Daily Colonist (1899-01-07) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1899-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Balance ShectJ^SIst Dccfmber; 1898.

ASSETS. ' LIABILITIKS.

SINKING FUNDS. ■ LOANS.

I.oau Water f)L',(ilL' Uli I'^iT l

Water

<Hear, hear). He took it that the only reason why this bill was brought in m us to let the two' gentlemen interested sit in the house and take part in the proceedings. He had, been most amused at the way tlie Attorney-General^ fried to make out that this was an "ordinary piece ol legislation. He challenged that gentleman to show in any statute of Ontario a similar piece of legislation. In (he Ontario act the member was eiuitled to take his .seat hut in the present instanet one of the gentlemen interested was not ♦lualilicd to sit. Hear, hear). Ho wiis .grciitly disappointed to think (lia( a man like (he Atlorney-tieiieral, of whom Ihcy had heard such accounts from the province in which he formerly resided, should bring in a most infamous nieasnie like this—a hill that was :in interference with the courts, for how could a jiost-ponement of the liouse of a trial fixed by the courts, he considered other than An interference? It was an insult to the intelligence of the house to argue otlu'r-wise for if this was not tin interference ^vith the courts then no legislation was ■possible that could he construed as au interference. He would not join hands with the government in putting (hat most iniquitous measuri' among the statutes of the iirovinee. (Hear, hear).

The ainendment was then put and declared lost on (he following division:

I,\,r—Messrs. I'ooley, Booth, Duns-niuir, Itobertson, lOlIison, Clifford, Me-Bride, Baker, lObcrts, Smith (A,AV.), Brydin, Ilelmeken, MePhillip.s—i:!.

Against—Messrs. .Tos. Jlarlin, Sem-lin. Cotton, Higgins, Macpherson, It. Smith, .r. M. Martin, Ti.sdall, Deane, Hender.son, Hume, McKeehnie,. Ivellie, Kidd, Kincliant, Ilelgesen, Munro, Green, Neill—li).

Mlt. BllYHlCX (N'orlh Xanaimo) then resume<l the dcbati- on the second reading, saying (hat allliough it was evident lhat in spite of anything that could be urged the govcriiiiieiit were evidently determined to pass till? hill, he could not allow it to .go without stating that lie considerixi the bill a most dangerous one. What might be .the consequences in the future if such a bill was passed? It meant that in any election the grossost corruption could be practised and then the government could pass a bill of indemnity to allow the corruptly chosen member to sit for one- session or even jmore-in fact carry on the thing indefinitely. He had known Mr. Prentice for some time and if that gentleman took Ins his scot under this bill he would be very much surprised. If the Attorney-General hod been so anxious to get the election cases settled as he was to have these gentlemen on Ihe door of the house there was no reason why it could not liave been done. But the governinoiit were determined to pass the bill so it was no use to talk as the government members were evidently well under control. (Laughter). He thought (hat (he Premier occupied ti very unpleasiiiit position, for if he (.Mr. Hrydeii) Mas Premier and l oulil not he allowed (o lead his side he wmild resign.

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