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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-04-29, Page 66. THE HURON EXPOSITOR. APRIL 29 1870. PARLIAMENTARY. WEDNESDAY. 1 Mr. Jones, when the House Of Commons met to -day, moved his resolution recom- mending that the management of th.e Inter- colonial:Railway should be in future under the direct control of tthe Government and _ not of the present Commissioners. He cri- ticized the latter, remarking that only one Of them, Mr. Brydges, knew anything about railways and that, if he (Mr. B.) attended . to the 1,100 miles of the Grand Trunk, saw to the regular delivery . of the mails, and kept cars on the track,- he had no time ta attend to the Intercolonial. He said that what he (Mr. Jones) proposed, So as to keep within the Imperial act, ,was that Thor mem- bers of the Government should be Commis- sioners in place of the present ones [Heil- lustrated the blunderingaif the latter by re- • ference to their reversal of Mr. Fleming's decisions, 'over payments to eontractors and other matters. No replY • •3 made to .the speech of Mr. Jones, and a division the motion was lost by Yeas 44, Nays 85. Here occurred a little incident which, - if this column were confined to a simple re- sume of the -debate, we might say was one of seyeral exhibitions of the levity, want of dignity, and in a Parliamentary sense, dis- regard for decency that have characterized • certain members of the Govetnment who,.. probably as a foil to the intolerable dullness of some of their colleagues, let off little spurts of ill humour, and thinks themselves witty. " You'll be next Commissioner 1 suppose," ejaculated Sir. George Cartier to a member who voted with the yeas. "You have been proved guilty anddid not an- swer," retorted theanember, which, being cheered by the House, business proceeded. Mr. Rymal moved the adoption of the re- port of the Committee which had sat to in- vestigate the transaction with the late. Sir Allan Macnab, and whilst expressing his re- gret that the duty had devolved upon him, justified the conrse he had taken, and refer- red with seine severity to the manner in which he had) been assailed by Sir john in Parliament, and the "Leather oigan," and other paper e in GOvernment interest He ridiculed Sir John's affected piety when, turning up the whites of his eyes, "like a . Mormon Elder," he had "thanked" God the hotrour of his deceased friend wes vindicat- ed." The deed said to have been found turned out to be no deed at all, bo- all the boast about it was mere wind and bluster. A departmental officer had been blamed for • the transaction, but he (Mr..,Ryrnal) could not believe such an official would have act - el as he had done without someassurance that he would be protected. He held the Minister of Justice responsible for having, in order to change an inveterate enemy into a political friend, allowedthe public Trea- sury to suffer to the amount of $20,000. After some other very strong allusions to the Minister personally as the really blame - se orthy party to the transaction, the hon. gentleraan concluded, and SirJohn A. Mac- donald denied that the present _House had anything to do with transactions that belong- ed to the Government of Canada. - The G-overnment, however, had consented to the appointment of the Committee, and he thought the report had treated the Govern- ment fairly, with the exception of hinaself. He then proceeded to give a history.° the transaction, declared that it his (Sir John's) Government had remained in power the • money would not have been paid, and laid the blame entirely on the Manager of the Bank of Upper Canada and the departm.en- tal official -above referred to. He said the charge was utterly unfoun.ded, and, as a- gainst the Government, was absurd, fOr at the time in 'question Sir Allan Macnab was, he said, utterly without influence. Mr. Mackenzie justified the appeal to the pre. - sent Parliament.' He reminded the House that the Government of the clay did not go out until three or four days after the inone was paid, and called attention to the . ver suspicious circumstance that the valution of the property was exactly thei saine as thel Parliamentary vote. He contended that at the time Sir Allan Macnab's support' was of great importance to the Government, and that from a bitterly hostile opponent, be • had suddenly become h firm friend: After a few words from Mr. Scatcherd, Hon. Mr. Holton advised that, in justice to the offi- cer, who would be condemned if the report was adopted, the ir.otion should stand over. Mr. Ryma.1 said he w-ould consent, and the House then rose for reces& -After reeess, the third readingof the Canada Central Bill • was moved by Iron. Mr. Abbott. Hon. Sandfield Macdonald then spoke ' again in opposition tothe.Bill, and, with the aid of Hon. Mr. Chauvea-u, sacceecled, by a series of divisions, in protracting the debate till the hour for, private business had again ex - spired. After some matters had been.dispo- sed of, Sir Francis Hincks moved concur - mace in the tepert of the Committee of the Whole on the Civil Service Superanuation resolutions. SeVeral amendments were pro- posed, but ultimately the original ''resolu- • tionS were agreed to, and Sir F. Iiincks in- - trodaced a Bill giving effect to theru. e The • House then went