Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-27
FOREIGN intelligence.
John Bright Reported to be
HopeleSsly Ill.
Canadian Parliament Asitated by The
Jesuit Bill.
The Roumanian Prince. Son OF Swiss
Consul Murdered at Monte Carlo
Two Steamers Go Down with Living
Freight.

OTTAWA, Ont. March &c.
When the O'Brien resolutions were called
up in the House of Commons this afternoon
Col. O'Brien moved an amendment declsr-
ing the Jesuit Order a secret organization
fraught with danger TO Canada.
He then moved the following resolutions
Resolved That an humble address be pre-
scented his excellency the Governor General
setting forth
l. This House regards the power of dis
allowing acts of legislative assemblies of
this province vested in his excellency and
in his council as prerogatiye essential to
the national existence of the dominion.
II. This great power, while never wan
tonly exercised. should be fearlessy used
for the protection of the rights of the minor
ity, for the preservation Of the fundamental
principles of the constitution and for the
safe guarding of the general interests of the
people.
III. In the opinion of this House the pas
sage of the act by the legislature of the pro-
vince of Quebec, entitled an act respecting
the settlement of the Jesuit estates, is be-
yond the power of that House. Firstly, it
endows from the public funds for a religious
organization, thereby violating the unwritten
but undoubted constitutional principle of
the complete separation of church and state
and the absolute equality of all demomina-
tons before the laws; secondly, itrecognizes
usurpaton of the right by foreign authority,
namely, the Pope of Rome, to claim his
consent necessary to empower the provincial
legislature to dispose of portion of the
public domain, the act was made to depend
upon and an appropropration of the grant
thereby made is subject to the control of the
thDr tha c.
ciety of Jesuits an alien secret and political
religious body, the expulsion of which from
every Christian community wherein it had
footing has been rendered necessary by its
ntolerant and mischevous intermeddling
with the functions of civil government and
fraught with danger to the civil and religious
liberties of the people of Canada This
house prays that his e1cellency be graciously
pleased to disallow said act
Mr.. Rykert, who followed, declared the
majority of the people not in favor of dis
allowance, If Ontario was canvassed il
would support the action of the premier
mercier. The papers and members lof the
order said no Orangemen dared to support the
allowance in the house Speaking as an
orangeman prepared to support the govern
ment Rykert read from the rules of the or
der 10 show that Oringemen were Obliged to
support civil and religious liberty for all
classes He read extracts from all the Eng
lish papers in the Province of Quebec to
show that the act contained nothing objec-
tionable. He condemned the action of Rev.
DR.. Campbell of Montreal for assisting and
promoting the agitation in Canada
Barron followed, after paying tribute to
the pioneer lsbors of the Jesuits. He de
clared that the .Jesuits' bill encroached on
the rights of protestants. He then dealt
with the constitutional aspect of the case,
and said the treaty of Paris, though guaran-
teeng religious rights to protestants, did not
nullify the act of Elizabeth forhid1ing the
jurisdiction Of the pope in religious matters
ithin the English realm The same prin-
ciple was confirmed by Quebec in an act for
bidding interference of the pope. Imperial
legislation is still in force in Canada despite
the British North America act. BY allowing
the Jesuit act the pope is officially recog
nized.
Clark and Wallace supported the amend
ment. Mr.. Colby opposed it.
Debate adjourned.