North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-03-03
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HISTORY or LOWER CANADA.
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A bill had been sent by the House To the
Legislative Council, continuing the Hon.
d. b. !iaer, as Provincial Agent. The
Council not agreeing to the bill, the House
Is 10 the preceding year, appointed
Mr.. Viger MS the Agent Of the Province at
the imperial government. When the
question, al voting money for delrayng
thr civil expenses and for the administra-
tion OF justice came up, twenty seven mem
brrs were found 10 vote against the appro-
rfialinn Of any part OF the public monies
lof these purposes, but their votes were
o,ct BY The opposition OF forty one mem.
hers, The supply bill was then voted but
on scale more reduced than The Govern
of had requested in his message for that
purpose Certain salaries were voted with
restrictions and others were entirely re-
fused. The Legislative Council which
saw in this manner Of voting the public
Junds, a sure mode Of curiaiIing the abu
ave and prodigal systems till there eHtant,
PCS members having in many cases their
taarl,S either cuuailed or being entirely
erpflved al them an account Of pur-
airy ar III sinpcure, took the alarm and re-
l.ctcl the bill II the House Thus the
laraI government was lett without the con-
sluu,ionaI means OF supporting itself or
.delraying It's expenses.
After ore of the warmest sessions that
ever took place in Lower Canada, the
Provincial Parliament was prorne uel on
Jac third day oil April 1898. The royal
,,.cllon was given TO thirty two bills and
Cha. Governor reserved three for the fur
t5rr Specification Of His Majesiy's plea
sure. Lord AyImer conscious Of the false
.lrp he had taken, when he ventured to
blame the proceedings OF the House Of
Assembly which had lavorably resented
the insult, kept himself within proper
bounds aud cast no more direct reflections
on that body.
The sixth day Of February was appoint
ed by His Excelleucy the Governor in
Chiei, as day Of jubilee to return THANKS
TO the dispenser Of all things, FOR the total
disappearance of the Asia,ic Cholera, and
was observed as such from one end OF the
Province 10 the other.
The radical party received this year
new and powerful accession TO IFS strength
by the publication OF two new journals.
The Eehs du Pays was published at ST.
Charles and its columns, as long as the
paper was in existence, were adorned with
the richest and best selections that ever APP
peared in French print published in that
country. The Dai Y .4drertiser was IS
sued daily in the city Of Montreal. TWAS
devoted more particularly to the CONNER
eisl interest, hot its political character was
Of The radical stamp and no other paper
10 the English language, ever defended The
peoples rights with more nicely OF argu
ment OF with more talents.
In the interfum between the sitting OF
the third and fourth session OF the four
teenih Provincial Parliament, nothing Of
Importance occurred in the colony, with
the exception Of one Of those unauihorised
and wanton acts Of barbari,y perpetrated
again by the soldiery on the life Of an in
dividual named Solomon Barheau, of
which we shall speak hereafter. We
shall now proceed TO lar before our rea-
arrs the divers proceedings Of the fourth
and last session Of this Parliament. ltcsn-
not be denied that from The steps adopted
ny the House during this extraordinary and
eventual session, the expectations OF the
people were rsissd Ia ;ha, pitch from