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might be necessary to provide gem with personalities indulged in with respect to the copies of those Acts. 80 mu for the Local Government as with respect to the congratulatory portion of the Speech. The Dominion Government. In saying that, he large space occupied by congratulations, in- believed he was expressing a compliment to atend of being a tit subject of attack, spoke the members on both sides of the House. well, he thought, for the different measures There was an impression that the last ses- ' which hadbeenformerlypassed;moreover,as, "ion of this House, and of the House at throughout the whole Speech, there was no 5, Ottawa, which preceded the general election mention made of the necessity for amend.. would be more rancorous than previous ones. ment teany of those measures. (Ilear,hear.) He hoped such would not be the case. Let i This fact was also a confirmation of the this Province, the first in wealth, prosperity, i wisdom of having only one Chamber,and he and intelligence, set an example to the other l l hoped that in that respect and in the inter- l Provinces in confederation. Let the mem- i, ' eats of economy our sister Provinces would bore of this House show,bythe absence of Poli- , _ . be induced by the successes of this Pro. 1 tical feeling,that they were actuated by true i vince to follow its emu-"s to. With several patriotism, and he was sure that the party a , of the my .ares , . (sud to had not a very t that most showed this spirit would most . intimate acqua lance. lie supposed the, receive the support of the electors of the paucity of these would form asuhjcct of! country. (Cheers.) _ attack by the Opposition. It was not to be l i Mr. LANE, in rising to second the motion 'expected that it was the duty ot '. 1 just made, said he did so with a good deal of a Ministry to devise legislation tn'rtv. 'lif)idenee,' feeling that there were others who ply to give the H0099 something might more iitly than he have been selected . to do, but rather to meet the demands of the to perform that duty. However, the very country when the country made those de- full manner in which the mover had dealt mantis known. And it our laws were so ', with the Address, left little tor him to do. complete and emotive that there was no de- After expressing his continued confidence in mend for legislation, they were, he certainly the wisdom of the legislation and adminis- thonght,to h. congratulated. Bewas very tration of the Government, he went on to t glad to "a that a measure W" promised for say that he would not discuss every subject t the employment of prison labour outside of mentioned in the Speech paragraph by par- the gaol TettlU. With thig provision, many agraph, but would content himself with! of our gaols might become more eliicient taking up some of them which had been than they were at present, " it would meet most lightly touched upon by the mover. i ; thtt 0830 of that large class of idlers who re- With regard to the additional accommoda- i garded gaolsas desirable places for free board tion required by those unfortunate people ' and winter residence rather than " places of referred to in the Speech, he wished punishment. On the law regarding the to say that it Was no credit relations between landlords: and tenants to a civilized country that lunatics l the legal members of ths Bottge would be should have to be sent to our gaols like i more competent to form an opinion than common prisoners, instead of up, asylums , himself. lie presumed that it had trotntt r where they could be properly treated and if l i, reference to the hardships: that often occurred possible cured. Our gaols were intended , by the distress of the property of poor peo- not for these unfortunatcs, but the vicious. ' pie for rent; splatter which was Well worthy (Hear, hear.) He w" glad that the Gov- l g ' of careful consideration at the hands of eminent were about to deal with that : ,the House. A Civil Service Act was also matter; and he hoped-as he believed- . [ promised, in the preparation of which tlu, l that they would deal with it so efficiosntly ' greatest care WM 11e00tmarr. thte of the l and thoroughly that no further accomrnoda. , i evils of the present system was the ap- l tion would require to be provided _ r _ pointment of oliicials in consequence of for many years to come. (Hear, hear.) 3 recommendations from political motives, With regard to the promised pro- l .and this evil would have to be met, " vision for the employment of pri- f that the Government might be relieved soners outside the prison wards, " had _ j from the difticttltieg connected with it. The been justly said by the mover of the Ad. _ oiricialg themselves would also, yyruppoored, dress, it was conceived no great hardship be benefitted, the most worthy being given for a criminal to be sent to gaol, where he ' p the preference. Some surprise was no doubt was well fed and clothed, especially when felt that there wa8 no mention of thc ques. there were found members on the iloor of tion of tax exemptions in the Speech. He the House who almost went the length of l supposed, tyyytrer, that the Governing . justifying him in resisting the authority I considered this question to be 098 whic. necesmuy imposed by the keepers of the! would be more properly dealt with by the prison. (Hear, hear.) But it criminals, 1Iouse as a public measure. Ile, did not were obliged to go out in the streets 2fil think public opinion was in accord on that roads and in a manner to proclaim question. Although there appeared to be to the world their own disgrace, the , "a unanimity among the press of this city with ' punishment would be very much regard to it, they lid not '.'e'l"'t'ts'ctrt the feel- greater and it would be found that there F I ing in the out-lying portions of the Pro. would he little or no room for fault-thiding ' ' vinee. Fur hu own l'tyt, I" could ttot We in Parliament or elsewhere, because the the Psuct.' of exempting out"?! incomes manner and the extent of the punishment I from taxation, whether Dominion or Pro. would be patent to the public. (Hear, hear.) vinciat. There 'fy', too, a large proportion H! was strongly of opinion that we Were ' t 7 Of real estate which 1lyytill Irear its "mm of getting to look upon crime too lightly. A _ municipal taxation. Those who advocated man committed a crime; he remained in . (the ttttUre abolition ot in" oeeupied the prison or penitentiary perhaps for two or if t most logical ground; but iogie must some- three years; at the cud of that time, through j l "we! give war to public sontiment. which the mawkish sentimentality which was so seemed to be against the taxation of houses prevalent on this subject, petitions in his I of worship and public buildings. He should favour Were got up, and the result like to tteetyttietusurtt bearing on this ques- often was that the term of his ' tion introduced by some independent mcm- l sentence was rednecd by one-half, ', her. and he should be prepared to give any? though those who best knew the Tan, [ measure providing 'or the txholitiott of:, and the circumstances attending his crime, many oxlstinq exemptions his hearty tmp-l I thought the original penalty too small. port. There was one clause in the Yttpurtuy. l 9 (Hear, hear.) he believed that some such - _ ment Act-that relating to the reduction of ', measure as the one promised in the Speech assessment on personal property in conse- ', would relieve the community to a large ex- , quence of dcbt-which he thought should ( tent of the burden which the clauses referred ' be repealed.' In fact, there scorned to be ' to had heretofore proved. He wished to any I ground for a thorough revisal of the basis of I a few words of the law with regard to land.. ', mmicipal taxation. The last paragraph in _ _ lord and tenant. That law, as it stood at I .. Address contained an admonition which l present, was an anomaly in our legislation. I .uuld not be overlooked. It was patent to all ', ta the case of any other debt the :mat political warfare in this country was 'dcbtor could only be sued by ty' ' hccoming day by day more rancorous and l regular legal process, and he could see no r , ersonal. This was much to he regretted, reason whyalandlord should have the power a td was regretted, he, thought, by the great to issue a warrant and seize everything ' I r', " of our people. In the discussions that which his tenant possessed. All creditors V , took place outside of the House during the should in some degree be placed on an equal , i 1 past summer there had not been so many footing in the eye of the law; and there was i" . . no reason why a landlord should have the