, 1881-01-13
Proceedings in the House Of Com.
mons Regarding the New:
Syndicate.
Important Meeting Of Canadian
Vessel Owners at Port
Hope.
peter's Pence" w. "Isnck-
Isentfng''-'l'iIe Dominion
Civil Service.
Governmental Deficit for 1B79.'BQ-
Sir Charles Tupper and the
Syndicate.
THE HAIL1lOAp SYNDICATE.
Spsefdt Utsrusth t. The Chicago Tribune,

TonoSro, Ont.. Jun. 19.-Ii,o members Of
tho new syndicate held meeting hero this
AFTERNOON. Sir William +. 1fnwlnnI, II. II,
Cook, Peteg I1owtani, lsnbert Elit0tt, and j.
u. Edgar. OF Toronto; Alcssrs. Wond,
1Iu,ttrte. Proctor, nntl Stunrt. Ut Hamilton !;
Aaj. Walker and Mr. Atcf'ltee, 1f .ontlot,
Uht,; aud James htcf.arG,I, Ut buckingham,
wero present. The terms 0f their proposals
were ugrce,l upon. They will build tic
whole rt,atl for subsidy Ut S20. .S00. .tO0 cash,
,tlnl - 0i0 900 acres 0f land. willont extInp-
tlons Ut I,luuopo,ics Of my kind. They aIso
make proposals fur tho building Ut tho prairte
section, anil Ut tho Sault Ste. Mnr1c branch.
Thu prnpasuls weru forwarded to Ottawa to-
night. atltf nre to be presented To the Govern
lne,at Tomorrow. 1ibpral otfprs fruni capf-
taists t0 take stock IN tic new syndicate
continue to colne In. Parties In Winnipeg
llayu offered tu take l.0N0 stock.
Special Dttpateh to Tie Chicago 1Yteuns.
OTTAWA. Jim. ESQ fur forty.two pett-
t1ons against tito syndicate agrrumcnt have
been presented to Parliament fro,n VARIOUS
constituencies III Ontario.
Special D1pateh to The Chicago Tribune.
OTTAWA, Jun. 11.-1n tho House Of Com
1nons to-tluy Il number Of petitiolls ar.lfnst
the syndicate contract were present
I'd. III reply to Mr. Blake, Sir
Charles Tupper lafA on tho tabo letter
written by three members Of the syndicate,
Which notified thu Government Of their Ut
cepiancc of tic Union l'actilc as 1t WIS In
February, 1871, rs tic stallInrtl vt constrtic-
t[on for the Cuiln!tn Pacillc Hallway.
Tllc Pacific Railway debate was then re-
spoke lit French III slippnrl Of the contraet
lle WIS foliowGd by. Mcssrs. Mackcnzie.
Dawson. Sir Albert Smith,, a1,d Cusgratl,
ff, f af!fr 5r jaks fSw w0fs fs Or px,,3;pI;yy Is;py
wcro aereetl to wltliout IL ,vote, NJ i:al been
arranged between tho leaders 1T tbs Govern
ment ialtl DpEms itIon. The lcbatn will b. re-
s!lmed on nnlerstnlents to be offered In tho
Special Dt,pasea ID III Gata,os tribune.
MONTREAL, Jan. 13.-'rllp AllI.l,nl meeting
9f the Corn Exel,anee A!s;saeiation !;; WIS held
here this afterliotNh Tllero. WIS a1l I'LL.
canyass by the opponents uf tito Pacific
syiltlicute scheme having been SUE
cessful II bringing, up quite = nunl-
bor who hayG not attended meeting for
Of tIle port for tho past year, ulld II statenncnt
Mr. Eigar Judge moved resolution to
Thy effect t'nt Parliament should not
oat a n,poPtane} @ s}s ass.uents, ests a'!a @ espr-
the roatl 10 be built n strict monopoly Of tic
Eastern carrying trade OF thu Northwest Tor
twenty yeaIs. Tho mover ll,ado Il long
sprecil Il, supp0rt Of llis mellon,
which WIS seconded by Mr.. Mclean. WV.
3gElyy spoke III defense Of the agreement:
On division the resolution WIS CARRIED by II
to 81.
NJ; Watts then n,oved lhpt the commercial
connftion OF tic Dominion, present or pros-
peetivc, can neither warrant my move
mont looking to tho CARLY construction
Of . railwsty through ti.e wilderness
territory, to nortlI Ut Lake Superior;
nfso, TINT It Was tho Immediate a1ld pressing
tuty Of Parliament to relieve tho people of
tie Norti!west from tho odions an4 CALLING
iabor Under, md to" ss' prosI'lo @ " cor.
lleetLons by !Sault s!e. AlAru, and pressing
on tle roatl from 1.ake Superior to Sclklrk,
Kirk westward, with such diligence rs tho
t',,aIlces of the dominion may MI
nit or the tralflc of tle country re-
auire. These resolutions woru supported by
n lcngtlened speech fr0lM the itiuyer, ll,lu
aecol,tlet. 4 dfviHfhl resulted III 10 for u,nt
q, against. Ile proceedings were Of an AMI
lnateQ character throughout