into Committee of Supply. THURSDAY. On the report of Suppty being -brought up, Hon. Mr. Holton moved a resolution. that the vote on Nova Scotia sliould be fixed at $6,500, as he did not consider the sum required„there should be greater than that paid in New Brunswick. The amendment -was carried by yeas 68, nays 66. and the • vote reduced from. $10,600 to $6,50b ac- cordingly. Mr. Mackenzie then Moved a resolution expressing the regret of the House at the increase by the GoVE Mtn ent of the Civil Service expenses in face of a deficient revenue, and the fact that the House had reduced the -salaries of its officers. '. He com- mented on the evident anxiety of the House to control the expenditure, and the resist- ance they experienced at the hands of Minis- ters Sir John A. Macdonald accepted the motion as one -expressing want of confi- dence. • Hon. Sandfield Macdonald claimed to be second to none in a desire for econo- iny and though he had not so much confi- tten.co in the Government as some of their regular supporters had, he wonld be disin-o cline& to Vote for a motion that might i up- set the Government at so grave a. crisis n public affairs as the present. Mr. Masson, (Soulangei,) mOved an amendment declar- ing that no public officer should receive more than one salary. Hon. Mr. Holton depreceed in very strong terms- the resort of the Government to a threat of treating every motion of this kind as a vote of Want of confidence. Sir John A. Macdonald re- plied with much &mei ity, and charging Mr. Holton with want of sincerity, was met by cries of ," order" from the House.- Hon. Mr. Dorion argued against the position taken by Sir John A. Macdonald. •Sir Geo. E. Carder insiated . on treating the motion as one of want of confidence, and said Mr. Masson' S was out of order. •Mr. Macken- zie maintained that both his and Mr. Mas - son's motions were in order, and pointed out the direct bearing of the latter en the vote before the House. The Speaker ruled that Mr. Masson's amendment was out of order. Mr. Mackenzie severely handled Sir John A, Macdonald for his tactics in resisting this motion. Hon. Mr. Anglin expressed suiprise at Hon. Sandfield Mac- donald's speech. He went on to say that whilst he did not wish to turn out the Government, he could not strain lais con- science by voting for an unnecessary ex -pen- • diture. The motion was put and lost, by yeas 153, nays 92. Mr. Mackenzie made some Strong remarks on the disregard of the • Government for the opinions of the House. Sir F. Hincks denied that there was a de- ficit in the revenue, and said that although certain. salaries Were increased, the aggre- gate amount showed a reduction. Dr. Tup- per admonished the members for Nova Scotia andNewBrunswick not to form isay party against the Government. He hoped the in.ernbers for Ontario would not endea- vour .to earn a character for economy by opposing paltry votes to the Maritime Pt o- vinces, but devote their attention to the large ones in their own Province. Hon. Mr. Holton taunted Dr. -Tupper with his loss of influence in Nova Scotia, and his idea so humiliating to that Province that it could only be satisfied by continual ap- peals to the public exchequer. Hon. Mr. Howe _declared that whatever happened to Nova Scotia, his (Mr. Ho-we's) honor would • be saved. Hon. Mr. Anglin denounced the speech of Dr. Tupper, and on behalf of the Maritime Province resented the idea that they required an extravagant expenditure as the price of their adhesion to Confedera- tion. •Sir Geo.- E. Cartier declared that it was incorrect to fitly that there was a deficit in the finances, as there was really a surplus. Mr. Young showed that Sir Geo. E. Cartier was wrong in estimating that there -had been a surplus on the revenue. He proved that there hadl been. a loss on 1868-9 of $862,410. Mr..Bolton said the Finance Minister had admitted there was a deficit. On the vote 'for the Commission for making provision for the uniffirra. ity of the laws of the Bevel al Provinces. Sir. Mills, moved to strike it out as the Commission was useless. Hon. Mr. Howe defended the vote. On the pro- posal to revote the sum necessary to estab- lish a Government in the North-West Ter- ritory, Mr. Masson moved his resolution stipulating that no portion of the amount shotild be used in providing military ex- penses for the subjugation of the country. Sir Geo. E. Cartier recommended Mr. Mas- son to raise this question on the. debate. upon. the bill for the Government of the Territory. Mr. Masson avowed that his purpose was to prevent the Government having recourse to arms to conquer the North -Vest Terri- tory. He declared that a war there would be one of Protestant against Catholic, and me& against race. The first sbot tired there he said would lose them the Territory. It was for •the Imperial Government to give them peaceful possession of the country, and when once its peaceful possession was as- sured, old as he was he would go ont and Liefend it. Sir John. A. Maedonald said such a matter eould not be discussed at that hour and on a side issue, and as the bon. gentle- sinan had declined to withdraw his resolu- tion, he (Sir John) would move the adjourn- ment of the debate thereon. . Mr. Macken- zie complained of the uncertainty and want of independence of the Government in rela- tion