, 1866-03-24
FROM CANADA.
The Scheme OF Cpufederntton-TlleD Dc.
tails.

The Scheme OF Confederation-TAeD De-
tails.
tspee,al Despatch to the Chicago Trihnnc.]
ToAosro, March o.
The following, ia brief sketch Of the Quebec
scheme Of confederation, uhIch Is likely to be
adopted:
The Provinces are to form three divisions, viz:
Canada West; Canada East; Nnya Scotia, New
Drnnsuick and Prince Edwards Island. Each OF
lhese divisions IL 10 be represented by 81 MEM
bers, appointed By tbs crown, and to hold Office
for lie. Tbeee ate to form houte Of general leg
1:lstion. The lover house il At first to consist Of
1856 u1elubers. 81 follows: Eaulda West s.; Canada
East G.. Nova Scoiis II; New BE1n.wick Is;
Pr1nce Edwardr Island s; total 16o. This eoes not
every s,Cs0 persons will have one representative.
ard every hoase shalt continue for I've years. In
taraua 1t Is four years.
public debt, &c; The regulation Of commerce; the
imposition Of customs duties; the regulation Of
excise duties: the rai-tng Of money by any other
putc cr-dN; the postal service; lines Of stesmers
he.o TN the Confederate Provinces aud other COM
t1iet; telegraph llnes; all such morks as shall be
Try ari na7si sersice anu defence: baoys, 1icht
houses. &C.: navigation and shipping; oueran-
tine; eeacoa.t and inland fisheries; ferries be-
en sssn sns 9 md of c5n.y Dy f
ifsne Of rspeI money; b.nking aud the incorpora.
t1on ot banks; savings banEs, dc; bills OF ex-
change .nd' r1onis:oty no1ss; Interest, Legal ten
cosety: copyrights; Indian Ands und Indians;
naturalization and alieus marriage and divorce
The criminal Law; rennertng uniform ali or any oI
canada West. Nora scoia, New Bruins %ick, Prince
Edward Island md Newfoundland; the establish
ment Of general court Of appeals for The con!ed-
ctste provinces; emigration; agriculture and gen
eEaly al matters ola general character no, reserved
for theJotal governments,
The local Legislatures VI 1eGslate On direct tax
a1ion raising money on The czed. Of the PROVINCES,
local works, md other uatters Governors for each
Of the Provinces and Lieutenant Governor Ia 10
BE- appointed BY the Governor General In Council,
Is to be pa'd By tbs General Government.
The chief magistrate Of he Confederation
WI probably oS ~ Go.e,aoT s,,Ie GenesaI for two
that poeii1on; another Is, that princes Will not do
on lhie continent Canadians aud REnnawickers
do not think II is consistent with the are to have
They do not like care for high catte. 1t will not
do, Ii spite Of Ill small party may DO or say IN
e Of Il The s,!p pab.s .sos;! so:fs ths
ss1,els Of ii sorts, ftyet and like kosk: rsiiso9ds
and thels etocke, moftsa9es aud Other, debts, due
houses, ro.s of8ce1, and Other buildings, except
eneh ns may b. set as1de BY the General Govern
msnt 70, the re Ct me loc,1 Lesisat1tes and Coy
sr1na1ics din sheds; military clothing ald munt-
lie General Government II TO assume all the debts
p1d End, nan,l!t:es Of each psoyncs Thoss II fsR.aa
scot.s {a,fe00Oo, and New Hluns rick f7,M0, 600.
il will be seen from tbie. thar the debt Of the
Canadas ls huge compared with that Of other
proy1nces. And II II tht. that lo-1ns one Of the
matn objections OF the latter to a Confederation.
They do not a. all like 10 share tbs burden 0! that
debt wi,h their Hight debt o aeveu 10 eight MILLIONS
only. as their proper liability.
1he,t o su11ef provinces are 10 receive interest
nt nvespeE cent the dltcreDcc between their pub.
lie debts aud .ho:e ot the other psoytuees The
debts Of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, being
also much less than those Of the CaIsdas. it would
stem equitable for interest the differences to be
allowed them too. This not bein. proposed, there
great ural OF dsJ ni.tactnn Ia those Two prov
iuces-in New brunswick particularly.