The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-04
Canadian Affairs-BiiI to Constitute
q New Province to be Named Man.
Itauba.

itauba.
OTToWA, May 3-In the House Of
Commons last night, Sir John Nc.
| Donald introduced a bill for the
government of the northwest Terri
tory. The had decided to call the
new Province Manitauba, which sig
nifes the speaking God. It's bounda-
ries would be a point on the United
States frontier 96o 16< west of the
southern limit, being 40 parallel. and
northern limits 50o 3O<. The Prov
ince will contain 10000 square
miles. The unerganized tract is to
be governed by the Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Manitauba, under a separate
commission. and its affairs regulated
by orders in Council The Province
is to have at present, two members in
the Senate. When its population
amounts to 10000. three Senator's;
and when 10000, four Senators.
1t is to be divided into four elec
toral districts, each of which is to
return ono member to the House of
Commons The Lieutenant Gov
ernor is to have an Executive Council
of seven persons The local Legis-
lature is to consist of two Chambers,
a Council and an Assembly, the
former to have, in the first instance,
seven, to be increased ultimately to
twelve members; the latter to have
twenty four members, elected by as
many districts. which are to be de-
fined by the Lieutenant Governor,
their qualifications to be the posses.
sion of house and one years resi-
dence.
The same qualifications will apply
to elections TO the Dominion Parli-
ment, as respects the appointment of
Lieutenant Governor. The Province
is to have the privilege Of amending
its own Constitution.
A subsidy is to be granted at eighty
cents per head, and further sum of
$4,000 for special purposes.
Either French or English language
may be used in public proceedings but
all records are to be in both languages.
All public lands not epecially alot-
ted are to be held to belong to the Do
minion of Canada. For the purpose
of extinguishing Indians titles with
in the Province, / 200, 900 acres are to
be reserved for Indians and half
breeds.
Sir John called attention to the
fact that Indian titles had never been
extinguished by the Hudson Bay Co.,
whose grant had extended only for
twenty miles on the east side of Red
River, with the privilege of cutting
hay for two miles Ia the rear of each
holding. He proposed to invite the
aid of local legislature to settle these
rights equitably, and to secure to all
present holders peaceable occupancy.
Sir John then proceeded to refer to
measures of necessity to restore order,
ces. The force would consist of
teIs Canadian. The military ex-
perial and Canadian governments, In
be about 800 in number. AS soon
as peace and order are established, it
will be desirable to reduce the force
to its lowest possible proportions.
That the government had been as
sured that such a force. commanded
by British officers, would be received
kindly ard gladly by the inhabitan nts
of the territory. McDougal, McKeR-
zie and others, criticised the leading
features Of the measure when it was
read the first time.
MONTREAL, May 3 Acknowledgements
Cook, Bishop of the Roman Catholic
Diocese. at Three Rivers. died Satur-
day morning, aged 78 years. He will
be succeeded by Mons. La Feishe,
Bishop of Atherton, now attending
the Council at Rome.