, 1879-03-04

nlchse quantity OF Eraln which would soon be
s sen. lewn FROM TIC Ereat wheat Erowng t'ls-
trlcts 1T tic Northwest sought thu eeapeas ont
Lett nttl ho cond tsot sec auvthinE thAt wouiA 50
well suit thu putposu III this canal. IL by tnuuns
Of tho ltt-lock the ridges could be crossed with
ee 1t s't IL s S sGst r a s fots5as' ;s" IT, r.
bounds Of feasibility. (llcar,. hcar.1 iic had
6ccn told In Minnesota and other Htatcs In the
Weat tint grain was raised only for feeding
Groae v ,os ee5uway ao a,, moet ,lps
sllipment u could be brought within tl!c reach
OF tie millions ut Europe. MIR. David Roberts
said Mayor beatty lIad forgotten the quantities
r. o F' e sys Wc. s s sqSSE I Ecs1 Ess s a eq'aS na
~ much cxperlcnco III et'rincerfng 40 any
tnan Ia Canada, atu knew the valuo Of tic lit
lock. There was nu limit to the hydraulic
power, and there was 1'o 2, engineering difficulty
Of dollara u,l cunts. tio approved tic idea Ut
grant Of land. nsitl believed That English cap
ttal you'd largely aid fl building thc canal.
Sac t "a wa1u If
to,W0,oo0 acrcs Of land would enable
fully. as Il would glgs = basis for the
saa Ss e eer S 4on deoee &c @s aS 2o eress s
contractor, Offering to treat for the uudertak-
Ing OF the work upon this guarantee being
Erg hr oSH c%Peo 1f'sea that Il tg aSy
survey, the funds ot tho original Company Inv
Ing been exhausted. At the Invitation ot Thu
Chairman, the various members of:tha Commit.
teo then spoke g upon tie subject: All fayored
said the promoters hatl at least had an appre-
clattyo Committee. lie lind always favored the
scheme, but hnl considered until latcy t1hat the
financial nna engnertngR R difficulties wero too
schetne would bo very great, botfl In the House
und III tic country; but the new Improvements
had made It practical, mud lad nodoibt It would
be carried out sooner or latcr Iherc could be
Tor 1t was o nntional--cven an international
enterprise. The meeting was adjourned 10 meet
agaIn at lie call Ut the Chair. fur tile purpose
Of preparing report.
OTTAWA, March Blu tho House Of Com.
mons, IN answer to Mr. Yco. of Prince Edward
Island, Sir John Macdonald announced that 10
portion Of t,e tl;ergawdr.l M had eeen SET asde a.
has, Of coursc, got her sharo;. but IT, 10 nut
likely that any satisfactory bnsfs Of settlement
can bo srrtycd at for u division of the award
amongst the confcderatud Provinces: and It Ia,
therefore, unlikely thAt any such division will
DO madc. Whatever o!sG may DO auno for The
Provinces IN consequence OF the award, dlvI-
sion Of the money Is the least likely thing that
will hsppon It Is said that the Interest Of the
money may be required TO put in force tile laws
ngatslst ctcroachnent. alll to establish M Of
tlricut forco for the protection Of the Gsh!llg
grounds, The Princc-Edwa 1slhl,lcss think
they arc being treated badlY IN The matter. They
consider taat they llAvo right to major sllare
OF tie award, because their stcFleB were admit
ted In evidence before tho Fsshcries Commission
to oo tho nlost VALUABLE Of tho whole; md also
because, In 1872, they becamo n party to tho
m!nion Of Canada. aud, should therefore, re-
ctve their ellnre u tho nsyaru On TIC sane turns
as Newfoundland got hers.
In answer to an inquiry. tho lion. Nj.
1fInJ$ $t&nf
the guestion of the drawback or rebate on tln
used for expectation Of flsll, was now under
consideration BY tile Govcrnnirnt-
Mr. Robertson moved for cuplea OF all rc-
rcspondeuce Iii reference TO the seizure Of tue
stca,a-tug barah +. Bryant, OF buffalo, N. r.,
BY tho Customs authorities .ut Dunylile, Out,
In or about lhc month Ut November, 1874, for
laws, In going to tho rcscuv ot the crew aud
enrgu 0f tho wrecked American schooner Au-
gustus Ford, OF Oswcgo, United 8.utcs, ind Ii
statement Of The fine imposed. atd by whuse
directions, a,il hr what authority. tho seizure
was made and fne imposed.
Mr. Atousseau will move, IN Monday, "That
this House do rcsolve lint the dismissal by tho
Ltenlcnnnt.CioVornor OF Qur6ccof Ills Ministers,
on tho 81 duy OF March, 1878, was, under t1lc
circumstances, unwtsu n''d sunvcrsivo Of tue po-
atttun accorded to tho advisers VI tlie Grown
Since the concession Of thu principle OF rcspous-
b'c government to tic British North .Amcrlcau
Mr. Chr.stte,s resolution. dec1ar,np tbo ncccs,t.
tY Of q strict uniform observance OF the Lurd's
~ nm IN h e o. ~ te ao ae
ot fest. .onlees7 ii lilo pro1iDco ot Quebec oi'
Sundays, was amended by tho Government,
Which, while affirming tho spirit OF tic notion
aualthel It ty tile addition Of the words Hwl,vn
nrartirablc.W ~ The motion wns na4sod in this
ahc1m 14 e'%'9s4 -' e0''
ShIpe Ipa ;,o,,,,o,,,n =, ,r,,,o, ,,a,,,o,,,,r.r,
Whtuh raceEk1y waited on the Ftnaneo Minister
aaked Tor an additional "a yaloten DUTY OF ~
per cent per pound, ind Tor M additional 6pE-
eilic duty OF u por tent on twee{ls.
A report comes from Temigcautueuc That a
man was fr,.zcu to death there III the lake Inst
week. II IL statgd that le had on snow Shoes
which were frozen up with snow ind slsll and,
wt,s,, found, tlls mau was standing erert, cold
anu stifr.
The POSTMASTER. General, at tue instance of d
priest Of lowors Canadu parish, has sent lot
trr to vendor Of pusturc.ktaEt,fls, who u!so
kccps a books inforiliu. lin tlIat. II he
any Longer olTrrpd fur sniu eDniGs of tln New
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