to sffairs in the North-West, and mid he should bring the matter before the -Reese if they Aid not give proper information on tb e subject. Sir Jelin A. Macdonald gave the House to understand that on a very early day' the Government would be pre- pared to. make a full exposition of its policy in relation to the North-West Territory. • .A. Too Enterprising Reporter. The following good story is told of a zealous English reporter,who nearly got himself into serious trouble bi his efforts to get a. "beat" on a rival sheet: He lived a mile or so out :of town, and on one side of the road, for a considerable part of the way, was a thick grove. As he was returning home late one night, after having seen the paper to press, he observed that one of the trees near the roanside had an miusual appearance. Going within the fence, he discovered that the body of a man was suspended from one of the branches. Horridly eating it down, he drew the body into a part of the grove where the undergrowth was thick, intend- ing to conceal it. • This done, he went home. • Next morning, he was taken into custody, en a charge of wilful' murder, and brought before a magistrate. At gamekeeper going through the wood at early daylight had dip - covered the body in its place of concealment, and some other person remembered that, about midnight, he had seen the reporter issue from the grove. The case was suspi- cious, until a constable, searching the pock- ets of the dead nalin, discovered a written statement containing his name. and place ot abode, and declariug that,domesticmisfor- tune had made life so unbearable that be had resolved to commit suicide. Of course the reporter was dicharged. His explana- tion was to the effect that, finding such a fine bit of "local" as this too late for his own paper, he had concealed the corpse in order that the rival journal, which was to appear on the next day, should not profit by • the new. But for the suicide's confession, a pretty strong case of circumstantial evi- dence might have been made out against the knight of the pen. • Beecher on Journalism. • At the funeral Of George Wakeman on Monday of last week, in the presence of a large number of leading New York journa- lists, • Henry Ward Beecher deliirered an address, which has since created consider- able comment in, journalistic circles. He said:—"It is for me now to say only one single word in regard to the life -work of our departed friend, and 1 am glad to Speak to your consciences and judgment that he per. formed his lifeswork well. Although he • achieved no conspicuity, he was known to his brothers of the profession as an honor- able man; a man full of gentleness and goodness; a man who spent his life in con- tributing to the public weal in no insignifi- • cant manner; for the newspaper has become second to110otherinstrumentality for public education and the influence of opinion ; and he wise contributes to newspapers, contri- butes to the education of his fellow -men. The press is the channel through which the • *hole community is reached. • Although it • seems toms at certain times that the papers deserve the credit, they who are less known to us. deserve our consideration and the re- cognition of their services. We do not knew what. rest is sacrificed, what tact, judgment and integrity are manifested ; and what long -continued practice therein is re- quired to make one a reporter and a fit con- tributor to a paper. The temptations are not few, and 1 judge they are powerful by the number of men who break down and die from dissipation in connection with the newspapers. It would almost seem that they were slaughter-hbuses. Net that night work is necessarily unwholesome; not that the exeition is excessive; but it -is dissipa- tion. It is burning not a single wicie, buu double, triple, quadruple wicks; so that men suck up the whole of the nervous sys- tem and brain, and burn ;themselves out. They resort to those stimulants, their rela- tion with others of their profession are social and genial, and they fall into festive habits; On every hand their is the incentive to stimu- late, the peculiar and hesitting dargm. Then, too, there are many temptations to the wielding of power, to ungentlemanly behaviour, to revenge, to petty spite. Then, too, favordsm and partialities ieset this profession. When, therefore, a man carries himself through it with modesty, not indulg- ing his passions; when conscience, when fear, when labortotisness and faithfulness to the last degree ;mark his demeanor; when he is content that others should reap where he has sown and laboured when a man has so demeaned himself. be is worthy of more than a moment's praise." ta*o. • Preaching. There are few things more tantalizing and intolerable than ,to int out a weak, twaddling, dull, dreary—as W6 say in Scot- land, " dreich"—serniOn, cold, perhaps, to boot; _unlike even the last cup of tea, where the heat may somewhat compensate ,for the want of strength Preachers—let them pardon me for saying it—shonld consider that, through newspapers and periodicals, theipublic. are now familiar with writings, distinguished alike for their[vigor and bril- liancy, and that the standa-rd of taste is much higher than it used to be. More is now expected of the pulpit, and no_ Mail can fillit well who does not oestow on his