North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-11-04

toh ana iohf mnlF were eFrl lH lhr MEnf"
6cafion nj His Msjcs,y's pleasure.
THE next %cssinn oi the Provincial Par.
lament forms a srrs, epoch IN the annals
of the History If Lower Cansda. Our
readers have not forgotten that the Hous-
If Assembly nv lis resolves of The 18Th nj
February, 1910, had DECLARED i,s wiling
ness to defray the expenses Of the civil
government of the Province. II viii be
remembered also that the outefy against
this proposal ~ the House. had been great
among the officials, who pronounced il 10
he tfeasonahe and grave rncroachment
upon the veil knoten prerogatires nj the
crown. II would appear that the ninis-
,efs in England did no, take The same
view ss the officials in Canada, of the con.
stiiulonality Of this demand Of The House.
for at the opening Of the session Of the
Colonial Parliament which took place on
The 7th January, 1918, Sir John Coope
Shefbrooke announced tn the Legislature
that he was ordered hy the Prince Regent
TO tell them that His Majeay's Govern
ment was willing that the Colonial Lccis-
Iatnre should take the responsibility Of pay
ing the civil expenses Of the Province.
Some attribute this concession Of the me-
tropoliian government 10 sense Of graft
Jude for the great services which the Can
adams had rendered Ia the mother country
during the late war with The United States,
whilst Others are bold enough To say that
the ministers in England seeing their enor-
nous national debt Mt home after the long
and general war which had been raging in
Europe, thought they were making cooA
bargain in leaving Lower Canada 10 pro-
vide for ilsel! as far a. civil expenses we're
concerned. At my rate il was great
principle conceded and il gave TO the House
that salutsry control over the pablo off,
GERS, which, II it had been exercised cor
tried. and not been in,erfered with BY the
Colonial Governors as was always the case,
would have effected that saluiary reform
in the public servants Of the Canadian
people.
On the tenth the House in il. answer IN
The Governors speech reiterated iis rcsdi-
ness 10 provide FOR the civil expenses. On
The Goth afFebruary following the Govern
or sent n message TO The House, in which
he asked for the additional sum Of f40.-
eos S.. Sd. currency, 10 meet The ex-
penses Of the current year. The Govern
or in this message sent detailed estimate
Of the different items which composed the
aggregate sum he was asking from the
House. AS the session had already hren
a very lengthy one, and that the rroroga-
lion WIS near nj hand the committee 10
which this message was referred and which
was composed Of Messrs. CuviIier,s Da-
wilson, Nelson, Vsnfelson, McCord, las
chrresu and Borgia. had not The time ne
'NSS"'s W "shN isH vi pun WI hHc ~Hofc
documents laid before them. On the oath
al March The House resolved to pay the
sum E4o, 1858 S.. 3D., asked by The Gov
etnor, and on the Goth n motion was car
ried requesting His Excelleney to take
this sum from the unappropratrd monies
in the hands Of the Receiver General 81
the Province. A simple and hurried re-
view OF this estimate ieft m doubt In the
minds ef the members Of that COMMITTEES
that an enormous waste Of the public mo-
MES was carried on. Ii was ascrrisin.d
that immense salaries were paid 10 persons
who were not 10 The Province and who re-
eeived the public money as Lieutenant
Governors Provincial Secretaries and 40
ditofs OF Lsud patents, and Lieutenant
Governors Of Gaspe. IL was also foond
that's an Agent was paid with the peoples
money to reside in England, although he
wss Tot appointed by either branch Of the
many other scandslous APP
propfiaiions Of the provincial revenue we're
thus exposed. The conmiiier in its re-
Ior, urged that the inquiry should be cor