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ties to grant aid where Mfl'"' why could they not tev ~their! 9 has taken place, and possibly .in other boundary '-""'.'f"? s was done in entivrely &\bytfonal cases, this House is the City of Paris? Look at .what had of opi 'that the deor has been open-- been done on the other side of the ed too . and that hereafter a dis-- line.. There in about thirty States of crimlnaqu'sh'bum be exercised which the. Union the constitution had been will confine the granting of legislation amended so as to make the bonusing or to casey of such an undoubtedly ex-- aiding of--~municipalities 1|leggl.' 'I'he' (-opfiogan'nhture as loss by fire, and rule in these constitutional 'amend-- that gperia) legislation shall not con-- ments was that the taxation should be flicg avath, ;tiye, spirit of these resolutions; uniform and equal. For the same prin-- 6 é"l 'That suph special legisla-- ciple he was now contending. A judi-- am '«% I mol '-iton):!; c Bower' on any | clal decision in the State of New York| tioms® ' io the cafke of 6. had in effect declared that municipal maticipality, in the, case of suecn indu b "a m 'ellet. D ore onds, to be paid by taxes, could not torfd@ «nsasters. fo, grant relief. by m A r \ i r r e f be issued under legislative authority as} ihancacdimited,Jpan or exemption from p + cure the it t l th xation forca qrtriod of years. _. ol OORllM ho Recure AnO: erectiOn of . % h c h s factory by private individuals. It was ""And 'thatuthis House is further of | c m it t * i s | said that unless the bonus system were opinidn (ha?'l' in'any such "ndoifl;":?l', ! permitted in Ontario our _ industries dkception@t®case . special . legislatior | would be attracted to Quebec, but he dhodld 'be' giianted,. the requirements of | desired to point out that there was a thké répeal provisions of the municipal | bill before the Legislature .of 'that amendment act of 1888 should be insist-- | Province having in view the same ob-- "'.'..'}m(xl"v' 'and hok ihe Ail ghould. caon-- jeet as he desired to see carried out tain, "'fthout modification the following here. The bonus system had worked clhulyi----- K % p hatred and rivalry among municinali-- . ;;}I'g"hp voie of tivo--thirds, in the af--; ties where there ought to be nothing frmative, of the ratepayers who are en--| but friendly good--will and emulation. titled to vote upon any by--law granting It was va[.\ablor of'detnunstrat'iun that aid to a manufactery. or manufacturing in very te;'\ cases w t'xex';; t}il(' system had eswiblislhment, or for lending money to been tried had it worked any good to M h v the municipalittes; in most instances guch --company, ferson or establishment they had received nothing but harm ghall: be-- necessary in order to the car--. s . s ho i a Most of these municipalities would have rying df the by--law for such loan or ex-- s gitm a hy t 3 A i f xHtd Stablish-- | been-- very much better off if they had :?:;:"szst:?);]odmb;"tflfi to an est | never given a bonus, and they would & 4 | have had millions of dollars to spend EFpeaking to t.h-" motion, 1}"'- t';fl't":'l"" upon public improvements, better fire claimed 'his own optnion was that the protection and better streets. A very time had arrived to prevent lm_mln'lpull- strong objection to the system was that ties granting aid to industries either di-- it 'had been cruel to labor. It had rectly. or indirectly. The proper do-- worked great injury to the workingmen, main of municipalities lay in ctvic and and had caused cruel injustice'in many| corporate affairs; they had no business instances. _ He desireg to _ protest to interfere by way of bonus or other against the practice of railways and privileges, with any business that might other great corporations holding up be carried on in the municipality. The municipalities, and demanding favors lcgislation ~which permitted bonuses which they did--not need and ought not was .Class legislation in the interest of to receive, These tactics were Invar-- the manufacturers, and the effect was iably sucoesgfnl becau.so of the com-- toacdo®tet wertain industries at the ex-- {:f'l"'"'l'"q;'(';t;}e':'": t';'(');"ni;!ii;':'":;f:{ ;";gh" y yer an \ 4t 5 x + , as A 8i ec 4 S-- c e r.m' -"' ,'."h._""' H'T belteved m,imgu' lature that such privileges could easily pm{'.'m.t""' of the Industries of the '""'?"'t« be obtained by way of special legisia-- ty but he'protested génlnst the setec-- tion. He had no hesitation in saying tion' of a , particular class to receive | that the demands of some of these in-- special aid from the municipalities, stitutions, and which had been acceded The', 'bonus ~system was _ contrary to, were infamies Mgalized under the to British _ precedent and prac-- forms of law. Another bad effect of the l:;-e. an;'l he,. was.. glad . to know bonus system was that it had injured, that that was a fact that the real estate business of the country. would have weight with all parties in Owners of real estate felt that the con--| this country. dition .of things which existed by the| whalh. n presence of a particular industry might | May Be'UiItra Vires be disturbed at any time by the removal He believed there was a doubt as to of that industry, in consequence of whether it was constitutional for the speci'al inducements, to another muni-- Legislature to confer upon municipal-- cipality. The bonus system had caused ities the right to bonus industries. The injury _ to: the manufacturers them-| | Dominton enjoyed exclusive power with selves. | reférénce to matters of trade and com-- ore. 'iner('e. and what would be the opinion Loss to Manufacturers. of a court if it were asked to decide It resulted in very great loss and whother the granting of public moneys confusion, and preventéd the perman-- or' the remission of taxes related to ency of conditions which was necessary trade and commerce or municipal gov-- to industrial success. It was not un--| ernment ? Jn his opinian, if the ques-- common to find men going into manu--| tion were taken td the courts it would facturing industries for which lhoy} not be at ail sure that municipal de-- were not suited because they saw a| bentures dissvried for bonus -- purposes profitable means of investing their cap--| .courd! n«p;'-fi@' called in question. _ Tp ital without -- exercising | the -- special | carty the pdint--further ; If municipal-- knowledge they possessed, but s-xlmp!_\'l Ities could aid particular industries at because they were tempted by bonuses, | | the expense'of other lines of hbusiness, loans or exemptions. But for that they \and of the people: of the country, would never have entered the busi-- m mness. <~There were three conditions in-- n o e