my part, I say in all sincerity, that I- have endeavored `to `expedite the business In this House, and I intend to do so an future. [Hear, hear,]' But if we are to take up a day or two days for the purpose of dis- cusnz matters which are of purely . Im- perlal concern, It seems to`, me that we are going to have only a moderate amount 01 vime to devote to subjects that really do concern this Parllmgentg I am prepared to vote against thlls resolution, and`-I would have been prepared to` vote against its even It I had not heard the very able and eloquent speech whch the leader or the Government delivered as well as the speeches of the gentlemen who followedi hh-an .- Ottawa, `March. 13.--The Senate yesterday debated the Cook `charges. Q.'.. 'lhI'.-.n1y.-...~.:- T)--.-...1`l `l-.--........ ........-I Mr. Borden : speech was greeted with` loud cheers, The Con-servntlves asked for the ayes and n'ays_` which were taken. Messrs. ABounas_sa, Monet and` Angers only voted for the resolution, practically the entire House votdng for Sir W'ilfrld s amendment. T - j(7)n t:he-;ote being recorded the House sang God Save the King." - . .L |e1fast A`i:t.erv ;->a(1Vs$"1i- 9;>:n;e iyemnsu of suppjly the House adjoumed at midnight, / Sir Mackenzie Bowell Mvon For a Senate ta vassvn vA(.uLL\A vvll. 1lA\.l V U1 After debate, Sir Mackenzie Bowell consented to amend his motion by omitting the names of the members of committee V to be chosen by the Senate, although the selection of the Conservative names will he insisted upon. The motion `was still under discussion when the Senate rose` for the day. V London, March 13.'--(4.30 a. m.)-- Friction has arisen at Tien Tsin be- tween the British and the Russians over a piece of `land alleged to be- long to the railway company and to have been in possession of_ the com- pany_ for some years. The Russians assert that this land is part of the new concession and, therefore, Rus- sian property. Mr. Kindor, man- .a.g'er'V-of thehrailway, had begun to i make a siding, ,but was stopped by the Russian authorities, He appealed- ; to C01. McDonald, who-referred the } matter to General Barrow, British chief. of staff in Pekin, who replied: Carry `onvthe siding with armed force if-necess'ary., ' * `n|'...-...l.. .......,. ."...4. ..... LI... 1:..- 1..-. 1.1....` 4.15 avauan LLLLVI vsnv Iv Va as vv uuu \/\lIllt|.AA|o\/I-lo G-en. Wagasak, very indignant, ap- pealed to the Russian`Minister at Pekin, M. De Giersv. ~ Moose'Ja.w,.N. W. T., March 13.--l :G. M. Anable and A. Hitchcock were wnominated here yesterdays for the Northwest "Assembly for the `seat made vacant by the resignation of rJa.mes H. Ross, to accept the .Yukon `commissioner-`ship. - . - tn-..-n_.-.._;`-n In (:3 7.1. . 'h._.._.. \I`Jl.@LLIJ l53I.\I-IITTI llllyl For Grenfell, `R. s. Lake, . Govern- ment; Alex Campbell, Independent. A * 63:`-turn lI9l'II n1A:iI-A13 Luv -44.`.- Lma.t1"o_n for Ban. T IISCII. U, ISIUJL IJUAG , J ll.\l.\7l-`CALI-lkill In. A. L. Sifton was_ elected by acla.- a 1N;___'_.L _...`I II! 11 f\-____,L-;, London, March 13.--A message was picked up at Harwich yesterday in a, sealed `bottle which read thus: Schooher Wildre dl I:Ia.1ifa.x foun- `1ered;- 7&1] hands -lost tn Bay at `Bis-" av: \d a oovvvuwguudu ,`(51'1_a.;`ds were -put 6n the line by_the Britih and the work was continued. l I l u 4 `bl-I1UI\III `K11 JJCIII-IIDI I _ A, 0. Stuart. and W. B. Ben>nett. were nominated fo_r~ West -Calgaryi. Comnilttee With Blanket Powers V to Investigate. "I Rusam Bad to Step Backward. "THE COOK QHARGES. Ballfax hooner 'Foun(_f`erad. The Northwat Nominytionl). ALIEN LABOR--PRINCIPLES or GovER'NMEN'1* s The leading features of the Government amendment of the Alien Labor Law, are the follqwing : ' ` a nu 11 1,", ___.___::I,_ r-.. _ ..-__-IL__ 1-.. 1.. The old law provides for a penalty for violation of ' the Act, of $1000 no more and nolesa. 'Accoadipg to the amendment the penalty shall be not more than $1000 and lose than $50,_thua giving the judge. discre- tien to meet out the punishment according to the offence. ' _-__1:_.. -- AL. __:..:_..I A... LL- ....... IaU DUO UIICIJUUQ - 2. According to the original Act the pen- alty was recoverable only by the consent of the Attorney-General, but -this has been changed so that the nenslty shall be recover- ed either by the consent of the` Attorney- General or the judge of any court in which the penalty is sued. 0 'l`|ua nhl Ant. nu-nuinn that an int-Aninn lull PUIIHIUY I3 uuuu. 5. The old Act provides that an intending settler may bring with him a ? relative or a personal friend. The