, 1879-04-04
CANADA.

Tho Lottolllpr Cnsp Submitted to tho Homo
Gnvernment- Isca arrangement OF tho Public
observation-disclosures OF Indians
Tho Rag lsal,y-TAe TAtin-Celsbrntlo
Of the Queens Hlrthlay.
Bpecfat UtspaseA to 1as Tribune
MONTREAL, April 3.-Wiltam Bruce died Of
1ockiaw iu great ucony In the hospital to-day
from the ELECTS Of O nall running Into tic sole
Of bis foot.
4 l,ostontau named George Il. Flint died very
suddenly during the night Mt the American
Hotel here. lie ia beloved to haye committed
suicide, as q bottlo OF poison Was found In hIs
vest pocket.
Special Disnasca to The Tribune
ToRoNTo, April IA severe snow-storm With
high wind has been raging throughout the
eastern portion Of Ontario for the past two
days, md the roads arc very much driftel.
Trains on tho branch Ines aso considerably be-
hiud tllnc, mud, unless tho storm speedily
abatcs, tho result will be complete stoppaca
altogether. The weather looks moro like Janu-
ary than April.
8oxe1a, Dtspasca 10 7as 7y.sune
OTTAWA, April 9-In tho House Of Commons
today Sir John 4. Macdonald stated, in regard
10 lie Lattellcr matter thnt after the House had
cast the voto Of ccnsure on Lieut.. Gov. Letteier
he {S!r john waited ou the GoYernor-HeneEal
and Informed him It was the opuion OF Ills
Execllcucyfs advisers that tho usefulness OF
Lleut..Goy. Lettcll!er was gone, mt advised
hicu In tha public interest that 1t was cxpcdtcnt ha
should bo removed from Office. Ills Excollency
replied tllat, as the Federal system introduced
under the British Northern America act Of 1857
was until then unknown In Great Britain and
her co!or!es, there were no psecedents to guide us
to decision Of the present case, and acttlc for fu
ture rratlons between the Dominion aud the
Provincial Governments 80 far as the otllco Of
Lieutenant Governors was concerned, and ho
therefore deemed It o1ptdient to submit the ad-
ylco offered hi,n. and thu whole case, With all
tic attendant circumstances, to her Ma}esty'a
| Government for theis consideration and adyice.
Spstta. pispatch 10 1ht Tribune.
OTTAWA, April 9-Mr. Nobertson's bill to
| legailxe poul.sellng under the auspices Of reRu'
| larlY.oreautzcl Turf Associations has been
thrown out Of the House Of Comnona.
Dr. Tuppcr'a bill for tho Encouragement oi
tue public departments has been printed. Il
provides thut there shall be Minister Of Public
Works. Tho Governor in Council is authorized
| 10 transfer at any time, and from time to time
tha building Of lighthouses to tic Minister 81
Public Works, There 6hall ba Deputy, 4
Secretary, OTIS or more Ch'ei Engineers, I
| Chlof Architect aud other necessary olllcialt
for each department.
Ms. Dawson, in mnving for return Of all IN
tlaus who bad baconc cntranthls4ed within tht
| past ten years, with their uan,cs. complained O.
lilo systeln under which Indians, In order 30 be
come enfranshlsc1, must brcak oil tics Will
their trlbcs. 10 long ab no other systesu wa!
| provided, 4ew Indians would take advantage o
the privilege Of cpfrauchssement. dc mentionet
the case Of an Indian VINO sent hla children Il
receive their education, and ret TO could pot b
rnfr,t,,rhard ft.rn1ist ha lIclp1IYe to nu Indtnt
baud. liz said indians slou!d bo allowed Il
vote without breaking their tribal relations.
At tie =" rag-babyn meeting which waa hel.
tho other Day, the resolutions aubmitted con