The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-15
DOMINION OF CANADA.


What Has Been Done by Parliamenf-Raifr0n
mud Army Biils-Cost Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Tor Annexation. -
The first question that before the House or
Commons the address in to tho speech from
the throne, and this took up week. members esps
ciay the Ones desiring 10 air their views and et
their read their speeches In the public prints
The address passed. tho allowance be paid members
next up, and that being question OF much IN
terest the House there much speak ing about
II also at last end after consuming hall
week at least Of the public time.
Then there food Of questions TO be put 70 the
ministry which Mr. Howe says the government gave
curt unsatisfactory replies" After this in election
petitions, which took mp time
In the third week OF the session government began
feel uneasy at nothing being done and ntimstsd IN
intention to bring in bills for tho Intercoonia Railroad
act for supply and for acts 10 regulate the
and excise, well as for Post 0nics ACT.
Tho last has been got through, and tho lnsrcolonai
bill Ia In hand; but. this involves the expenditure.
or SIS 900 0O0 not there is, and will be- great
deal OF discussion among the fifteen Now Brunswick
members and the French Canadian members Of the
Gulf constituencies TO tho location OF the line; and
here may dgress little 70 speak OF the three ines
surveyed for this railroad
Firs there rs the frontier line This runs along tho
frontier close the Stale Of Maine. and would, there
FORE In time OF war DO open 70 destruction damage
Tho late war in the United ststos has shown how
railroad may be cut up by small bodies or cavalry led
by active and daring This route Is noe favored
much, therefore, although IL Is The most direct 10
Canada
second N the central limo. This runs through The
middle Of New Brunswick and would open ~
country nov unsettled but the line Is also dangerously
near the frontier say the Railroad Committee Of the
House Of Commons keH
Third and last is the northern line which runs around
the north shore, coming round Caspe into Canada
This routs In all conscience far from the from
tier but s tho most indirect Of tho three inet snd
therefore, the most costly. Some Of opintOu IN
OF this, that the central line Is the best Of tho
three y not being % the frontier the frontier
line, and not 90 Indirect tho northern The fsnSu
opinion, however, Is that the northern, though me
most indirect IT, alter ALL the best select aud 40
think che COMMITTEES Of the House OF commoes
The railroad being projected Tor military reasons sucb
reasons viii govern It's location construction II In
time Of var that great artery Of communication be-
tsssn shs part OF the dominion and the outlying
vinccs washed by tho Atlantic wsro cut the nasr would
be Isolated from tho most populous part u the dsm's
ION and New BRUNSWICK be laid almost at the mercy Of
the United states Nova Scotia being aimss insulated
would y shs Aid Of powerful nsst around ~ essa 10
The possible force which the domu,on could raise Ia
time Of war 100000 mon. some ihnk 50000g bus the
hrseourths Of this would b raised in Canada ihsre
fore the 100 600 cut on from the Of the army
brunswick ssd Novs scotia IL IL hsrdIy necessary 10
thai this would certainly be overwhelmed BY United
States force Of 10000 msn Or more, Il necessary.
United states and who know nothing Of warfare be-
evs that the provinces could be successfully defended
anst United stssss army, II well handled. OF such
there many In The volunteers with the rask OF
colonies. MAJORS, DO, who have never seen shot 0re6
In anger
To return, Parliament has done nothing more sxcspt
10 give chance o, the poor Commercial
Bank which may DO expected TO rise from the ashes
Bank" The coz, OF this legislation to the DO.
minon y rather staftliugs the allowance per diem to
each member being sir dollars Now there arc
seventytwo Senators aud hundred aud eighsy-one
Comrnoners, together two hundred and ftythrcc ncn
bers; deduct say thirteen for absentses and We have
two hundred and forty AZ ~ per diem This for twenty
eshs days $40 2o Then there Is lsags - shs rate
OF ten cents per mile Altogether the cosl Of egsa-
ton for these twenty eight days will not TALL short
SEQ 600. II must 10 admitted that there very hitio
political economy shown thus tar In the donlnou aud
~ The treasury oveshowinH tns esponstureg
No, y IS not The treasury board Of focr de-
vislng ways and means 10 the sncedfll. a. u
callsd ~ spendthrfts 10 not knew that political
spendthrifis have adopted the term but money
tanly very nsedful 10 them and 70 every ono
some men who have seen this incipient working ~
condensation say fha, the dominion cant bear thas
u lnay well 90 10 the American Union Al once
Tine will decide that ~ does everyt hing Ezra .44