The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30
THB CANADIAN DOMINION.
some Facts >Concernin9 It's OrgAEi
Entfeu-. what II IL Patterned After.'
Its Thrive Escstsnlcs.

Gath" In Ctns.naat Ea3usroE
The dominion Of Canada hSanac corfetl-
crate governme:I In l.5T, with an animal
parliament, IN which wtrc seyprsy eight
senator's nominated for life by the governos
general, ana hotae Of commons elected by
the peaflc for five yeals on . properly quail
ilcatlon, with 40 .menhe.s- The governor
general gets the sane salary ~ the prcsi.
Dent Of the United St0tee-ES00 0 4 few
years ago they had about else, 100000 oi
iuaesi acsy., which had run up SD aelooo
frsn Ala fact Of tho consolidation OF the
provinces In = fow yearA Canada has a
revenue ct s,a,Hn,a0l 10 s3a,oe,,oun The
Interest Ga thu pshlsc icl't l. large figure
The country Ia general exports about $50,
eolraaa worth aud imports about -, epa, 900
and eollects iutses IT about tia o,ooa Tx
United States furnishes nearly 80, ooa. 600 ON
OF SSo.ora, coo Of uunsrts and tales haca
ahons g., cOl, ncl Tie Canadian fiShefies
bring In to tlse people nearly s,knaa, 90 0
ycar. There are nearly 10000 Indians In
Caaasls, which il MT the whole OF Britnf
America
The Canadian ~enahe Of ssvcnty -en,en men,
lers st lassn. liae ssyssasy-foar frosn Toronto
usi.o4'Nis, Nc-seSa Canada, and twenty fonr
from Qa.iar, and tn ea-h from Nova 500
tin as,i New brunswick Every senator
,auss have $4,000 worth OF property West
esn Ca4saaa has cigisty-ci-hc members IN tAc
lower hos.@o, while Quehs, has only sixty.
five, a:li Nova Scstsa and New Brunswick
have only ta!ify-sssan pne together. i'hcy
vote ny ballot In Now Brunswick. which Il
tho nicsa AnKrisAn state In the DOMINICA
but vcs. openly IN 81 tlge, ether psaviacss
The speaker Of t,p house gets "a no year
and tho uls.ahcIs clio day, bus s. o day /
deducted for absence Decides, zach ol Tx
states Ia tho aQ-aualoa has q separate kla...a
as,as and administration
IT, british Lori Durham ts,nccivt-f ths
Gana.lc la.usaies, rad Lord CernsavUa
moved tho ,AaSsaSe of tho bin Mr. Ictds-
thy says that Iii ssesns almost sn;erssnkss e
oi.essa n,at tho wt,sa IDEA on which tn
ao-ss4,l- ss-Stes.i ssss IA thai of tic Arlcri
cssn teiartsaas tia .css.y similarity Of primo.
,al with the British constitution Il In t..
Tat that one % Shs two chambers + no,nl
Iatsl hv tie crowsl. AMI that the authority
cf thu crown + rep.<ssatcl sy tae Yrsencs
ot q gpsa--s0r seiogsa. II all otlar ~
s1.ss,n continues Mr.. Mccarthy, 'Thc OK
ample % the American republic has haeE
followed Tho keystone of thu whole sys
tssn l. that principle 90 fhdsration which TIKI
United States han 70 long rtrssentsi l,
would have hcea Impossible 10 have estat,
lisbod In Canada anything, feal,y resembling
Tho constitution of hasland."
MenitoaFA was aauittoi into tho union n
$50, and British Columbia IN 1871. TIN
Ames.c.ns first proposed confederation d
the Canadias during tho Evolutionary war
and asked them 10 como into theirs. Several
times schemes wsre hvoached TO unite tht
C0na.ias, rs ii $50. lsli and l6.S. u tool
tlle rebellion in favor Of q FREQ Canals, and Q
Dictatorship under Lord Durham - bring
obout the accomplishment In lsta positt
cal association was formed 40 Toronto TO pro
mote II, No~a Scotia ondeavord 20 make q
union u her own. The 0rst governor general
of tho new dominion was Lord Monck. Tx
IEia,a hay territory WAS added to the fabric
In lsss9, II, 81, go t.,iag paid to the company
Mr.. i q. EuuSnns, Of Ottawa, has alleSei
that there are bait three dest;nics open Z
CsaaTis-coc,plcte Independence, annexation
to the United states, or absorption into ths
British enpira The British generally be
liero tia: Canada VIII desnand har indepcpd
| encs In time -.