The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-04
DOMINION PARLIAMENT.
The House Of Common; Dissolved by the
GOYerlOr-Genaral.

TORONTO (Ontario), Feb. 3.-The Empire,
the chief organ of the Dominion Govern
ment, announced this morning that the
Governor-General has dissolved the House
of Commons and issued writs for a new Par
lament. The Empire says: 1t is understood
the Dominion Government has, through her
Majesty's Government, made certain pro-
posalS to the United States Government
looking to the extension of our commerce
with that country. These proposals have
been submitted to the President for his con-
sideration and the Canadian Government is
of the opinion that if these negotiations are
TO result In treaty which must be ratified
by Parliament, it is evident the Government
should be able to deal with Parliament
fresh from thu people rather than with
moribund House. 1t is understood Canada
will send delegation to Washington after
March 4ih, the date on which the life of the
present Congress expires, for the purpose of
discussing Informally the question of exten-
sion and development of trade between the
United States and Canada, aud the settle
ment of all differences between the two
countries. This delegation will visit the
United States as result Of friendly sug-
gestions from Washington.
The World, the Ministerial organ, gives
this version OF the reasons for ap pealing 10
the people at this time: "Sir John Macdon-
AIDS Government not long ago made Il def
mite proposal to the Washington authorities
for the settlement of all existing diff
fcuties between the two countries on
a basis of the extension of trade
partial reciprocity on certain enum--
Grated articles, to include quite n number of
natural products. But the proposition dis
cards any idea of a commercial union or un-
restricted reciprocity. Moreover, these
propositions were invited and suggested
by the Washington authorities. Commits
sioners from Canada and Great Britain will
start for Washington on March 4th, the date
1.-THE opening of the new Congress.
The result of the Canadian elections will
be known March 9th, the day the Commis-
sioners reach Washington. In order that
this commission may have no uncertain
sound, Sir John Macdonald has decided to
appeal to the country and ask for its iudg-
ment on these proposals of his to the WASH
ington authorities"
OTTAWA, Feb. 3.-The Government goes
to the country, as foreshadowed in these dis
patches, for q mandate to negotiate Teci-
procity with the United States Government
This is denounced by the Liberals as most
unmitigated steal of opposition thunder on
record in this or any other country. The
Cabinet Ministers in interviews to-day,
however. hold that the reciprocity issue
raised by the Government is 20 be distinct
from and opposed to the unrestricted
reciprocity cry raised by the Liberals. The
latter, they assert, means discrimination by
the United States and Canada in an alliance
against the mother country and the rest of
the world, while the former means fair
exchange of products or a reciprocal tariff.
They ask for a mandate from the country to
send Canadian commission to Washington
with well-detined instructions, backed by a
clear majority of the people and House of
Commons freshly elected by their con-
stituencies.