amendment strikes out the personal friend. A Qnnrlnn R in i-nnnnln nntirnlv and the o'_ Uull UUU 7 PUIVIIIHGI IIIUI-Ills ' 4. Section 8 is repealed entirely and the following section substituted therefore ;- That it shall be deemed a violation of this Act for any person, partnership: company, or corporation` to assist or encourage the im- portation or immigration of any alien or foreigner who resides in. or is a citizen of, any foreign country to which this Act shall apply, by promise of employment through advertisements, printed or published in such foreign country, and any such alien or foreigner, coming to this country in conse- quence of such an advertisement, shall be treated as coming u_nder a contract as con- templated by this Act, and the penalties by this Act imposed shall be applicable in such case. Nothing inthis Act contained shall be held to affect or control ~ the Government of Canada or of `any provision of the terri _ tories in respect of promoting immigration. rm: same or SENA'l.`0R8lIIPS.' It has been agreed to by Sir Mackenzie Bowell and Mr. Mills that the former : mo- tion with regard to the investigation of Mr. H. H. Cook : ohargeu` concerning sale of eenatorehipa, shall be taken up next Tues; day. 1 That in the o inion of this House when- I ever the British uipire is assailed, and the liberty, the lives and property of British subjects are jeopardized bv internal fees, the assistance of Canada and Usnaciiens in sic! of law and" order will be cheerfully ._l.__.. I! Mr. Jabel Robinson gives `notice of a mo- I tion which will be the antidote of Mr. Bour- saaa. Ihrehdaz _ ! DI given. i ` Mrs. L; `Middleton. of Toronto, has led I a petition for divoreevfrom herhuaband, who is doing a seven year: term in Kingston peni- tentiary for bigamy. L cnannllnn nninlz Inna nu-ium `II nnhndill century [or uiguuiy. . _ A peculiar point has arisen in connection with the proposed application for divorce of James Stove], of Edmonton. Stovel peti- tions that he is a poor man, and not only aeke that he may be relieved from paying the customary fee of . $300, but he mahee the further request that hie evidence may be taken by commission at Calgary, as he has not the money` to enable him to come to Ot- tawa. Thieiia the iirdt time such an eppli-. cation has mad`e_to'th_e Senate. NEW nnUN8wIcx s nmnorr. The provincial accounts. brought downbbv `the N. B. Government, shown that the decit to; lab your v_n_I 835,000 `-4-Mr. D. 3. Storey has been ` appointed Police Magistrate for the Town (pf Midland. APPLICATIORS FOB DIVORCE. The an-nrmsh, Un-Canadian and into; - gather Inconsistent Position of the Hetnher For Labolle Shown U13 in one of Sir Wilfrid`: Ablest Efforts- The Causes of the War and Whnre the Blame Rests. ' TO OFI;SE'1` MR. BOURASSA. Ottawa Items. HUGHES BROS., OF INTEREST... Son our `Hobby Hat Stuck. They aretexclusive patterns and are distinctly different from anything ever shown in Barrie. The color is guaranteed ' permanent by the makers. See the display in our show windows. . HUNTER aaosq cleanliness and Health `From the nurse's apron and, the lady s dainty shirt waist to. the baby's clothes, we defy any work to surpass ours. ` We do it as well as it can be done. , A TRIAL SOLTCITED. BARRIE STEAM LAUNDRY Ottawa, March A18.--Crowded `gal- leries and a. largevattendance on both sides of the House were drawn yes- terday", by the debate of Mr. Bour-A assafs stop-the-War resolution. Lady Minto, Lady Laurier and the wives of scores of members and Senators graced_ the galleries. Mr. Botirassa. was heard in silence, excepting once or twice, when he made an uninten- tionally humorous stroke, which hit John Charlton or Sir Wilfrid Lau- rier. ~rw,,-___,--__ 12_,_'._.l_-.l I_:.. ___...`I_- -4. This week we passed into. stock our new Colored Shirts for spring, and beg to introduce them to the shirt buying public} V ' Never before have we been so successful in procuring such all round values in desifable goods, with so much style and durability eombined. To careful Dressers Thoshlrt Speclallsis. THE IDEAS THA'i"BLO0M IN THE FALL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SPRING Phone 55. Reformers repeat what o1n_-I. mothers told us at first :-That ;l `V to be well we must be clean. I We offer you the opportunity to have your Clothes See our New Spring Blothimz. cleanly and Hygenlcally Laundered. sun mun. A MR. R. . BORD[N.~ I161- The. Premier nished his reply at 6 -o'clock; He was cheered constant- ly by both sides of the House, and spoke with _more than his usual ani-. mat.-ion and eloquence. 6