Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04

money. On entering the car at the sta
ton / saw in corner of it high above
the passengers heads what looked TO me
like beer mug or stein fitted into an iron
ring placed for the purpose in the walls of
the car. When the conductor entered he
took down this beer mug and poked it I'M
der my nose. then saw that the mug
had top like a boys savings bank and
that there was slot in it for my 5-cent
piece. / handed the conductor dime He
returned me two scent pieces and again
flourished the stein under my nose. i put
one of the coins in the slot. 1t stuck and
1t took the conductor about five squares
to shake 1t to the bottom. 1t was the same
with the next nickel and more .han half
of the conductors time was spent in shak-
ing the coins through the slot. The same
method of collecting fares prevails in Mon
treal save that the boxes there look more
IKE hatrons than beer mugs, and when
the conductor approaches you with one
of them you fear he may be about to as
sault you with some deadly weapon.
Look Mt Parliament
1 took look at the parliament houses
this afternoon. They are built upon Parlia-
ment Hill, just above the commercial part
OF the town, ard in commanding loca-
ton as is our Capitol at Washington. The
lawn about them covers many acres, and IT
is as velvety as that of English lark
AT the back, away below you, flows the
wide Ottawa river, its banks lined with
piles OF lumber and its waters covered with
saw logs. Beyond you can for miles
across the country. Beautiful farms ex-
tend in every direction, and above and be-
low you flows the river. Near by you hear
the falling of water. You walk to one side
Of the grounds and look down upon the
Rideau canal. The parliament buildings
themselves make you think more of a
cathedral than a great government struc-
ture. They are based on the Gothic archi-
lecture of the twelfth century and have
many turrets and towers. Their material is
a cream-colored sand stone, the arches over
the doors and windows being of sand
stone of terra Gotta red, so that the whole
forms fine combination In way of coiors.
The buildings cover, l judge. about half the
area of our Capitol of Washington. / enter
ed at the central door and made my way
into the senate chamber, and from there
went into the house of commons The two
houses are much alike. They are Gothic
chambers with ceilings of glass. The WIN
doWs in the walls are filled with stained
glass, so that you think yourself, at first. in
a church. At ore end of eacn room is the
throne, or chair for presiding officer This
chair is carved and there is royal coat of
arms above it. The speaker faces the door,
and there is an aisle in front of him which
runs from his desk back to the door. The
seats rise on either side of this aisle to the
walls, the members of one party having one
side of the chamber and those Of the Other
sitting opposite. Parliament is not row in
session. and I cannot tell as to how real
parliamentary scene looks.
Lord Aberdeen and His Court.
The governor general of Canada here
takes the place of the queen. He is, you
know, appointed by her at a salary of fifty
thousand dollars a year. He lives at Rid
eau Hall, just outside the capital, and en-
tcrtains magnificently. Lady Aberdeen is
well-known in the United States. AS far
1 can learn. both she and Lord Aber
deem are much loved here. The gov
ernor general has considerable power. He
nan toe re h.,
cancies occur. Senators hold their terms
for life, each province having the right to
many senators. There are now eighty
one senators in the Canadian parliament.
Each senator must be at least thirty years
of age and he must reside in the province
for which he is appointed. He must also
nave property to the amount of four thous
and dollars. The senate thus corresponds
TO the house of lords in the parliament
of England. The house of commons is
elected by the people, a certain number of
members being allowed TO each province.
according TO the population. The speaker
of the house gets four thousand dollars a
year, or just half what Speaker Reed re-
ceives. Each member receives ten dollars
per day up to the end of thirty days. and
II a session lasts longer than this, the sum
of one thousand dollars constitutes his sal
airy for the session. Every day that
member is absent while the house is in
session he is fined eight dollars, unless, he
can prove that his absence was caused by
Illness. If the same law prevailed in the
United States Congress, our House would
seldom lack a quorum. The governor gem
eral of Canada has twelve cabinet minis
tiers, each of whom gets seven Thousand
dollars year, with the exception of the
premier, who receives eight thousand dor |
lars In addition to this general govern
ment each of the seven provinces of the
Canadian dominion has a separate parlia-
ment of its own, which manages its local
affairs. So you see the Canadian govern
ment is sort of a cross between that of |
the United states and that of Great Brit
am. The government in MANY resnects
treats Great Britain as though ii were a |
foreign country. 1t taxes imports from
Great Britain just as it does those of Other
countries, and the money collected for |
taxes Is spe 1t in Canada. none of - .,oi,on
TO the mother country e
FRANK G. CARPENTER.