St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-30
GREENwAY SUPPORTED.
LeSislatura Unanimously Votes
for Adjournment.

WINNIPEG, March 29.-No amend
ment was offered in opposition this aft
ernoon in the legislature on the school
question: and after Lieut.. Gov. Schultz
had given royal assent to number Of
bills passed, the house adjourned till
May 8, when Premier Greenway will
announce the governments reply to
the remedial order from Ottawa. Mem
bers of the opposition have all agreed
with the premier that an adjournment
was the WiseSt course to take at this
critical period. Immediately upon the
adjournment of the legislature, Pre-
mier Greenway was called into the
caucus room, where he was presented
with a fulI-length oil painting of him
self, given by the members of the leg
islature as a mark of respect and es-
TEEN on their part towards the head
of the government. Premier Green
way thanked the members for their
high token of regard. He had been
sixteen years in the legislature, half OF
the period in the opposition. He hoped
for furtheyears of service, and when ms
government appealed to the country he
also naturally hoped they would be re-
turned again by about the same ma
jority.
A local cabinet minister, in an IN
terview, denies the statement OF the
opposition to the effect that the sup
porters of the government are divided
as TO the line of action to be adopted
in respect to the remedial order. Ihe
assertion is repeated, however, by the
opposition organ, that there is a oil
versity of opinion. It says: There
are supporters of the government who
even urge restoration of separate
schools. Attorney General Sifton pub
ucIy declared in the house not many
weeks ago that the government in
tended to stand by the act Of 1890 and
its amendments, while today Premier
Greenway asks the house to adjourn
that the question may be considered
practically, acknowledging that he
disagrees with the opinion of his col
league, and contemplates action on
the remedial order. Supporters of the
government have openly advocated
secularization of schools, while others
have as strenuously urged modifica-
ton of the present law" In reply
to this the ministers say there are
no differences of opinion among the
members of the government side as
to what course should be pursued by
the government. The session has
been so taken up with legislation and
with receiving delegations to the gov
eminent and committees, that it has
been impossible to give the issues in
volved in this remedial order the at
tention that their Importance de-
mands. During the recess the gov
eminent will be in position to go
carefully into the question, and when
the house reassembles will be ready
to submit their views to the members.
Again the order appears to sug-
gest that if the dominion parliament
should enact legislation taking control
of the school system of this province,
there is no power, even within the
dominion parliament itself, to amend
or repeal an act so passed. Until the ar
rival of the remedial order that aspect
OF the situation hadnot been considered
by the government Therefore. with
such a grave constitutional question
involved, it would not be advisable
to proceed with the matter hastily.