discourses much time and not a little hand study. Yet many seem to think it an easy thing to preach; that the work of a few hours, or a day or two at the end of the week, is all that the pulpit requires. Not so thought Isaac Barrow. It is told of that great philosopher and divine that he once heard another preach one.of his own print- ed discourses. He asked the plagiarist— who either did not know that Barrow was the owner of the stolen property, or was bis questioner—how long it took him to make that discouse ; and on the other sating five hours—" It is very curious," and Isaac, "for it took me not less than five weeks." Not so thought Robert Hall. The greatest of modern orators who declared but a shortwhile before he died that he had tormented him- [CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE.] -0*.• MARRIAGE IN RUSSIA.—The ladies in Russia are yery anxious to marry, because they have no liberty before marriage. They are constantly kept under the maternal eye until given up to their husband, ancl then they take their own1. course. Almost as soon as a girl is born in the bettei ranks of society, heraiarents begin to prepare the dowry she must have when she goes to her husband. She must furnish everything for the outfit of life, even to a dozen new shirts for her coming husband. The young man goes to ihe house of his proposed bride and counts the number of her d4sees and ex- amines the furniture, and sees the whole •with his own eyes before he commits him- • self to the irrevocable bargain. In high life such things are conducted with more ap- parent delicacy, but the facts are ascertain- ed with accuracy, the business being in the bands of a broker or notary.—The trousseau is exposed in public before the wedding day. self all his life long in trying to preach well and had never.succeeded.—Dr. Guth- rie. SPRING GOODS. New Suits, v• New Dress Goods, Boots & Shoes. ALSOEA NICE STOCK. OF CROCERI ES, AT J.• Bon,thron, & Son's. Seaforth, April, 14, 1870. • 524f - HURRAH FOR SPRING! , AND HURRAH FOR DENT WHO has made provision for all your wants. He is now recei.ling a spring stock of STAPLE & FANCY DRY COODS That baffles description, together with a thorough stock of And the best of Fresh Groceries! in fact, everything that you desire. Dont neglect to call at can need or GEORGE DENT'S. Third door north of Scott Robertson's Grocery. Seaforth, Jan. 21st. 187. 111-tf. NOTICE. BATHS! BATHS MR. PILLMAN, HAS pleasure in announcing to the gentlemen of Seaforth and ieinity, that the BATHS formerly kept by Mr. Lubelski are now ready for -use, and he hopes that by keeping everything clean and comfortable to receive al hberal share of pvblic patronage. • TA1LORINC MR. PILLMAN, WOULD also beg to state that he is carrying V V on the TAILORING BUSINESS 9 STRAY BOAR., flame into the premises of the Subscriber, Lot kj 6, Concession 9, Tuckersmith, on or about the 10th.' of March, a LEAD COLORED BOAR, about one year old. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges, and take the animal away, MURDOCH MeKINNON. TUCKERSICTII, March. 31st, 1870. 121 -Bins. LUMBER! LUMBERt MAE urdersigne4 have on hand. at their Mille . 1 half a mile North from the Village of Ain.: leyville, 500,000 feet of Good DRY PINE LUMBER, of the following different kinds; viz, - —inch, inCh and a hall, and two inch, clear. A large lot, (over 100,000,) inch and a quarter, and inch and a half flooring, both dressed and under- dressed.; half ineh siding, common boards and - plank, 12, 14 and 16 feet long. Board and strip all of which will be sold at reduced prices. They have lately added a, first–class plamiin„„t, machine, to their other machinery, and intend-. keeping dressed lumber of all kinds constantly an hand. The public may rely upon being able toprocure any of the above articles of Lumber at their, Mills, so long as it is here adve-tised. Parties sending lumber to the mill can. have it dressed on the shortest notice and lowest possibl terms. & T. SMITH. Ainleyviile, Feb. 11, 1870. 114-4' MILLINERY, DRESS,0111.'NTLE IVI.A.13C-T1•TG1-_ MISS McINTOSH MAKES this opportunity of returning thanks 1 for the liberal patronage extendecl tohersince. coming to Seaforth, and would respectfully inti- mate to customers and others, that she is still to be found OVER MR, CORBY'S STORE. All orders will receive the UTMOST ATTENTION. With regard to TASTE, NEA.TNESS and the LATEST STYLES, cannot be EXCELLED IN SEAFORTH. STRAW and HAIR -WORK CLEANED ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE. - SEAFORTH, IVIarch 31,1870. In all its branches, in the shop formerly occupied as a Barber Shop, and. from his long experience in this business, feels confident in saying that parties favouring him with their orders, will have there garments made in a manner which ° will be second to the work of no other establish- ment in Ssaforth. A TRIAL IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. Seaforth, April 14, 1870. • 123-tf. NOTICE OF PARTNERSHIP. TlIE undersigned have this day entered into Partnership as BOOK -SELLERS, STATIONERS, NEWS AGENTS, AND DEALERS IN F.1s-I\TOYG1-0013/8, cf3c0_, AT THE EXPRESS OFFICE, W'n4e* we trust by attention to the requirements of the trade to meet the wants of our customers. • W. ELLIOTT, C. ARMSTRONG. 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