North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-11-18

consmrpcr Il. slgtings on account oi the
,uddru psuroeslion al The Parliament.
When lhe House hsd hren informed ia
the previous srssina through I.ofd Dal-
housir thal 81 Francis Burton had been
crnsufrd an Englan tat having given the
Rnt SANCTION a. he bIll granting money
ia driFay the elvii administration al the
Province FOR the yraf 1928, resolves were
passed "a approve 81 the conduct nf the
| Lieutenant Governor IN that critical AMI
difficult adjustment of the Gnanrai dis
pute. Dung this session (1s27) Lord
| Dslhousie informed the House tina, In con.
sequence ot some explanations from SIR
Francis Burton, His Excreucy had been
/ acquitted Of al blame aud eeBsuTe about
his coud0ct in approving the above bill
The attention Of the House Of Assem-
/ hlv heing called 10 the vote of rnonirs Ia
meet The civil expenses of The Province,
several proposals were submitted to that
body SO as to surmount the difficulties into
which the Province had been thrown bv
the spolialion of The public revenues. Sew.
rfal oi those plans were rejected by the
House, but Mr.. CnvIiler's proposition was
iav"rably received and on The 9th oi March
/ the House passed six resolves which de-
cIared---
| list. that the House continued 10 adhere
Ia the resolves and addresses made IN the
civil expenses al HE Province, as recorded
N iI> journals.
2nd. Thar The present manner and form
"i rrvIsIng The public accounts and of &C.
counting 'o' the application %! the public
revenue was wholly insufficient, and that
the House had no guarantee that the tno-
mes IN The hands OF HE Receiver General
would be legally employed.
81. That the House could neither sane.
ton nor recognise the payment Of any
sums fr"m the public chest without the
authority Of Provincial act or unless opon
an address OF the House.
4ih. That the House was still disposed
to vote The CT, ii list for he current wear
and in the manner provided By The bill
passed in 1925, and in that of 1926.
5!h. That the public estimates sent bv
the Governor To The House did not furnish
that body with an opportunity 10 grant
such monies.
The day succeeding the passing Of these
resolutions by The House of Assembly,
that body was requested to NEE, :he Gov.
ernor in the Chamber Of the Legislative
Council, when this session was prorog ued
with a speech full of bitterness against The
members of the House ri Assembly. The
royal assent was given To 81 bills, and as
we have already said The bill 10 render va
cant The seats OF members who accepted
any lucrative office under the Executive
government, was left for His Malestv's
sanction, & was never heard Of afterwards.
BY this sudden Propagation many bills
OF the utmost importance were lost Tor the
country. committee OF The House had
recommended a grant OF $40, 900 Tor the
purposes al education, but The Governor
had prorogued the Parliament too soon for
that useful measure to come 10 maturity.
Many other recommendations for The =
melioraiion OF the internal communications
OF The country mel similar fate, and the
Colony was left in very critical position
But the militia act which had not had time
to be passed, was the subiec. which cans
ed the most trouble and vexation in The
Province. Lord Dalhousie took it into
his head that by the expiration Of the Pro-
vincial act which regulated the militia
two old ordinances which h al been repeal
ed, would then be resUscitaled, and on
This delusise pteience hc renewed the
arbitrary and IyTann.cal acts Il one Of his
predecessors SIR Jsnes Henry Craig) and
which were initiated BY one only OF his
succrssqfs, (ihe weak Lord Gosford).
Those oi The militia officers who enter
tanned doubts Of the validity Of these militia
ordinances or who were not blind parts
ans of his administration were dismissed