Daily Colonist (1875-12-17) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1875-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

The Ontario Government are confirmed in their seats.

Consistency!

through Parliamout, and as a little court-eons concession to the mock ory of economy always raised by tho Opposition of the day,.))o it Liberal or Conservative.

Naw. to como back to tho vulno of Dominion Resolutions, Preambles, and Minutes of Council. In 1871'wo fiutl tho Macdouald Government adopting a resolution to tho effect "thattho land grants and money subsidy for tho building of tho Pacific Railway .should not incroaso tho then existing rate of taxation;" and in 187'1 wo find tho Maokdnzio Government rovising tho "then oxisting" tariff.und imposing on tho people threo millions additional taxation a year and this dono on tho falso protonco of keeping faith with British Columbia, und tho members from this Provinco led to supposo that this increase was for our special benefit, and under such an impression thoir votes woro so-cured. In 1872 tho Macdouald Govorn-mont pass the-lirst Paoifio Railway Bill, and in 1873 adopt a Minute of Council declaring that Esquimau shall bo tho Wostorn terminus of tho Pacific Railway. On'Sopt. 20th, 1875, wo find the Mackenzie Government declare in u Minute of Council (tho most disgraceful and humiliating to'Canada ovor framed) ''that the proposod railway from Euquimalt to Nanaimo dons not form a portion.of tho Canadian Pacific Rrailway as do/ined by the Act. In March, 1875, wo find Mr. Mackenzie introducing a Bill to construct tho Railway from Esquimalt to Nanaimo, upon which occasion ho said: "The necessity of this Bill arises from the fact that the Government havo agreed with the Government of British Columbia, as stated in tho papers beforo tho House, lo build thia road at the earliest possiblo dato; Parliament .may at a futuro time,if it pleases, declare tliiy to be u part of tho Pacific Railway provided that it is in tho lino that may suit for the ultimate terminus of the road oh the Piloilio. If tho terminus bo at Uuto lnlot, for instauco, and Parliament should resolvetogo beyond the headwators of that Inlet and connect with tho Esquimalt and Nanaimo road it may become a part of tho Pacific Railroad,but it is decided to build that part on the Island as an'ordinary Government railway, loaving tho fntnro to bo controlled by Parliament'." This Bill, although lost by ono voto iu the Senate", passed the Commons by a largo majority,'and yet in tho faco of Mr. Maekonzio's^spooeh and the agreoraont so roceutly entered into with British Columbia, wo find it sot forth in tho sarao famous, (or infamous) "Minute cf Council" of 20t.h Sept.. 1875,in abiding to

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The Ottawa Parliament is further prorogued till tho 8th January.

FELL k Co. beg to call'tha attention of FamiUci drHlrilig |nir. and K''iiulni< Llquora fur ilio Christmas PoatlvltlcB to their stock ol Irish, Scotch and Canadian Whiskeys; old Jamaica Rum, Prime Old JJrandy, London Gin, FlnoOld OrtiBtod and Fruity Port Wiuos, and muuo of the choicest Simmy Winks ever Imported Into th'o Province.

Olar.u. Uliami>n«uf., California Winoa, Alas and PorSerai bo- "

Breach op Promise. —Miss FlorcncoT.

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