Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-05
SCHOOLS IN MANITOBA.
Drafting of the Government Bill Fin
ished.


The Canadian dominion government has
drafted the bill which will restore sep
arate schools to the Roman Catholics of
Manitoba. The Protestant ministers from
Ontario fought against anything but
very mild measure. The result of the many
meetings of the cabinet, however, shows
that they have been vanquished. The pre-
amble of the bill recites the story of the
negotiations between the federal govern
ment and the provincial administration of
Manitoba, and states that Premier Green
way and the Manitoba ministers have re-
sisted and have stated that they will re-
sist any interference or legislation on the
part of Canada.
The enacting clauses of the bill are as
follows: A Roman Catholic board of edu-
cation is to be established which shall see
to the carrying out of the provisions of the
BILL This board shall take means for ascer-
tanning the standing and efficiency of the
separate schools before they are given any
provincial aid. The same inspectors as in
spect the public schools are to inspect the
separate schools The teachers must quail
ify by passing the same examinations as
are necessary in the case of public school
teachers. Should the government of Man.
ltoba carry out its threat to refuse state
aid to the Catholic schools, The dominion
parliament is to vote money raised on the
school lands held by the dominion for edu-
catfonal purposes in Manitoba. No sep
arate schools shall be established in any
school section except on a petition signed
by the heads of at least five Roman Cath
Ollie families which shall number at least
ten children of school age.
Catholic rate-payers must elect whether
they will support either public or separate
schools. They must support one or the
other.
The bill will not be introduced I'm parl,a-
| ment for at least two weeks.
The news of the election of Sir Charles
upper, ST., as member of the house of
commons from Cape Breton has been re-
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by conservatives. Sir Charles will take his
seat in the house Of commons Monday or
Tuesday next
The Manitoba school bill will be intro
duced within forty-eght hours afterward
G. +. Foster said that on the arrival of
Sir Charles Upper he will resign the lead
ership of the house Of commons to him.
On Sir Charles, therefore, will devolve the
duty Of introducing and being the chief ex-
ponent of the bill.
Despite their announced resolution to
vote en- masse against any remedial bill
that the government may introduce the
liberals are having troubles within their
own ranks. The French members of the
party say their constituents will not per-
| nit their voting against the bill which
has been drafted, as il gives the Roman
Catholics Of Manitoba all they can desire
Wilfred Laurier, leader of the opposition,
said:
"Mr John s. Ewart, counsel for the Ro-
man Catholics, has stated to a representa-
tive in Winnipeg that 1 and all of the
French liberals viii have TO vote for the
remedial bill. 1t is plain that Mr. Ewart
| must have seen this bill and consider It a
| high breach of legislation for the govern
| ment to allow any outsider to see any gov
ernment measure before it is submitted 10
parliament / do not yet know what the
| bill contains and shall not know until IT Is
brought down.
1T is unprecedented for a British cabi-
| net to give important state news to ore
who is not member of the cabinet. shall
bring the matter up in parliament"
| The Ontario conservatives held q caucus
| yesterday with a view to discussing the
| measure. The government sent two On
| tario ministers to the meeting The ma
jority Of the members present refused TO
| discuss their action in the presence of the
| ministers and the caucus broke up without
| ANYTHING having hem done