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I , 'V _--------, _ 7, 7 7 of fair and decint liberalty. The attack ' I splendid sanitary equipment, etc., attract W" sm'lhdk" unless it 'e!' proved that students from far and near, "d in there saitttnit?rsation. It did not lie with- l this way be self-sustaining. m in the right of hon. gentlemen opposite to l believed that a. a retntlt of that make charges of malversation. The charges _ I expenditure Upper Canada College was in savored of the charges that had been made I a more favorable position than it had ever tt. Ottawa against the hon.. gentleman's been since its establishment. It had a fine friends, tusd should not bs lightly made site, a fine building, and wt" well equipped. , unless there was something more tangible As a result of the increased accommodation T than had been shown hy the hon. member. Ithey were able to increase the fees of the 'lf the unexpected increase of txperttii- , students. Heretofore the college was a l ture and the delays were in the igtggg upon its endowment of from! 1:23.]? of tt use?" at". "Erylmemhr ' to 315,000 er annuii. . e r' l? . e . ousew o ieve in t e 'rovince and hereafter he Si,',' tll',';]',',;, 'littl;zu?d "10'0" ttig duty to any trust committed to u carried on within its own natural in. 5 its u" would be "had upon to vindicate come, and that was the position they had' {the action ot the Government. He m" been enabled toplace the college in. (Ap- ( iglad to be able P "Y on behalf of plaiise.) If they had put upacheap build. l both the, university and til". college ing, with poor sanitation and general equip- l that the hovernment had done its duty to. ment, it would probably be a continual l wards both trusts, 9nd he was sure 'P. one drain upon endowment. Because of the would blame the Government for givinga progressive spirit of the trustees and those I {pedemte 'ttatf :2: iQrv""edi',ctit'i1,) incht---bircauWot the ublic olic of my were .en tl .y es . " tng, in"... cottcerneA--tuy 11'1'/"lllll,Vi'd,' U'.' l 83633631112 Tlggg,.trti"g Upper cu. eeonasoun ooti . . "hoe' . l possition J,tef. {minim 2tgpitt', ttt i Mr. Whitney followed, and explained his I self-sustaining college in the country. (All: 1 position with regard to.. the college to be l plause. J that there was no reason tor the cry against I COLLEGE . . . T ' the college made in 1887. He, hoWever, A ' " ' 'd AND UNO FRNT" . did not believe in it being maintained to so t Mr. Ross then quoted figures showing large an extent by public funds. The (was. that P. the United btates they had been far tion wtu, whether or not, the money a, pro- l more liberal 1n expenditure for their col. priated by the statute of 1887 covered, the ll°h°'v and that the decorations in. the cel- expenditure made by the Minister. He lege mrre much more unassuming than m read the statute and declared that the '1u"rr.colugtss, and even more moderate . monev expended exceeded the appropri- than m many .high schools. He then to.ok l ation-niade by the Legislature. "Pd 'h? rtslations betwieen the university t Mr. Tait said he admired the modesty of an Upper Canada 9011980. and the i the last speaker, who referred to what he charge that the university was being called "feeble arguments" of tlieAttorney- despoded for the benefit of the college. l General it was absurd for that member By the trct of 1887 Ahe university Wag to or anyoiie else on his side of the House, ti) F." 8276,000, but will the increase how of l attempt to controvert the expressly-made the value of the site on King_ street the l legtsl opinion of the Attorney-Generali. He ttntverstty would, he belitve.d, In If2? get _ ridiculed the interpretation put on the sta- 3330.000 from that property instead of 8275,. '; tute of 1887 by Mr. Whitney. The exug. " originally pro.posed.. With reference I gerated statements of Mr. Meredith re- to the turge or "ttnttttBtitttt that too much i ' minded him of the man who was running was being expended °". tile.college to the l for Congress, and who being asked why he 'detriment at the university, he shOWedl spoke so loudly, replied '.--"Whenl have that the college gave up t?50o,000 for. 8150,. . facts 1 give them. When I have ar- 000 and a revenue of $250,000 for an endow. guments I use them. When I have pieiitqf $100,000. Both these institutions, ; neither facts nor arguments I yell "e 11hl"'i'r' the wya.U, o.i the "if"? y"' and saw the air." (Great laughter.) 'r/ld treated fairly ttt 'any _iitis.ion. Regarding the expenditure, he said that if 'fd, 'would be untrue to their trugt if they the university dii not complain there was neg eet.ed the college even for the benetit of no reason for the motion. He said it was the university . absurd to say that gill." $77,916 was spent THE OVERDRAWN ACCOUNT. on equipment t e a ance out of 8120 000 ; Then with regard to the charges that the which was laid aside for the buildings bank account was overdrawn, he pointed should be handed over. The question Was pint tliaft thehaccouut was temporarily ov on not the tttUT/d",",' of the collelge. That rawn or t e benefit of the universit . wat, tsett eu. H te question was he manner Instead of converting securities into cash, in which the money had been spent. and he sn open account was kept in the Bank of Watt quite prepared P, "PIN" the action of Commerce, it being considered more the Gotretament. The Government had l economical to pay interest on an found that It buildiqlgs WOI'lld cpst "li,tgt lopen account than to convert securities more thtitl t ey at irat tiougit. , " i that yielded a larger interest into cash. l business man was there who did not have a l Mr. Walker, the mana er of the Bank of similtur experience? Commerce, was one ofg the trustees, and, Mr. Marter moved the adjournment of q would see that there was no irregularity. ' the debate. Thits gtwe Mr. Meredith an The interest was regularly met from the l opportunity of replying to the remarks of 1 revenues of the cello e, and in a short time the Minister of Education. He traid there ', the Accounts would he straightened up and I wa., no order in Council authorising the par. I closed, and Upper Canada College would ( chase of the present trite. He mud that a l Ret her endowment. This could not l tg') 5ii"i7yffl W" 'ttl/ttti/gi/l',',' tie, lbs (one at once but next ear' . ege tstu t It inister too t)) I ' ortlte I the balance account Lui show whatyhad 1 l, buildings and site and an additional 3100,- l been paid in interest and on capital account. l I 000 for 3 permanent fund, or 3415.000 in 1 It was not an unusual thing that an account l I all. The Minister had no right to take any should be temporarily overdrawn, and this i oi the money set aside for the university. I was done tr, "iffy concern at one time or a He ventured to .say the university could another. The (iovernmeut and the country l compel the l'rovmce to refund the money I was solvent, and there was no question but 3 taken from it. that the amount would be repaid and the , I Mr. Balfour said he never had any sym- l lat-counts closed up is. aproper and legiti- I pathy with Upper Canada College and; mate manner. l i thought it might be done away with. He, _ l He had hoped the hon. gentleman i, , however, did not agree with the amend- l opposite would have dealt with this subject l ment made by Mr. Meredith. I'hat tunund. in a dilierent tone. In 1887, when the "on. meat says the expenditure was illegal. tinusnce of the college was threatened, the Now the Attorney-General in his offieitsl question was settled, and he had thought capacity gave his deliberate opinion that that the settlement was iinul. He would the expenditure was not illegal. He there. ask, was it wise or judicious at this ', fore could not vote for the amendment. ' day to make an attack upon the l Dr. McMahon said that Mr. Harcourt in l colleg:a r, indicated in the course l 1887 was g,tt',td, to the 1tl"te1u1','i, of th; i ursu y the hon. members? T I college. at circumstances a c anus Eollege had only been dealt with in a with: l