Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 21, 1877, Winnipeg, Manitoba She wednesday feb. 21, 1877. Till to Toms Takiff. Tho speech from Tho throne at Tho opening of the present session of the do. Minion parliament foreshadowed changes in Tho customs Tariff and Over since the commercial Community Lias been on the cents specific. Ale Boer Etc., in bottles is cents per Imperial gallon. Formerly 7 cents. Cologne in 4 of. Bottles per cent. Rah Rem. Formerly 5 cents per package. All Cotton Warp Cotton thread on spools Linen machine thread Cotton thread in Hanks three and four ply machine twist compelled to vote. Tho House then went into committee again. Do. Cowan said that Tho people of Trio townships having asked for Tho amendment were entitled to some consideration but to thought if Tho petition granted applications would pour in from All parts for changes and if forced to vote to would sup port the Bill As it stood. Said his reasons wore the same As the last speaker. The amendment was lost on a vote of if to Tho committee Roso and reported and Tho Bill was then read a third time and passed. L on motion the Ifo Uso Uon Tinto committee of the whole on to Bill in titled an act respecting the study and practice of the Law or. Luxton in the chair. Roval moved that clause which provided that Tho Law society be governed by seven benches and appointing Tho lion. Joseph i Loyal Tho Dubuc John Farquhar Hain Man Walker Francis Means Cornish Podloy Blanchard and sum Uel As the first benches be amended by increasing the number to nine and adding Tho names of Joseph Ryan and Allan Mcdonald. moved in amendment that there to eleven benches and that Tho additional ones to messes. W. U. Chiba Videau Joseph Ryan f. And i-1. Nash lie had noticed that Tho Bill As introduced had left off All these names and Trio Amend ment Only conceded one. Lie left thai the outlying districts Scio entitled to represent therefore he proposed messes. And silk twist 17.1 per cent. Formerly 1u per cent. Drawn tubing and piping 17a per cent. Formerly free. Cotton thread in Hanks my ply 10 per cent. Trio Worth of wine is to be completed by including expenses except bottles and packages incurred prior to shipment. Mail Oha took the pay feb. I o. Chair at three the is o clock. After routine or Lcmay moved for an address praying that Steps be taken to re con Tion and Ryan and Nash. Messes. and had always been benches and Iho former had taken More in Tho society than All Tho rest put together. When work was to to done he did it on More than one occasion lie had hunted up the personally to get them to attend the meetings. He had no objection to or. Mcdonald except that the other gentlemen were entitled to precedence. He would state positively that far As the bar was concerned it was the wish of a Large majority that his amendment should receive concurrence. Hov. Said there were Only Twenty one or Twenty two practitioners in the province and the number of benches was out of All proportion. If the House would keep on All the members of the bar would be benches. To was willing to meet the member for Poplar Point half Way in his amendment. To had asked to have the number increased by four and he the Spotkon willing to concede two. The member for Poplar Point had demand my. Brown was in favor of Trio act coming into Force immediately. To the delay unnecessary and thought that All doubt about such transactions should to removed at once. My. Dwt thought the Bill was Good enough As it now stood and saw no harm in allow ing Tho act to stand till the first of july so that its provisions could to published and every one could see Tho position of affairs. My. A Tukki anti would like to Sec it Como in Force immediately. The motion carried and Hie Bill was read a second time. Tho consideration of the Bill in committee was made Tho first order of the Day at its next sitting. Hox. My. Presented the petition of Osborne Smith and others praying for certain amendments to the game Law. . How Vita moved that the petition of Tho Manitoba Western railway company be referred to Tho committee on private Bills. Carried. Then the House adjourned till eight o clock. ski Sion. Tho speaker took the chair at eight o clock. Hov. My. The committee on private Bills recommended that Tho prayer of the petition of Tho Manitoba Western railway company to granted. Adopted. Pursuant to Tho order of Tho Day the House wont into committee on or. Pavis act to Amend Tho half Breed land Grant Protection act or. Sutherland in the chair. After a very spirited which most of Tho members took part or. Cornish moved that clause two be amended o that Tho lost on 5o brl8, Green in Good order will be sold for next ten Day 8 at Alho. 5o cases 2 in. Pie peaches favourably the reduction that was mad in May last of All Tho salaries of the officers of the local government Anil that a com Mittee to appointed to consist of messes. Inn Blask Nolin Fay Lor and the mover to draft said address Hon. Or. Davis explained that the reduction referred to was Only for one year in or Der to bring Tho expenditure within Tho receipts for that time he was opposed to any of the reductions being paid As the ministers themselves had had their Alarie reduced and it could not be said that thu