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6 TRIDPAY. FEBRUARY 3 &"~ es light the inconsistencies and lack of _ £ policy of his opponents. _ Notice was given Oof the intention to introduce a : number of Government measures on $ Monday. j | . _ The Address in Reply. \ Mr. Sam. Russell (East Hastings), upon rising to move the address in re-- # | ply to the speech from the throne, was received with cheers from the Govern-- * ment -- benches. He expressed his stmmen--smmmen -- --_ kiigainifeant appreciation of the honor of being se-- lected for the important duty of mov-- ing the address, which he accepted as ® ' + The Premier's Able ReP'y to a a tribute to the constituency which he + represented, and which at the last gen-- VIgOl'OUS Attack by 'eral election reversed its previous re-- MI' Whitney. cord and sent him to the Legislature i as its representative to support the Government which the electors believed had honestly and capably administered C 9 INT -- the affairs of this Province in the past, A SHARI DEBI\ P.['A. and which Government they believed would continue in the future to pursue the policy of development of the re-- | gources of this great Province. (Ap-- 8 | plause.) Turning to the specch Mr. Whitney Talks of Bribery | from the throne, Mr. Russell discussed s | Its various clauses, and in commencing and Corruptlon. ' referred to the omission which occur-- | red in the election act passed last sum-- mer, owing to both sides of the House *~p--------pgmss forgetting the necessity of inserting a * A little clause, which rendered it nces-- sary to prorogue the House. a T 11 y % A GARBLED VERSIOXN. Tribute to Sir Oliver, | 3 The _members would not <regret e that they had thereby been given *egaattaaiaes another opportunity of greeting at | the beginning of this session his * | Honor the Lieutenant--Governor ofl Speeches of the Mover and Seconder . this Province, whom hont. members of the Address in Reply--Develop-- of both sides were glad to see in | | such gocd physical anda mental vigor,. ment of Resources, (Cheers.) Sir Oliver was regarded as \ one of the greatest statesmen who had | ever conducted the affairs cf this Pro-- | 5 vince, who had left his impress upon ; the institutions of Ontario. He ever set ' * his face against anything which woula Parliament Buildings, Feb 2. appeal to racial prejudice or religious | The Legislature, after a debate of intolerance, and lnl thaft way he h;'vu'nd f CA together the people of this Dowmitaieon ahout four hours, this evening adopted and of this Province to an extent which | the address in reply to the speech from no other statesman ever had. In pas»-- | the throne without a division. The de-- ing, Mr. Russellhexprbessed gratiflcatign that Sir QOliver had been succecded by bate, which was confined to the mover one who .had for so many years been f«wnd seconder, the leader of the Opposi-- his chief lieutenant, and who was reso-- 'tion and the Attorney--General, -- was lute in his d:rtermina.tlon at all times | vigorous . & to perform his duty--resourceful, eveir-- e:&p s.and characterized by a rath ready in debate, and who commanded savage tone on the part of the lead-- | the cordial regard of his foilowers and er. of the Opposition, in which whole-- | loyal supporters. (;Gn-vernment cheers,} / sale charges of co 2 The Attorney--Gencral, he wA o Sction 5," vrruption in the bye | eure, must be gratified by the result of ?_ were made. -- The Attorney-- the bye--elections which have taken General's reply was forcible and argu-- place since the House last_met. (Cheersg) mentative, and brought into strong 3 e