The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-29
7HE MANITOBA NUDDLE.
The Provincial Legislature Ad-
journs to May 8,
THUS POsTPoN1Na THE QUESTION.

The Adjournment Taken to Avoid Hasty
Action on a Matter of Gravest Import
ance-C Catholics Declare the Government
Is shirling the Issue
WINNIPEG, Man, March 90 Premier
Greenway made an official statement to
the Manitoba legislature on the separate,
or parochlal school question. He com
menced by stating that his government
saw no reason why it should change its
position in regard to the school system of
Manitoba-national schools for all, and no
separate schools.
The receipt Of the message from Ottawa
with a copy of the remedial order made by
the Dominion government raised consti-
tutional questions exceeding in gravity
and Importance, to his mind, any consti.
tutional question that has heretofore
arisen in any legislative assembly in Can
ada since the day when the Canadian
provinces were eonfederated These ques-
tions affected not only the province of
Manitoba, but every province in the Do
minion of Canada. In view of these facts
the government had decided to ask that
the legislature adjourn till May 9, in order
that ample time may be given for full and
deliberate consideration of the whole mat
ter. The premiers remarks were received
with cheers, and the motion to adjourn
was agreed to at today's session.
The Catholics charge that this is an at
tempt to shirk the issue, but it is denied
by the government. They say that the
order from Ottawa is an unprecedented
one and must be well weighed, or there is
danger of a disruption of confederation.
The premier was asked by the Associated
Press correspondent whether the Domin-
ion government would be likely to take
this adjournment of the local house as
refusal on the part of the province to act
in the matter of the order. He replied that
no such construction could be put upon
the adjournment, inasmuch as the provin-
cial government was taking the order into
consideration. There was no likelihood
that the Dominion government, having a
clear three weeks of session before the
provincial house meets again and sends it's
answer, will act in the matter before hear
ing from Manitoba.
"You can depend upon it, said another
minister, that the Dominion government
is not going to touch this school question
any sooner than it has to. The important
point in the matter is whether the reply
of the provincial house will or will not be
| final, and whether the action of the Do
minion government will or will not be
final. OF course the Dominion govern
ment will not act until the reply from
Manitoba is received. 1t is not question
to hurry over"
Sir Charles HILBERT Tupper's resigna-
ton, and his attitude on the schools re-
medal order, is the subject of much APP
proving comment here. Briefly stated,
Sir Charles Tupper's contention was that
the Dominion government should have
| gone to the country on this important
question, and should not have called a
session at all.
The Orange lodge of Manitoba was in
session here yesterday, and adopted reso-
lutions denouncng interference by the
central government in provincial educa-
tional affairs, and urging public conven-
tion of all shades of political and religious
opinions to act on the disputed question.