government made the reduction for appear Ance Sake and then got a supporter to move that the Back salary to paid up. Tho motion was Only or. Vot ing for it. Or. Lemay moved seconded by or. Nolin that the petition of Jim. Turenne iwj., and other electors of Tho county of i Rover holier asking for county buildings he referred to a special committee to report on the same and that messes. An 1, Martin and Tho mover and Seconder be said committee. Carried. Or. Cok Sii Rose to Mike an explanation. The of Kkt l of the 17th made him say that at the time of the of the half Breed land Grunt Protection aet Hildro i of half Brood Heads of wore not entitled to a share in the Grant whereas to Aid exactly Tho , that the Heads of de the right to name All the benches while he had accepted one of nominees and had proposed the other himself. After some further remarks from or. Cor Nish the was put and Tho Amend ment was lost on the following division Howard Martin and Sutherland. Yourko Dick Jirim Lonny loping Nolin and the amendment proposed by was adopted on the Samo division. Clause which appointed the officers for Tho first amended us thai Hon. Or. Royal was appointed temporary preside it Tho election of permanent of Licurs to take place at a meeting to be called by the Tern opiary president within one month from Tho passage of Tho act. The committee Roso and reported the report adopted and the Bill was then read a third time and passed. Hov. My. M moving the second Reading of a Bill in titled an act to fur ther Amend an act Lor the establishment of agricultural and arboricultural societies in Manitoba explained that the first clause simply removed certain doubt isted As to interpretation of the existing act while to second clause provided that Trio president or ice president and Turci directors instead of live As heretofore Jiou id form a m r. An 7th pm simply Louse re Smilios could not share in the Grant. He Tho motion married and tie Bill was read had no doubt that it a mistake and a second time. Then the House resolved would be rectified. Itself into committee of Tho whole or. . M c. 1 wis Intro i ice 1 a Bill inti tul Chonier in the chair. The Bill was adopted de an act respecting the boundaries of j Vilh one amendment and reported irom the province of Manitoba which was read a committee. Third Reading at the next first time. Sitting of Llu the Bill in titled an act to establish a of 1 provincial 1 University was read a third time i Ami passed. Act to atom year of her Hon. Or. Koyal moved that the Bill inti ruled an act respecting marriage licenses not now read a third time but that clause 7 to amended by substituting the words six dollars1 for Throe dollars 1 or. Cornish asked if after the Bill had been amended in committee Tho House could Btu tiny itself by adopting such an amendment which might be sprung upon it at the third Reading. Tin said it could to done Al it would be better to give notice. Hon. Or. Davis said the cover Ament did not intend to keep Tho Money collected for , but in accordance with an old c is Tom the fees were Given for Tho Benefit of Tho different churches. Or. Bioko the motion which was supported by or. Lomax. Or. Martin suggested that the motion be withdrawn and that notice to Given for to Morrow. Tho motion was carried on the following division ayes Chon or Davis Dick Junn Howard Lorna loping Nolin Norquay arid Bourke Brown Cornish Cowan Martin and on motion i of or. Brown Tho Bill in titled an act to Divido the province into coun tips was chair. To corny item. Blacl k in the the promoter explained that As an act was to be introduced to alter Tho provincial boundaries so As to conform with Tho Range lines it was necessary to make amendments in the county act to coincide with the new boundaries. The amendments were then adopted. moved that townships 12 and j4, in Range 4 West be taken from Tho sub division of and added to Portage. Brown opposed the amendment be cause it interfered with Tho symmetry of Tho counties which was one of the greatest features of the Bill. A division was made and the motion was declared lost. Afu. called attention to the fact that Tho members for High Bluff and port ago la Prairie had not voted. A Point of order having been raised the committee Rose and the speaker took the chair a decision was asked for and it was j tiled that on u division All members were House. Is moved seconded by Hon. That the Bill in titled an Tho act passed m the Jesty. Reign in titled i he half Breed land Protection act and said that the object of the Bill was to Amend the old act so that it would give satisfaction to Tho greatest number in his opinion it was the nearest approach to Justice to All parties that could be attained. When the Grant was first made to half Breeds it was estimated that each would receive. I afterwards acres the amount thought to to the share of each. It would not just to compel a who sold his right thinking Lui was entitled to 1-loacre.s to give a deed for 210. The Bill As he introduced it allowed All id transactions to be governed by the old act. He thought the exist my statute wrong but it would he equally unjust to Irwin to repeal it without any provisos and two wrongs did not make a right. He hoped the promoter of the other Bill would