, 1874-04-01
CANADA.
Rio1, the Manitoba Murderer,
Takes tho Oath Of Office.
Debate in Parliament on the Rep1v to
the Governors
Speech.

Snecfat D{spateh to Tho Chicago Tribune,
OTTAWA Ont, March 81.-Riel, Momber Of
Parliament for Provouchor County, Manitoba,
though having yesterday, between the hours Of
II md O'Clock, takon tho oath Of allegiance
and signed tho membors' roll before the Clerk Of
tho House. has mot aince boon soen. It is again
r1,mored that the Into Government promised
him an amnesty. but whether or not this bo the
case, 1t is beloved ho will not have tho audacity
to attempt to take his aoat. To do 30 would be q
scandal and insult to Parliament which it would
never tolerate. Tho Globe Government organ)
aluding to tho matter, eaya:
warrant haa been long running for hIa arrest and
true bill has been found aganst him by tho Grand
Jury Of the Court Of Queens Bench in Manitobn on u
charge Of n'9r1sr no u therefore, to ali intens aud
rtgcd himsolf Of tho charge against him can be no
lifting companion OF body Of loyal mot together
to leslsto III conjunction with and dor ths nuthor-
lily Of thu Grown.
Tho question Of Riel'a position will early o.
cuny the attention Of tho Houae.
Tho debate on the
REILLY TO THE dovEnSon-aExEnA1's SPEECH
is still IN progross and gives promise Of its be-
ing carried without opposition.
Tho light Hon. Sir john A. Maodonald:s
9pe,e!eh ,! vas chiefly congratulatory in ita tone.
tiations opened at Washington, l,o Expressed tho
hope that they would be successful, and agreed
that II the Government succeeded In obtaining
reciprocity, thoy would doBervo the gratitude OF
the country, aud hc should bo happy to give
them his humble need Of appreciation and Of
gratitude tor their BuccoH8. He favored tho
protection of the salt, wool, and timber inter.
cats, aud thought the concessions made by tho
United States should not ho scanned too much.
80 long as our concessions Wero not too great on
the other side.
promier Mackenzie, in tho course Of bis
speech. rcmarlod that, whether those negotla-
tions wero successful or not, when tue circum-
be seen that tho Government 1Rd followed
course at once friondlyt to their noighbors and
dignled to themselves.
Tho session givos promise Of being prolific Of
much useful and important Legislation, and it is
evident that the House at no previous period Of
its history has embodied 30 largo an array OF
talonted 1nombors.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Spsea1 n,spateh pa!t te e. Tae G GGheaao tribune
with an aggregate tonnage OF 76,680 arc being
built in Nova scotia sAiH year.
., snseiaf Disnatch to 1he tMfcago Tribune.
rumors Of the etiar7lption Of tic Queboo Ministry
The banks having thcir head Offices IN Mon
troal, Toronto, md Quebec, the principal cities
Of tho Dominion. show II paid-up capital on tho
1st Of March, az follows Montreal, s27o. .74o.7o;
Toronto, $133, ,051.37 Qnobec, s58, ,G22.20.
i7o the Assoeiate ed faress.l
OTTAWA, Uanada March 31.-In tho Com
mons this afternoon, Attorney General Clark, Of
Manlt0Dn, at1enucu at t1e DAr OIL tho House, and
was examined by Mr. Mackenzie Bowel. Ho
identified nIol'a handwriting on tho mombers'
roll; testified that an Indictment had boon
found againat him in the Manitoba Court
OF Queen's Bench, and produced tho warrant
issued therein. An order wos mado that a po-
lceman attend at the bur tomorrow, With u war
rant issued III Ottawa. An order wis also made
that Louis Rlol ATTEND III his place in tho
House tomorrow. If Riel appears, no will DO
arrestcd. II he do not his absence will DO taken
es prima facio evidence that ha is fugitive from
JUSTICE and, following the English precedent, a
motion will bo made to oxDol him from the
House. He Is said to bo still III the city.