Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-18
Provincial Parliament Of Lower Canada.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL


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Provincial Parliament Of Lower Canada.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Copy Of the Resolutions passed by the
Legislative Cosncil, on the second read
ing oftIe Civil List Bill, Wednesday 2st
April, 1919:
Ist." RESOLVED, That the mode adop-
ted by this Bill for granting supply 10
His Majesty, 10 defray the expences Of
the Civil List, is unprecedented and I'M
constitutional, and direct assumption
on the par, of the Assembly, of tile most
important rights and prerogatives of the
Grown. That we're this Bill 20 be passed in
to.a Law, it would give the Commons of
this Province, not merely the constitution
al privilege of providing the supplies, but
the power also of prescribing 10 the
Crown the number aud description OF lis
servants and of regulating and reward
ing their services Individually, as the AS
sembly should. from time 10 lime, Judge
meet or expedient: by which means they
would be rendered dependent on an
Elective Body, instead of being DEEPEN
dent on the Crown and might eventu
ally be made instrumental TO the over
throw of that Authority, which, by their
allegiance, they are bound TO support"
2d. "TIiai this House will proceed 10
further in consideration of this Bill"
The Governor in Chief on the cath uli
prorogued the Provincial Parliament
The following is an extract from his
speech on this OCCASION:
Gentlemen Sci came TO this province
10 take the Government of His Majesty s
Dominons in North America, with a sin
cere desire of carrying into practice the
intentions and liberal views of His Roy al
IIsrlap Ia
by every practicable measure, their gene
raj prosperity, to improve their internal
resources, and The individual happiness
of His Nlajesty's people.
A reasonable hope and expectation " as
entertained by me, in accepting this COM
maud, that should meet in those pnr-
suits with the cheerful support of every
well informed person, who could appre-
clate in his own mind my motives i'm UNI
deriaking the charge.
With these impressions OH nv mind
and with full confidence in your zeal
your loyalty and your local knowledge of
The public and private interest of your
Country, | met you on your legislative
duties, and have most patiently aileaded
to your proceedings during Il long SEES
sion, which am now 10 close by proro-
CATION.
You,Gentlemen Of the legislative Coun-
cil, have mol disappointed my hopes, and
beg to return to Won my thanks for the
zeal and aacrity Won have shows in all
that more Immediately belongs 10 your
Body.
Ii is with much concern feel myself
compelled TO say, that | cannot express
30 you, Gentlemen Of The Assembly, the
same satisfaction, nor my appreciation Of
the general result of your labors, Cat The
expense OF so much valuable time) and
OF tue public principles upon which they
rest, as recorded on your journals.
You proceeded upon The Documents
winch laid before you 10 vote part of
The sum required for The Expenses of The
year 1919, but the Bill of Appropriation
which you passed, was founded upon
such principles, that it appears from the
Journals of the Upper House, TO have
been most consiitullOnally rejected =
His Majesty Government has been thus
left without tile necessary supplies for
supporting the Civil Administration Of
tie Province for the ensuing year, not
withsianding the voluntary offer and
pledge given 10 his Majesty, by The Re-
solve of yourl House, of The i3ih Feb. 1910.
The present time affords you an oppor-
tunity of malurely celebrating on these
Important objects and Oh others essen
iiditN necessary 10 nc bCiiGr CONSiUPrC0.
] recommend particularly to your atten-
ton as individuals, the value Of our con
stliu,lOn OF Government, which affords
the most complete aud ample protection
aud freedom Of person aud property that
can possibly be desired, aud superior TO
every System oI government eniovod by
any Colony that has heretofore existed,
your sister Colony Of Upper Canada ex.
cepted. And as branches 0f The LegisIa
tnre, il is of the first Importance That you
should fully ugd, rsiaad our constitution
alrights; that privilege may not come mic
question with prerogaiive, and llat while
you maintain those rights which respect
lively belong to YOU by The Constitution,
you may be equally careful Of encroach-
ing on each other, and respectively pay
due regard TO the rights Of The crown.
| shall lay before ills Maiesiy's Minis
tiers the proceedings ofihe Session aud
geaeral stale OF the Revenue, tie Ex.
peHses, Agriculture a6d Commerce OF
tie pr0vDcc, and request instructions
On such points as may be necessary TO he
~ more lully understood, that difference Of