withdraw it. Hov. My. Nok Quad in seconding Tho motion for the second Reading said that the act was not intended to Philo a Barrier to Tivon the but to remove one which already existed. When Tho Bill was up for its second Reading it was asserted that the existing was As it were an inducement to be dishonest. Such had been his conviction at the time of Tho passage of the act and such might have been Tho Case to Day had he not seen that some people took advantage of half Breeds who sold their claims from necessity. It was unreasonable to Force a Man to sell 240 acres of land which is Worth one and even four dollars an acre for Twenty five dollars and in a few act comes into Force Tho following divison ayes in Cornish Cowan Howard Martin and a Turku pubic i Iii Lomay loping Luxton Mur Ray Nolin non Uay Royal and then moved that the words first of. Be substituted for first of which was lost on tin ame division. My. Then moved to substitute first of March which was also lost. The committee then Rose and reported Tho Bill with one amendment. Or. Cowx moved seconded by a that in Tho opinion of this House Tho estimates should be placed in the hands of the members at least one Day before they were to be considered into committee. Hon. My. Is explain of that the government intended to comply with the spirit of the Resolution. The motion was then withdrawn Lvov. My. Davis moved that the House go into committee on thursday to consider the Supply Bill. Curried. Tin Bill in titled an act further to Amend an act for the establishment cultural and Arbor cult viral societies m Mani Toba was read a third time and passed. . Dumisi moved seconded by Sutherland that the Hill in titled act to repeal an act passed in the year of her majesty s reign Hap. Ali titled Tho half Breed land Grant Prole Tion and explained thai he wished to have the of the corded on the journals. Ayes Cornish Howard. Martin and Sutherland -7. Black. Bourke Davis Dilc Linn Lepine Luxton Ray. Non Uay Royal and Taylor. 1.5. M r. Nokaj Vav called the attention of the member for Poplar Point that Over half Brood member in the House voted against the by l. Or. moved Tho second Reading of a Bill in titled an act concerning editors and proprietors of newspaper. my. M moved that the Bill an act to Amend is . L. To i e for Rod to a special committee messes. Howard Onish Cowan Nohn. Lemme and lost. My. M moved the second Reading of the Bill in titled an act to Ide for fur ther Protection against pox and contagious diseases. Hov. My. Moved in amendment that it to Road a second time this Day six months. Carried. Pick mover the reconsideration of Tho whole of the Bill to Amend lie mechanics Lien act and stated that com Mittee Rose reporting on Friday he would revive Tho Bill. Hov. My. Hou Rose Toa Point of order. He held that when a motion in com Mitten that it the Bill was dead and Cou d not revived. Tiik is cake a ruled that a Bill could be re Vived by Fotieo of motion which had been Given in this Case. The motion carried on a division of twelve to six. Tho House then sent into commit tee or. Lomay in Tho chair. After a lengthy and spirited debate the Bill was re ported with several amendments were adopted. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. Hov. My. Introduced a Bill i Titu led an act to Amend Tho act to incorporate the Manitoba Western railway company which i was read a first time and referred to on private Bills. Tho House adjourned at 1.15 a. M. Till Throe o clock on wednesday afternoon. At , a. C. 3annatyne, wholesale and retail grocer 01 so. To consist 0 Sutherland i the mover and o in i Turc i shall Only sol in for inferior Toha com Amily ii three brands of old Man s Southern xxx g was cases Tho enormous sum of fifty dollars. My. Corals ii admitted that the s act a Protection to both parties but he failed to Seo that its provisions would accomplish their end As effectually As his Bill. To then wont on to reproduce his arguments which to adduced upon a former occasion and which have already Boon published in Tho Frknk a kiss. Tho Bill provided trial it shall come into Force on the first of july but to would agree to withdraw his Bill and sup port this if it wore amended so that it should Como into Force immediately. What every one had condemned As wrong hereto fore the government were striving to perpetuate till july first. I ton. Or. No Quay replied to Tho member for Poplar Point at Somo length supporting lie delay. Anti one or iwo rooms either furnished unfurnished with Board in it pm k i la Kim 11 Flor de Canada Rule America Concha Flor Del Fuma Fuma. 9 Frans. Pearson the tobacco Man j. S. Campbell grocer and provision merchant ibs. Of rho co Loucy in the a Quantity of High and Low hush Crane Relps Koch Manber Tho Plai of Opp. A Spross Oil of has on hand Corn h. Him boxes Black ios held at a Low Price. A no Puddy Smith ii ask rkck1vkw a lot of to and Mua Suviks. I of turkevs7 geese chickens and ducks also on hand Doz. Eggs warranted Good and Tho Public arc hereby not Hod that Trio Onico w a o1 and is Piv custom House and j Havo Ruitu to out Tho a Irtle to proceed against All panics infringing the same. Ii Szkil Tia Waud Deputy inspector. Winnipeg Fob. 12th, 1877. 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